Making It

Mirabelle Jien

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Making It is a podcast that brings creatives together to chat about creativity, entrepreneurship, and mental health. Created and hosted by musician, photographer, and videographer, Mirabelle Jien.

2023-07-31

Ep. 28 Henri Bardot - Blending Technical and Creative Work as a Sound Engineer and Artist

Follow Henri Bardot Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henribardot/ Website: https://www.henribardot.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@HenriBardot Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/789NwFfUgZwT6Lc256SYjc?si=U2WTXE8JQA2ItNVxuMBZQw Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/henri-bardot Follow Perlo Music Website: https://www.perlomusic.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perlomusic/ Follow People I Like Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyitspeopleilike/ Follow Making It https://beacons.ai/makingit Follow Mirabelle Jien https://beacons.ai/mirabellejien ____________________________________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:24 - How did you get started 3:24 - Internship at a recording studio 4:38 - Music school 6:46 - Moving across the country 9:00 - Favourite thing about Michigan 12:53 - Patreon Q: What is a hidden gem in the PNW 16:21 - How do you make sure you're capturing the artist's vision/sound 20:21 - Gear tips for beginners 22:49 - Buying Second-Hand gear 27:47 - Working on audiobooks 31:23 - Home studio 33:48 - Home renovations 38:53 - Patreon Q: How many times did you eletrocute yourself during Mree's stream the other day 43:01 - Have you found your sound 45:11 - Musical inspiration 53:49 - Co-writing 57:11 - Writing for Perlo 1:02:43 - How do you balance working on so many projects 1:03:17 - Patreon Q: Do you ever find yourself too deep in the pursuit of perfection? How do you keep yourself grounded 1:08:22 - Patreon Q: Who or what has helped you persevere and not quit 1:13:43 - Patreon Q: What do you do to keep yourself motivated and interested in your work 1:14:36 - Patreon Q: What's one of the most challenging things you've faced in creativty and how did you overcome it 1:15:40 - Work life balance 1:16:37 - Patreon Q: Who's your favourite NBA player 1:17:49 - Patreon Q: Any interesting inspirations or stories behind some of your songs 1:19:24 - What does making it mean to you 1:19:55 - Social links
2023-07-18

Ep. 27 Hamish Thomson - Channeling Love and Loss into Music for Chesapeake Shores

Follow Hamish Thomson Website: https://www.hamishthomson.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamish_thomson_music/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7705844/ Follow Making It: https://beacons.ai/makingit Follow Mirabelle Jien https://beacons.ai/mirabellejien
2023-07-10

Ep. 26 Stephen Letnes - Navigating Hollywood as a Blind Composer

Follow Stephen Letnes: Website: https://stephenletnes.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StephenLetnes Able Artist: https://ableartist.org/ 1 IN 4 Coalition: https://www.1in4coalition.org/ RAMPD: https://rampd.org/ Follow Making It: https://beacons.ai/makingit Follow Mirabelle Jien https://beacons.ai/mirabellejien _________________________________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:38 - Meeting at VIFF 7:28 - Journey as a blind composer 18:34 - Pressure of representing the disabled community 34:14 - Networking 38:11 - Working in DAWs 46:10 - How do you decide what projects are worth doing 49:59 - Deciding how much to charge -- *call cut out so there's a random subject change here* -- 54:44 - Custom PC build 59:37 - Able Artist Foundation - how to join 1:03:24 - How to get partnerships 1:06:51 - Fear of rejection 1:18:11 - Patreon Q - Phoung: How do you feel about the way your creativity is being experienced by others? How do you react to criticism or praise? 1:27:28 - Imposter syndrome 1:32:26 - Patreon Q - Chris: You’ve scored for a wide variety of films ranging from shorts to documentaries to feature films - what are some of the different creative challenges you’ve faced when it comes to composing for those different types of projects? 1:36:44 - Patreon Q - Chris: Who or what are your key inspirations? 1:38:53 - What does making it mean to you? 1:47:11 - Social links
2023-07-03

Ep. 25 Cody Wanner - Being a Full Time YouTuber with ADHD, #nosmallcreator

Follow Cody: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@RCodyWanner Twitter - https://twitter.com/codywanner Website - https://www.codywanner.com/ #nosmallcreator - https://www.facebook.com/groups/nosmallcreator Follow Making It: https://beacons.ai/makingit Follow Mirabelle Jien https://beacons.ai/mirabellejien ___________________________________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:37 - How'd you get started 4:36 - Content shifts 6:32 - Getting started in vlogging 7:56 - Why keep going 10:56 - Cold plunges/Persistence 13:49 - Production company 14:31 - YouTube consulting 16:41 - How working for a company influenced the videos 19:30 - #nosmallcreator 21:42 - Patreon Q: how different is communication today vs 10 years ago 24:23 - Do you try to visualize your audience 27:02 - Patreon Q: When did you find out about your ADHD and how did your family/friends react to it? 31:07 - Who are we going to let affect our opinion 32:29 - Patreon Q: What helped you the most of learning to deal with ADHD? 36:38 - ADHD misconceptions 41:17 - Hyperfocus 46:23 - How do you rest 49:18 - Are collabs easy or hard to do in Pennsylvania 51:16 - Posting schedule 53:24 - Almost stopping right before a huge spike 57:24 - Patreon Q: Is your education background in video? 59:10 - Thoughts on the future of youtube 1:02:04 - Do you think social media is too saturated now? 1:05:05 - Positive mindset about numbers 1:09:30 - What social media platform do you spend most of your time on? 1:11:30 - Patreon Q: Any preference working with small vs big brands? 1:12:31 - Patreon Q: Introversion/Extroversion 1:16:08 - Collab process 1:17:50 - How do you decide when to pull out your camera 1:22:36 - Patreon Q: What tools do you use to stay focused 1:24:26 - Patreon Q: Which item of gear did you purchase that wasn't really necessary? 1:25:42 - What does making it mean to you? 1:28:26 - Social links
2023-06-26

Ep. 24 Cait Nishimura - The Harmony of Nature and Music - Composing for Wind Bands and Forest Therapy

Follow @CaitNishimuraMusic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFAbBfPXSsfRtuwEUEdNodQ Website: https://caitnishimura.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/composercait Instagram (Forest Guide): https://www.instagram.com/forestguidecait/ The Band Room Podcast: https://www.bandroompod.com/social Follow @MirabelleJien https://beacons.ai/mirabellejien Follow @makingitpod https://beacons.ai/makingit ______________________________________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:29 - How we met 3:37 - Musical background 7:00 - Notating music as a kid 9:30 - Is there anyone else in your family who is musical 10:49 - What instrument did you play in band 12:59 - Composition process 17:56 - Improvisation 20:25 - Putting ideas into words 28:43 - First commission 35:34 - The decision to become an entrepreneur 38:47 - Learning music publishing 44:28 - Teaching 49:08 - Burnout 57:33 - Commission conversations 1:00:32 - How often do you create for yourself 1:02:47 - Why did you choose the banjo 1:06:59 - Travel and nature 1:14:09 - What is forest therapy 1:19:43 - How to become a forest guide 1:23:50 - Patreon Q: What's the most challenging and rewarding aspect of being a composer? 1:27:13 - Patreon Q: How has nature and being a forest guide influenced your music? 1:30:23 - Patreon Q: What piece of work are you most proud of? 1:34:23 - The Band Room Podcast 1:36:05 - Social Links
2023-06-19

Ep. 23 Sidney Diongzon - Expanding Traditional Filmmaking into YouTube

Follow @SidneyDiongzon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sidneydiongzon Website: https://www.sidneydiongzon.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidneydiongzon/ Follow @MirabelleJien https://beacons.ai/mirabellejien Follow @makingitpod https://beacons.ai/makingit _________________________________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 01:58 - Morning routine 03:54 - Clocking in and out 07:57 - Be true to yourself 09:37 - Old videos on the channel 10:48 - Family videos online 13:27 - Thoughts on second channels 16:51 - Quality of reels 18:17 - Adsense & money from YouTube 20:22 - Want to create vs Have to create (videos) 23:09 - Patreon Q: do you feel like there is restricted creative freedom when working with brands? 26:37 - Getting brand deals 30:44 - Did film school help with YouTube 35:14 - Plans after film school 38:35 - Did you want to build your own production company 40:08 - How do you know what you're doing is worth it 45:14 - Networking 47:05 - Meetups 48:05 - Planning YouTube videos 49:15 - Burnout 50:48 - Travel 53:38- Patreon Q: Has the proliferation of Instagram and TikTok changed your approach to videography and photograhy? 55:46 - Patreon Q: How have friends/family responded to your career choice? 1:00:51 - Patreon Q: What is one of the most challenging aspects of being a photographer? 1:01:57 - Patreon Q: Do you feel pressure to constantly create and put out content? 1:03:29 - When is there a drop in views 1:08:01 - What does making it mean to you 1:10:14 - Social links
2023-06-12

Ep. 22 Brian & Caleb Chan - Bringing Classical Music to Mainstream Media

Follow Brian and Caleb: Website: https://www.chansounds.com/ Caleb IG: https://www.instagram.com/calebchanmusic/ Brian IG: https://www.instagram.com/brianchanmusic Follow @MirabelleJien https://beacons.ai/mirabellejien Follow @makingitpod https://beacons.ai/makingit _________________________________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - Vancouver International Film Festival 6:34 - Childhood music education 13:32 - "Practicing" 23:44 - Career paths post grad school 26:12 - Brian's grad school transition 29:44 - Disagreements 34:17 - Introverted or Extroverted 37:20 - Co-composing process 48:56 - Patreon Q: Do you have specific tools/instruments you compose with? 57:28 - Getting out of a creative block 1:03:15 - Burnout 1:15:20 - Patreon Q: What's your favourite type of project? 1:17:11 - Panhandle TV Series 1:19:06 - Animation - Pinecone & Pony 1:24:48 - Do your kids watch the animations you compose for? 1:26:55 - MIDI vs Live Recording 1:31:26 - Patreon Q: What advice would you give someone starting out? 1:44:56 - Social links 1:45:46 - Twitch
2023-06-05

Ep. 21 Miriam Cutler - Scoring Documentaries, Co-Founder of the Alliance for Women Film Composers

The Alliance for Women Film Composers: https://theawfc.com/ Follow Miriam Cutler Website: https://miriamcutler.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2XsuhVDJpc5DXDcF75LtPH?si=rYJ1E-5RQxiLAppz4q7U3w&nd=1 Follow Mirabelle Jien https://beacons.ai/mirabellejien Follow Making It https://beacons.ai/makingit _________________________________ Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:11 - Composing for the circus 06:38 - "One Lucky Elephant" 13:55 - Singing Telegrams 21:08 - Thoughts on focusing genres 30:36 - How do you know what you do is worth it? 43:54 - What drew you into documentaries? 48:10 - Motifs 52:02 - How do you get inside the directors mind? 58:18 - Teaching 1:01:28 - Patreon Q: What do you do when you have a great idea but can't get it out? 1:02:30 - Copying other composers 1:03:44 - Patreon Q: How much of a modern movie genre's musical score might be derived from old classic? 1:13:32 - The Alliance for Women Film Composers 1:22:16 - What does making it mean to you? 1:32:03 - Social links/Outro

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Welcome to Making It! This is a podcast that brings creatives together to chat about all things creativity, entrepreneurship, and mental health. Created and hosted by musician, photographer, and videographer, Mirabelle Jien. Making ItWebsite Patreon Youtube Instagram Twitter Mirabelle JienTwitch Instagram Spotify Apple Music Youtube Twitter

Making It is a podcast that brings creatives together to chat about creativity, entrepreneurship, and mental health. Created and hosted by musician, photographer, and videographer, Mirabelle Jien.

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Mirabelle Jien
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2022 - 2023
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30
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