Starving Artists

I am thrilled to have Alexa Morden on the podcast this week. Alexa is an actor, writer, podcaster and coach, and you may know her as the co-host of the brilliant The 98% Podcast, which was a real inspiration for me to start this podcast, so thank you Alexa for that!

Alexa is a shining light in an industry that can often be dark and difficult. Her work in exposing industry malpractice, as well as championing and supporting voices of those who have been mistreated has taken courage, determination and hard work. I am thrilled to have her on the podcast.

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Hello there, today I bring you something a little different. From this point forwards these bonus episodes will only be available to our lovely Tier 2 Patreon subscribers, but I wanted to give you all the chance to listen to the first bonus episode to see if it's something you enjoy enough to subscribe to Tier 2.

This week I talk about The Blindboy Podcast, Irish art and culture, my Dublin accent, Colin Farrell, Tom Waits, ASMR, 'bad' singing voices, ego within art, and my struggles with ego death and the Dark Night of the Soul.

Art of the Week: Bone Machine by Tom Waits (album)

Artist Spotlight of the Week: Leah Haile (actor)

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This week I welcome the talented, genuine and generous Tom Bright onto the podcast. Tom is a musician and songwriter, who has gone from strength to strength since his debut album Self-Service Checkout in 2020. Since then he has gone on to feature on the One Show, BBC Radio 2, BBC 5 Live, Radio X, as well performing at iconic venues and festivals such as the London Palladium, Shepherd's Bush Empire and Glastonbury Festival. As well as playing his own headline shows throughout Europe, he has also supported The Libertines, The Leisure Society, Mystery Jets, Tom Grennan and Reverend & The Makers, to name but a few. His music also spent two years featuring on Spotify's 'Most Beautiful Songs in the World' playlist.

Before his musical endeavours, Tom was once the UK’s youngest pub landlord, and is also a former patient of Great Ormond Street Hospital, undergoing a multitude of major life-saving operations.

His third album, ‘Somewhere Anywhere’ - produced by Ed Harcourt and mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios - was released in October 2023 and is his most personal and reflective work to date.

Tom has been a real inspiration and help to me as well as other young musicians by hosting Bright Nights, an open mic event across London that seeks to showcase new and emerging talent in the music industry. It was a pleasure to talk to him, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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Rosa is an actor and writer whose plays include Madame Ovary, premiering at the Pleasance in Edinburgh in 2019, before going on to run at Vault Festival in 2020.

As an actor she has worked with Hull Truck, The Arcola, Wildchild Productions and on multiple UK Tours, as well as for the BBC and Netflix, about to appear in the upcoming series of Bridgerton.

Rosa was a beautiful guest to get to sit down and chat to. Her resilience, humour and kindness are palpable and it was a joy to sit down with her and have this conversation. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

@rosahesmondhalgh (Instagram)

Art of the Week:

Mr Bachmann and His Class (Documentary) - Rosa's pick

Zone of Interest (Film) - Dan's pick

Artist Spotlight of the Week:

Jen Eve (Musician) - Rosa's pick

Josh Eldridge-Smith (Actor) - Dan's Pick

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This week we welcome acting mentor and career coach Charlotte Thornton to the podcast.

Charlotte trained at Mountview and after graduating without an agent, she worked primarily in Fringe Theatre before an encounter with a career coach specifically in LA changed the trajectory of her career.

After going on to appear on the West End and at The National Theatre, Charlotte has gone on to coach actors at every stage of their career. Her wisdom and advice was so good to hear and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

@charlottethornton_coach (Instagram)

@charliethornton (twitter)

https://www.facebook.com/CharlotteThorntonPage

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn9Vg5D-7qn0lZIDme-LNjg

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This week we welcome actor Shelby Flannery to the podcast. Shelby is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Shelby trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has gone on to appear on stage and screen in The 100, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, FBI: Most Wanted, and short film Together, as well as working with Krymov Lab in New York. She stars in the film 'April', that will be coming soon in 2024.

Art of the Week:

Simone Leigh (artist) - Shelby's pick

Belfast (film) - Dan's pick

Artist Spotlight of the Week:

Kara Jackson (poet and musician) - Shelby's pick

Mon Rovia (musician) - Dan's pick

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@shelby.flannery (instagram)

@danieljcrespin (instagram)

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This week I am delighted to introduce to the podcast the incredible Emmanuel Olusanya. Emmanuel is an actor, musician and podcast host. Since graduating from LAMDA Emmanuel has released three singles: Runnin' (2022), Let's Go (2022), La tete dans les etoiles (2023), and last year he released his debut EP 'Genre Pending'.

He has also appeared in Phaedra at the National Theatre, as well as Eastenders on your tellybox, and theatre credits for the King's Head Theatre, Proforca Theatre, Terra Nova Productions and Hammerpuzzle.

He is also a co-host of The Crunchtime Podcast which you can find in the links below.

He's a former Artist Spotlight of the Week and it was an honour to sit down and chat with him.

Art of the Week:

Carol and the End of the World (TV) - Emmanuel's Pick

Casino (Film) - Dan's pick

Artist Spotlight of the Week:

Karim the Peasant & Massego (Musicians) - Emmanuel's picks

The Chi-Lites (Band) - Dan's pick

Follow Emmanuel on Instagram @emmanlovinlife for all links to his music, and @crunchtimethepodcast for links to find episodes.

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We are back with a bang for 2024! I am so honoured to welcome Andrea von Kampen to the podcast this week. Andrea is an American musician who has been likened to Nick Drake by The New York Times. She has worked with some of the finest folk musicians working today, including The Tallest Man on Earth, Punch Brothers, Anais Mitchell's band Bonny Light Horsemen, Lief Vollebekk and many others.

After releasing a handful of EP's she released her debut 'Old Country' in 2019, following it up in 2021 with the album 'That Spell'. Her new album 'Sister Moon' will be released in March 2024.

She also starred in and scored the film 'A Chance Encounter', available now on Amazon Prime.

It was such a pleasure to talk with Andrea and you can find links to her social media and website below:

andreavonkampen.com

Instagram: @andreavonkampen

Twitter/X: @avonkampen

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ps9u0MZquDDBReh8XuBeY?si=DIpmTF48TNO7XYeX03QnzA

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This week I welcome one of my best friends to the podcast. Jack Sunderland is an actor, teacher and someone who possibly saved my life. During our conversation we discuss drama school, the decision to step away from acting, why kindness is so important and at such a shortage in our industry, boldness in creativity, how losing his Dad has had a lasting impact on him, shame, sobriety and most of all we look back on our almost decade long friendship. He is a beautiful human and this conversation shows a little snippet into the kindness, humility and humanity that Jack possesses. I hope you enjoying listening to it as much as I enjoyed speaking to him.

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Art of the Week:

A Strange Loop (Musical) - Jack's pick

Toy Story (film) - Dan's pick

Artist Spotlight of the Week:

Bare Jams (Band) - Jack's pick

Lyndsey Turner (Theatre Director) - Dan's pick

This week I welcome a guest who has a very special place in my heart. When I had to step away from drama school in 2015, I had a year before I returned and it was the darkest period of my life. Ella had left the same drama school due to similar mental health reasons in 2014 and her love, care and guidance may have saved my life. She gave me hope again and I gained a truly special friend, and for that I will always be grateful to her.

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Art of the Week:

The Sopranos (Television Series) - Ella's pick

Graceland by Paul Simon (Album) - Dan's pick

Artist Spotlight of the Week:

Martin Parr (Photographer) - Ella's pick

Steven Adler (Musician) - Dan's pick