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Ever see someone who has paint on their pants, tattoo sleeves, an asymmetrical haircut, and someone exclaims that guy/girl must be an artist? These are not the creatives I seek out to interview. There’s a romantic notion that artists need to be eccentric, but the real oddities usually happen behind closed doors. Explore the unconventional in the creative process through interviews with artists, and other creative types with host and artist Jeffrey Morabito.
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Already a pioneer in the 80's East Village art scene in NYC, Artist Judy Glantzman recently moved to Chatham New York to focus on her work. Judy discusses what it means to take on a character in art, the artifice of it, and how the "Pure Theatre" of painting gives you freedom. See www.instagram.com/i_know_strange_people/ for images and comments.…
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Painter Rodney Dickson comes from humble beginnings in a small town in Northern Ireland. Being an artist has led him many places around the world but has predominantly lived in NYC since the 90's. A student of Mike Knowles who himself is a student of Frank Auerbach (all three still correspond), Rodney is part of a lineage of thick impasto painters …
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Cordy Ryman thinks it's semantics whether or not he is a painter or sculptor. Having grown up in a family of artists, he knew early on that putting art on a pedestal becomes a barrier. Seeing the built-in paradoxes of the art world led Cordy to start Art Cake, a studio residency program and project space in Brooklyn, New York. See www.instagram.com…
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Painter John Rogers, better known as Ghoulorama on instagram has been told he's smarter than he looks. Drawing from working in a bank that was robbed, living in "Killa-delphia" and of course watching cars on fire, a deeper sense of how humor is a coping mechanism is conveyed, even when the viewer doesn't always get the joke. See www.instagram.com/i…
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Bill Scott was never looking to be an artist, it was like many other things - just in front of him. Following what was in front of him took him after art school to Paris where he had a chance encounter with Joan Mitchell that became a fruitful but complicated relationship. Bill’s paintings are like himself: they are meant to be seen from a distance…
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Maria Yolanda Liebana has a free flowing conversation on her many interests ranging from Anime, 80's pop culture, her Catholic school upbringing, and her hometown of Paterson NJ. Her idiosyncratic style is a result of these ingredients and her perspective of the world today as a Latinx Multidisciplinary Artist. See www.instagram.com/i_know_strange_…
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Celeste Morton shares how she gets to try on an identity through painting Cowgirls. Having started as a film theory major in school, we discussed how other films, particularly Westerns, influenced her work. See www.instagram.com/i_know_strange_people/ for images and comments.על ידי Jeffrey Morabito
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Painter and Pasadena native Justin Duffus reveals his journey from living coast to coast and what led him be free in his life and painting by turning the camera around onto himself. See www.instagram.com/i_know_strange_people/ for images and comments.על ידי Jeffrey Morabito
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Bronx New York native Eric Holzman started out in a rock band but eventually went to art school. After having the profound experience of seeing a Piero della Francesca painting, his path was set. Life, painting, The Beatles, abstraction, and the dignity in art are some of the topics discussed. See www.instagram.com/i_know_strange_people/ for images…
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Marybeth Chew takes a deep dive into the main source of her paintings; film stills from horror films. This process deals with much more than just paintings and films, but a greater transformation of how we identify ourselves through movies in today's image-conscious society. See www.instagram.com/i_know_strange_people/ for images and comments.…
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For Homer Shew, the art department was where he found his community in boarding school. This continued in college to the extent he had to move back in NY to be with his community. After being moved to make a painting of chef in an alleyway in Chinatown, Homer began his series of portraits of Chinese-Americans. See www.instagram.com/i_know_strange_p…
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For abstract painter Hollis Heichemer, going with the flow works well for her. We talk about the many jobs we've had, watching nature change, our love for Haruki Murakami and getting rid of that noise so that you can go down deeper into your creativity. See www.instagram.com/i_know_strange_people/ for images and comments.…
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Artist and Filmmaker David Scott Kessler reveals his long journey in completing his documentary “The Pine Barrens”. David takes cues from originally being a painter on how to work the camera, while challenging his preconceived ideas about the people and place that inhabit this film. See www.instagram.com/i_know_strange_people/ for images and commen…
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Ashley didn't fit in with the cool kids in the Art Department, so she studied Greek and Latin instead, inadvertently learning what was really important for her paintings. Cool kids, bad paintings, the music scene in Athens Georgia, weaving in the Odyssey, and Mac'n Cheese are some of the topics that are discussed. See www.instagram.com/i_know_stran…
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Mary DeVincentis discusses the multiple sources for her rich imagery and narrative in her painting. Having Aphantasia, the inability to visualize mental images, sources such as spoken word and song lyrics provides a pathway to her inner world. See www.instagram.com/i_know_strange_people/ for images and comments.…
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A Memphis Tennessee native, Paul Behnke's art has brought him many places. Currently based in Taos, New Mexico, he was a part of the Bushwick art scene for some years when he co-ran the gallery, Stout Projects. Along with his paintings we get to talk about movies, Star Trek, pop culture, pandemic life, and his new project, Monklike Habits. See www.…
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Painter Clintel Steed talks about his latest exhibition, "Behind the Hood". In this interview, the hood is not just the last stop on the subway, but it also refers to hood worn by the Ku Klux Klan. It was a popular trope for Philip Guston to paint as a challenge to white supremacy. When it was recently announced that Guston's retrospective at the N…
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Although he’s known for his work with jazz saxophonist Steve Coleman, multi-instrumentalist Sean Rickman has played with guitarist Sean Lane, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dapp Theory, and has his own solo project entitled, The Rick. We’ll touch and his early influences, how Jeff Porcaro’s Rosanna groove and some good advice …
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Today we’re talking to Melvin Baldwin, drummer for Justin Bieber, New Edition, Bell Biv DeVoe, and many more. He’ll discuss what steps he took to rise from playing in local clubs to being one of the most visible drummers on the planet. If you’re serious about your career and want the reputation of being ‘the professional that everyone can count on’…
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Nate Morton has been a mainstay of primetime television since 2006 and will continue to do so as NBC's The Voice enters it's seventh season on September 22nd. In this interview, he explains why began drumming, how Gerry Brown and Omar Hakim influenced his style, BBC's 'Rock School', advice from Vinnie Colaiuta, why quick notation is important, and …
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Charlie Daniels Band drummer Pat McDonald is a veteran of the music scene in Nashville. In this episode, he talks about when he was the new guy in town, the do’s and don’ts of the road, and how he overcame an enormous physical obstacle that could have ended his career.
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Robert "Sput" Searight already had a full career as a professional musical before joining Snarky Puppy by playing with Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, and Celine Dion. The Grammy Award winning drummer talks about how he transitioned from keyboardist to drummer while sidestepping a lot of pitfalls that can wreck a musician's path. He speaks about not only …
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Mike Reid has made a name for himself as a drummer who plays exactly what the music needs. Not only does he cover how he found himself performing with Demi Lovato, Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams & N.E.R.D., Jill Scott, & Justin Timberlake, but how these amazing opportunities almost didn't happen.Not only is he making a name for himself as a successful dr…
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Sheel gives us an up close and personal look into the world of Bad Rabbits. You'll hear about working with famed producer Teddy Riley, how the internet has actually helped them, and navigating the dangerous waters of the music industry. He's also touches on his choice of gear, overcoming serious back problems, and why using Tommy Lee's 30" bass dru…
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The American Dream. That's how drummer Sheel describes his band, Bad Rabbits. They've made a lot of waves since the release of their debut album, American Love, and plan to make more with their hectic 2014 schedule. We talk about honing his craft in The Eclectic Collective, playing with rapper Slick Rick, and the sonic evolution of Bad Rabbits. A m…
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P.O.D. is still one of the hardest working bands around... period. We revisit the early days, having a major release on 9/11, inside the studio, and to their latest release Murdered Love. Wuv has a unique approach to the instrument and he goes into great detail how it has changed over the years. P.O.D. has worked with everyone from Carlos Santana, …
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