Sarah Nicolazzo is an actor, writer, and filmmaker. With a background in both performance and directing, she brings a deep understanding of story, physicality, and craft to every role. Her latest role in Westgate, directed by Adrian Ortega, sees her step into the lead as Netta, a character defined by emotional weight and complexity.

On this episode Sarah shares how she stepped into the role of Netta and built the emotional foundation required for a character with that intensity, why understanding a director’s creative language is essential for truthful performance, how actors protect their energy and separate themselves from the characters they play, what it takes to collaborate seamlessly with the entire film crew, how every person on set shapes the final story, why vulnerability is a necessary part of an actor’s craft, how she navigates the uncertainty and the realities of working in Australian film, what she learned about transformation through performance, how staying curious keeps her growing as an artist and so much more.

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Byron Bowman Kehoe is the Director of Backwoods Gallery in Collingwood, Melbourne, a pioneering space in urban contemporary and street-influenced art and a pillar of Australia’s independent art scene. Over the years, Byron has overseen major exhibition programs at Backwoods, curating and directing shows that connect local Australian talent with international voices. The gallery’s roster and exhibition history reflect strong diversity, spanning murals, installations, emerging media and artist residencies.

On this episode Byron shares why the role of galleries is evolving beyond retail into mentorship, how social media has shifted power from galleries to artists, what today’s collectors are looking for in a digital-first market, how brand collaborations are reshaping the artist’s career path, why in-person art experiences remain irreplaceable, what defines real artistic value and legacy, what emerging artists need to understand about building value, longevity, and legacy in their practice and so much more.

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Ginger Taylor is a maker of things whose vibrant work fuses vintage Americana, bold typography and pop-cartoon energy. Her pieces often celebrate women, wag an eyebrow at the status quo and draw you in with punch and attitude. Over nearly a decade she’s worked with brands such as Vans, Harley-Davidson and Google, built a loyal following on Instagram and Patreon and established a studio practice that embraces the unexpected.

On this episode Ginger Taylor shares how ADHD shapes her art process, why hyper-fixation feels like meditation, what it means to embrace imperfection, how structure and chaos coexist in her creative process, why she sees social media as both a tool and a trap, how authenticity online builds genuine connection with an audience, how family legacy and growing up around The Nightmare Before Christmas shaped her artistic journey, what junk journaling taught her about self-acceptance and so much more.

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Harley Stewart is a musician, music producer, composer, and co-founder of Fight Night Records. Dividing his time between Guadalajara, Mexico, and Melbourne, Australia, he spends months in Mexico crafting cinematic compositions and filmic scores. When back in Melbourne, he tours with The Counterfeit, his twelve-piece Spaghetti Western ensemble. Harley is currently completing production on The Counterfeit’s debut album, Violent Night on the Prairie, the soundtrack to a film that will never exist.

On this episode Harley shares with us the origins of the Spaghetti Western genre and how it shaped film, music and culture, how cultural reinterpretation became creative innovation, how AI is changing the sound of music but can’t replace intuition, why creative intuition takes time and so much more.

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Jack Rowland is a visual artist and host of the In Too Deep podcast. His paintings paintings sit at the intersection of the natural and the surreal, known for his vivid use of colour in atmospheric landscapes. Beyond the studio, he is the host of the In Too Deep podcast, where he dives into conversations with visionary artists and cultural thinkers to explorers of psychedelia, consciousness, and alternative ways of seeing the world.

On this episode Jack shares how travel and being immersed in the landscape shape his painting practice, why colour is a language he uses to communicate surrealism and shift perception, what slowing down and valuing craftsmanship brings to art, how psychedelics have expanded his perception and influenced his creative process, why nature acts as the ultimate reset and perspective shift, what he’s learned from conversations on his podcast with people who see the world differently, how AI is changing the tools and possibilities available to artists and so much more.

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Sioné Taufa is the Founder and Creative Director of LOWF Apparel. A former professional rugby player, Sioné transitioned from the discipline of sport into the world of fashion. With LOWF, he champions intentionality over trends creating garments that reflect his ethos and lifestyle inspired by Japanese and Scandinavian culture, architecture and the idea of slowing down The brand values storytelling, craftsmanship, and authenticity at every level.

On this episode Sioné shares how he started a fashion brand with ethos before product, why intentional design beats fast fashion trends, drawing inspiration from Japanese and Scandinavian culture & architecture, lessons from building a long-term brand, how LOWF’s collaboration with The Roots came about and so much more.

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Daniel O’Toole is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, sound and moving image. Known for his vibrant abstractions and experimental approach, O’Toole explores the intersections of sensory experiences. His work often bridges visual and auditory realms, creating immersive environments that challenge how we see and feel art. His latest exhibition, Noisy Eyes, draws directly from his experience of Visual Snow Syndrome, translating the condition’s static and perceptual noise into immersive visual and sound works.

On this episode we explore how Daniel O’Toole translates his experience of Visual Snow Syndrome into immersive art, how his practice bridges painting, sound, and sculpture into multisensory environments, what synaesthesia and sensory crossovers reveal about creative process, how the Light and Space movement informs his approach to environment and perception in his work, why risk-taking and evolution are essential to sustaining an art practice and how experimenting with tools can open up entirely new creative directions and so much more.

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JESWRI is a multifaceted Gadigal artist of the Eora Nation who came into prominence as a graffiti writer, with a career that spans advertising, NFTs, and large-scale murals. A proud co-founder of Honey Bones Gallery and an Archibald Prize portrait finalist, he continues to push boundaries across disciplines. Through his work, JESWRI opens a dialogue about mental health and sparks meaningful conversations around taboo topics, using his many creative practices as a platform for connection.

On this episode, we talk about how JESWRI moved from graffiti to galleries, why community has always been central to his practice, how authenticity matters more than pandering in art and online culture, why fear mongering in the arts discourages people from speaking out, the divide between art and commercial objectives, why he sometimes acts as a mouthpiece for others in the industry, the role of street art in social commentary, why cultural tokenism and the exploitation of Aboriginal art remain ongoing problem and so much more.

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Tom Blachford is a commercial and creative photographer renown for his imagery that blurs the line between reality and imagination. Best known for his long-running Midnight Modern series, moonlit photographs of mid-century Palm Springs, Tom weaves narrative into his photos using both traditional photography and AI tools. His work challenges perception, invites curiosity and has been exhibited globally.

On this episode, Tom shares how he creates imagery that blurs the line between reality and fiction with AI tools, how his Midnight Modern series captures Palm Springs architecture under the full moon, why the saturation of AI imagery is making analogue processes more valuable, the problem with AI showing up in every corner of life and eroding trust in what we see, hear and experience and so much more.

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Ahren Morris is the Managing Director at Dreamscreen Australia, a state of the art LED virtual production studio. Using advanced LED wall technology, Dreamscreen enables filmmakers to create immersive, lifelike environments in real time. Their mission is to make virtual production more accessible and opening the doors for creators at every level to rethink how stories in video form are made.

On this episode, Ahren shares how virtual production is transforming the filmmaking process, how LED stages enable real-time collaboration between directors, cinematographers, and VFX artists, how Dreamscreen is making this cutting-edge technology accessible to filmmakers at every level, why virtual production requires stronger creative vision in pre-production, how it’s opening new possibilities in storytelling and visual effects, why the future of filmmaking is deeply collaborative and so much more.

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