Artistic Finance

A lively discussion between lighting designers about their design tools and the associated costs.   A broadcast of a LIVE recording that took place at LDI in Las Vegas.   Topics: ⭐️ The essential software for entertainment lighting ⭐️ The costs and considerations of that essential software ⭐️ What software we expect to be essential in the near future   LDs: Ebony Madry. Carolyn Wong Ariel Benja...

Lighting designer Carolyn Wong discusses the finances of her New York-based dance and theatre career. The most recent decade has been spent as the Worldwide Associate Lighting Designer for Disney’s The Lion King.    We discuss: ⭐️ Investing in yourself ⭐️ Keeping living expenses low  ⭐️ The sustainable hustle of freelancing   Video version https://youtu.be/bjqiT4rxJ1Q   Artistic Finance https:/...

A discussion about labor in theatrical production with lighting designer Natalie Robin & performing arts manager Brídín Clements. They have authored the new book Theatre Work: Reimagining the Labor of Theatrical Production.    Topics: ⭐️ How institutions can prioritize workers  ⭐️ Retention and training challenges for theaters ⭐️ Minimum wage, living wage, and thriving wage ⭐️ Holding thea...

EDIT: Accidentally recorded only on the left audio track! Your headphones aren’t broken! 🤦🏼‍♂️   … A rambling Ethan talks about upcoming episodes.    Hollywood Reporter Article https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/1-5x-listening-speed-podcasters-divided-1235969454/   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance    

An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. A panel composed of a bond investment CEO and three lighting designers review how our investments compare to the market.   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Video Version: https://youtu.be/Yz5E-gI4bgg   Rivian EV Trucks: https://rivian.com/   Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://ww...

An interview with the Executive Director of Philadelphia Scenic Works, Nathan Renner-Johnson, and Robin Stamey, production manager at Rutgers University, discussing how designers and productions can share resources.   Topics: ⭐️ Theatre workers being paid on W2 or 1099 ⭐️ Joining a collective of artists or going the road solo ⭐️ Scenic outsourcing and collaboration between theatre companies ⭐️...

Review of The Money Manual by Tonya Rapley.   This is the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Amy D Lux and presented this month by Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan.   We discuss: ⭐️ Spending triggers ⭐️ Budgeting methods ⭐️ Generational wealth ⭐️ Turning financial tips and tricks into habits ⭐️ The breakdown of what makes up a credit score ⭐️ How finance is connected t...

Today’s episode is a panel discussion on EVs and their benefits for artists, guest hosted and edited by friend of the show Carl Faber.  Recorded in March of 2023, the guests include: Mikhael Tara Garver, Phil McBeth, Ryan Durham, & Travis McHale.   Topics: ⭐️ Features of EVs and EV ownership ⭐️ Financial incentives of new and used EVs ⭐️ Scheduled maintenance (or lack thereof) ⭐️ Bidirecti...

Learn about running a live events company as Amy D Lux interviews Cindy Lo of RED VELVET.   Topics: ⭐️ The future of events in a post covid era ⭐️ Keeping the business alive during the pandemic ⭐️ Starting a successful experiential agency in Austin TX   Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   RED VELVET: https://weareredvelvet.com/   Strong Events: https://www.strongevents.com/   LDI Ar...

A hodge podge of what's on my mind this week.   Topics: ⭐️ War & peace ⭐️ Broadway grosses ⭐️ Divorce & ROTH IRAs ⭐️ Robert Green Ingersoll ⭐️ Steven Lutvak & A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder   Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Broadway Grosses: https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-grosses-analysis-merrily-opens-to-sold-out-houses-as-overall-attendance-see...

A discussion about Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap hosted by Amy D Lux and Amy Pett.    Topics: ⭐️ Negotiation tips ⭐️ Your financial health prioritization ⭐️ Your values versus society's values ⭐️ Statistics of pay for women and men   Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape.   Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artist...

An interview by Theatre. Art. Life with lighting designer Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew   Topics: ⭐️ Jeanette’s background in business & puppetry ⭐️ Finding the financial balance in your arts career ⭐️ Working as an electrician versus a designer and how Jeannette is too disorganized with paperwork to make a living be an assistant designer ⭐️ Industry inclusion including paying for unskilled labor so...

We return from summer break!   An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. A panel composed of a bond investment CEO and two lighting designer review how our investments compare to the S&P 500.   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Video Version: https://youtu.be/S4_JmxQck8c   Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.linke...

A discussion of the book Decolonizing Wealth by Edgar Villanueva, presented by Natasha Joy De Souza.   Topics: ⭐️ The Colonizer Virus ⭐️ Money as medicine ⭐️ The 7 Steps To Healing   Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape.   Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Decolonizing Wealth - Book Affiliate Link: h...

Two interviews by director John Lampe. The first with actor Fredi Walker Brown about avoiding debt. The second with mortgage expert Chavi Kahan about the ins and outs of mortgages.    Fredi's Topics: ⭐️ Debt is the devil for arts workers ⭐️ Purchasing property without a mortgage ⭐️ Fredi’s money mindset gleaned from Rich Dad Poor Dad and Jackass III.   Chavi's Topics: ⭐️ Mortgages ⭐️ Mortgage...

A review of The Dirtbag's Guide To Life by Tim Mathis, presented by the author himself.    Topics: ⭐️ Simplicity ⭐️ Cool Begets Cool  ⭐️ Living on the bare minimum  ⭐️ Taking a gap month off of work ⭐️ The obligation for Dirtbag’s to travel and explore ⭐️ Social norms that you are not obligated to uphold - like reaching a certain financial status or being tied to one place for your entire li...

A conversation between Dennis Size and Sheryl Wisniewski of The Lighting Design Group about what goes into creating budgets for lighting television.   Topics: ⭐️ How projects “walk in the door” ⭐️ Thought process in estimating ⭐️ Hidden costs we don’t want to miss ⭐️ How Designers and Project Managers collaborate in the budgeting process   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artis...

Stage manager Kat Landry and Theatre. Art. Life founder Anna Robb interview the provost of Baruch College, Linda Essig, about entrepreneurship within the arts.   They discuss Linda's most recent book ‘Creative Infrastructures: Artists, Money, and Entrepreneurial Action’.   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Theatre. Art. Life: https://www.theatreartlife.com/the-thea...

Theatre. Art. Life founder Anna Robb interviews costume designer Jessica Champagne Hansen and the Deputy Managing Director of Centre Theatre Group, Camille Schenkkan.   They discuss navigating a career in technical entertainment. That is the title of their recent book which explores tools & strategies for navigating an artistic career in design and technology in entertainment   Quicklinks - Artist...

An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. We’re joined by three lighting designers, a bond investment CEO, and a data analyst to review how our investments compare to the S&P 500.   We also discuss fees, and how that plays into investing.   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   The Importance of Fees: https://investor.vangu...

Discussing previz for lighting designers with Kent Sprague and Luther Frank of the Sovereign Candle Collective.    We discuss: ⭐️ Previz software ⭐️ Price of creating previz stations ⭐️ The software and hardware needed ⭐️ Tips and tricks to help you previz your project   Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Sovereign Candle Collective: https://www.sovereigncandle....

A review of The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by Jack Bogle. Presented by Karimah Gottschalck, Chief Brand Officer of Boisson.   Topics: ⭐️ Minimizing fees ⭐️ Index Fund investing ⭐️ Compounding & asset allocation ⭐️ Simplicity in Investing, including Occam’s Razor   Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamsc...

A simulcast with the world’s number one lighting podcast - Light Talk!   A group of lighting designers, educators, and Ellen, the creative director of Live Design, chat about the finance and business side of careers in entertainment lighting.   Topics: ⭐️ Unfair taxation ⭐️ Working for “free” ⭐️ How to invest $10,000 ⭐️ Investing to beat inflation ⭐️ Career financial mistakes ⭐️ Dividend fun...

Insurance agent Heather Zenzen and circus performer Lynn Lunny discuss insurance for magicians and circus performers.   Topics: ⭐️ Certificates of insurance ⭐️ The law of large numbers ⭐️ Various insurance providers ⭐️ Annual costs for low risk and high risk policies ⭐️ Insurance for individuals versus insurance for companies, studios, or property   Quicklinks - Book Club - Newsletter: https:...

On today’s show I chat with CFP® Matt Kweller about financial steps for expecting parents and parents with newborns.   Topics: ⭐️ Cash flow ⭐️ Education costs ⭐️ Family money values  ⭐️ Life & disability insurance ⭐️ Wills and Estate Planning ⭐️ Health Insurance and Employee Benefits   Financial Checklist for Expecting Parents: https://www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Quicklinks - Book Club...