The Art Podcast

GREGORY BEHRENDT is a delightful and hilarious guest of The Art.

Check out his one man show The King Sweater coming up at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles Friday, June 7, 2019, at 8 pm. Greg combines all of his art and killer guitar skills in this fantastic ride.

Greg Behrendt is a family man, comic, author, musician, playwright, television host, performer and podcaster. He is enormously and naturally poignant and funny. In this episode he breaks down writing, comedy, playing guitar, songwriting, podcasting & personal life, an epic appearance on Oprah and much more!

He has several comedy recordings available on iTunes including the ultimately honest and relatable album Uncool. He was part of the duo that made the Walking the Room podcast with writer and performer Dave Anthony which he describes as some of the truest art he has experienced.

Now, Greg and wife Amiira Ruotola host Maybe Its You - a cool podcast about relationships and self exploration combined with current culture.

Well known as a consultant on the popular series Sex and the City, this led to co-authoring the book He's Just Not That Into You with writer Liz Tuccillo. Amiira and Greg have written several books on relationships including It's Called a Breakup Because it's Broken, It's Just a F'ing Date, and How to Keep Your Marriage from Sucking.

Find out more and follow Greg as he shares his heart and his art @itsgreggers on Instagram and Facebook; @gregorybehrendt on Twitter; and YouTube

Music for the introduction to The Art is by the artist Mickey Caputo.

The Art - Brian Swartz

"After playing with Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw, I know what the trumpet is supposed to sound like. Brian is a monster." ~ Azar Lawrence

Hey Artists! If you love music, listen up. On this episode we hear from Trumpeter, Vocalist, Composer, Arranger and Instructor, Brian Swartz.

Brian plays with Oingo Boingo Former Members; The Brian Swartz Quartet; recording artist John Beasley's MONK'estra that plays tribute to big band sound and the music of Thelonious Monk; and, with Saxophone player Azar Lawrence who honors the music of John Coltrane.

Playing since childhood, Brian has enjoyed a career filled with music and fun. He arranged horn sections on the Dixie Chicks album Taking The Long Way that won album of the year 2006. His music spans dance, jazz, big band and hip hop sounds.

We have a great conversation about the art of making music and the balance between practice, discipline and art. Brian describes how he gave himself the space to discover how he was going to truly express himself musically (min 50.0).

If you love live band music with a jammin' horn section, follow Brian's performance dates at:

www.BrianSwartz.com

@BrianSwartzTrumpet on Facebook

@BrianSwartz on Twitter

@brian_swartz on Instagram.

The Brian Swartz Quartet plays Tuesdays at Perch LA.

"The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material…

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free."

― Michelangelo

Special Thanks to Aaron Brungardt at All Things Comedy.

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Laura House! Comic, writer, teacher and podcaster - Recorded at the All Things Comedy studios (you're welcome for the awesome sound quality).

Laura fully lives the notion that we make our own opportunities. While teaching 7th grade during the day and performing in comedy clubs at night, Laura was recruited to develop and star in the ground breaking MTV scripted sit-com, Austin Stories. This launched the ability to write and develop scripts for television shows such as Blue Collar TV, The George Lopez Show, Mad Love, Loosely Exactly Nicole, and the Emmy-winning shows Samantha Who and Mom and the BAFTA-winning BBC series, Secret Life of Boys.

Her writing also appears in VICE, Broadly and several anthology books, including Darkness Before Light, Stricken the 5,000 Stages of Grief, True Tales of Lust and Love and Comedy Film Nerds Guide to the Movies.

Her incredibly funny and relatable comedy album Laura House: Mouth Punch is available on all platforms. She performs and produces a comedy show and has recently launched a new podcast called How to Hate Yourself that takes a look at the inner voice of self-sabotage. Laura breaks down how hard it can be to get things done even when you are a successful self-starter - who can relate?

A generous soul, Laura teaches meditation utilizing comedy to demystify a super easy, practical practice. She treats us to a lesson at the end of the show. In addition to comedy club stand-up, she also performs nationally at recovery events including the NA World Convention.

Special Thanks to Aaron Brungardt at All Things Comedy

Music for the introduction of The Art by Mickey Caputo www.MickeyCaputo.com

The Art Episode 3 - Chris Mancini

"The most powerful art has an unbridled creativity and a focus at the same time."

Writer, comic, filmmaker, performer and podcaster, Chris Mancini joined The Art from the depths of fiber optic cable to talk about his art and experience.

Chris and his partner Graham Elwood produce the Comedy Film Nerds Podcast and he was part of the team that produced the Los Angeles Podcast Festival for 6 years.

His films include a horror feature film titled Asylum, the short film Hitclown and Ear Buds, the Podcasting Documentary. If you enjoy podcasts or heart warming stories or comedy, or any of these things, check out Ear Buds.

He is also author of the book Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked Out New Dad. And, he has a NEW graphic novel just released titled Long Ago and Far Away, with illustration by Fernando Pinto. Check it out at www.comedyfilmnerds.com

Chris talks about his first short film titled Another Blob Movie, made with David Schmidt and friends at age 13. Check out this impressive stop motion animation on You Tube.

Chris also writes, performs and produces a serial podcast called Conversations from The Abyss.

While it would seem that Chris is the voice of reason on a project, when it comes to art and life he's often the creative voice saying: "you know what would be great…lets go for it!"

Music for The Art Podcast introduction by Mickey Caputo WWW.MICKEYCAPUTO.COM

Come to the Beach.

Graham Elwood - comic, filmmaker, writer, producer and podcaster, meets up on a sunny day in Santa Monica, California.

Relax and enjoy the sounds of the ocean breeze, planes flying over, people passing by and the snap of a skate board, or two.

We talk about his work with partner Chris Mancini on Comedy Film Nerds, Ear Buds: The Podcasting Documentary, and making independent films.

If you are a fan of the LA Podcast Festival, aka LAPodFest, listen up. Graham opens up about the highs and lows of producing the festival, the drive to be true to the fans and the guests, and what the future may hold.

We talk about the documentary Laffghanistan and Graham's seven comedy tours in the middle east performing for active duty military stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait; and, the legacy of comic Scott Kennedy.

We wrap up with the Political Vigilante podcast and YouTube Channel. Graham's art shows up in the expression of his visceral feelings about US policy decisions at home and around the world.

"The deeper the darkness the higher the freedom you get when you deal with it and let it go."

www.GrahamElwood.com

Laffghanistan and Ear Buds distributed by Comedy Dynamics www.comedydynamics.com

Additional References:

Chris Mancini Hello Junkie Kimberly Browning

Cram - gameshow Mike Burton Scott Kennedy

Dave Anthony The Dollop Todd Glass

C.J. Johnson Tina Imahara Wil Anderson

Sklar Brothers Aisha Tyler Tabitha Bohannan

Andy Wood Tim Bennett Sara Abdullah

Carla Ortiz Matt Belknap Never Not Funny

The Jimmy Dore Show The Sane Progressive

Music for the Introduction to The Art Podcast is by the artist Mickey Caputo

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Episode #1 features podcaster Cheryl Jones of the Movies Made Me Podcast, recorded live at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles, California where Cheryl and I attended a live recording of the Comedy Film Nerds podcast.

In this on-the-go episode Cheryl talks about her experiences as an independent podcaster including: Interviewing actor Clancy Brown; getting real with Brock Powell; a friendship with podcasters Phil Vecchio and Brendan Creecy that started in the Podcast Lab at the Los Angeles Podcast Festival; the Podcast Advocates Panel at Comic-Con International San Diego and her Movies Made Me interviews in Artist's Alley; working with the wonderful surf therapy organization - A Walk On Water with Jeff "Swampy" Marsh of Surfer Jack Productions, comic and podcaster Murray Valeriano, Graham Elwood and more.

Thank you Cheryl for a great conversation!

Music for the Introduction to The Art Podcast is by the artist Mickey Caputo

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