Colin's Process

Here we go again! My good friend Andrew Jones and I sat down to catch up, and of course in usual fashion I'm way too high. ENJOY!

Free The Revolution is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Toronto. At one point he was fully living the 9 to 5 corporate life but made the decision to follow his dream of making music. Since the lockdown started he has decided to perform in the only venue allowed, THE STREET. ENJOY!

TIMESTAMPS!  

00:00:00 How the name Free The Revolution came to be  

00:03:25 Letting your art speak for itself and following your heart/gut  

00:06:35 Making your purpose about something bigger than yourself  

00:12:48 Opening the door for young black men and figuring out how to be a man  

00:15:31 Who were your role models growing up? and How sports teaches the importance of failure  

00:18:23 Losing our fathers to cancer. Life is short so GET IT!  

00:21:14 Money and fame are by products of hard work  

00:23:08 Going from corporate life to artist life  

00:26:36 How corporate life gave FTR the structure and confidence needed now in his artistic life  

00:28:30 How to surround yourself with people that inspire and embracing your greatness  

00:32:55 Black men always get told to humble themselves, why???   

00:37:11 Don't let you hold you back  

00:39:37  Needing lifes milestones to evolve mentally (KIDS, MARRIAGE,FATHERHOOD) or you WILL BE MENTALLY OFF  

00:41:55 Colin talks about FTR while hes in the washroom  

00:43:40 What is it like being a street performer???  

00:47:37 BLM talk. We have different opinions  

0:57:04 Kyle Writtenhouse shooting, race is a factor??? Privilege or law???   

01:02:01 Everyone is black now  01:04:53 Creativity Talk  

01:07:36 FTR says some realness about being a artist/musician and the plateaus we hit  

01:12:40 You have a responsibility to your greatness  

01:15:46 Musical influences  01:18:34 Feeling isolated on the path of becoming someone great  

01:23:31 The value of good production quality, "if you have a plan B you're done"  

01:25:01 When FTR started working the open mic scene  

01:26:49 Opening for Miss Universe Swimwear edition  

01:28:15 Knowing when to step back and be inspired  

01:31:18 No school beats school.. sometimes  

01:36:45 Best advice for upcoming artist/Outro

Keven Soldo is an ARTIST. A Renaissance creative. ENJOY! TIMESTAMPS BELOW!  

Check Keven out!  https://www.instagram.com/kevsoldo/?hl=en  

TIMESTAMPS!  

00:00:25 Why Keven doesn't like people hearing his thoughts and People not being allowed to absurd thoughts  

00:05:25 Netflix show "The 3 percent" mirrors real life(Spoilers!)   

00:14:48 The things that divide us during the pandemic and MASK SICKNESS  

00:17:23 What is ALL this?! (COVID, Masks, riots, protests, Q, BLM)  

00:22:22 LETS GET IN TO IT! Keven says some realness  

00:31:12 Every 100 years//Listening to those that are being censored  

00:34:11 Media and microscopes both feed fear//Keven says some realness  

00:40:55 Keven says some realness about "What people want"// Social media dictating peoples point of view through celebrities  

00:45:02 The Last Dance// How much time do we waste gaming?// Video game conspiracy  

00:52:44 Getting off THE PHONE and social media, How much better is life???// Playing "The Game" for gigs  

00:58:40 Keven sold a bit of his sold but is getting it back//Behind the camera Vs Being on camera "talent"  

01:04:11 Keven talks about being in the movie "Filthy City"// Trading film experiences  

01:09:54 Being seen as an artist rather than JUST a comedian//Art and comedy talk  

01:14:32 How Keven got in to stand up comedy  

01:17:06 Just for Laughs Vs BETs Comic View  

01:19:51 Kevens censored childhood  

01:21:19 What has changed most about you since starting stand up??? 

 01:22:33 Watching your words in life and comedy// To swear or not to swear?  

01:30:07 Childhood talk  01:33:30 Psychedelic talk and how they calmed Keven down  

01:38:59 Should everyone do psychedelics???// Why cant everyone hear "the voice"???// Confronting the issues while on psychedelics  

01:45:16 It's 5:55pm! What Keven wants from comedy and the entertainment industry altogether  

01:49:18 Comics are savages// The industry is gross// Colin isn't selling his soul  

01:52:57 SERIOUS MAN TALK// Men acting like women// Becoming a better man  

02:01:41 Keven talks about his near death experience and the after life  

02:10:54 It's 02:22:00 on my camera// Another angel number// Meditation// Kevens dead imagination  

02:16:59 Social media is the porn of life  

02:20:42 Are we the most advanced civilization to live???  

02:22:30 Shout to Lars Classington

Bard Azima is a photographer, a filmmaker, a writer, and an all round good hearted human being who I am proud to call a friend. ENJOY!  

TIMESTAMPS!  

0:30 What is Empathy Rising? What is Brotherly Accompaniment? When I started questioning life  

11:45 Photography in 2020, Why the separation from the photography business and creativity? What he's learned  

15:00 Letting go: How have you learned to let go in life? Holding on to the small things, You are the energetic match of whatever you're going through  

31:00 Angry young men: Not being able to control your anger, Squash got too intense, Strategic survival personalty, Bard going to boarding school at the age of 6 and the effects of it, COVID1984  

44:03 Men trouble crying  

45:36 The mens group, No outlet, Men and suicide  

49:45 COVIDs impact on men, Becoming self sustainable  

52:02 Ancient civilizations, Survival and people  

56:25 How to deal with anger in a healthy way , Colin talks about taking the charge out of being assaulted by a grown man at 8 years old   

1:01:59 Fatherhood, How we justify our anger 

1:05:36 Life after marriage: how to cope through the transition and all of a sudden not seeing your child everyday  

1:10:39 Moving past divorced and new beginnings   

1:13:53 Connecting with your heart and intuition and knowing when to listen, Vision quest as an initiation to manhood  

1:18:51 Telepathy and the Heart Gut Mind connection  

1:22:22 Spotting your anger and walking away, Not fighting what doesn't want you  

1:32:43 Why no more debates?? The difference between capitalism, socialism, and communism, No more back and forth online... that means YOU ;)  BYE!

Mikel Guillen is a Toronto based Filmmaker, Photographer, Designer, Film Translator and Anarchist Poet. He has worked in over 30 films from PA to DP since the early 90's. He grew up between Mexico, Canada, France, Italy and Switzerland. ENJOY!  

TIMESTAMPS  

4:51 Defunding the police 

8:27 2030 agenda, The elite don't care about race in this push for power 

13:44 BLM, The problem with protests with no end goal 19:19 Jordan Peterson, The new left, White men are evil 

25:09 How the left reacts to you questioning them, Why Mikel left the wonderful world of anarchy 

29:10 BLM, Why can't you talk about black on black crime  

31:37 go find out BYE!

Matt Duffy is a stand up comedian, a comedy show producer, and a video editor. He has a weekly show called "Its Comedy Gold" that happens at Toronto Style Bar. Always a fun time. ENJOY!  

TIMESTAMPS!  

00:23 New Canadian Obesity guidelines are silly  

03:52 Matts shows, bougie losing to Quinn C Martin but Matt rigging the show for her, Friends who think they can do stand up  

11:28 Comedy in 2020, Using que cards like a pro, riffing as a service to other comics, Ben Bankas show is safe AF, Why Matts show got shutdown  

18:08 Covid second wave, The Brave Dimitri and his "Toronto Pizzagate Exposed" video, Get the fuck out there because you never know  

20:50 The press of starting stand up old, Matts odd career path, MATT MADE A FILM?!, Colin is allergic to dogs.. yes even yours, Matts time at Second City  

27:17 Cherry Colas open, how Matt and Dino met, how to deal with the pressure of "making it", Why Matt started his own show instead of doing open mics, Wise words from Tom Baird  

33:29 Squashing old beefs, older comics can talk about stuff younger comics can't  

36:47 Matts comedy philosophy, Is there a "too far" in comedy, People who push the line, balance in the entertainment industry  

44:05 Cancel culture, Camera overheats, Nick Cannon  

48:38 Why are you so hated???, Getting Drunk and saying horrible things on stage and off  

53:13 Did your sobriety help put your reputation in a better light?, Being drunk improving your comedy  

55:56 being a "bad boy" of comedy AND career orientated?, Personas on and off stage, how much of being hated is your own fault??    

1:00:44 Why don't you want happiness, What is happiness for Matt?, CODM addiction and addictive personalities, My Dr Fauci impression is solid  

1:06:59 Owning a comedy club someday, a black joke, JAMEASY CALLS IN!  1:10:41 Biden Vs Trump, Camera overheats again, BYE!

Almost two years ago I had about 50 interviews on a hard drive.. They were not backed up.. That hard drive sadly died and so did those interviews along with it. Thankfully someone was able to salvage random chunks of certain interviews. This is one of those chunks.  Andrew Richardson is a cinematographer. ENJOY!

Mark is a stand up comedian. ENJOY!  

We are having open discussions about psychedelics experiences. Hopefully we can all learn something.  Telling your story can make a big difference for those who are curious about psychedelics. It all begins with an a trip. 

If you would like to share your psychedelic story, positive or negative, then please leave a comment or reach out to us on instagram @talkinmush