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Presented by Tuk Law Offices (http://tuklaw.com), Creative Confidential is a podcast where the arts and commerce intersect. Hosted by Bryan Tuk, a jazz musician, attorney and entrepreneur, this weekly podcast invites listeners into conversations with filmmakers, artists, musicians and non-profit CEOs about their professional and artistic journeys, their influences and the challenges they have faced along the way. This podcast has lessons and stories for aspiring artists, anyone involved in creative work and patrons and lovers of the arts.
In this episode of the Creative Confidential podcast, host Bryan Tuk interviews William Childs, a marketer, creative consultant, writer, and teacher. They discuss Childs' book, Child's Play, and the importance of creativity in various aspects of life. They also explore the challenges of living a creative life, the need for a culture of creativity in organizations, and the impact of technology on creativity. The conversation highlights the value of curiosity, embracing change, and being open to new ideas. The episode concludes with a Q&A session.
This episode of the podcast was recorded before a live audience at Musikfest 2024 in Bethlehem, PA. This episode is sponsored by Lehigh University. Dick Boak is an illustrator, luthier, musician and storyteller who exemplifies the concept of leading an interdisciplinary creative life. For more about this interview, please subscribe to the newsletter at http://bryantuk.substack.com
This episode is a brief overview of what to expect at our first ever live event at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA on August 8th. Our guests will include three dynamic and accomplished creatives from different fields: William Childs, Paul Miller a/k/a DJ Spooky and Dick Boak.
For those that work in the creative industries, is "content" a dirty word? I posed this question to my readers last week and got some thought provoking responses, some of which appear in this episode.
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In this episode, Bryan Tuk discusses how First Amendment and free speech battles are being played out right in your own towns before your eyes.
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The legal landscape has shifted in favor of NCAA student athletes. The Supreme Court's recent decision in NCAA v. Alston has conclusively demolished the NCAA's anticompetitive restrictions on student athlete compensation.
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There are a lot of people out there who are suffering the psychological effects of the COVID19 shutdown. In this episode, Bryan Tuk interviews Winden Rowe, therapist and author about what mental health trends she sees in society and some strategies to work through those issues.
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Business systems and consumer patterns evolve over time. There can be no reasonable doubt about that. To deny that would be beyond foolish. But here is where the rubber hits the road: musicians have been more economically self destructive than other creatives.
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The Coronavirus Crisis has caused the unexpected and abrupt nationwide closure of many live performances and concert tours. Everyone involved in the production of these events has been hurt by the upheaval and the continuing uncertainty.
In this episode, we explore the effect that the Coronavirus Crisis has had on live performers, specifically for musicians, storytellers and DJs, as well as what the crisis means for presenters of live events.
Bryan Tuk will be joined by Patrick Brogan, ArtsQuest’s Chief Programming Officer and Gerard Longo, Found of Underground Music Collective.
For more information on the programs discussed here, please visit:
https://www.artsquest.org/athome/
https://undergroundmusiccollective.com/2020/03/17/a-list-of-artist-relief-resources-in-response-to-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR28b9Q9tE4qmMUJOutWm7NDF9VrjzhWL1QkWO9RRCw8nkPXqHLGqQvnpZ4
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Once upon a time, thousands of years ago, ancient peoples began the practice of making annual promises to the gods, or perhaps their king or queen about loyalty to the throne. That practice has endured to this day.
We have all made them: more exercise, weight loss, a focus on spirituality perhaps. From experience, we probably all know that by the summer, if not by the spring, that those resolutions fall by the wayside. In fact, almost 80% of such resolutions fail by February.
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Bryan, Dave and Dan breakdown the final two episodes of The Madalorian on Disney+. What went right? What didn’t? Thoughts on the entire first season, and what may be in store for Season 2.
Call for writers, playwrights, storytellers and poets! If you want a chance to perform your work in front of a live audience, check this call for submissions for Rhythm & Words: A Spoken Word Event on March 22, 2020 in Kennett Square, PA.
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Bryan, Dave & Dan breakdown Chapter 6: The Prisoner… What went right? What went wrong? Why is Bobby Elvis in space? Check out the episode to find out.
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Bryan and Dave are joined again by Philadelphia are comedian Dan Bradley for a look at Chapter 5 of The Mandalorian.
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Bryan and Dave are joined by Philly area comedian Dan Bradley for a deep dive into Chapter 4: Sanctuary...
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Bryan and David break down Chapter 3 The Mandalorian on Disney+, debating this stuff more than any two rational people should…
What was The Sin?
Is there too much borrowing from the Avengers?
Is "complexify" a word?
Listen and hear for yourself….
For New Jersey small business owners, entrepreneurs and those participating in the gig economy, life is now tougher in New Jersey.
New Jersey just made life very difficult for all employers in every industry, specifically small businesses. In New Jersey, business owners can now be criminally charged and fined up to $5,000.00 per day for misclassifying workers as independent contractors.
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We go firmly into legal territory on this episode.
Taylor Swift is waging a very public campaign against the company that owns many of her master recordings. Her audience seemingly is following suit. Social media is providing people a way to broadcast threats. We live in divided times.
A private equity firm ends up with control of Ms. Swift’s master recordings.
Analysis of the real root of this story is in this episode: the negotiation of the original licensing or production contracts and how those contracts can control the future conduct of the parties.
This week, Bryan and David break down episode 2 of The Mandalorian, what happened, and where the story may go from here.
Also, what is an odd time signature? You'll see.
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In this episode, Bryan and David break down the first episode of The Mandalorian, which premiered on Disney+ this week.
Prepare for Star Wars nerdery.
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Estelle Tracy is a food writer and chocolate sommelier based in Kennett Square. After moving countries in 2002, the French native fell in love with the modern American food scene and she's been writing about it ever since. A seasoned blogger, she's also the author of three books, including a food survival guide for French expats in the US. She published the third version of the guide thanks to a Kickstarter campaign which raised 140% of its initial goal. Find out more at http://gumroad.com/estelletracy.
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In this interview on WCHE 1520AM, Bryan discusses the release of the upcoming LP by The Bryan Tuk Complex entitled Life in High Gravity, plus the evolution of the band and the project with interviewer Donna Saul and his collaborator, Nolan Wible.
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Jack Maxwell is a world traveler, actor, and television presenter from Boston, MA. Jack had a very successful show on the Travel Channel, The Booze Traveler, which ran for over 60 episodes through four seasons. Suddenly, Jack’s world was upended by a diagnosis with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which he fought successfully.
In the course of his cancer treatments, Jack was introduced to CBD oil, which was effective for him. That began a new inquiry into the current state of medical marijuana, and ultimately the development of a new show, The High Road with Jack Maxwell.
Jack’s story is an incredible one of persistence, grit, talent and determination. You can follow Jack on @SouthieJack.
Man thanks to this episode's sponsor, The Cleveland School of Cannabis. Learn more at http://csceducation.com
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Alexandra Kay March is Philadelphia-based singer-song writer who cites her influences and sound somewhere where Woody Guthrie, Judy Garland and Roberta Flack meet and sing songs around the fire.
Alexandra's terrific Debut EP, When the Garden Reveals Itself on Blacbird Records (Joe Nicolo) is now available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, etc.
Alexandra was voted one of Philly's Rising Artists of 2017, and on this episode, you'll hear why.
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"It represents community, partnership, collaboration."
In Pittsburgh's northside district, Al Grasso and his partners are not only building a craft brewery and tap house, they are building a community in a neighborhood not far from where they grew up. It is, in many ways, a classic Pittsburgh story. Kids grow up, they leave, they return and they stay for the long haul.
The founders of Allegheny City Brewing are doing the hard work, making connections with and between patrons that will endure long term.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story debuted on May 25th and Bryan and Dave break the film down in detail. There are spoilers in this review, so you have been warned! Our man in Dearborn, Michigan brings his unusual level of detail to his analysis and levity ensues.
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(All percussion tracks composed and performed by Bryan Tuk).
District 97 is a modern progressive rock band from Chicago that brings a lot to the table.
They are currently out on tour celebrating the band’s tenth anniversary and working out new material for their upcoming fourth studio album.
D97 is running a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of their next album. To support that effort (and you should!) GO HERE.
Today, we get a chance to (virtually) ride in the van with the band on tour somewhere in upstate New York on their way to their next show.
The D97 track you hear at the beginning and end of the episode are excerpts of Snow Country, from the band's recent album, In Vaults.
Intro and Outro Solo drums performed by Bryan Tuk, engineered by Kevin Soffera at Hybrid Studios, Nazareth, PA.
Every so often it's time to spruce the joint up.
Since the last episodes aired, I wrote and published a book: risk, create, change: a survival guide for startups & creators, which is now available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon.com. If you are interested in the content of the podcast, the book is pretty closely aligned and will aid you your professional journey. http://riskcreatechange.com
Then I went and recorded some new bumpers for the show (who says you can't have a soundtrack comprised of solo drums?), we did some new voiceovers, and put everything together.
Enjoy - and please tell a friend!
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This is an excerpt of Episode 17 with Jazz great Jeff "Tain" Watts. For the entire interview, please go here:
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Jame DiBiasio is an author, a journalist, and an entrepreneur, who grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania but moved to Hong Kong in 1997 and has been in Asia since. Indy presses have published his two thrillers, GAIJIN COWGIRL and BLOODY PARADISE, as well as THE STORY OF ANGKOR, a history and guide to the famous temple monuments in Cambodia. He combines literature with a career in financial journalism. In 2000, he founded a magazine called AsianInvestor, which covers the asset-management industry, and came to oversee a small family of trade-industry publications. In 2017 he co-founded and launched an online-only news business called DigFin, which covers digital finance, a.k.a. fintech.
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A lot has happened since our last conversation (in Episode 21) with filmmaker Lee Rudnicki. Lee has taken a short film which he wrote and directed and put together team spanning Japan, the United States and Italy to produce Fleur, which is beginning to generate a lot of attention from film festivals around the United States.
Lee returns to the podcast to update us on an incredibly unlikely chain of events which lead up to Fleur's release.
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Mediocrity is not Bill Childs’ friend. He refuses to be pals with “good enough.” Will never be besties with “just O.K.” And “phoning it in” is not part of his #squadlife. As a marketer and a creative, Bill believes in pushing projects as far as they can go – then pushing it a little more. He’s also someone who believes that good is the enemy of great.
He is currently the Director of Marketing and Communications at Trifecta Technologies, where he’s responsible for leading the marketing team as they develop, coordinate, and implement marketing strategies and content for the Trifecta brand.
Childs spent 2 years as an Art Director for Adams Outdoor Advertising and 10 years previously as a graphic designer at The Morning Call. His entire 32-year career has been focused on creative design and strategic messaging for a multitude of clients that include Coca-Cola, Coors-Light, Cars.com, Coachmen, Miller-Lite, Yuengling and Takamine Guitars to name a few.
Childs lectures on creativity, marketing and design at colleges and universities throughout Pennsylvania and the region.
He currently resides in Allentown with his wife and three children.
Valerie Giglio is many things: a singer, published author, and practicing attorney. At age 42, Valerie suffered a stroke that left her paralyzed on her left side. She went through extensive rehabilitation and physical therapy to learn how to walk again, and ultimately sing professionally again. This is her story.
Her recent book, Singing in My Own Key: A Vocalists’ Triumph Over Stroke is available at online sellers and the audiobook version will be released in August.
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Imagine you are on a high wire hundreds of feet in the air without a net. You’ve never felt more free or more empowered.
The air is different. The breeze feels different. Everything you have experienced everyday takes on a slightly different edge.
Below you there is nothing but the air and the wire.
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Jeffrey A. Parks is the Executive Director of the ArtsQuest Foundation, a support organization for the nonprofit arts and cultural organization ArtsQuest, based in Bethlehem, PA. Mr. Parks is also the founder and former President of ArtsQuest. Appointed to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts by Governor Tom Corbett in 2014, Parks was appointed Chair of the Council by Governor Tom Wolf in December, 2016.
ArtsQuest’s mission is building community through the arts, working towards this goal by offering arts, cultural and education programs every day of the year, while serving more than 1.5 million people annually.
Mr. Parks is the principal founder of Musikfest, a 10-day music festival presented by ArtsQuest that features more than 500 live musical performances on 15 stages each August. With more than one million attending, the event is one of the largest music festivals in the United States.
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There is one truth I’ve learned in almost 20 years of representing small business owners. The greatest obstacle to progress in starting a creative project or business venture is the fear of failure, or the fear of non-acceptance by one’s peers.
There’s fear, and then there’s fear. The former is healthy, the latter is the kind that keeps you up at night, and plagues you into paralysis when you feel isolated. Here’s another truth: all fears are not equal.
In this mini-episode, I’m joined by psychologist Robert Gordon, Ph.D. We’ll talk about the difference between rational and irrational fears, what fear really represents and how it can be defeated.
Keep building the future, it’s closer than you think.
Gerard Longo is fighting the good fight. Gerard founded the website Lehigh Valley Underground, which provides extensive coverage of the region's indie music scene. As the business matures, we follow Gerard through how he is building LVU in a multi platform media company, including a weekly podcast, the Quinn Spin.
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Today’s episode is about persuasion, and how we process the world these days.
We are entering into a phase in American history that’s littered with some embarrassingly bad rhetoric, and a lot of screaming at one another, when we should all be talking to one another.
How we talk to one another matters. In earlier episode we talked about the words we use and what they can mean. But today this episode is about the art of persuasion… Because it is indeed an art.
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Special thanks to Dan DeChellis for his permission to use “Never Satisfied” as the intro and outro music for this episode. http://dandechellis.com
Pat Petrillo is one of the hardest working men in show business. Whether he is running his band, Pat Petrillo’s NYC Big Rhythm Band, developing products like the P4 Practice Pad, or delivering private lessons through through his website http://drumstudiolive.com, Pat is constantly in motion. Pat and I discuss his playing and teaching careers, how he approaches building a business and how one has to evolve to stay relevant.
Outro music is "Brooklyn Phunk" by Pat Petrillo, used with permission.
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In this mini-episode, we explore how much the words we use matter. The words we use reveal who we really are and what we really think.
Knowing that words matter, and how we use them says a lot about us, there are some trends that we as creators and entrepreneurs need to keep in mind. For the full scoop, check out the entire episode.
Keep building the future; it’s closer than you think.
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Special thanks to Dan DeChellis for permission to use his composition "Never Satisfied" in the outro. http://dandechellis.com
In this episode, we get a chance to talk about the evolution of culture with Jesse Rosen, the President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras. Mr. Rosen has been a leading voice for change, empowering the League’s more than 2,000 member organizations and individuals with knowledge and perspective to navigate their own paths through a rapidly changing environment.
Under Mr. Rosen’s leadership, the League has advocated for orchestras’ reinvigorated and deeper engagement with community; greater discipline and understanding of fiscal health; increased use of data to inform decision-making; and widespread engagement with composers. He has increased the League’s impact by building partnerships with organizations such as New Music USA, Board Source, the Thornton School of Music at USC, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and has given voice to America’s orchestras through his Huffington Post blog, Symphony magazine column, national media interviews, and international appearances.
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Keep Building the Future.
Sometimes the pathway to get to where you want to go isn’t easy. Actually, often it is not easy. The path can be a treacherous one with risks at every turn.
Sometimes you have an idea. Sometimes the idea has you, and that is the beginning of a journey.
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Outro music: "Never Satisfied" By Dan DeChellis. http://dandechellis.com Used with permission.
Content (c) Bryan Tuk 2017. All rights reserved.
A few words about building your future, and time, and life. If you are sufficiently intense when you apply yourself to your work, you will never have an unfinished project.
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Stay determined. Build the future.
In this Bonus episode, another audience question is asked and answered, and we talk about the Star Wars Universe a bit, and how CGI characters are going to become more and more prevalent.
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More special thanks to Dan DeChellis for permission to use his track "Never Satisfied", which you should go buy here: http://www.dandechellis.com
Stay determined. Build the future.
Jason Harper has the job that every kid dreams of: traveling around the world driving fast and exotic cars. A writer, journalist, producer and a TV personality, Jason focuses on the intersection between automobiles and lifestyle. He has hosted a show for The Travel Channel, and written about cars for publications including Bloomberg News, Time Magazine, Automobile Magazine and Verge.com. Jason is currently a contributing editor at Road & Track magazine.
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Mac Smith was born into a family of tuba players in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents and older siblings exposed him to films that were a bit mature for his age, and a wide variety of musical styles. Mac experimented with video cameras, and picture editing throughout his childhood. He went off to Los Angeles at age 17 to take the Summer Production Workshop at USC Film School, and then made his home in Iowa City at the University of Iowa.
Mac marched in the sousaphone section of the Hawkeye Marching Band, and studied film at Iowa. During his time in Iowa City, Mac decided to audition for the Madison Scouts drum & bugle corps in Madison, Wisconsin. He marched as a contra player for only one year due to age eligibility in 1995.
Mac has worked on post production sound for over 75 films (“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”, “The Birth of a Nation”, “Toy Story 3”, “Tron Legacy”, “Rango”) and has been nominated for 10 Golden Reel awards (Motion Picture Sound Editing).
In 2011, Mac and Tom Tollefsen started developing the concept of a documentary film that focuses on the drum corps activity that they wanted to direct and produce. The film, “Scouts Honor: Inside a Marching Brotherhood" screened at four film festivals from 2014 to 2015 and took home 3 awards. The film will be released on iTunes November 8th. Mac enjoys living in the Bay Area with his wife Ashley, his son Admiral, and daughter Maven.
For more information: http://www.scoutshonormovie.com
In this bonus episode, Bryan answers audience questions about building arts & creative businesses.
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Stay Creative. Stay Tuned.
David Cain is a writer based in Winnipeg, Canada and the author of Raptitude.com (http://raptitude.com), which provides readers with a street-level look at the human experience. David transitioned from working in the surveying and engineering field to writing and blogging full time. David's work has been featured in The Huffington Post and Businessinsider.com.
David shares his story with us.
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Stay tuned. Stay creative.
In this bonus episode, Bryan answers listener questions about the arts, startups and nonprofit law issues. If you want to have YOUR question answered, record your question on your voice memo app, and email it to bryan@creativeconfidential.net.
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We'll be back with more long form interviews soon, there's a few great ones teed up! Thank you so much for listening.
Shelley Brown took an indirect route to where she is today, serving as the President and CEO of the State Theatre for the Arts in Easton, PA. The State Theater (http://statetheatre.org) has hosted performers of all kinds for over 90 years and is still going strong. Shelley talks about the challenges she faces as an arts CEO, and her career path that included stops as a parole officer, a flirtation with law school, and a career as a TV producer.
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Opera Philadelphia (http://www.operaphila.org/) is one of the premier arts organizations in the United States. David B. Devan discusses leadership in the arts world, Opera Philadelphia's 2017 season including the upcoming O17 opera festival, and many other topics in a wide ranging interview.
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Slingshot Dakota is a unique indie rock band comprised of two incredible musicians: Carly Comando (keyboards & vocals) and Tom Patterson (drums). The band has been working hard for over ten years and tours nationally. Their most recent album, Break, was released in March 2016, at which time they performed at SXSW festival. Rolling Stone magazine named the band one of 10 indie bands to watch in 2016. Carly and Tom share their views on creative work and how they approach their craft.
Think. Create. Live.
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Paula Boggs is a singer-songwriter based in Seattle, Washington. Her band, the Paula Boggs Band, has recorded two CDs and is about to go into the studio to record their third. Paula's story is a complex one. Her path to being a full time musician took some of the most unlikely turns one can imagine: before her musical interests took hold, Paula was the General Counsel and Secretary at Starbucks, reporting directly to the CEO. Paula left that life behind to pursue music full time. She shares her story on this episode.
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Lauren Smith is the owner and founder of eleven. eleven. social., a startup social media and marketing company. Lauren shares her story about her experience in her first two years of being a business owner from the ground up. For more information about Lauren's company, please visit http://www.elevenelevensocial.com
Fred Morrison is the Executive Director of Crossmen Productions, Inc., a large arts nonprofit based in San Antonio, Texas. The flagship program is the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps, which is comprised of 150 of the best musical and dance performers in the marching arts world. The Crossmen tour the United States every summer for two months, traveling over 12,000 miles in that time.
Fred spent most of his business career in the auto racing industry, before taking the leap into the CEO role with Crossmen. Fred shares his story. For more information about the Crossmen, please visit: http://crossmen.org
Where the podcast has been so far, and where it's going. In this mini episode, Bryan announces a book & blog project to accompany the podcast. To support the podcast and get access to all the written content, please visit the website and make a contribution (http://www.creativeconfidential.net/?page_id=10).
Growing up, Denny Corby thought he was going to take over the family business – a paper company in Scranton! Sound familiar? “After working there for years”, Denny says, “My life was on final approach to be Jim from the NBC hit, The Office.” Denny came up with a new plan. He stepped out of the office and onto the speaking circuit where he performs for Fortune 500 companies, Schools, Conferences, and events across the world.
Denny has also been on numerous television stations and shows including WFMZ, Fox, NBC, and even the hit show America’s Got Talent.
A survivor of non-hodgkin’s lymphoma, heart failure and ultimately a heart transplant, Derek Fitzgerald has faced his share of challenges. Eight months after transplant, Derek began channeling the perseverance and determination that helped him overcome his health obstacles by entering the field of endurance sports. Less than a year and a half after surgery, he completed his first half Ironman. At two and a half years out, Derek became the only person in the world to survive both cancer and a heart transplant to finish a full iron-distance race.
Over the past four years, Derek completed over 70 endurance events, including a coast-to-coast bike ride and four IRONMAN races, with the most recent being the World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Derek serves on the board of several charities and is the founder of the Recycledman Foundation, a non-profit organization created to educate and inspire supporters of advancements in cancer research, heart health, and organ donation.
Lee Rudnicki (http://www.drumlaw80.com/) has followed a very interesting career path that has led him into the world of screenwriting and filmmaking. Starting out as a musician, Lee went to California to follow musical opportunities and ended up attending law school with the mission of working in the entertainment industry. Lee's latest production is a short film entitled "Red Skies at Night" which he wrote, directed and produced. Lee's feature length production, "Good Bye Blue Sky," will be released later in 2016.
A young Scott Tixier (http://scott-tixier.com) arrived in New York City from France speaking no English but determined to become a professional musician at the highest level. He quickly received accolades from the best in the business.
Grammy Award winning bassist Marcus Miller says that Tixier “is making an international name for himself. I heard him in France and was immediately struck by his individuality and his sound.“ Guitarist Pat Metheny says, “[Scott] has found a place for himself within the elite community of New York jazz musicians, no small feat.” In an interview with the All About Jazz in 2010, violinist Mark Feldman called Scott “really up-and-coming and very talented.” And Jean-Luc Ponty said “I have heard Scott’s recordings, seen his live performances and I think that he stands above the crowd of current jazz violinists around the world.”
Scott has played at Carnegie Hall, at the Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Blue Note Jazz Club, The Apollo Theater, the Smalls Jazz Club, The Stone, Roulette, Smoke Jazz, Hammerstein Ballroom, Joe’s Pub, America’s Got Talent on NBC and also on the David Letterman Late Show on CBS.
Scott has performed and/or recorded with a wide range of artists, including: Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Anthony Braxton, Josh Groban, Joss Stone, Gladys Knight, Ariana Grande and Natalie Cole.
The word virtuoso gets thrown around a lot but today's guest is exactly that. Laurence Hobgood (http://laurnecehobgood.com) is a classically trained pianist who started playing jazz in his teen years. A chance meeting with vocalist Kurt Elling led to a 20 year stint at Elling's musical director, during which time Laurence collected multiple GRAMMY nominations and a Grammy award in 2010. Now leading his own ensemble, Laurence is forging his own path.
The Lafayette Bar (www.lafayettebarjazz.com/) in Easton is in a word, unique. It's a smoky jazz club in an industrial town on the Delaware River. As one steps inside the Lafayette, you see people from all walks of life standing elbow to elbow, listening to jazz players from New York or from the Valley. In the middle of it all, you find a man who goes by one name..."Tunsie".
Tunsie Jabbour's family has owned The Lafayette since the mid 1970s, and in switching to a live jazz format in 2006, found success and never looked back. The Lafayette is a destination for musicians and fans alike. Tunsie shares his story with us.
Special thanks for Dan DeChellis (www.dandechellis.com/) for permission to use his two compositions: "Never Satisfied" and "Angst" from his release "Moving Mountains", which is available on iTunes.
Jeff “Tain” Watts (http://tainish.com) is an acclaimed jazz musician, drummer and composer based in Easton, Pennsylvania. With 5 GRAMMY awards on his resume, Jeff has had a lengthy recording career as a sideman to many prominent jazz artists, including both Wynton and Branford Marsalis.
His compositional skills now command equal attention. Jeff initially majored in classical percussion at Pittsburgh’s Duquesne University, where he was primarily a timpanist, followed by enrollment at the Berklee School of Music. Jeff joined the Wynton Marsalis Quartet in 1981 and proceeded to win three Grammy Awards with the ensemble: Black Codes From The Underground, J Mood and Marsalis Standard Time. Watts left Wynton Marsalis in 1988. After working with George Benson, Harry Connick. Jr. and McCoy Tyner, he joined the Branford Marsalis Quartet in 1989, winning Grammys for I Heard You Twice the First Time and Contemporary Jazz.
In the film and television industry Jeff has appeared as both a musician on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and as an actor, Rhythm Jones in Spike Lee’s “Mo Better Blues”. Jeff joined Kenny Garrett’s band after returning to New York in 1995 and continued to record and tour with Branford Marsalis as well as Danilo Perez, Michael Brecker, Betty Carter, Kenny Kirkland, Courtney Pine, Geri Allen, Alice Coltrane, Greg Osby, McCoy Tyner, Steve Coleman, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Harry Connick Jr, and Ravi Coltrane.
Jeff now leads his own band, and records his own compositions on his own record label, Dark Key Music. (http://myiesstore.com/darkkeymusic/)
Along with explosive power, blinding speed and mastery of complex rhythms and time signatures, Jeff’s style is at once elegant, composed, and yet very gritty at the same time.
His latest recording, “Blue, Vol. 1” (http://myiesstore.com/darkkeymusic/product/blue-vol-1-cd/) is available now and receiving widespread critical acclaim.
Eve Tannery joined the WFMZ-TV news team in September of 2005. You can catch her anchoring 69 News at Sunrise and 69 News at Noon with Jaciel Cordoba Monday through Friday. Eve shares her story about how she got her start in journalism and what it takes to build and sustain a career in broadcasting.
Eve is also heavily involved in charity work in and around the Lehigh Valley, and she is an avid supporter of Cops 'n' Kids, The Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley, The State Theatre, Go Red for Women, Child Care Information Services, and other organizations that support both of our local hospitals.
You can follow Eve on Facebook here. (https://www.facebook.com/EveTannery/)
Don Cunningham has a long track record of public service. Don was an enormously popular two term Mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from 1997 to 2003, then subsequently served two terms as the Lehigh County Executive, and currently is the President and CEO of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation.
Don has led a high profile political career and enjoyed enormous popularity.
What is interesting still is that Don fronts a rock band, Cunningham & Associates, which routinely plays to the larger regional venues - with crowds approaching 1,000 in attendance. It's not your typical side project.
CEO by day, guitarist and rock band front man by night. Don shares his story with us.
Learn more about LVEDC here: http://lehighvalley.org Learn more about Don's music at: http://cunninghamassociatesband.com
Like all the guests on the podcast, Chris Malinowski is many things: a guitarist, composer, bandleader yet at the same time he’s also a writer, director and filmmaker.
His most recent film, Yes, Your Tide is Cold and Dark Sir (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2354577/) has been making the film festival circuit nationwide to critical acclaim. While Chris wrote, directed and starred in the film, he also wrote the soundtrack, which was preformed by his band, The Collingwood (https://www.facebook.com/The-Collingwood-98351340067/).
Chris talks about the filmmaking process, the music making process, and how to stay true to your artistic vision.
Lucy Woodward is a London-born, NYC-raised, Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter who's been touring the world frequently for the past 15 years. As her parents were both musicians, she was literally born into making music. She has released major label albums on Atlantic and Verve, and will be releasing her yet-to-be-titled 2016 album through Snarky Puppy's label GroundUp/Universal this summer. Over the past few years, she has toured with Snarky Puppy, Pink Martini and Rod Stewart, dashing home in between tours to finish her forthcoming studio album.
Sheila Evans started out as a young musician, but later forged a career in the corporate world. During her corporate career, she began volunteering as a board member of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and was eventually elected President of the Board of Directors. After serving as Board President at LOKC, Sheila later transitioned into the CEO's office at the Allentown Symphony.
Sheila shares her professional story and insights about running a non-profit, working in the arts space, and how to build a successful career.
Ricardo Flores is the President and CEO of The Greater Lehigh Valley Music Association (http://glvma.org/wp), which is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) dedicated to creating and delivering positive experiences through music, with a focus on honoring and developing youth. We were joined in the studio by two GVLMA board members, Erin Monie and Mimi Gloria. We discussed the challenges of being a startup organization in the arts space, the evolution of a startup into a mature business and a range of other topics.
Perhaps the most visible project the GLVMA produces are the Lehigh Valley Music Awards, which are now in their 17th season.
For more information on the LVMAs, click here: http://www.lehighvalleymusicawards.org/wp
Kassie Hilgert is the President and CEO of ArtsQuest. ArtsQuest is one of the largest arts non-profits in Pennsylvania both in terms of the scope and diversity of its programming. Kassie was named President and CEO of ArtsQuest in 2015 after joining the organization in 2008 as vice president of development.
Kassie discusses her transition from her position working at a global, publicly traded company to leading the region's largest and most diverse non-profit arts organization.
David Mickenberg has spent over 30 years as an arts administrator, and is currently the CEO of Allentown Art Museum. Prior to taking the helm in Allentown in 2013, David served as CEO of Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virgina for four years, and had also previously been director of university art museums at Wellesley College in Massachusetts and Northwestern University in Illinois.
David shares his views on the role of the arts in society, in public education, and how art museums can engage the community at large.
Whitney Peyton is a songwriter and rapper from the Philadelphia suburbs. Whitney is a self made performer touring the US and Canada, and single handedly built an audience through constant touring, performing, recording and social media outreach. In addition to being a talented performer, Whitney is a very astute business person and offers many lessons on what it takes to be self sufficient as a performer. For more information, check Whitney’s website out here.
Her new recording, Break the Frame, drops on January 5, 2016 and is available here.
Frank Smith is an accomplished photographer who picked up a camera at a very early age. Decades later, Frank’s passion for photography continues uninterrupted. Much of Frank’s landscape work focuses on the regional and local scenery including the Pocono Mountains and the historical sites of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His travel and philanthropic photojournalism covers global themes, shedding light on cultural issues such as sex trafficking in Mumbai and regional corruption in areas including South Sudan and Haiti. Frank recently also traveled to and shot subject matter in Cuba and Mongolia.
You can learn more about Frank and view his work here: http://www.franksmithphotos.com
Diane Wittry is a frequent guest conductor of professional orchestras across the United States and in Europe. She has guest conducted include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Milwaukee Symphony, The San Diego Symphony, the Houston Symphony.
Diane Wittry is the Music Director and Conductor of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, PA.
As a teacher, Diane Wittry, is a frequent guest lecturer at Juilliard and the Curtis Institute of Music, as well as other Universities and Colleges.
Diane Wittry's first book, "Beyond the Baton - What Every Conductor Needs to Know" (Oxford University Press 2007) has become a standard required text for the orchestral conducting programs nationally. Diane just published a followup work, Baton Basics: Communicating Music Through Gestures (Oxford University Press 2014). Both are available through all online retailers.
Learn more about Diane here: http://www.dianewittry.com
Paul Harryn is many things: a painter, a musician, a traveler, and a freelancer who has been successful at building a life in creative work and doing it on his terms. His large scale paintings can be best described as abstract expressionist, but that is just one of the facets of his visual work. Paul works out of studios on both coasts: one along the Delaware River south of Easton, Pennsylvania and the other in Venice, California.
You can see Paul's work here: http://www.paulharryn.com
Eric Mintel is a well known jazz pianist and band leader in Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania. The Eric Mintel Quartet’s performance at the 2015 Allentown JazzFest was one of the highlights of the festival. Eric and host Bryan Tuk discuss Eric’s origins and influences as a musician, how Eric became one of a handful of people to ever perform for not one but two US Presidents at the White House, and how he approaches his craft and runs a successful performing ensemble. Eric’s website is http://www.ericmintelquartet.com
Stephanie Gardner is a writer and director for film and theatre. Past clients include Ellie Wiesel, Yale University, Urban Stages, and Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Her most recent film, “If I Had A Piano (I’d Play You The Blues)” has won Best of Show at the Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmakers Festival. Stephanie received an MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a BA from The George Washington University. Stephanie and Bryan discuss the beginnings of her artistic journey and the discipline that is required to pursue a career in the arts. Stephanie’s website is http://www.thestephaniegardner.com
Steve Coleman is a critically acclaimed international performer and one of America’s greatest ambassadors for jazz worldwide. Steve has performed with Michael Brecker, Jack DeJohnette, Branford Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Sting, Bobby McFerrin and Sarah Vaughn, to name a few. Steve talks with host Bryan Tuk about Steve’s interactions as a young man with jazz legend Max Roach in New York City, Steve’s travel and performance around the world, and how his non-profit organization, M-Base Concepts, provides educational outreach to young people. In 2014 Steve was named a MacArthur fellow, which has enabled him to carry on his mission. Steve’s website is http://mbase.com
This is an updated version of Bryan’s 2014 TEDx talk, Of Two Minds, which focuses on helping creative people utilize their instincts to pursue their own path and break through in the business world. Bryan also provides context for Creative Confidential, a weekly podcast and his exploration of the worlds of the arts, commerce and the law and where they intersect. Bryan sets the stage by discussing what his influences are, what themes will run through the podcast, and what listeners can expect to hear along the way.