Maxximillian Presents: THEMATIC

Have you ever wondered why, despite your best efforts, things between you and your dream thing just didn’t work out? I’ll tell you why. Listen…

About the livestream I mentioned… What is Self Care Sunday?  ( A few words from Zach Valenti) Self Care Sunday is a weekly live stream video … an experimental series that represents a sacred, fun time to reflect on last week, look ahead to next week, and explore anything and everything about creativity, self-care, and if – and if so how – it’s possible to live life fully without burning out in the process.

Who is Zach Valenti?

Founder of Project Uplift

Voice of Wolf 359

And lifelong video maker

 

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ZACH VALENTI

MAXXIMILLIAN DAFOE

SELF-CARE SUNDAY!

Treat yourself to an uplifting and frank conversation about following your intuition and more as Zach Valenti and THEMATIC host multidisciplinary artist Maxximillian Dafoe break it down into actionable bites. Here’s the link to the livestream video. It’s never too late to join the conversation. We’d love to hear from you. Find us at our respective sites, linked above.

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Episode Details …

“Order The Fancy Drink” Words by Maxximillian Dafoe

Music in order of occurrence:

“Scarlet Fire” by Otis McDonald

“Sky” by Otis McDonald

“O Sky” by Otis McDonald

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Thank you for listening.

 

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ERIC: Is it the magic of the universe, or is there a logical explanation?

MAXXIMILLIAN: The magic of the universe is a logical explanation.

. . . . .

Eric Schwartz (@ericschwartz) is a quadruple-threat entertainer with multiple albums of original comedic anthems, dozens of videos that you’ll want to watch again and again, a one-hour special that might make you pee your pants, and a live standup show worthy of Carnegie Hall. He writes sketches. He writes comedy. He writes music. He performs live. He’s on tour constantly. But I caught up with him for an hour and we chopped it up into bite sized pieces.

I met Eric for the first time 5 years ago at YouTube Studios Los Angeles during a special event for YouTube creators and from the moment I saw him, I knew he was someone to watch. He invited me to see his standup show and (unlike many folks) I surprised him by actually showing up. I’m so glad I did. I was right about my suspicions; I watched him on stage through my tears as he brought the house down to ashes. The guy is hilarious.

But it ain’t all jokes. Creating material worthy of your audience’s hard-earned dollars isn’t something even a talented performer can just pull out of a hat.

So how do we consistently move toward excellence in our vehicle of intentional creativity? How do we go from what’s now to what’s next? We all have ambitions, and the people who look like they’re at the top have their eyes set on some goal beyond their peak too.

We know that waiting for someone else to recognize our talent and give us a ‘break’ is a delusion that we could use to con ourselves out of valuable years of our creative lives.

 

What to do?

 

We all have heard countless times (I hope) that we each have within us what it takes to do, be, and have whatever it is that we desire. Beyond desire how can we facilitate forward momentum in the direction we want to go?

Eric has some suggestions.

Eric offers an emotionally intelligent perspective on creating art, and what it took for him to move from posting his comedy videos on YouTube and performing at comedy clubs to booking roles in films by invitation on the merit of self-produced works already seen (no audition).

If you are an actor, writer—any kind of performing artist or creator, you can benefit from Eric Schwartz’s roadmap to getting on stage, developing and tightening your own standup comedy routine, and building an audience that appreciates your unique brand of standup comedy.

Do you know a performing artist you’d like to encourage?

Share this with all the performing artists you know—you don’t have to be an actor or comedian to benefit from listening to this episode.

Though comedy is Eric’s currency, his concepts transcend vocation.

A quote from the show — Eric says, “Amazing things have been done by people that just wanted to do it [who said,] ‘You know what? I’m going to do it and I don’t care what it takes. I’m going to ask as many people as I need to, and I’m going to do this.’ That’s the spirit you have to have. And Your passion will take you [the rest of] the way there.”

Actor-Comedian Eric Schwartz shares helpful perspectives on:

Upholding personal integrity in the face of an awkward moment

Your Roadmap to starting your career in standup comedy—no kidding! 

The book that has shifted his art to a new higher level (and how he uses it)

How to get started doing standup comedy at comedy clubs  (and everywhere)

Why you have a good chance of success asking to perform at live venues (both comedy and non-comedy venues)

Pitfalls to avoid in selecting performance material

How to hone your routine to its highest potential

How to get noticed in Hollywood

How to get on stage (literally what to say) and what to do before you get up there

and more… (of course there’s more!)

Join us for this very special episode of Maxximillian Presents: THEMATIC, a podcast about topics interesting to creative people—best practices and helpful habits plus personal share

 

Ever thought about being a stand-up comedian and wanted to know the best way to get started?

Join author-artist-performer Maxximillian Dafoe (that’s me!) and actor-comedian Eric Schwartz as we discuss strategy, how to create your own opportunities, and how to get started in standup (or what you might do to elevate what you’ve already got going on) right now, today, whether you are interested in getting on stage for the first time but want a roadmap of where to start, or you are already performing in comedy clubs and have dreams of making the jump from stage to screen.

Any person who likes stand-up comedy, musicians who post original songs to YouTube, musicians who are self-publishing and selling music through iTunes, actors who post self-produced videos on Vimeo or YouTube, comics at all levels, performing artists of any kind, everyone interested in performing or writing sketch comedy like Funny or Die — anyone who likes to laugh, this episode is for you!

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This is a teaser for the upcoming Thematic/Schwartz Episode. The full Thematic/Schwartz episode is coming soon.

Speaker: Eric Schwartz.

Music in order of occurrence…

“Mutations” by Small Colin

“Show Your Love” by Otis McDonald

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