Art Pays Me

We talk about early days as an artist and letting go of fear to make the work we were meant to create. We also talk about the role of spirituality in her music and why I should commit to my goal of one day visiting Africa. In addition to the music, Domanique is truly an enterprising artist with a lot on the go; to start, she has landed major  sync placements with L'Oreal Paris, Unilever Brands (Do...

Welcome to a special series of Art Pays Me interviews with the winners of the 2022 Creative Nova Scotia Awards . The awards are presented annually by Arts Nova Scotia and the  Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council .   The goal is to celebrate excellence in artistic achievement – notably, the  Portia White Prize . Winners of the  Prix Grand Pré , the  Established Artist , Emerging Artist , Indige...

Martins Madumere is an artist who's difficult to put in a box. His diverse interests and penchant for developing new skills has given him some valuable perspectives on life and creativity. We discussed his 30 minute a day philosophy when it comes to learning and how it's like "putting in reps" as an athlete. We also talk about society wanting us to pick one identity when the reality is that we can...

Welcome to a special series of Art Pays Me interviews with the winners of the 2022 Creative Nova Scotia Awards . The awards are presented annually by Arts Nova Scotia and the  Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council .   The goal is to celebrate excellence in artistic achievement – notably, the  Portia White Prize . Winners of the  Prix Grand Pré , the  Established Artist , Emerging Artist , Indige...

Welcome to a special series of Art Pays Me interviews with the winners of the 2022 Creative Nova Scotia Awards . The awards are presented annually by Arts Nova Scotia and the  Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council .   The goal is to celebrate excellence in artistic achievement – notably, the  Portia White Prize . Winners of the  Prix Grand Pré , the  Established Artist , Emerging Artist , Indige...

Singer-songwriter, STORRY talks about the importance of diversifying your skills when you're an independent artist, moving to London to further her music career and how she brings operatic sauce to songs she's featured on.   We also talk about working with UK artist, Stormzy , the release of her deluxe album, CHIII The Come Up and why she brings awareness to sex trafficking in her art.

Welcome to a special series of Art Pays Me interviews with the winners of the 2022 Creative Nova Scotia Awards . The awards are presented annually by Arts Nova Scotia and the  Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council .   The goal is to celebrate excellence in artistic achievement – notably, the  Portia White Prize . Winners of the  Prix Grand Pré , the  Established Artist , Emerging Artist , Indige...

On this episode, I chat with Singer songwriter & Healer, Amai Kuda et Les Bois about their new album, the challenge of following multiple passions and the impact of truly living the message in your art. This podcast is a production of Glitterati Communications .

On this episode, I chat with writer, actor and director Jackie Torrens of Peep Media about how she became a filmmaker. We also discuss her latest documentary film, Bernie Langille Wants To Know What Happened To Bernie Langille. The story follows Bernie, a man on a journey to better understand a tragedy that impacted his family for multiple generations.

On this episode of Art Pays Me, I chatted with singer Nikki Yanofsky about the journey back to her roots in Jazz music. Nikki shares what it was like blowing up at a young age and getting the chance to be mentored and work with legends like Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock. We also talk about Nikki's now project, ' Nikki by Starlight ', why she recorded it on a vintage RCA 77C microp...

On this solo episode I share some exciting news and discuss why our parent company, Glitterati Communications will be more visible going forward.

On this episode I chat with my friend – Architect, Omar Gandhi about how we met, what it's like receiving global accolades for your work and why he values keeping his practice small. We also talk about winning the bid to design large cultural institutions like the new building for the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and why smaller projects like the Blue House are just as, if not more important.    Whe...

Artist and producer Waants and I talk about his new music and what it means to be in your "flop era". We also talk about how success as an artist is sometimes less about technical proficiency and more about how well you're able to connect with people.

Singer-songwriter Bruno Capinan hopped on the podcast to talk about their new album Tara Rara and producing art that challenges racial, gender and sexual conventions.  

On this episode I chat with JUNO-nominated artist,  hill of  iamhill about her creative interests, collaborating with Mike Schlosser, Web3 and her feelings about the relationship between art and technology.

In this episode I chat with singer-songwriter Teagon Johnston – except she/they are so much more than that. Teagan, like many of us is exploring creativity in multiple areas including, modelling, acting and writing. We talked about working in these different spaces, travel, changing their artist name from Little Coyote to her government name and why coyotes continue to be significant to her identi...

Artist Miya Bailey breaks down his art origin story, how he pursues his many creative outlets from tattooing to sculpture, and how his latest enterprise Peter Street Station Is helping him fulfill his personal mission of elevating Black artists in Atlanta. We also talked about why women are the shit, how our egos get us in trouble as men and the conflict artists have with capitalism.

Singer-songwriter Ria Mae shares what happened after her first hit song, why age doesn't matter for musicians anymore and why it's a good thing when people don't know who you are. We also talk about her new album, Therapy .

Multidisciplinary creative, Omar "Oms" Hopkinson discusses how his roots in Toronto's hip hop scene led him to work on diverse projects across the visual spectrum. We talk about how to stay true to yourself even when your interests vary and why he refers to himself as a creator instead of an artist.

Artist, Designer and Co-Founder of Choice , Jonathan Smith shares how this new app helps artists connect with one another, form little sub-communities, and share weird and unique work that they create and discover. 

Filmmaker Stephanie Joline and I discuss tapping into our shame to create art, leaning into controversy and her latest film, Night Blooms. Stephanie's website

Visual Artist, Kristina Elise Søbstad and I talk about leaning into what feels natural for you as an artist and balancing that with what sells. We also talk about the importance of having real life experiences to feed the work that we create. Kristina Online Website Instagram

Ally Thatcher is one of my favourite designers. I love how she skillfully makes hilarious subversive statements about culture that appeal to design nerds and regular folk alike. We talk about her brand Fallen Cargo , Black culture, satire in design and making work that functions as activism. We even discuss NFTs and what they mean for artists. Follow Ally on Instagram Listen to Ally's beats   Cove...

On this special episode I chat with artist Boma Nnaji. I've followed Boma on Instagram for a while but never had a chance to talk to him until we were paired up in the Visual Arts Nova Scotia Mentorship Program . We talk about his paintings, the motivation behind his work and the role gallery representation plays in his career. Boma Online Instagram Website Presented by Glitterati

I spoke with fashion stylist and digital artist Emily Chase about shifting the direction of an art career, influencer marketing and why it's important to set professional boundaries.   Emily Online Instagram TikTok