Studio Time

For the past year and a half, illustrator Marijke van Veldhoven has been drawing comics about her life as a creative, capturing the feelings and the fears that we all experience. This week Marijke launches a kickstarter campaign to share a collection of 100 of those comics in a book called Zoo You Mind? We talk about how she got started as an artist, how receiving feedback from her audience gave her confidence to return to drawing comics, and what she learnt from asking for help. _____ Find and follow Marijke online: website | instagram | LinkedIn _____ Links and show notes from the episode: Back Marijke's Zoo You Mind? Kickstarter campaign

My guest on this episode, Gina Morgano, is a radical romantic who believes in using her voice as an instrument of peace. Gina teaches how to find your voice - both the external voice that has something it wants to sing and the internal voice which has something that it's longing to say. In this episode you'll hear some of Gina's story - how she came to be a performer and singing teacher with a love of learning and sharing other people's stories. [You can read a full transcript of this episode at https://www.studiotimepodcast.com/blog/ginamorgano] _____ Find and follow Gina online: website | Instagram | podcast Self Care for Singers Facebook Group | The Practice Society _____ Links and show notes from the episode: The Practice SocietyBe a CuratorYour $5K HourLearn about the Audience by Design workshop here.

Dana Ray works with unboxable leaders to name their work, and tell the true story of what it is about. She is a writer, speaker and facilitator who works with leaders, artists and change-making organisations. Dana and I talk about one of her earliest memories of using words to document and process her lived experience, the lesson she learned from a Bulgarian hairdresser, and how the process of uncovering your primary verb can help you do more of the work that you were born to do. _____ Find and follow Dana online: website | Instagram _____ Links and show notes from this episode: Sara Dittrich — From passive seeing to active looking, from passive hearing to active listening Why Fish Don't Exist — A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller Dana speaking at Creative Mornings — Your Shade of Blue _____ Art (and artists) need an audience. Your art won't put itself in front people who want to engage with it by accident. For your work to have more significant impact in the world, part of your creative practice — part of being ready — should include building an Audience by Design. Learn about the Audience by Design workshop here.

Jenna Pastuszek, co-founder of Innovative Voice Studios and the star of "Get Happy", is a connector of humans and ideas. As an actor, singer, voiceover artist, teacher, coach and mentor, she always shows up as a human first and is someone I always enjoy spending time with. We talk about her work with Tim Russell at Innovative Voice Studios and how they collaborate to create programs that empower their clients to take ownership of all aspects of their creativity. Jenna explains how she filmed a covid-safe version of her show "Get Happy" and also shares what she has learned from studying Judy Garland. _____ Find and follow Jenna online: website | instagram | studio _____ Links and show notes from this episode: Young People's Theater WorkshopNYU SteinhardtInnovative Voice StudioTim RussellGet Happy - The Songs of Judy GarlandEast Lynne Theater Co.Art (and artists) need an audience. Your art won't put itself in front people who want to engage with it by accident. For your work to have more significant impact in the world, part of your creative practice — part of being ready — should include building an Audience by Design. Learn about the Audience by Design workshop here.

Anna has taken the skills she developed studying industrial design and expanded her public portfolio to demonstrate how you and I might find our voices through sharing our process work as well as our polished work. You can find Anna at @puhpenguins and thehabitfactory.space

Stephen Voss is a photographer and photojournalist who lives in Washington, DC and makes a living taking portraits of people for magazines and newspapers. We recorded this episode shortly after the Nov 2020 Presidential Election and since then Stephen has continued to document the people and events in Washington, including the January attack on the US Capitol. _____ Find and follow Stephen online: website | instagram | newsletter _____ Links and show notes from this episode: Senator Cory Booker Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Former First Lady Michelle Obama Toddler at the Lincoln Memorial Irving Penn - was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Issey Miyake and Clinique. His work has been exhibited internationally and continues to inform the art of photography. [source: Wikipedia] Credits: Thanks to Kayle Clements for the editing assistance. Please direct any compliments or constructive criticism about Studio Time to matthew@studiotimepodcast.com

Growing up, neither Gail or Manu would have identified as an artist or creative, but over time, both of them began to listen to the quiet voice inside them that realised they had ideas and gifts worth sharing. After getting to know each other during an online creative workshop earlier this year, they began looking for projects they could collaborate on. One such project is The Gift of Shared Kindness, a product inspired by a creative Christmas gift Gail made for her father a few years ago. It’s a gift you can give to someone who doesn’t need more stuff in their life. Instead this is a gift that is designed to be re-gifted in a way that Gail and Manu will explain - the beauty here being that the more you give it away, the more valuable it becomes. As a special bonus, this is the first episode of Studio Time that comes with a free recipe! You’ll find instructions on how to make Gail’s exceedingly satisfying snack mix in the show notes below. ____ Find and follow Gail & Manu online: Gail: Born Free Newsletter | Manu: Instagram The Gift of Shared Kindness: Etsy Store | Shared Kindness stories on Medium ___ Show Notes from this episode: Sweet & Fruity Snack Mix 10 oz Sunflower Seeds 10 oz Pumpkin Seeds 8 oz Almonds, sliced 10 oz C Dried Montmorency Cherries 10 oz C Dried Wild Blueberries 1/3 C Maple Syrup 1 tsp Vanilla 1 tsp Cinnamon Mix seeds, nuts, syrup, vanilla and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Place on shallow rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 250 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Stir at 10 minute intervals. Cool. Stir in dried fruit. Package. Sweet and Savory 8 oz Pecan Halves 8 oz Whole Cashews 8 oz Whole Natural Almonds 2 tsp Dried Thyme 2 tsp Dried Rosemary 1 tsp Sea Salt 1/2 tsp Black Pepper ¼ C Maple Syrup Mix all ingredients by hand in a mixing bowl. Place on shallow rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 250 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Stir at 10 minute intervals. Cool and package. ___ You can visit the show website at www.studiotimepodcast.com | Email any questions or feedback to matthew@studiotimepodcast.com

Bec has been working as a professional communicator for 20 years. She established her PR credentials at Universal Music Australia, before founding the PR, corporate communications and crisis management agency The Comms Department, where she and her team work with some of Australia’s biggest and best-known media, entertainment, travel and lifestyle brands. Before training to become a PR professional, Bec had a successful career as a vocalist and vocal coach, and even before that, she was a great friend to my family and me. Our careers took us off in different directions and we haven’t been in touch for a few years, this conversation is the first we’d shared in ages. I’m thrilled to see how Bec's career has flourished and I’m grateful for the knowledge and insight she shares from her own experience working with artists and brands known across Australia and throughout the world. ___ Find and follow Bec online: The Comms Department | Instagram | Twitter You've Got This: The essential career handbook for creative women ___ Links and Show Notes from this episode: Part author proceeds from "You’ve Got This" are donated to these two charities that support women: Life Changing Experiences Fitted For Work Send any compliments or constructive criticism about Studio Time to matthew@studiotimepodcast.com

Shining Light has been working with correctional facilities for over 20 years, creating opportunities for artistic expression in prisons across the US and giving incarcerated men and women new ways to find their voices and have them heard. Angelica and her colleagues usually do in person workshops with inmates, helping them create presentations that they then showcase to peers in their facility. The COVID 19 pandemic forced prisons to limit access to visitors and the regular workshops had to be cancelled, but Shining Light devised a way to continue to serve their artists and alumni on the inside and create a piece that they are able to share with the public for the first time. Creations of a Caged Bird is the hour long presentation featuring work written and devised by inmates that has been performed and produced by artists like Angelica. It’s available on youtube and I’ve shared the link in the show notes. Creations of a Caged Bird is powerful and very moving and I wanted to learn more about it. ___ Find and follow Angelica online: Website | Instagram ___ Links and show notes from this episode: Shining Light Creations of a Caged Bird The Quaranzine - the only Sunday publication you know you can read cover to cover. We aim to bridge the gap between insightful editorial columns and comedic relief for your pandemic life. Read a full transcript of this episode here. Email any compliments or constructive criticism to matthew@studiotimepodcast.com

Jay created Unreal Collective which is a community of creators and he built Freelancing School to help you become your own boss. In his podcast Creative Elements, Jay talks to high-profile creators about the nitty gritty of building their creative careers. In this conversation, Jay talks about the years he spent not believing he was creative and we talk about how he’s grown his business over the past four years—including when and how he thinks about outsourcing tasks, so he can focus on what he does best. Jay shares his thoughts on building habits versus making commitments, getting intentional about what he wanted to achieve when he began the Creative Elements podcast, and reflects on how all the high profile guests he features on the show spent years in the trenches before they began to recognise the level of success they’re known for now. Jay has a lot to share about building community, having built his own online community and advising other brands and businesses on how they establish successful communities of their own. You can find Jay on twitter and instagram @jayclouse. If you enjoy this episode I’d love for you to reach out to Jay and tell him so. ___ Find and follow Jay online: Website | Twitter | Instagram ___ Links and show notes from this episode: Jay Clouse: How to Build an Online Community Jobs to be Done Framework Read a full transcript of this episode here.

As the Founder and Director of Bridging the Gap he empowers artists to explore and express their unique artistry using the skills of cabaret. ___ Find and follow Ari online: Website | Instagram Read a full transcript of this episode here.

In our conversation we talk about challenging other people’s expectations of who we should be creatively, finding freedom within the structure of a creative practice and balancing security and freedom. ___ Find and follow Leya online: Website | Instagram Read a full transcript of this episode here.

Napoleon earned a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Drake University and a M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship from Southern New Hampshire University. In this wide ranging conversation, we talk about the teacher that fostered Napoleon’s talent early on, and how he was able to return the favour a few years later to help her set up City Voices, a non-profit that provides arts education at no charge to many more young people in his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. Napoleon describes how the contracts he booked straight out of school offered him stage experience and also showed him the rest of the regional theatre business - from the box office to the kitchen. He talks about why he decided to do a post grad MBA in entrepreneurship and became known backstage as the accounting kid. ___ Find and follow Naopleon online: Website | Instagram Read a full transcript of this episode here.

If you’ve listened to Studio Time previously, you’ll find the format of this episode is a bit different. Recorded over the course of 6 weeks, this episode documents Halle’s journey from being someone with an idea for a podcast through to the launch of her very first episode. I was able to check in with her at a number of points along the way to follow her progress and discover the questions she was asking. I was able to reach out to some colleagues who host their own podcasts, and tap into their collective insight and experience to get Halle some really helpful advice and useful answers. I’m proud to welcome back to Studio Time the voices of Drew Alexander Forde, Lili Torre, Peter Shepherd and introduce you to Molly Beck. I look up to all four of these podcasters and the way they show up for their own audiences and I’m grateful for their willingness to contribute here so generously. It’s a great reminder that the people in your network have an abundance of wisdom and experience to share - and there’s no prize for answering every answer on your own. ___ Find and follow Halle online: Instagram: Halle | Let's Take It From The Top Listen to the Podcast: Spotify | Apple Podcasts ___ Featuring special guests: [listen to their shows & reach out on instagram] Lili Torre: The Dreaded Question | instagram Drew Alexander Forde: Faking Notes | instagram Molly Beck: messy.fm | instagram Peter Shepherd: The Long and The Short Of It | instagram Read a full transcript of the episode here.

___ Introducing The Infinite Creative, a newsletter for those who are creative, curious and constantly looking for opportunities to learn and grow. Read what I’m learning and thinking about when it comes to being more intentional, productive and impactful as a creative - one idea per day. Subscribe here. ___ When I was growing up and studying music, I learned about great composers such as Bach who was employed by the church and Tchaikovsky, who had a wealthy patron. Many of the other composers I learned about either barely scraped together enough to get by, were cloistered in academia, or had day jobs that supported their music after hours. In the places I studied, no one really talked about how you could be a contemporary composer and make a living while doing it. Until I met Kayle. He is a Production Music Library Composer - which means he writes musical cues that go into the libraries that provide music for television, film, advertisements and other media. With music that has shown up on shows as fun as Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and as well...prolific, as The Young and the Restless - Kayle has been writing music for screen since 2013. ___ Find and follow Kayle online: website | email ___ Links and show notes from this episode: Listen to Kayle on Spotify Listen to Kayle on Apple Music TAXI: The world's leading independent A&R company Read a full transcript of this episode here.

___ Introducing The Infinite Creative, a newsletter for those who are creative, curious and constantly looking for opportunities to learn and grow. Read what I’m learning and thinking about when it comes to being more intentional, productive and impactful as a creative - one idea per day. Subscribe here. ___ Stephanie didn’t grow up with the dream of becoming a voice over artist and she talks about the process of moving from one creative identity to another. She describes her home studio vocal booth, the logistics of being the voice of Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby, some of a voice actor’s tricks of the trade and we explore what it means to be a voice over ally. ___ Find and follow Stephanie Roberts online: website | instagram ___ Links and show notes from this episode: Glossary: auralex - acoustic foam panels and soundproofing solutions Listen to: Stephanie Roberts on The Dreaded Question podcast with Lili Torre Apple Podcasts | Spotify Timothy Huang on Studio Time Apple Podcasts | Spotify Learn more about Voiceover or Voice Artists: The many voices of Jodi Benson I Know That Voice - Voiceover Documentary Trailer Read a full transcript of this episode here.

___ Introducing The Infinite Creative, a newsletter for those who are creative, curious and constantly looking for opportunities to learn and grow. Read what I’m learning and thinking about when it comes to being more intentional, productive and impactful as a creative - one idea per day. Subscribe here. ___ Tim was my guest on episode 17 and it’s a pleasure to welcome him back to talk about what’s been happening with his show American Morning since we last spoke. On June 19, Tim releases a brand new recording of American Morning on all the platforms you go to find music. He describes it as half cast recording, half concept album. For my money, this recording celebrates the show’s history and imagines its future. Tim has captured everything he’s learnt about the show so far and demonstrates how it can sound when it goes to a full production. We don’t discuss it in any detail here, but I highly recommend you go to timothyhuang.net and read the incisive and insightful articles and blog posts Tim shares there. ___ Find and follow Timothy Huang online: facebook | website | instagram | twitter ___ Links and show notes from this episode: Glossary - TYA: Theatre for Young Audiences Cast - Alexander Sage Oyen Thom Sesma Previously on Studio Time: #17 Timothy Huang — Never. Stop. Writing. #38 Thom Sesma — Take the Next Step Find Timothy's published sheet music online at newmusicaltheatre.com and contemporarymusicaltheatre.com and listen on soundcloud or at his website timothyhuang.net Read a full transcript of this episode here.

___ Introducing The Infinite Creative, a newsletter for those who are creative, curious and constantly looking for opportunities to learn and grow. Read what I’m learning and thinking about when it comes to being more intentional, productive and impactful as a creative - one idea per day. Subscribe here. ___ Seth Godin described Gabe’s writing as “the best blog about music and craft we know” and his posts are an essential daily read for anyone who is ready to have their eyes opened a bit more about creativity and the music business. Find and follow Gabe Anderson online: gabethebassplayer.com | email | Hum Love playlist ___ Links and show notes from this episode: Belmont UniversityThe Seinfeld theme was improvisedThe KicksThe Kicks YouTube ChannelSeth Godin speaks about being a LinchpinHum Love Spotify playlistRead a full transcript of this episode here.

Introducing The Infinite Creative, a newsletter for those who are creative, curious and constantly looking for opportunities to learn and grow. Read what I’m learning and thinking about when it comes to being more intentional, productive and impactful as a creative - one idea per day. Subscribe here. I didn't feel right releasing an episode today that didn't acknowledge the pain and frustration many of us feel as we try to come to terms with the racism and division that keeps showing up in our culture. Here's how I'm trying to process what's going on and how I might respond. Find and follow me online: The Infinite Creative | instagram Links and show notes from this episode: The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh Read the episode transcript here. I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback on this episode. Drop me a line matthew@studiotimepodcast.com I post regular thoughts to help you design a career that sustains you creatively, emotionally and financially at The Infinite Creative newsletter. You can read and subscribe here. Thanks for listening!

Charles spent ten years helping to realise the creative vision of artists such as Justin Timberlake and Rhianna, touring the world with them and others before running away with the Cirque de Soleil show Michael Jackson Immortal. Now he’s finding his own voice and returning to his classical music roots. Charles just completed a 100 day cycle composing original solo piano works which he plans to record, release and tour in the near future. Learn about what it’s like to tour with pop superstars and hear Charles’ advice for musicians who want to play in those arenas. Find and follow Wilson Charles online: Instagram | Patreon Links and show notes from this episode: Full Sail UniversityKevin AntunesJessame BerryGreg Phillinganeswatch this Darrell SmithMichael Jackson ImmortalBilly MannRead the episode transcript here. I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback on this episode. Drop me a line matthew@studiotimepodcast.com I post regular thoughts to help you design a career that sustains you creatively, emotionally and financially. You can read the posts and subscribe here. Thanks for listening!