Today back in the Studio we have Mike Lean. His creative mind is not just bound to pen and paper art but music as well. Talking on how to draw inspiration from music into his art and on the difference between an artist and musician.

Come talk to us!

Mike Lean https://www.instagram.com/sidewalksurfer66/

Armando https://www.instagram.com/armandohere/

Benjamin https://www.instagram.com/benheredia/

Music used in this episode *WE DO NOT OWN ANY MUSIC USED IN THIS EPISODE*

Peter Gabriel-Sledgehammer

Childish Gambino- This is America/Feels like Summer

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones-Someday I Suppose

Pierce The Veil-King For A Day

Bring me the Horizon- Drown

A Day To Remember- All I Want

Limp Bizkit-Break Stuff

George Harrison-Behind That Locked Door

Rage Against the Machine-Down Rodeo

Korn-Rotting in Vain

Disturbed-The Sound of Silence

John Mellencamp- John and Diane

Louis Armstrong- What a Wonderful World

The O.C. Supertones-On the Downbeat/Warmth of the Sun

Johnny Cash-Hurt

Catch 22-9mm and a Three Piece Suit

Devo-Satisfaction

Maggie Rogers-Alaska

Reel Big Fish-Sell out

Bo Diddley-Bo Diddley

Less than Jake-The Science of Selling Yourself Short

The Aquabats-Super Rad

Tame Impala-Let it Happen

My Chemical Romance-Teenagers

Streetlight Manifesto-The Three of Us

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Top Floor Studios is the official Loft podcast. Produced and edited by Keydent.

Today, Mike Lean, known as Sidewalksurfer66 on Instagram, comes to the studio to talk about traditional art. Mike is a multi-disciplined artist and great friend of the studio. His work and insight into the art world has transformed how art is perceived at The Loft.

Find him here:

https://www.instagram.com/sidewalksurfer66/

Art we talked about:

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573

Artist we talked about:

Aaron https://www.instagram.com/shirtsucker/

Come talk to us on Discord:

Keydent#4077

Support us:

www.gofundme.com/theloftfinearts

www.patreon.com/TheLoftArts

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We appreciate all donations and would love if you became a monthly subscriber! Thanks for all you do for the art and music world by listening to this podcast and we can't wait to see you next time! So long!

Top Floor Studios is the official Loft podcast. Produced and edited by Keydent.

Today the Resident's go to the ground floor to have a conversation about genre bending in music.

Come talk to us:

Nathan: https://www.instagram.com/nathaniel_heredia/?hl=en

The Loft Team: https://www.instagram.com/loft.az/?hl=en

Alexis: https://www.instagram.com/villalobos_198/?hl=en

Benjamin: Keydent#4077 on Discord

Albums and songs referenced:

https://youtu.be/cnofec90qpQ Boy in the bubble Alec Benjamin

https://youtu.be/NI6aOFI7hms Lovefool The Cardigans

https://youtu.be/qdDVtFvJwUc Love Me Justin Beiber

Graduation Kanye West

808 and Heartbreaks Kanye West

The Incredible True Story Logic

Websites where we got cool information

hiphopgoldenage.com

We have a super long list of artist that wont fit in this box so go to our website for the complete list and links to their music!

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https://www.gofundme.com/theloftfinearts

https://www.patreon.com/TheLoftArts

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We appreciate all donations and would love if you became a monthly subscriber! Thanks for all you do for the art and music world by listening to this podcast and we can't wait to see you next time! So long!

Top Floor Studios is the official Loft podcast. Produced and edited by Keydent.

Today on the podcast, we leave the top floor. Host Benjamin, joined by resident's Christian and Nathan, go into the downstairs cafe to have a conversation about visual arts.

Artist we talked about:

www.instagram.com/shirtsucker/ Aaron

www.instagram.com/liviluart/ Livi

www.instagram.com/myinkflow/ Milenko

https://www.instagram.com/loft.az/ LoftTeam

https://www.instagram.com/nathaniel_heredia/ Nathan

Discord: keydent#4077 Benjamin

Art we mentioned:

www.instagram.com/p/BmY8ErKnFb5/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

How to get into less traditional art:

www.nyfa.edu

Learn about Dubia's idea:

https://inhabitat.com/ziggurat-dubai-carbon-neutral-pyramid-will-house-1-million/

We appreciate all donations and would love if you became a monthly subscriber! Thanks for all you do for the art and music world by listening to this podcast and we can't wait to see you next time! So long!

Top Floor Studios is the official Loft podcast. Produced and edited by Keydent.

Today at Top Floor Studios we have, The Loft founder and creator, Nathaniel Heredia. Known as Internal Voices on media platforms, he has performed many shows and released multiple EP's and albums through his soundcloud and bandcamp. The conversation today revolves around recording and getting started with releasing music.

Find him here:

www.instagram.com/nathaniel_heredia/

Artist we talked about:

Jenny Owen Youngs, www.jennyowenyoungs.com

Jon Forman, www.jonforeman.com

Jack White, www.jackwhiteiii.com

Kanye West, www.kanyewest.com

The Value of Music video we mentioned:

https://youtu.be/A1-5-K6onXo

Video by Adam Neely

We appreciate all donations and would love if you became a monthly subscriber! Thanks for all you do for the art and music world by listening to this podcast and we can't wait to see you next time! So long!

Top Floor Studios is the official Loft podcast. Produced and edit by Keydent. 2018.

This episode we have Aaron, known as Shirtsucker (https://www.instagram.com/shirtsucker/) on Instagram, with us. We talk about his journey into the art world, as well as how to deal with burnout. Make sure to check out all the links and Instagram profiles below!

People we talked about:

Mike Lean, @sidewalksuffer66 https://www.instagram.com/sidewalksurfer66/

Livia, @liviluart https://www.instagram.com/liviluart/

Art Pieces talked about:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmY8ErKnFb5/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

1st by https://www.instagram.com/meanwag/

2nd by https://www.instagram.com/veronica.png/

3rd place by https://www.instagram.com/daddy17toast/

We appreciate all donations and would love if you became a monthly subscriber! Thanks for all you do for the art and music world by listening to this podcast and we can't wait to see you next time! So long!

Top Floor Studios is the official Loft podcast. Produced and edited by Keydent. 2018.

Hello! This is a preview for the loft podcast. Recorded with amazing artist Karen also known as Kitsune. We sit down and have a great conversation about the world of music and rap. Her incite as a female artist who is not afraid to chase her dreams inspires many loft members including host Benjamin and resident Christian as they learn more about growing in the world of music.

NOTE: SOME IMAGES MAYBE UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 16 VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

Top Floor Studios is the official podcast of The Loft.

Produced and edited by Keydent. 2018

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This episode the residents sit down with, good friend and creator, Aaron. Known as shirtsucker on Instagram, he has published surreal art and has been a juror at The Loft art show. Talking about inspiration, meaning in art, and how to deal with burnout, Aaron gives advice to veteran and aspiring artist alike to reach their full potential.

People who were mentioned on the podcast:

Mike Lean @sidewalksufer66 on Instagram

Livy @liviluart on Instagram

Pieces of art talked about on the show:

Rick! by shirtsucker

Dinosaurs! by shirtsucker

Falling by daddy17toast

Sunnyday by veronica.png on Instagram

Backwards isn't always bad by meanwag on Instagram

Thanks for reading this far! Have a great week. See ya!

Intro and Outro: Without You, Internal Voices. Used with permission.

internalvoice.bandcamp.com/track/without-you

Top Floor Studios is the official podcast of The Loft. Produced and edited by Keydent. 2018

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