The Kev and Dave Show: Recent Episodes
David Schwartz
On this show Kevin Bogel, General Manager at Parish NW and David Schwartz owner of Orion Entertainment explore the relationship between art and business by highlighting local artists and diving into the nitty gritty of their creative works. We explore the creative process, what inspires our hosts and their guests to make careers out of their passions, how they achieve their success, and how they balance the need to make money with the pure love for the art that they create.
This week's episode is a feast for your ears! Our hosts interview friend and budding chef, Zach Aaron. Zach is going to talk to us about life in the culinary world, what it takes to make it in the industry, and what inspires his unique brand of cuisine. Zach is currently employed at Tavolata in Capitol Hill - an Ethan Stoll Restaurant. Zach is also going to discuss how he fueled the front lines during the BLM protests in the summer of 2020.
Today’s special guest, Richard King Lee, is a freelance animator and motion graphics designer. Richard chronicles his path from classroom doodler to professional artist. His career zigged and zagged taking on odd jobs and blue collar work. During that time, he began drawing again and got a job as a freelance animator but that didn't exactly click either. He found his passion in motion graphics, a simpler, more concise style of graphic design. Richard has had his work accepted by adult swim, and designed for Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks and more!
On this week's episode, Kev and Dave interview Aaron Carstensen, who goes by XStitch (Cross Stitch) in the local Trap Metal scene. We sample some of his latest works and talk about his creative process, how he finances his music career, and his advice for people who are interested in entering the music industry. We also take a listen to Aaron's side project, Urn, and David fan girls over his latest release. You can check out all of Aaron's music at https://xstitchmusic.com/portfolio.
On the first ever episode, Kev and Dave introduce themselves to their listeners and discuss their vision for the show. David goes in depth about what inspired his path to become a DJ/MC and business owner, how his passion for music developed into a career, how Covid-19 has affected his life and business, and how he and Kev came together to create this podcast!