Artists w/ EM

Our guest from the beginning of 2022, Tad Yagi (he/him) is an actor, sketch artist, clown, musician, songwriter, and drawing enthusiast. We discuss multicultural identity and how people of color are portrayed in the media, mental health, and approaches to acting.

Our guest from the beginning of 2022, Christopher Pedraza (he/him) is a musician, drummer, actor, and analog photographer. We discuss social anxiety, growing up with music, and the creative process of film shooting and developing.

Our guest from the beggining of 2022, Ai Yoshihara (she/her) is a standup comedian and actor. We discuss what it's like to be an asian immigrant in America and a female comedian in a white male dominated field.

Our guest from the begining of 2022, Karin Nord (she/they) is a stand-up comedian, clown, and all around performer. We discuss being vulnerable on stage, career life balance, and the othering of media.

Our guest from the end of 2021, Jen Buhrow (she/her) is an actor, singer, corporate presenter, and mime enthusiast. We discuss the process if taking countless zoom classes in clown, mime, circus skills, yoga, and movement. This episode was recorded when the world and performers started doing things in person again.

Our guest from the end of 2021, Erik Engman (he/him) is an improviser, theater writer director, magic enthusiast, and clown. We discuss his journey with the arts, raising children, and finding his way to clowning.

Our guest from the end of 2021, Lizzy McGroder (she/her) is a comedian, improviser, model, and clown. We discuss what it's like to be a comedian with pretty privilege, being sexualized in the industry, and the many aspects of making content.

Today our guest is Anthony Hand(he/him). A Michigan Native, software designer, creator, producer, comic book and drag enthusiast. We discuss the need for more positive queer media content, LGBTQ+ issues, and the creation of MAXXIE LAWOW: Drag Super-Shero; pop cultures very first drag heroine as an animated Film. Check out his show development at: https://www.maxxie.com/ @maxxielawow @anthonyhand C...

Today our guest is Halei Parker (she/her). A Houston Texas native, University of North Texas & University of California, San Diego alumna, clown, chalk artist, teacher, visual storyteller, and costume designer. We discuss the pay gap of woman and AFAB people, mansplaining, being talked down to, and the experience of being a female costume designer. Check her out on Instagram @haleipie @haleiparker...

Today our guest is Eleanor Abelson (she/her/they). A Tennessee Native, Rhode Island School of Design Alumna, artist, model, and actor. We discuss queer representation in the media, the importance of going to therapy, and working on film sets. Check out her Instagram: @highwaytoell Check out my Instagram: @empersico @artistswithem @emicoproductions

Today our guest is Mi Kwan Lock (she/her). Born in East France, raised in Madagascar, a write, director, acting coach, and actor. We discuss casting in the United States verses France for a person of Asian descent, lack of acting opportunities in Madagascar, and finding acting classes that work for you. Check her out: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3295472/ and on Instagram @mikwanlock Check out my I...

Today our guest is Dal Walton (he/him). A Florida native, Rollins College Alumnus, narrative improvisor, writer, live performer, and clown. We discuss performance anxiety, representation, and using high and low status in performances. Check him out on Instagram: @thedaloflaughter Check out my Instagram accounts: @empersico @artistswithem @emicoproductions

Today our guest is Julie Perkins (she/her). A Massachusetts Native, Salem State University Alumna, actor, standup comedian, and clown. We discuss representation in the media, finding clown later in life, and learning and finding yourself every step of the way. Check her out: http://www.thelandofperkistan.com/ and on Instagram @thelandofperkistan Check out my Instagram accounts: @empersico @artists...

Today our guest is Nicholas Polk, a Northeastern University Alumnus, a comedic performer, a sketch comic, standup comedian, mime, writer, and clown. We discuss LGBTQ+ and POC representation in the media, the price to put on a show or perform, and the clown scene in Chicago and Los Angeles. Trigger warning: suicidal thoughts related to being LGBTQ+ Check out his Instagram: @febrezefartss Check out...

Today our guest is Eric Goncharenko. A Montebello California Native, UCLA Alumnus, Business Affairs at 20th Century Studios/Disney, comedic performer, dancer, Improviser, standup comic, and craftsman. We discuss performance anxiety, working in the entertainment industry, and what's it like being 6'9. He can be found on Instagram: @gonch_comedy Check out my website and Instagram accounts: https://w...

Today we have guests from Season 1 and 2 and we are celebrating finishing Season 1 and kickstarting Season 2! We chat about our existence as artists. Here are the questions that we discuss: What does it mean to be an artists, What do you do when you have self-doubt, What advice would you give your pre-COVID self, How do you deal with haters, and What is your favorite experience with your art? Chec...

This is the last episode of Season 1! Today our guest is Lucy LaForge. A Riverside Native, writer, musician, singer-songwriter, bi icon, and performer. We discuss queer issues, cyber bullying, performance anxiety, and her music as Lucy and La Mer. Check out their website and Instagram: https://www.listentolucy.com/ @lucyandlamer Check out my website and Instagram: https://www.emicoproductions.com/...

Today our guest is Deenah Vollmer. An LA Native, NYU and Columbia alumna, comedic performer, writer, poet, and clown. We discuss how she started a poetry club at UC Santa Cruz, her experience in the eclectic music scene in New York, ayahuasca, and the connection of clown and therapy. Check out her website and Instagram: https://www.deenahvollmer.net/ @dee3nah @the_pizza_underground Check out my we...

Today our guest is Manus Dunbar. A Vermont Native, musician, vintage enthusiast, singer, Spiderman fan, and rapper. We discuss representation in the media, the treatment of multiracial people, and working on our creative goals. Check out his Instagram accounts: @manusdunbar @janmichaelvintage Check out my website and Instagram: https://www.emicoproductions.com/ @empersico @artistswithem @emicoprod...

Today our guest is Marilyn Mineo. A Queens New York Native, theater actor, comedic performer, Improvisor, storyteller, character actor, and clown. We discuss character development, body image, and representation in the media. Check out her Instagram: @marilynmineo @tryinaburger @beefy.smalls Check out my website and Instagram accounts: https://www.emicoproductions.com/ @empersico @artistswithem @e...

Today our guest is Ryan Desaulniers. A Central Massachusetts Native, East 15 Acting School Alumnus, performance artist, clown, writer, devisor, and actor. We discuss his experience as a theatre actor in New York, the process of writing, and imposture syndrome. Check him out on Instagram: @ryantheexplorer Check out my website and Instagram accounts: https://www.emicoproductions.com/ @empersico @art...

Today our guest is Buster Baer. A SoCal Native, Eugene Lang College Alumnus, musician, bass player for Zest the band, poet, teacher, and clown. We discuss love addictions, mental health, and meditation. Check out his music on Spotify and his Instagram:@busterbaer Check out my website and Instagram accounts: https://www.emicoproductions.com/ @empersico @artistswithem @emicoproductions

Today our guest is Zachary Steel. A New York Native, L.A. grown, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Alumnus, clown, actor, writer, USC instructor, and medical clown. We discuss mental health, learning style biases in western education, the need for intersectionality and positive representation for appressed minorities. Check out his Instagram: @zachygoggles He is teaching a class through the Idiot Works...

Today our guest is Christina Fernandez. A San Francisco Native, San Francisco State University Alumna, filmmaker, art director, set dresser, writer, director, pottery maker, and poetry enthusiast. We discuss growing up in the Bay Area, mental health, and how transgender people and queer people are portrayed in the media. Trigger warning: Talking about suicidal thoughts Check out her website and In...

Today our guest is Enrique Coronado. A San Francisco Native, San Francisco State University Alumnus, graphic designer, filmmaker, editor, photographer, and filmmaker. We discuss film school, intersectionality, and the importance of including minorities in writing their own stories. Check out his website and Instagram: @rickylenss https://enriquecoronado.com/ Check out my Instagram and website: @em...