Harvey at the Undisclosed Location Bill Harvey

Justin Kalifowitz founder and CEO of Downtown Music Publishing talks with Bill about inspiration, creativity and community. Justin talks about his journey into the music business, how he got started, what he is thinking about right now. This episode was recorded a week before Downtown Music Holdings announced its purchase of AVL Digital. Enjoy

Eric Adams is A life-long New Yorker. He has been active in civic life for more than thirty years as police officer, community organizer, State Senator, Brooklyn Borough President and in 2022 the Mayor of NYC. In the ‘90’s while still a uniformed police officer he founded ‘One Hundred Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care." In 2019, when he was Brooklyn Borrough Persident, I spoke with him about his journey, creativity and what inspires him.

Arian Moayed is probably best known in 2020 for his portrayal of Stewie on HBO’s hit series “Succession” but in addition to acting in theater, film and television Arian has a long history of creating theater as well as teaching and mentoring young artists.

He was five when his family immigrated to the U.S fleeing war and unrest in Iran. He shares his story of dislocation, hard work, and his determination to disobey the rules and make it up as he goes. As he talks with me about the journey and his vision of creating truthful theatrial works his positive energy is palpable and contagious. Arian is a creator who stands their ground and works to make space for others to grow and shine.

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Petra Hansen is a visual artist, designer, musician, writer and podcaster who incidentally, was HUGE in Japan. Hers is a story of constant creative reinvention challenging cultural norms as she follows the muse. Her energy, creativity and intelligence defy narrow definitions. With her project The B-Sider [thebsider.com] Petra seeks to inspire and empower people to re-imagine themselves as life-long creators.

William Clark talks about his journey from from 'enjoying a fine quality of boredom' in rural Virginia, where he worked designing used car advertisements, to being a literary agent in New York.