Creative Conversations

Ashlei Hardenburg-Cartagena— a writer/director from Jersey City, NJ. Her first short film A SINGLE EVENING was an official selection at Frameline and Wicked Queer: Boston’s LGBTQ Film Festival. Ashlei also earned a Best Director win at the Long Beach QFilm Festival and a Best Director nomination at the Grove Film Festival. Ashlei has a B.F.A. in Film from Vassar College

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Ashlei Hardenburg-Cartagena— a writer/director from Jersey City, NJ. Her first short film A SINGLE EVENING was an official selection at Frameline and Wicked Queer: Boston’s LGBTQ Film Festival. Ashlei also earned a Best Director win at the Long Beach QFilm Festival and a Best Director nomination at the Grove Film Festival. Ashlei has a B.F.A. in Film from Vassar College

Find Ashlei on:

Instagram - @hashtagashbash
A Single Evening Instagram - @asingleevening
Watch A Single Evening on Amazon
A Single Evening Trailer
A Single Evening Website

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Are you introducing great habits in your creative daily life? Are you consistent with practice and learning? In this edition of Creativity Gurus, James talks about the importance of being consistent if you want to improve and be successful as a creative.

My guest is singer-songwriter and keyboardist Rachel Eckroth Rachel has just released her David Garza Produced Self Titled EP.

Her most recent work as a sideman includes performance tours with St. Vincent, Chris Botti, KT Tunstall, and Rufus Wainwright. In 2018-2019 she performed as a solo artist on Rufus Wainwright’s All These Poses Tour supporting her album When It Falls. Over the course of her career, Rachel has composed for television, large ensembles, and her Nonet, as well as producing an extensive songwriting catalog.

Visit her at https://www.racheleckroth.com

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In this episode I talk about why it is so important to get help when it comes to your mental health. It is nearly impossible to succeed if you are consistently brought down by anxiety, depression and more. If you find this helpful, please reach out to me at my following accounts:

TikTok: @jamesippoliti

In this solo episode of Creativity Gurus, James speaks on ideas; where they come from, how to remember and committing to making them a reality. 

Instagram: @james_ippoliti

TikTok: @jamesippoliti

On this edition of Creativity Gurus I speak with Ted Washington, a musician, playwright, visual artist, publisher, comic book creator (“Horn Dog”), and poet. I hope this episode inspires you to create and get out and meet other creators. Links to discover Ted online:

San Diego Union Tribune article on Ted

Puna Press

Fine Art

Instagram: @lotekted or ted_washington_art

YouTube: lotekted or Puna Press

Donate to make Ghost Hotel a reality at www.ghosthotel.show

Groovebox AKA Dylan Carey - Instagram @_groovebox_ -  is a producer, vocalist and entertainer from Chicago, IL. His live act combines music and comedy in a beatbox-driven, completely improvised experience. Dylan has trained at Chicago’s Second City, iO Theater, Annoyance Theater and ComedySportz, and has been performing for over 15 years. He has worked with TruTV, Fox, Zanies Comedy Club, McDonalds, Bud Light, Ben and Jerry's, Chili's, State Farm, and has even performed at Carnegie Hall.

Matt Mayerle - Instagram @mattydophotos -  is an LA-based writer, actor, and comedian. He's been performing and writing comedy for over 12 years in cities across the country. Matt has toured and taught comedy at The Second City Chicago, and has been featured in productions and ensembles at iO Chicago, The Playground, The Annoyance, Comedy Sportz, Finest City Improv San Diego, and more.

Matt's acting credits include NBC's Chicago Fire, as well as various short films, commercials, voiceovers, and web videos. Matt promises he is not a lobster disguised as a man.

Matt & Dylan are developing the comedy series Ghost Hotel.

Andrea Ehrhardt, full time artist painting commercial and residential murals. She started the Artist Academy where she teaches aspiring artists to do what she does.  

www.ArtbyAndreaE.com 

www.ArtistAcademy.co

In this edition of Creativity Gurus, I speak with documentary photographer and fine artist, Brass Rabbit. 

Brass Rabbit is a US based, fine artist and documentary photographer living and working in Trenton, New Jersey.

Brass Rabbit got her start as a creator in documentary photography capturing the home lives of gang members and other individuals from illicit economies along the United States east coast. Her work focuses on American Made societal expectations and economic inequality.

www.brass-rabbit.com