The Spark & The Art

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/95 – Alexis is a writer specializing in advertising and has been working towards that goal since she was a kid. She tells the story of how she was inspired by some TV shows like Who’s The Boss as a kid.

**- Links for this episode -**

Alexis - http://www.alexisbronstorph.com/

Kraft - http://www.alexisbronstorph.com/#/kraftpeanutbutter/

Mio - http://www.alexisbronstorph.com/#/mio/

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/94 – Sometimes we finish something and it’s the greatest thing in the world. We’re a genius and can’t believe people aren’t writing epic tales about our talents. Only to come back to it and wonder why we even bothered finishing in the first place. Sometimes we finish something and trash it right away because it just isn’t right. Sometimes we can tell something’s not right and simply move on. The point is that you can always find something wrong with a piece of work you’ve done.

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/93 – Kelsey has always been interested in advertising but went to school for architecture and interior design. He tells about first using photoshop to create ads for fun and how he got an agency job based on a spec portfolio even though he had no training or real experience. And is now Creative Director working with brands like Kraft and Tim Horton's.

**- Links for this episode -**

Sid Lee - http://sidlee.com/en/Cities/Toronto

Aaron Draplin interview - http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/80

Taxi - http://www.taxi.ca/

NAIT - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology - http://www.nait.ca/

Telus - http://www.telus.com/en/ab/index.jsp

Anvil awards - http://www.adrodeo.com/

MacLaren McCann - http://www.maclaren.com/

WestJet - http://www.westjet.com/

Douwe Egberts - http://www.decoffeecompany.com/

Geico Unskippable Ads - http://www.martinagency.com/work/unskippable

Stefan Sagmeister interview - http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/24

You Are Not A Storyteller - https://vimeo.com/98368484

Kraft Teddy Bear Commercial - http://www.alexisbronstorph.com/#/kraftpeanutbutter/

Sia - Chandelier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vjPBrBU-TM

Banksy’s Dismaland - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismaland

Banksy’s Dismaland - pictures - http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/08/dismaland/

Tim’s Next Door Ad - http://www.alexisbronstorph.com/#/timhortons/

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/92 – This week is different because I’m going to share some of what I do with my creativity. It’s a story I wrote based on a song I wrote called 'When It Was A Love Song'.

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/91 – Creating your own problems has sort of a negative connotation to it. “I can’t really feel sorry for that person because they’ve created those problems for themselves.” That’s the drama queen sort of mentality. Drama isn’t the kind of problem I’m talking about. I’m talking about challenges to figure out and questions to be answered. I’m talking about figuring out what you can’t do and wondering how you can.

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/90 – Chelsea is a User Experience Designer at Amazon and leads a team of designers working on the comments and other user engagement tools of the site. But she’s also a co-founder of a fashion and technology group where fashion designers and technologists collaborate.

**- Links for this episode -**

Amazon - https://www.amazon.ca/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=390961&linkCode=ur2&tag=spynoh-20

Poynt - http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/sprylogics-poynt-search-now-available-in-kik-app-515802171.html

BeauCoo - http://mashable.com/2013/09/03/beaucoo/#uD0rpA_UsPqr

Make Fasion - http://www.makefashion.ca/

EndevorArts Calgary/Archeloft http://www.endeavorarts.com/

MakerFaire - http://makerfaire.com/

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/89 – Dreams are hard. Work is hard. Finding a path is hard. But what I love about the first lines of the song Give Up On Your Dreams by Seth Timbs are that just because you ‘give up’ doesn’t mean you stop. Maybe it just changes a little. Maybe you just pack’em up and get a new set.

**- Links for this episode -**

Seth Timbs - http://sethtimbs.bandcamp.com/

Oh, The places you will go - http://www.amazon.ca/Oh-The-Places-Youll-Go/dp/0679805273

Instagram’s Pivot - http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/08/instagram-a-pivotal-pivot/

Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

The Vomit Comet - http://www.livescience.com/29182-what-is-the-vomit-comet.html

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/88 – Adam Dreece is an indie author who is building a following for his The Yellow Hoods series of books which currently number 5 soon to be six. Previous to being an author Adam worked in high in the ranks of corporate IT as a software architect. The way Adam describes the transition from corporate IT to independent publishing is the universe just kept giving him larger and larger nudges until he couldn’t ignore them any more. So less than two years ago he started writing his book series. Yep two years 4 novels with another on the way.

**- Links for this episode -**

Adam Dreece - http://adamdreece.com/

Adam Dreece Twitter - https://twitter.com/adamdreece

C4 Winnipeg - http://www.c4winnipeg.com/

Imaginative Fiction Writers Association - http://ifwa.ca/

Calgary Expo - http://www.calgaryexpo.com/

Phil Donahue - http://www.biography.com/people/phil-donahue-9542194

Dad Was Right (Blog Post) - http://adamdreece.com/2014/10/29/dad-right/

When the walls fell - https://youtu.be/3-wzr74d7TI?t=42s

ADZO Publishing - http://adzopublishing.com/

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/87 - Where To Start - Choosing a direction and prioritizing what needs to be done. This week's topic once again comes from the anonymous 1-question survey that pops up on TheSparkAndTheArt.com. The comment comes from someone in Canada and says "When pursuing a career in music sometimes knowing where to begin is tricky.”

**- Links for this episode -**

How Do You Start Something - http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/1

Jellyfish - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQTj_2mMfSA

Lady GaGa - http://www.ladygaga.com/

Coldplay - http://coldplay.com/

The Dave Matthews Band - http://davematthewsband.com/

Skrillex - http://skrillex.com/

Steve Aoki - http://www.steveaoki.com/

Roger Manning - http://www.rogerjosephmanningjr.com/

Chris Manning - http://salamandersound.com/

Andy Sturmer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Sturmer

Andy Sturmer - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1543833/

Maxime Goulet interview - http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/56

Deanne Matley interview - http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/86

David Andrew Weibe interview - http://www.TheSparkAndTheArt.com/16

David Andrew Weibe book - http://dawcast.com/the-new-music-industry-adapting-growing-and-thriving-in-the-information-age/

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/86 –   Deanne Matley has been singing since high school when she joined the jazz choir but didn’t pursue a professional career in music until more than 10 years later.

**- Links for this episode -**

Deanne Matley - http://www.deannematley.com/

Deanne Twitter - https://twitter.com/deannematley

All My Life - Kci & JoJo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXvMT_mVbqw

Like I’m Going To Lose You - Meghan Trainor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-MBfn8XjIU&list=RD2-MBfn8XjIU

The Prayer Celine Dion and Andrea Boccelli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK5VulNn3so

Liza Minnelli - Liza with a ‘Z’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW1WG3wrMZw

A Russian Lullaby - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMA_q1YRKVc

Fast Forward Magazine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Forward_Weekly

Alberta Theatre Projects - http://atplive.com

V. C. Andrews - http://www.completevca.com

Mount Royal University - http://mtroyal.ca

The Artist’s Way - http://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/

The Freedom Journal - http://www.eofire.com/tfjoptin/

Tanya Ryan - http://www.tanyaryan.ca

Tanya Ryan Interview - http://thesparkandtheart.com/64