Taters4Art Podcast

Sitting with Lee Kendrick (Filmmaker). We discuss the original home of Mardi Gras, daring to pack up and move for your dreams, learning a variety of methods you can capture images, rebounding when the vision doesn’t pan out, trickiness of expanding the scenes of smaller cities, the ATL film industry vs. LA, seeing the world is bigger than home, deciding to be homeless, addressing issues of suicide with art, responding to visions, creating art as a community service, planning red carpet events, hunting Jasmine Guy, and giving kids the tools for their own vision.

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CHAPTERS0:00 Opening 4:09 Begin Conversation 6:21 Mobilizing Out of Mobile 10:35 Opening Scenes of Filmmaking 15:57 Hometown Growing Pains 25:37 Where Can We Film? 33:37 Wait for Your Second Wind 39:38 FADE. 46:00 Visionary Storytelling 50:46 Young Lenses Film Camp 56:15 High Museum. Red Carpet. Jasmine Guy. 1:02:45 Bigger and Better Next Year 1:08:31 Closing

Sitting with Christine Job (Truth Seeker, World Traveller, Poet, Singer On-the-Low). We discuss the aftermath of SeekerFest, organizing events with lasting impacts, growing up as the oddball, the jerks that kids can be, trading your unborn sister for a kitten, becoming aware of your creativity, not keeping education sectional, trusting the chaos, resisting the urge to argue, and losing the comfort in past trauma.

Here are the movies and books we were talking about:The Power of NowFerngully

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CHAPTERS0:00 Opening 2:10 Begin Conversation 5:45 Reviewing SeekerFest 10:23 Hosting Events with Lasting Impact 15:15 Christine's Origins 20:20 An Awesome Kid Among the Jerks 25:02 Mean Christine? 31:23 Written History 38:08 Awareness of Your Creativity 44:36 Everything is Connected 49:18 No Need to Argue 55:27 Forgiveness Work 1:01:48 Closing

Sitting with Kottavei (Visual Artist, Painter, Poet, Author, Educator, Designer, etc.). We discuss getting wanderlusty, avoiding trinket cities, hugging rich folks, encouraging students with higher expectations, Amber Rose and the ‘Slut Walk,’ choosing which wolf to feed, scavenging art supplies off the street, unifying your art forms, getting ideas while driving, writing books for your own kids, not doing it if it doesn’t excite you, memories from your ancestors, dying out of a new vagina, onomatopoeia arousal, gangs defending murals, shawty can’t make soap, the Taters4Art vision, welcoming fear to the party, and break-in-case-of-emergency bubbles.

Here are the movies and books we were talking about:The Art of TravelWho Does She Think She Is?Women Who Run with the WolvesThe Diary of Frida KahloWho Fears Death

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CHAPTERS0:00 Opening 1:10 Begin Conversation 4:58 Wanderlusty 13:20 An Artist That Happens to Teach 18:56 Question the Box, It's an Illusion 26:58 The Arts of Kottavei 40:18 You're Creative in Everything You Do 47:22 Sharpie Slam! and photoSLAM! 53:24 Blues for the Blues 58:38 How We Service Each Other 1:09:13 Break-In-Case-of-Emergency Bubbles 1:12:35 Closing

Sitting with Jamie England Cooper (Interior Designer and Founder of Kiwi Vintage and Green Home Market). We discuss shifting from The Columbus to ATL, no more ears ringing at Masquerade, gentrification and the yuppie apocalypse, being confused by the Downtown ATL ferris wheel, running over drunk people, translating art education into an art profession, joining the military during a recession, quitting corporate for dream chasing, vintage love, going green with home furnishings, expanding the dream, and how artists can support each other.

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CHAPTERS0:00 Opening2:15 Begin Conversation6:02 Choosing Atlanta10:28 The Yuppie Apocalypse14:48 What's in a City's Culture?18:34 Ferris Wheel Confusion25:12 The Psychology of Spaces28:35 Art Profession via Art Education32:11 Join the Recession or the Military?37:25 Quitting Corporate for Dream Chasing41:46 Going Kiwi46:05 When Creatives Collaborate48:40 Dream Expansion53:07 Room for Others56:47 Closing

Sitting with Jason Pure (Singer/Songwriter). We discuss Creepy Woody, commuting in Atlanta, being booed at Apache Cafe, importance of audience-connection, how a team’s work can make your dreams work, critics chipping away at you, carrying the good feelings with you, evolution of your work, digging into what makes your soul shiver, experiencing music instead of listening, Katy Perry making Missy famous, being cautious with your internet searches, singing about being on a boat, delving into other arts, and getting hate mail because you played a villain too well.

Here are the movies and music we were talking about:Midnight in ParisCloud AtlasColdplay - X&YLauryn Hill - MTV Unplugged

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CHAPTERS0:00 Opening 2:57 Begin Conversation 6:20 THE FOUR 7:58 Origins 12:30 Producing at the House 15:02 Entering the Atlanta Scene 21:42 Connection with Audience is the Ultimate 26:11 Evolution 31:21 Critics Chipping Away at You 37:25 Letting Life Happen Between Projects 41:02 Music Making Your Soul Shiver 46:58 New Artists (Like Missy Elliott)! 53:26 I'm on a Boat. 57:48 Good Acting Gets You Hate Mail 1:04:11 Closing

Sitting with Chase Van Leeuwen (Hip Hop Artist and Sound Engineer). We discuss not being able to read, meeting at a sidewalk cypher, to-pay or not-to-pay at open mics, creating outlets for others back home, freelance service vs. employed service, European drinking genes, delivering art-babies, using our real names, why I blame Obama, past-life philosophy, labors of love, Project Pat in the womb, not limiting the hats you wear, and our upcoming endeavors.

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CHAPTERS 0:00 Opening 2:34 I can't read 4:43 Pittsburgh vs ATL 6:50 Open Mic Life 14:41 Studio Werk 18:56 Family Backgrounds 25:01 Delivering Art-Babies 30:10 Variety is the Spice of Music 34:33 Because Obama 38:43 Old Souls 43:17 Love what you do, or don't do it. 48:40 Born Ready 54:25 The VOLTRON Project 58:41 Closing

Wrapping up my conversation with Vee Jovan and Erica McKnight. We discuss youth artists giving us life, getting tingles from poets, the inspirational trap, making people cry, listening to that little voice, the Taters4Art origin story, being the first one killed in a scary movie, the world being your skateboard, and what EyeSeeBeauty Magazine and The Matrices Agency are offering you next. Also mentioning upcoming Atlanta indie arts events.

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CHAPTERS 0:00 Opening 2:15 This Honey Jack is everything! 7:08 Every artist has their own message 11:20 The night I will never forget 13:10 Internal guidance systems 19:50 What's up with the Tater Tots? 23:47 Don't get complacent 28:02 Living in a reactive mode 31:51 EyeSeeBeauty Magazine launch 34:55 The F.M.A. Soireé 40:53 Closing & Upcoming Indie Events in ATL

Sitting with Vee Jovan (Hairstylist & EyeSeeBeauty Magazine Editor) and Erica McKnight (Spoken Word Poet & Founder of The Matrices Agency). We discuss sharpshooting, mentoring kids, migrating to ATL, vision board parties, maximizing your relationships, "reckless Erica," inspiring youth to inspire yourself, keeping your daughter(s) off the pole, and "Honey Jack" cocktails. Also mentioning upcoming Atlanta indie arts events.

Here are the books we recommended during our conversation: Vee recommended The Slight Edge and You're Not Going Crazy...You're Just Waking Up!Terone recommended Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite.

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CHAPTERS 0:00 Opening 2:10 Begin Conversation 10:49 Being molded in Atlanta 16:24 Projecting yourself in artforms 21:46 Branding an artist 26:00 Breaking the mold 30:00 How Vee & Erica joined forces 41:58 Inspirational books 50:46 "Only Quality People" 56:25 Mentoring & acknowledging youth 1:05:40 Closing & Upcoming Indie Events in ATL