Chris visits Venice Beach aka, “Dog Town” where he and Greg Cipes tap into the 5th dimension amidst the flowing people-river all along the board walk. Best known for his roles as Beast Boy in Teen Titans, Michelangelo in Ninja Turtles and a myriad of other characters, Greg finds purpose in the multi-dimensional expressions of self, pure presence and belief that humans are innately good. 

About the Artist:

Born and raised in Florida, Greg began as performer starring in over 30 national television commercials, broadway musicals, movies and television shows. All this before the age of 15, he also self produced his first album. Over the past 17 years, he's garnered a massive audience, has starred in blockbuster films and TV shows, put out multiple albums, has produced his own TV shows and movies and has become one of the most recognized voice actors in the world. He currently is creating and producing his own television shows series.

Website: 

www.gregcipes.com

Social Media (IG): 

@gregcipes

YouTube:

@GregoryCipes

During his California book tour, Chris stops in Los Angelas to visit long-time friend Will, aka The Gaslamp Killer!

Will is a musician/DJ/producer with a far-out curiosity and interest in creating sounds that inspire the listener to shake and move! His broad cultural background and appreciation of beauty inspire his rich taste in personal esthetic and creative offerings that manifest into experimental, psychedelic music.

The two dive deep into the heart space of life's challenges, inspirations, growth, meaning and purpose.

About the Artist:

The Gaslamp Killer is a Los Angeles-based DJ and producer whose eclectic style ranges from psychedelia and world music to dubstep and left-field hip-hop. He is a longtime associate of Low End Theory, an influential club night dedicated to experimental hip-hop and electronic music, often considered the epicenter of the L.A. beat scene.

Website: 

https://thegaslampkiller.cussrecords.com

Bandcamp:

https://thegaslampkiller.bandcamp.com/album/ananda

Social Media (IG): 

@gaslampkiller

@airplanemodela

Chris visits with long time visionary art friend, Xavi Panneton in his Ashland Oregon studio! Xavi shares his artistic history that has evolved through drawing, graffiti, rave culture, visionary art, handmade clothing, his appreciation of techno and the mystical experience it evokes within him. All of this lends to the newer contemporary mural work he expresses today.

About the Artist:

Xavi Panneton is an artist with an evolving aesthetic where abstract, graffiti, and visionary art meets modern design.  He approaches his craft with a unique perspective made possible by his history of creating works across many genres. He is presently utilizing experimental processes that embrace both technology and mixed media to advance abstract expressionism for the 21st century.

Website: 

https://xaviart.com

Social Media (IG): 

@xavipanneton

Chris visits his long-time artist friend, Ishka Lha at her home studio where she shares the story of her Kundalini Awakening, how it forever changed the way she saw the world and gave her access to visions of beautiful archetypal beings and interdimensional energies. They talk more about the intentionality of her work here and how spirituality, creativity and love are woven together.

STAY TUNED til the end for a very special musical performance by @JAMeeSHKA !!

About the Artist:

Ishka Lha is an internationally celebrated visionary artist, musician, writer, ritualist, and mentor. She is part of a growing visionary art movement that is dedicated to the happiness of all beings, and approaches her creative process as a spiritual practice. Her art explores and celebrates the natural radiance inherent in all dimensions of life through the use of neo-traditional iconography and mythology. She is especially interested in what universal archetypes have most helpfully guided humankind's passage through time into greater avenues of mutual respect, understanding, and heartfelt livelihood.

Website:

www.ishkalha.com

Social Media: 

IG: @ishka_lha_art

FB: @the_art_of_ishka_lha

About JAMeeSHKA:

Co-creators, James Caran and Ishka Lha, delight in producing site-specific art and music journeys for private and public events, frequently causing audiences to erupt with fervid laughter, cry with introspective reverence, and dance in ecstatic wonderment.

Website/Links:

www.JAMeeSHKA.com

Soundcloud

Bandcamp

Social Media: 

IG: @JAMeeSHKA

FB: @JAMeeSHKA

YT: @JAMeeSHKA

Live album available for purchase on Bandcamp. Studio album coming soon!

During a weekend conscious festival called "Sacred City", Chris sits down with world musician, healer and producer Poranguí for a transformative, spiritual conversation. Poranguí shares his mission of becoming a Chakaruna or “bridge person” and his intention of inspiring others to do the same. They also discuss the power our words, heart vs mind, healing the land and channeling medicine through creation.

About the Artist:

Poranguí is a world-renowned musician, composer, and therapeutic bodyworker who blends ancestral sounds and indigenous rhythms from around the globe to foster our individual and collective well-being. Through his live performances, which he creates from scratch using looping technology, he takes his audiences on a sonic journey that ranges from meditative to exhilarating, moving the body and elevating the spirit.

Website: 

https://www.porangui.com

Social Media (IG): 

@Porangui

For our 100th episode Chris sits down with legendary visionary artists, Alex & Allyson Grey!

Together they recount the founding of Chapel of Sacred Mirrors and creation of Entheon, both a museum and sanctuary of visionary art. They expand upon the mission of CoSM and the importance of what it offers to the community as social sculpture, merging spirituality with business, what each is expressing through their creative work, the trinities of “mind, body, spirit” relating to “chaos, order & secret writing”, interdimensional philosophy and much more!

About the Artists: 

Alex Grey is best known for his depictions of the body that provide a multi-dimensional “x-ray” of anatomical, psychic and spiritual forces. For many people his visionary art presents icons of the psychedelic mystical experience.

Allyson Grey: Painter, Social Sculptor, Muse... For forty years, Allyson has expressed in her paintings an essentialized world view consisting of three root components: CHAOS, ORDER, & SECRET WRITING.

Alex Grey & Allyson Grey are co-founders & Ministers of CoSM. CoSM is a place of contemplation & worship for community honoring the practice of art as a spiritual path.

Website: 

https://www.cosm.org

https://www.alexgrey.com

https://www.allysongrey.com

Social Media (IG): 

@AlexGreyCosm

@AllysonGreyCosm

@ChapelOfSacredMirrors

Are you ready for this one?? Chris sits down with legendary urban/hip hop artist, Justin Bua in his Texas home studio.

Bua shares about his colorful and funky childhood growing up on the streets of New York in the 70’s & 80’s, b-boying, drawing endlessly and absorbing the iconic culture that is hip-hop. 

His appreciation for this culture paired with his expanding artistic skillset and knowledge of the masters contribute to Bua’s no BS approach to life, art and activity amidst the “Art World” as we later hear.

About the Artist:

Award-winning artist, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Groundbreaking in his field, BUA is internationally known for his best-selling collection of fine art posters - The DJ being one of the most popular prints of all time.

Website: 

https://justinbua.com

Social Media (IG): 

@JustinBua

Chris and his artist girlfriend, Paulina, sit down over some coffees in their St. Pete home and talk about the many “hats” she wears. From podcast producer & editor, to painter, carpenter, green witch and permaculture enthusiast, Paulina shares how she came to have such a great “hat” collection, formative moments from her childhood, from where she draws inspiration, the tools she works with and much more!

YouTube:

@paulinacasatiart

Chris catches Roots Reggae Musician Mike Love just as he comes off stage and has a deep conversation! They talk about  him playing solo vs with a band, spirituality, dreadlocks, rastafarianism, Selassie I, energy healing, The Marley family, leadership, community, love, hopelessness and letting go.

About the Artist:

Mike Love is at the forefront of this movement.  With a foundation rooted in the spirituality and message-based music of Reggae and Rastafari, he blends the sounds of progressive and classic rock, pop, R & B, soul, blues, flamenco, jazz and so much more.  Healing is at the core of his music.

Website: 

https://mikelovemusic.com/

Social Media (IG):  

@MikeLoveMusic

Chris catches Roots Reggae Musician Mike Love just as he comes off stage and has a deep conversation! They talk about  him playing solo vs with a band, spirituality, dreadlocks, rastafarianism, Selassie I, energy healing, The Marley family, leadership, community, love, hopelessness and letting go.

About the Artist:

Mike Love is at the forefront of this movement.  With a foundation rooted in the spirituality and message-based music of Reggae and Rastafari, he blends the sounds of progressive and classic rock, pop, R & B, soul, blues, flamenco, jazz and so much more.  Healing is at the core of his music.

Website: 

https://mikelovemusic.com/

Social Media (IG):  

@MikeLoveMusic