Artists w/ EM

Today our guest is Mitchell Montgomery. A Sacramento Native, San Francisco State University Alumnus, actor, writer, and filmmaker. We read an excerpt from his recent script. We discuss getting a writing routine, learning discipline, and finding our old selves after college. Check out my website and Instagram accounts: https://www.emicoproductions.com/ @empersico @artistswithem @emicoproductions

Today our guest is Andrew Bursiaga. A Wyoming born/ Lompoc California grown person, Evergreen Valley College Alumnus, filmmaker, producer, and actor. We discuss film set etiquette, growing up in a military family, and acting exercises. Check him out on Instagram: @andrewbursiaga https://m.imdb.com/name/nm12007347/ Check out my website and Instagram accounts: @empersico @artistswithem @emicoproduct...

Today our guest is Ryan Erwin. A Vancouver Native, University of British Columbia Alumnus, drag queen wrestling personality, stand up comedian, and clown. We discuss First Nation people in Canada, developing clown/wrestling/drag queen characters, and unceded territories. Check out his Instagram: @ryanerwin Check out my website and Instagram accounts: @empersico @artistswithem @emicoproductions htt...

Today our guest is Nathaniel Weiss. A Massachusetts Native, Occidental College and Harvard University Alumnus, writer, and actor. We discuss acting styles, applying for grad school, and our interpretation of the word "success." Check out his website and Instagram: @mr.weiss.guy https://www.nathanielweiss.net/ Check out my Instagram accounts and website: @empersico @artistswithem @emicoproductions...

Today our guest is BIZZAIR. A Michigan Native, Michigan State University Alumnus, rapper, performer, actor, and content creator. We discuss quality versus quantity, music production, and not letting others people's opinions censor our content. Check him out on YouTube and Instagram: @bizzairofficial Check out my Website and Instagram Accounts: @empersico @artistswithem @emicoproductions https://ww...

Today our guest is Joaquin Camilo. A Chile Native, actor, producer, clown, CEO, and head of production at Calor Humano. We discuss finding a mentor to further your career, dealing with the many tasks of being a producer, and growing as a performer through clowning. Check out his Instagram accounts and website: @calorhumanotv https://www.joaquincamilo.com/ Check out my Instagram and website: @emper...

Today our guest is Zack Reimers. A New York State Native, Syracuse University Alumnus, standup comedian, physical improviser, musician, and clown. We discuss performance environments in different cities, the need for trigger warnings in media, and bullying. Check him out on Instagram: @zoogdabbity Check out my website and Instagram accounts: @empersico @artistswithem @emicoproductions https://www....

Today our guest is Avner Eisenberg. An Atlanta Georgia Native, University of Washington Alumnus, Ericksonian Hypnotherapist, and one of the greatest clowns of all time. We discuss his show Exceptions to Gravity, how he found his way to clowning, and his experience with using Hypnotherapy and Aikido to be a better performer. Check out his website: https://www.avnertheeccentric.com/ Check out my Web...

Today our guest is WRYN. A SoCal Native, singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, poet, and parent. We discuss gender, writing music, and performing. Check out their Instagram and donate to their fund to make an album; @_wryn_ http://wryn-music.com/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wryn-s-debut-album-shapes/coming_soon https://www.patreon.com/wryn Check out my Instagram: @artistswithem @empersico...

Today our guest is Olivia Brody. A Tampa Florida native, Florida State Alumna, actor, podcast host, and writer. We discuss her podcast, therapy, and feeling empowered. Check out her Instagram: @oliviabrody Check out my Instagram too: @empersico @artistswithem @emicoproductions https://www.emicoproductions.com/

Today our guest is Chaz Volk. A SoCal Native, San Francisco State University Alumnus, filmmaker, Podcast host, writer, director, and entrepreneur. We discuss anti-Semitism, mental health, and building yourself up after college. Check out his company, Instagram, and contact him: @mr.chazvolk @mrthrivemedia https://www.mrthrive.com/ https://linktr.ee/MrThrive Check out my company and Instagram: @emp...

Today our guest is Shawn Stoner. A North Carolina Native, Appalachian State University Alumnus, clown, actor, improvisor, writer, and director. We discuss styles of acting and clowning, coaching performers, and non-performers' perception of our artistic pursuits. Check Shawn out on Instagram: @shawn_stoner Check out our Instagram: @empersico @artistswithem @emicoproductions https://www.emicoproduc...

Today our guest is Shannan Calcutt. A Canadian, University of Victoria alumna, clown, performer, coach, and actor. We discuss her fifteen years of working for Cirque Du Soleil, processing the loss of a community when Zumanity closed, developing your own show, and letting your clown tell you who they are. Check out her classes coming up this month! Virtual Playground, Celebrate your Ridiculousness,...

Today our guest is James Edwards. A dual citizen, Savannah College of Art & Design Alumnus, actor, musician, singer, pianist, composure, and musical director at Second City Hollywood. We discuss his time growing up in different states & Europe, finding acting along the way, and imposture syndrome. Check out his products and projects on Instagram: @james.e.edwards @clearscanuvc https://www.jamesedw...

Today our guest is Lars Adams. A Virginia Native, Guilford College Alumnus, clown, vintage stylist, embroidered patch maker, and podcast host. We discuss connecting with people and communities through clown, their experience growing up in a clown family, and making a podcast with their dad Patch Adams. Check out Lars on Instagram: @dingdongderp @vibrantvibesvintage @slurpderpz My Instagram and com...

This is a cross-over episode with "Laying Down the Law" podcast with Billy DeClercq. He is a Lawyer, Improviser, comic, sketch writer, and producer. We discuss LGBTQ legal cases, being respectful while we all adjust to pronouns, and using neutral language to be more inclusive. Check out Billy DeClercq's podcast "Laying Down the Law" Check out my Instagram profiles: @artistswithem @empersico @emico...

Today our guest is Demi Waldron. A South Carolina native, Savannah College of Art and Design Alumna, cinematographer, filmmaker, photographer, and fine artist. We discuss gender and sexuality, the roles of a cinematographer, and the need for inclusion on film sets. Check out their Instagram and website: @hdemiw https://www.demiwaldron.com/ Check out my guests and projects: @artistswithem @empersic...

Today our guest is Matt Walker. A Santa Monica Native, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1997) Alumnus, Performer, actor, character actor, juggler, instructor, TV director, and theater company owner. We discuss the work that goes into acting, different ways to break down a script, and the aspect of being an evolving artist. Check him out on Instagram: @commedians @thetroubies Check out my...

Today our guest is Amy Gonzales. A Los Angeles Native, USC Alumna, clown, actor, performer, poet, and writer. We discuss mental health, leaving your art and coming back to it, and surviving life to clown another day. Check out her fun videos on Instagram: @amylgonzales Check out my Instagram accounts: @artistswithem @empersico @emicoproductions

Today our guest is Brad Hogarth. A Canada born/Houston Texas grown, Eastman School of Music Alumnus, Music Conductor, Trumpeter, Arranger, and dog parent. We discuss his experience creating a Ballet and Orchestral performance at Burning Man in 2018 & 2019 with Art Haus Collective Orchestra, how he found the trumpet, teaching, and collaborating virtually during lockdown. Check out his projects on I...

Today our guest is Rex Barraza. She is a SoCal Native, Second City and Cal State University LA Alumna, Improvisor, painter, performer, and creator. We discuss the need to create to be our truest and happiest self, evolving our performance technique on zoom, and the need for diverse people of color and femmes creating content and being lifted up. Check her out on Instagram: @rexbarraza @lucysaidgo...

Today our guest is Anne Trueblood. She is a writer, sketch artist, wire wrapper, knitter, sewer, and trans woman. We talk about International Transgender Day of Visibility, internalized transphobia, family disownment, pronouns, emotional correctness, and becoming ourselves despite what society has told us to be. This topic is close to my heart because I am a trans non-binary queer person and I wis...

Today our guest is Nicole A. Tetreault, PhD. A Cal Tech Alumna, Neuroscientist, Author, Meditation Teacher, International Speaker, and Human Being. We discuss her New Book; Insight into a Bright Mind: A Neuroscientist's Personal Stories and Unique Thinking, using improv to come back to the world, learning with a dyslexic brain, the effects that bullying has on the brain, and opening the discussion...

Today our guest is QUYNE. A San Jose Native, SFSU Alumna, singer songwriter, actress, recording artist, voice coach, and storyteller. We discuss writing songs unapologetically, not letting Bi-polar disorder define her, and the toxicity of cancel culture. She performs an original song, "Chasing Pixie Dust" from her album Charlie and the Storyteller. Check out her Instagram: @quynemariah Check out m...

Today our guest is Dewey Morrison. A Massachusetts Native, Emerson College Alumnus, clown, character actor, writer, director, podcaster, painter, and musician. We discuss the need to create for our mental health, finding new points of view through character work, and being bullied as kids and adults. Check out his Instagram: @its_uncle_dewey www.deweymorrison.com Check out my Instagrams: @artistsw...