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Today my guest is Mike Ladman who is an unusual character in the music world. He works out everyday, eats healthy, and lives to inspire others, and introduce them to great music … he does this while also working as the music supervisor at DROGA 5 , arguably one of the most creative ad agencies in the world. 

I made my living , and a very good on at that writing music for ads, primarily Disney and Universal and as I have a bit of attention deficit…  it was a perfect fit … I loved living within a 30 and 60 second time frame.

Besides Film and TV , ad’s are a wonderful place to stretch your creative muscle, AND have financial success. Mike Ladman will elaborate  … so take a listen, I promise you will be inspired and more informed!

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I’m your host Mike Redman and my guest today is Award Winning Editor/Director Glenn Lazzaro

You know Some of the most fun I’ve ever had in the business was directing films, let me qualify that … short industrials, commercials and marketing projects, not features! . I think it was because directing demands the best of you… its pulls out all your creative juices, challenges your organizational skills, and the hope is that the final result of the sweat will show itself on the screen.

You might not connect the 2 right away but editing is to film making as a mix engineer is to songwriting.

MTV set the standard of video editing several years ago with its quick cuts, crazy color schemes, and giving editor creative freedom …  Glenn Lazzarowas one of the developers of the MTV style of editing, He’s also a director, musician, graphic designer, and whatever else he's needed to make make magic on screen. I’m so happy to get a chance to talk with Mr Glenn Lazzaro

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Today I'm introducing you to Maddie Madsen.  She's a creator, composer, Current Music founder, and one courageous entrepreneur. You can't escape her music, it's everywhere on the networks!

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Gone are the days when record companies would take care of everything. Nowadays, you've got to work your butt off, create amazing music, record, mix, master, promote it, and maybe, just maybe, a label mightpick you up. That means you're the boss! You foot the bill for everything, from studio time to marketing. It's a risky business, and there are no guarantees .

It's like a double-edged sword, really. On one hand, there are plenty of opportunities out there for aspiring musicians, but on the other hand, you've got to channel your inner entrepreneur and be ready to take some major financial and creative risks. It's not for the faint of heart, but if Maddie can do it, so can you! So get out there and create some awesome music.

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Hey everyone, welcome back to GIG! 

Today, we're going to be talking to a guy who's pretty much a legend in the world of cinematography. 

He's shot some seriously great movies, like "The Piano," “Men in Black,” and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." Stuart Dryburgh is an award-winning director of photography has been in the game for decades, and he's got a lot of stories to tell. So, sit back, relax, and get ready to hear some amazing insights from one of the best in the film business!

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Today we welcome Veit Renn to GIG.

As musicians mature many of us become Swiss army knives pulling from our skills set whatever is needed for the a session at the time. So we’re learning new skills, meeting other industry people and juggling  multiple projects or jobs.  As a result an engineer might start producing, or a producer learns to compose music, etc.

Being successful in  this arena takes hard work, and dedication, along with raw talent. It became apparent to me very quickly in this interview that Veit Renn is one of those rare people. His body of work speaks for itself from NSYNC to Jennifer Hudson. Veit  is the ultimate musical Swiss army knife !

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Mark Sanger is an Oscar winning film editor known for his incredible work on some of the most visually stunning and critically acclaimed films of the last decade.  Mark is a master in the art form of Film Editing … and even though I ran a production and post company, in the past,  when we talked I felt like i was going back to school… it’s was so cool.

Film editing is probably not the first thing you think of when you watch a great movie and if done well you most likely will never even notice it. You also probably didn’t know that a feature film editor is sort of a personal advisor to the director during production to make sure the film flows correctly and it allows the editor to help tell the story in post production.

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Several Years ago along with a close friend I founded the Hard Rock Academy  with Hard Rock. The goal of the HRA was to introduce new audiences to the brand and help elevate and teach younger entertainers. One of the cooler things we did was create a video series that taught some of the basics of a playing an instrument and how to put a band together …

That is when I had the pleasure to meet and work with  my guest today,  world renowned drummer Billy Ashbaugh. Billy has played  with some of the biggest names in the music industry from Pat Benatar and the moody blues, to NSYNC and Britney Spears.

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What the heck is Foley?

Today my guest is award winning Foley Artist Marko Costanzo. With 12 nominations ,4 Emmy’s  and over 600 Films and TV shows under his belt he’s  rockin at the top of his game. 

Most recently he has been the foley artist on ‘Severance, Extrapolations, and the Serpent Queen.

Marko is an extraordinary guy with a slightly sick sense of humor  like myself and also a very interesting hobby,…

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Every once in a while I meet someone in the business that is living the dream! To me that means their life’s work is also their passion … so in effect , they aren’t even working .. ha.

I think the best chance of this happening to you lies in the preparation phase of your career. What I mean is working on your education, empathy, people skills, as well as Elevating the technical skills needed for the job you want  …..  and then add a big dose of luck.

Steven Vincent  is the VP Music & Soundtracks at Disney Channel and he is  in fact living the dream … he’s adapt at all of the things i just mentioned and being a music executive at Disney seems to be a magical fit.

Steve has been a guiding hand in the tv music careers of Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Jonas Bros, , Zac Efron & many others. 

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IMDB MARK SCRUTON Production Designer
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Creating reality for Film and TV  is like  visualizing a new city, or an alternate future, or anything in between. Everything is amplified, modified, twisted, and colorized, and it takes a terrific team of really creative people to pull it off.

The head of that team is the Production Designer … the single person that under the direction of the director creates the entire environment of every shot in  production. 

Take a look at just 3 of Mark’s projects ‘Gravity’, ‘Ready Player One’, and ‘Wednesday’ and I think you might agree, Mark Scruton’s has a very imaginative  mind.

You can catch Mark’s episode at …
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gig-with-mike-redman/id1669772344

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