Dreams Not Memes Podcast

I spoke to my friend Hambone from a non profit concert organization I am a part of called,Coping with Dystopia. Coping with Dystopia is an organization that started out of COVID-19 quarantine when the folk punk festival, Folk Shit Up was cancelled. A group of folk punk artists gathered together to fundraise on a weekly basis using live streaming technology to provide entertainment on Fridays to fundraise for charity. Each week the organization has been able to raise $1,000 an gather musicians internationally to get together. To find out more head to https://www.facebook.com/copingwithdystopia/

Today I speak with the producer and engineer of my upcoming full length, Kitzy. Kitzy and I met over an internet group and had coffee together. They are an instrumentalist, engineer, producer who also works in the tech industry. After playing in multiple bands, living in different locations and going through struggles with self-discovery Kitzy talks to us about their journey with finding happiness in music and helping others. Check out our conversation and our approaches towards songwriting, technology and balancing your personal,professional and music life. You can find more about Kitzy and their production, podcast, and day to day journey at the links below. 

https://kitzy.com

https://leftofthedial.fm

https://twitter.com/heykitzy

I spoke with my friend and designer Margot about balancing her life as a musician, artist and music therapist. We talked about principles of finding intrinsic motivation and writing music to let out emotions vs writing music to be heard. Margot shares her journey and her thoughts about finding trust within herself and her own sounds. We talk about looking at perceived mistakes in art as a means for evolving the art itself and thinking outside the box to be creative. Margot aspires to take her jazz background and turn it into electronic sounds. You can follow Margot's journey under her new project The Moon at Noon @themoonatnoonband.

I spoke with a fellow friend, collaborator and engineer Matt Drozynski over zoom. We spoke about writing approaches, finding interest in live sound, playing music, the quarantine, pedals and staying curious about being a songwriter. You can check out Matt's work on IG at @badsleeperband an @furtherthantheforeststudio hit Matt up to collaborate and tune in!

I spoke to Margaret Uhalde 1/2 of Cold Coffee Gallery about her emerging digital art gallery. The art gallery was created in response to the COVID-19 and with the desire to diversify the arts community. In this episode we cover representation, inclusion, the art curation model of Cold Coffee and so much more.

I spoke with my friend and vocal coach Renee Drezner. We spoke about Renee's journey with music, representation, diversity , being your own manager, learning to do what you love unapologetically and their vision towards coaching, community and supporting others. Tune in to this podcast and listen to the badass person who is helping me become a better singer and musician.

I met Amaury via Instagram in a creators group chat. We both aim to inspire others and had a motivational chat about using your skills to chase entrepreneurship, working with clients, using ads to build your brands and staying positive in the face of success and failure. Check out Amaury at @amauryabreul

I went out to Clark Park and had a coffee with Katie Briggs a local chef, traveler, and activist. We spoke about the injustice of the hospitality industry, exploring the community aspects of bringing people together with food, racism and sexism in society, touring with musicians and chasing your own endeavors. You can follow Katie's journey via Instagram @ eckldomestic.

I went to Northwest Philadelphia and spoke with Klementina of KXB Studio. Klementina and I spoke about working as an animator, being a teacher and being an entrepreneur. Her studio has worked with people from all backgrounds including musicians, business owners and non profits. Clementina teaches traditional animation classes to the public and will be teaching online classes amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. If you are interested in learning more, hiring an animator or learning how to animate go to http://kxbstudio.com/