Abstract Essence Michael Pearson

This week we're visited by Spoonuel (Sam Poon): an actor, singer, dancer, producer, and audio engineer. He's performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, at Carnegie Hall, other productions across the country, and feature film and television. Lately, however, Spoon has shifted his main focus from acting to music and is currently a student at the Berklee College of Music. Some of the key talking points of our conversation are exploring different styles through collaboration, the reason behind pseudonyms, the difference between art and content creation, and nepotism and mediocrity within mainstream media. Although Spoon is fairly young there's a lot to learn from him - I hope you enjoy the episode!

This week we have Brian Walker, a touring musician (A Day Without Love), documentarian (Safe X Sound), and podcaster (Dreams Not Memes). In our conversation we talked about tips and tricks for touring musicians, the evolution of DIY culture over time, and connecting communities across the country. Brian defines art as an expressive, meaningful and (usually) consumable extension of human experience. This was a great, insightful conversation - I hope you get as much out of it as I did!

This week we're joined by Natasha Guy, a multi-disciplinary artist who recently moved from Philadelphia to Paris. Although she specializes in collage, photography, and film Natasha has also worked a few different jobs in the fine arts industry. Listen to our conversation to hear about life as an artist abroad, building a professional network, and determining your own self-worth.

For our second episode we're joined by Nick Papa, co-founder of Philadelphia's leading musician creative support team: Upandovr. Although he isn't too much of an artist himself his projects are driven by a deep-seated belief that, when it comes to art, you have to try to give as much as you take. In this episode we talk about project ideation, work-life balance, and staying flexible to overcome challenges and drive your mission forward.

Do you see art as an object... something tangible? Music producer and audio engineer Matias Van Order Gonzalez from Cart Music would beg to differ. In this episode we talk about the leap to full time entrepreneurship, recording engineer tips, the role of a producer in a project, and why art is defined by the eye and ear of the beholder.