Artistpreneur: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to Fanded's Artistpreneur podcast where we explore the intersection of artists, art, and entrepreneurship. We'll have guests from all spectrums of creative and the business world weigh in on entrepreneurship, their secret to success, and music.
Benny Luo is the founder of NextShark.com, a leading media destination for Asian Americans covering news, business, politics, entertainment, and culture that reaches up to 20 million people per week on social media. NextShark has been cited by The New York Times, Business Insider, The Washington Post, Forbes, BBC, CNN, Fox, and more and has led coverage of anti-Asian violence since the beginning of 2020. Previously, he was the founder of NewMediaRockstars.com, a leading media company covering digital entertainment that was acquired in 2013. In 2018, Luo was inducted into the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Media.
Bridget is a singer-songwriter from Seattle, WA who appeared on American Idol in 2013 making the Top 20 girls. With songwriting placements for Teairra Mari, Shontelle and Amber Rose, Bridget continues to write and produce into 2021. She is currently writing for an AI girl group AVTR, founded by company Panjandrum.ai, AVTR and voices one of the characters, Tera Bang. Bridget is involved in the behind-the-scenes process and development of AVTR, working closely with the CEO and founders of Panjandrum.ai.
Ysabelle Cuevas is a Filipino-Canadian singer, songwriter and YouTuber, known for her covers and original songs on her self-titled YouTube channel. She started posting videos on YouTube in 2016 and has since gained a sizable following due to her powerful and emotive singing style. Her channel features a mix of covers of popular songs and original compositions, and she has also released a number of singles and an album. She is known for her renditions of popular English and OPM (Original Pilipino Music) songs. Her Youtube channel is also known for her duet videos with other popular Filipino Youtubers.
Kenton Chen is a singer, actor, and songwriter based in Los Angeles. You can see him on NBC’s Perfect Harmony and HBO’s Room 104.
A graduate of USC Thornton's jazz program, Kenton first gained national attention on NBC’s The Sing-Off. Since then, he has lent his classical, pop, and jazz voice to many projects, most notably Scary Pockets, Stories, and Postmodern Jukebox. He has sung for artists as Kesha, Portugal the Man, Demi Lovato, and Jennifer Hudson.
When he is not performing, writing, or teaching, Kenton enjoys improvisational cooking and NPR.
Filipino-American R&B Singer & Songwriter Jessica Louise emerged in the music scene 2016 with the release of her Debut EP, VOICES and a handful of highly anticipated cross collaborations in EDM, R&B and Pop. After accumulating over 1.8 million streams on Spotify and SoundCloud from songs she wrote and was featured in, she began to experiment with new sounds and more vulnerable lyrics. Her latest EP “My Ghost Pet Monster” is an open discovery of what it looks like to go on a journey of finding yourself mixed into Pop & Rnb rhythms and melodies. Jessica is currently working on her first studio album set to be released Fall 2022.
Wesley is co-founder of the film and web production company Wong Fu Productions, whose YouTube channel has earned more than 3.2 million subscribers. His production company released several music videos, as well as films such as A Moment with You and My First Date EVAR! - Awksome Adventures.
From Jayne: You may know me as a YouTube artist, or maybe you saw me on American Idol years ago. Maybe you used to follow me on MySpace or maybe you met me at a tradeshow while I was representing one of your favorite brands. Or there's a rare chance you accidentally stumbled upon my site and you may not even know me at all. Either way, I'm happy you're here and whatever led you to my humble abode on the internet, I'd like to thank you so much for coming.
I wear many different hats however I'm extremely passionate about each and every one of my endeavors. Whether it be singing, blogging or being an ambassador for carefully selected brands, I am so grateful for the experience I've accumulated thus far and I look forward to connecting with you.
Anna Akana can currently be seen on Comedy Central's Corporate.She stars in the film Go Back to China,which premiered in the Narrative Competition at 2019's SXSW film festival. She is the lead and executive producer of Youtube RED's Youth & Consequences,and can be seen in Marvel's Ant-man,Netflix's You Get Me and Freeform's Stitchers.
She's most known for her online weekly show with 2.8 million subscribers and has sold out two North American tours as a stand-up comic playing comedy songs on guitar. Expanding on her passion for music, she released Casualty,a visual album in 2019, followed by the EP No Longer Yours in 2020.
Jason Y. Lee
Founder & CEO of Jubilee Media
Jubilee Media creates experience to provoke understanding and create human connection. Known for viral series "Middle Ground," "Spectrum," and "Odd One Out," Jubilee has developed an audience of 7M+ subscribers and garnered 3B+ views. As the world becomes more divided, Jubilee bridges people together to create empathy, discourse, and love.
Prior to founding Jubilee, Jason was a consultant at Bain & Company. He also previously worked on the 2007 Obama Campaign and for the Clinton Health Access Initiative in Zambia. Jason is a proud Korean-American raised in Overland Park, Kansas and graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School.
Instagram, Twitter: @jasonylee_
Jubilee Media
Jubilee provokes understanding and creates human connection.
Jubilee Media creates experience to provoke a new culture of empathy. Known for viral series "Middle Ground," "Spectrum," and "Odd Man Out," Jubilee has developed an audience of 7M+ subscribers and garnered 2.5B+ views. As the world becomes more divided, Jubilee bridges people together to create empathy, discourse, and love.
At Jubilee, we create experiences that push people to feel more, think more, and see more in others. We challenge the belief of a black-and-white world, and instead embrace the complexity and richness of our experiences. By magnifying these stories, we can discover personal truths, identities, and how we fit in the overarching human story.