Matt Lees Gets Creative

Season Two. Episode One

Fred Penner

There are a rare few people in our world these days that 'need no introduction', but our first guest of the second season is one of them. He shares with us what helped him fall in love with performaning, and it's a lovely story. He hosted almost 1,000 episodes of his childrens television show. He's won a Juno and a Gemini award for his beautiful music and he's a hero to countless kids around the world.

Oh, and he wanted me to tell you that somebody believes in you.

 

Follow Fred:

@PennerFred and fredpenner.com

and listen to his latest release "Somebody Believes"  on Spotify now!

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"MattLees Gets Creative" is written, produced and edited by MattLees.

Executive producer Rachel Lees. Assistant Editor Leia Lees.

Original Music by MattLees Music.

Episode 10

Brendan B Brown of Wheatus

Growing up, (or hell even being alive) in the 2000’s probably means you’re no stranger to Brendan and his band. Countless radio hits including one of the biggest singles of all time with “Teenage Dirtbag” have decorated his musical career. We discussed his origin story with his inspirations leading him into music. He chatted us through the process of self producing the debut smash album from the living room of his moms house, and how much the recording process and the music business in general has changed. 

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https://Wheatus.com 

@wheatus on Twitter

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"MattLees Gets Creative" is written, produced and edited by MattLees.

Executive producer Rachel Lees. Assistant Editor Leia Lees.

Original Music by MattLees Music.

Episode 9:

Kristopher Marantette

To sum Kris up as simply a game designer is a rather basic way to describe him. He's a musician, a songwriter, a radio host and his most recent creative venture takes him into the card game world. He's also a long time friend, and the conversation touches on all manner of creativity. To quote himself “I’m blessed and cursed with an over active imagination”.

 

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https://krishada.com

https://www.facebook.com/EarthIsOursGame

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"MattLees Gets Creative" is written, produced and edited by MattLees.

Executive producer Rachel Lees. Assistant Editor Leia Lees.

Original Music by MattLees Music.

Episode 8:

Hip Hop Artist Mugzy

To say Mugzy Brady is passionate about Hip Hop and it’s culture is a massive understatement. He’s dedicated his live to his art form in both writing and live performance, but also pays respect to his craft with a vast knowledge of the history of his chosen genre. We talked ups and downs, crashes and successes and found we had a lot in common for a couple of musicians from different parts of the world. He’s painfully honest about a battle that went wrong, and almost took his life and career with it. 

 

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"MattLees Gets Creative" is written, produced and edited by MattLees.

Executive producer Rachel Lees. Assistant Editor Leia Lees.

Original Music by MattLees Music.

Episode 7:

Actor Simon Fisher-Becker 

When he found himself at a crossroads in life; Simon made a deal with his supportive family and rolled the dice. It took hard work, passion, dedication and climbing his way back after a horrific personal incident. As he'll tell us though, all things can have a silver lining. He's working in pantomines, theatres and in film and television including Doctor Who, and Harry Potter to name just a few.

 

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@fisherbecker on Twitter

www.fisherbecker.info

 

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"MattLees Gets Creative" is written, produced and edited by MattLees.

Executive producer Rachel Lees. Assistant Editor Leia Lees.

Original Music by MattLees Music.

Episode 6:

Character Illustrator & Professor Adam Munoa

Adam works in his dynamic, unique style from his home studio based in Salt Lake. His love of pop culture has influenced his fantastic work in the video game, interactive children's book and live action film markets. He also teaches digital painting and other drawing classes at Utah Valley University.

 

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adammunoa.com

@munoa13 on Insta and Twitter

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"MattLees Gets Creative" is written, produced and edited by MattLees. 

Executive producer Rachel Lees. Assistant Editor Leia Lees. 

Original Music by MattLees Music.

Episode 5:

Novelist, poet & story-teller Will Macmillan Jones

Working in the shadow of The Black Mountain; Will tells stories of goblins, demons and bass playing dragons. His love for creativity and his wild sense of humour make him an extremely interesting individual and a wonderful conversation.

 

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willmacmillanjones.com

@macmillanjones on Twitter

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"MattLees Gets Creative" is written, produced and edited by MattLees. 

Executive producer Rachel Lees. Assistant Editor Leia Lees. 

Original Music by MattLees Music.

Episode 4:

Illustrator & Teacher Aleroart

Alejandro Rosado was born and raised in Chicago, and has always had a certain skill for illustrating. He focuses not only on his own creative projects in his unique visual style, but also on being a mentor and an inspiration for his students.

 

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"MattLees Gets Creative" is written, produced and edited by MattLees. 

Executive producer Rachel Lees. Assistant Editor Leia Lees. 

Original Music by MattLees Music.

Episode 3:

Guitarist John Emsley

 

Guitarist John Emsley fell in love with the guitar at an early age. He plays with energy, soul and passion and clearly loves every moment of being the lead guitarist in The Chicago Blues Brothers. He tells us about his journey as a professional rocker as the two wax poetic about their lives as musicians. 

 

Make sure you see John on tour with CBB

http://thebluesbrothers.co.uk

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"MattLees Gets Creative" is written, produced and edited by MattLees.

Executive producer Rachel Lees. Assistant Editor Leia Lees.

Original Music by MattLees Music.

Episode Two:

Actor Nicholas Carella 

 

A fellow 80’s kid; Nicholas has always been a creative person. From childhood make believe to drama school, into acting, writing and directing as an adult. He splits his time between Toronto and Vancouver and he’s been featured in shows like Supernatural & Designated Survivor. Not content to sit back and “wait for the gigs” he’s also part of the team that produced the series “Paranormal Solutions Inc”.  He tells stories about life on set, living as an artist and pontificates about the state of the world.

 

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@nicholascarella on Twitter and @carelladoesnotcare on Insta

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"MattLees Gets Creative" is written, produced and edited by MattLees. 

Executive producer Rachel Lees. Assistant Editor Leia Lees. 

Original Music by MattLees Music.