CREWcasts

Skdiv.Studios

CREWcasts is a streaming, creator and artist podcast from Sydney, hosted by Divyansh Shekhar (Div) and produced at SKDIV Studios. Every episode is a relaxed hour with the streamers, cosplayers, esports talent, artists and content creators shaping the Australian scene: how they built their thing, what it costs, and where it's all heading. Real stories, no drama, from the people your feed already follows. New episodes with new guests from the CREW community. Follow @crewcasts on Instagram and TikTok. Get in touch: crewcasts@skdiv.com Hosted on Flightcast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. Oct 22

    Mika Rose: 225 Weeks of Writing Songs Live

    Every Tuesday for over four years, Mika Rose has written songs live on stream, with her chat throwing in words and ideas. She joins Div from Stockholm to talk about creating in front of an audience and what live streaming gave her as a songwriter. Mika is a dark pop artist and music live streamer based in Stockholm. In this episode: writing with her community week after week, why Sweden keeps producing pop hits, and finishing her first album. Find Mika Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikarosemusic/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/mikarosemusic Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5BGZsqtGzHdFyXvitfK7TI Website: https://www.mikaroseofficial.com CREWcasts Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033VW8uMzevcsKbUVL1cB8 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/id6794767948 Instagram: https://instagram.com/crewcasts TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@crewcasts Everything: https://linktr.ee/CREWcasts Studio gear: https://razer.a9yw.net/crewcasts (affiliate link) Some links above are affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Hosted by Div. Produced by SKDIV.Studios #CREWcasts #MikaRose #DarkPop #Songwriting #MusicStreamer Follow CREWcasts on Instagram and TikTok @crewcasts. Get in touch: crewcasts@skdiv.com CREWcasts is a streaming, creator and artist podcast from Sydney, produced by SKDIV Industries, a Sydney based software and studio company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Mika Rose: 225 Weeks of Writing Songs Live
  2. Oct 9

    Mop Garden: 12 Years on Twitch, From Toronto to Melbourne

    Variety streamer Mop Garden moved from Toronto to Melbourne and built a Twitch community that looks after each other. She talks with Div about streaming to 200 people and still feeling alone, hate raids and burnout, why she never settled into one game, and how a fitness habit changed the way she shows up on stream. Also on the table: Rainbow Six Siege, Final Fantasy XVI, Subnautica, Donkey Kong 64, scuba diving, Aussie spiders, and the great corn in chili debate. (00:00) Welcome and the move down under (02:56) Canada Day streams and Donkey Kong 64 (05:58) Why she interviewed other creators (06:42) Hate raids, burnout and streaming alone (10:52) Why variety streaming works for her (13:07) What happens during a stream (15:06) Games: R.E.P.O., Final Fantasy, Siege (17:03) Her chat and community (21:02) The fitness girlie era (25:25) Scuba diving and Aussie spiders (27:22) Mop on stream vs off stream (31:16) A community across time zones (36:08) How she started on Twitch (39:51) Advice for new creators (41:26) Rapid fire round (44:22) Scariest game and the bunnies (47:56) Hot takes: corn in chili (49:17) What's next for Mop (50:17) Where to find Mop Follow Mop Garden: https://instagram.com/mopgarden CREWcasts, a streaming, creator and artist podcast made in Sydney. https://linktr.ee/CREWcasts Follow CREWcasts on Instagram and TikTok @crewcasts. Get in touch: crewcasts@skdiv.com CREWcasts is a streaming, creator and artist podcast from Sydney, produced by SKDIV Industries, a Sydney based software and studio company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Mop Garden: 12 Years on Twitch, From Toronto to Melbourne
  3. Sep 8

    Cinohrui: The Craft Behind Aussie Cosplay

    Award-winning Sydney cosplayer Cinohrui (@cinohrui) joins Div in the CREWcasts studio dressed as Sciel from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, hand-built scythe included. Cinohrui has been cosplaying in Australia since her first SMASH! in 2008 and now judges the competitions she used to enter. In this episode: how a build goes from 500 screenshots to a Gantt chart, why Australian cosplayers are the scrappiest in the world, the Zhuque Mercy and Kubo builds she is proudest of, the Alhaitham that never got finished, what judging taught her about her own craft, foam work versus sewing versus makeup, what a costume really costs, the dream armour build, a Bombo Quarry shoot she will not forget, her cat Toffee's contribution to every costume, comfort games, and practical advice for anyone starting cosplay for the first time: just do it. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:41 Today's cosplay: Sciel from Expedition 33 01:15 How it started: SMASH! 2008 02:23 Japan, and keeping cosplay a hobby 04:09 From design to build: research, materials, Gantt charts 06:34 Influences and top three cosplayers 09:37 The Australian cosplay scene 12:44 Favourite builds and the hardest ones 17:12 The mirror moment, and why Mercy matters 19:59 Good cosplay, great cosplay, and judging 24:22 Foam, sewing, makeup, budgets and dream builds 28:56 Best and worst memories, advice for beginners 33:19 Toffee, three loves and three gripes 38:22 Comfort games 39:12 Assassin's Creed and what's next 41:19 Outro Follow Cinohrui: instagram.com/cinohrui Follow CREWcasts: instagram.com/crewcasts and tiktok.com/@crewcasts Get in touch: crewcasts@skdiv.com CREWcasts is a streaming, creator and artist podcast from Sydney, produced by Skdiv.Studios, a Syd & Hyd based software and studio company. Follow CREWcasts on Instagram and TikTok @crewcasts. Get in touch: crewcasts@skdiv.com CREWcasts is a streaming, creator and artist podcast from Sydney, produced by SKDIV Industries, a Sydney based software and studio company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Cinohrui: The Craft Behind Aussie Cosplay

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CREWcasts is a streaming, creator and artist podcast from Sydney, hosted by Divyansh Shekhar (Div) and produced at SKDIV Studios. Every episode is a relaxed hour with the streamers, cosplayers, esports talent, artists and content creators shaping the Australian scene: how they built their thing, what it costs, and where it's all heading. Real stories, no drama, from the people your feed already follows. New episodes with new guests from the CREW community. Follow @crewcasts on Instagram and TikTok. Get in touch: crewcasts@skdiv.com Hosted on Flightcast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.