Coffee with Tishawn Gayle

Tishawn Gayle is a full time artist manager and business man.  He currently manages the Multi-platinum Grammy Award winning artist Ne-Yo,  the former manager of Grammy Award Winner Shaggy and he is still in the business signing new artists to new record deals as recent as the recording of this episode in 2023.

In this conversation we get to hear the human being with a creative soul talk about his own creative aspirations in business and celebrate some of the milestones along the way.

 We discuss:

• How long it’s been since we have connected

• What makes creatives different.

• How to be consistent and persistent but not annoying

• what it means to treat everyone as people first.

• The creative side of entrepreneurship 

and  why artists and managers make for a great collaboration.

To find more info on Tishawn Gayle and/or some of his artists follow:

@go2pics

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Mark and I discuss the journey of becoming an emcee from falling in love with Dr. Seuss and children's rhymes through the challenges of learning more that we thought we would need to. balancing creative life and family life we discover the power of humour in songwriting and performance in the ongoing quest to be better.

This conversation with Mark is inspiring in its connections to everyday life with a profound appreciation for growing through practice and the power of the impact on people we may never get to meet.

If it's taking longer than you expected you are not alone, and it's ok to celebrate your body of work so far as you continue through the process.

Listen to Mark Durksen Music on all streaming platforms.

Experience his latest Live Stream Performance

and Discover more of Mark Durksen on his YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@MarkDurksen

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Michael Yoon talks about the experience of living as a Musician.

In this very casual conversation we start with our shared passion for piano and the balance of creative life with home life realities.

we discuss the creative process vs the publishing process.

• The process of learning on our own vs formal training

• How practice can sometimes have a limit

• How Michael went from ego driven keyboard player to serving as a worship director.

• How he uses original songwriting and production to experiment and expand his musical vocabulary.

All this and more on a very relaxed episode of Coffee with Craig.

Discover more of Michael Yoon and his music on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@yoonyongjeen

@yoonyongjeen

(I also mixed in just a little bit of my own piano playing in the background as we discuss a bit of music theory and piano practice strategies. Always trying new things including a new theme song.)

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Youngdo opens up about his own creative journey and the unconventional path the lead him to Graffiti.

Youngdo is the Founder of City Lights and an emerging graffiti artist. His personal passion shines through HipHop ministry, music, and graffiti art. His wisdom comes from his approach to art as a student, and lifelong learner. We discuss his winding path hrough a variety of life experiences that currently has him calling himself an "Aspiring Graffiti Artist" while I call him an "inspiring graffiti artist".

we discuss:

• How he knew he could draw

• What drew him towards graffiti as an art form and element of HipHop Culture

• How his personal Faith, as a former paster and current missionary inspires his creative life.

The conversation continues into the idea that everything starts with Passion and yet we must grow into practice and build on foundational skills in order to perform at our best and give our best work to others. Using examples seen in HipHop culture we ask; what defines genius? and How is Freedom found in limitations?

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Find more about Youngdo @thewordbecamefresh.ca

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Isiah Cruise Talks about his debut EP Chapter 1.

We discuss the creative process including the social media strategies to building meaningful connections and real life relationships for collaboration. This conversation was recorded on The Official Release date for Isiah Cruise Debut EP | Chapter 1. Friday April 16th 2021

Shedon "ShelRock" Henry discusses the highs and lows of creative life through his journey as an Emcee, Author, Designer and Creative Coach.  We dive into his 20+ year history as an independent creative overcoming challenges and learning powerful life lessons along the way.

If you've ever felt like a Jack of All trades and Master of None, this conversation will show you that you are not alone and there is always hope to turn every failure into a future success story if you have the right perspective.

Marlon and I discuss the origin story of Coffee with Craig and touch on his new music brand, Sage MoD Music. We share the experience of practicing piano along with the current climate for creativity and some aspirational goals for all of us.  1Creative | Life, 1 Day at a time.