I get funny when I get irritated or mad…

The last time I was in Los Angeles, I found myself at a local comedy show.  There were a handful of funny folks there, five or seven performers.  LeeAnn Tooker was one of them.  She made me laugh.  I wanted to learn more about how she approaches her craft, and she was kind enough to agree to talk to me for this episode. She's an actress and a writer, in addition to being a stand up comedian.  How did she get started in comedy?  How much does emotional trauma have…

Deep down, I'm a softie

Nora Rahimian is an anti-capitalist business coach and fascinating individual.  Nora is well-traveled, multilingual, thoughtful, and a strong communicator.  She was the first music manager in Liberia.  Who makes the ideal client? What did her childhood smell like?  What does it mean to be “anti-capitalist" in business?  You'll learn the answers to these questions and more from our conversation.

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It's about the right people seeing your product, it's not about the masses...

Josh grew up in Middletown, Ohio. Liv grew up in Australia.  They both live in Los Angeles now, and are both musicians and filmmakers. They are currently on the road promoting a new independent punk rock feature film called Wrong Reasons.  Josh wrote and directed the film.  Liv produced and starred in the film.  Kevin Smith is executive producer.  Cameron Mosavian composed the film's score.

Josh and Liv are on the road…

Why am I being so secretive when it's just a song?

I met Nina Nepa in Los Angeles at an open mic event.  Both of us managed to overcome our nerves from being in a room full of strangers and play our songs.  Since listening to her play that day, I've wanted to chat with her about her music for this podcast.  Well here you are, Nina is the guest on today's episode.

Nina is from Pittsburgh, currently living in Los Angeles.  She plays piano and writes songs. She describes herself as a mechanical engineer…

Let me tell you a tale of blunder, confusion, and woe. I procrastinated when it came to editing my conversation with Brenda Carsey, but it was going to get done in the early afternoon, and everything was ok.  I'd have this episode up and out, ready to tell folks to go listen to Brenda's new album Cognizance on January 9th anywhere you stream music. I'm in my DAW, working on the file, and I clicked the wrong thing... I couldn't see exactly what it was, but strange things were happening, so I tried to cancel…

J'ai pas choisi en fait. Je dirais que c'est plutôt la musique qui m'a choisie moi...
because it's what's in my heart, it's what I love...

Becca is French, originally from Nantes. She has lived in the United States for a little over twelve years now. You'll see right away that she has a deep passion for music that comes spilling out of her. Becca radiates joy and enthusiasm. Since I happen to speak French, we meander between French and English during our chat. In fact we talked for over three hours…