In today's episode, Dave chats with fellow Chilean Andrew Valdez, an actor based out of Saskatchewan. They discuss how they know each other, how Andrew got interested in acting, working on the film Talent, the realities of working somewhere that isn't a dominant film hub (like Vancouver or L.A.), and more.

For more on Andrew, visit:

https://andrewovaldez.com/

Andrew's demo reel: https://andrewovaldez.com/#reels

"Talent" on ibdb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6576200/

Watch on iTunes: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/talent/umc.cmc.7i9mw1gx5lszpygzndjw0tzuh

The age-old question creative people get asked, and ask themselves, is, "how does one make a living with art?" Dave and Allysia have both forged a creative path that has led to some economic success, so they get into the topic of money in this episode. They debunk popular advice slogans ("just follow your dreams and don't listen to anyone else," and so forth) and offer a more grounded approach. The bottom line? There are a lot of opportunities for fulfilling, meaningful work for creative people beyond becoming the next Taylor Swift.

Dave and Allysia chat with Sundance Robson and Karen the Krakken about transformation through sound. We discuss Dave and Sundance's music connection and their ill-fated performance, the serendipity surrounding Sundance and Karen's connection, Sundance's transformational journey, addiction, getting into gongs and sound baths, having no plan B, Souris Valley, transitioning from a good job to a more heart-aligned path, entrepreneurship with Sacred Compass and Spirit Wealth, and more. Sundance also performs Ogichidaa live.

We (Allysia and Dave) have been writing songs for 20+ years. And not just songwriting alone in our basements (though there's been plenty of that), but in bands; music to be performed at shows and recorded on albums. In Dave's case, this includes music that has even won an award. Music and songwriting trends have changed a lot over the years, and in this episode we discuss how our approach to songwriting has (and hasn't) changed along with the times. Our particular approaches to songwriting are quite different, so we compare and contrast. We also talk about our favourite songwriters, and our favourite things that we have written.

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