Creative Space with Jennifer Logue

On today’s episode of Creative Space , I’m sharing a new step in my creative journey: freeing my voice. For 8 long years, I didn’t talk about my epilepsy diagnosis publicly, and repressing it had a lot of unintended consequences, including blocking my creative flow. I hope my experience and insight can serve to help anyone else out there who may be feeling stuck creatively. I only went public abou...

On today’s episode of Creative Space, we have the absolute pleasure of chatting with Shadae Lamar Smith, an old friend of mine who is doing incredible work in film. As Creative Director for the Grammy Award winning artist and entrepreneur, will.i.am , Shadae has directed a number of music videos and branded spots, including his music video for “FIYAH.” He also directed the short film “Miss Famous,...

On today’s episode of Creative Space we have the pleasure of chatting with Lebohang Kganye , a South African visual artist whose work is currently on display at the Barnes Foundation. The exhibition, Tell Me What You Remember , explores apartheid in South Africa, and the generational divide between those who lived through it and a new generation in South Africa, born during the transition to democ...

On today’s episode of Creative Space, we’re going to dive into the two most basic creative types: hawks and hummingbirds. In my creative journey so far, I’ve encountered people who fall into one of these two categories. Could there be more? Most definitely. Could we be both hawks and hummingbirds at different periods in our lives? Of course. I myself have had that experience. But I wanted to bring...

On today’s episode of Creative Space ,  we have the pleasure of speaking with fashion expert and style director of Dressing Jane, Alisa Frederico. A lover of fashion and personal style from a young age, Alisa's career in retail and fashion spans over 25 years at companies like Aldo , Scunci , and URBN . Today through Dressing Jane, Alisa has become a sought after consultant, runway emcee and...

On today’s episode of Creative Space,  we have the pleasure of chatting with Melissa Joseph, an opera singer who is making her debut as Musetta in Opera Philadelphia’s spring production of La Boheme, which premieres this Friday.  Over the course of her career so far, she’s been awarded the Kristin Lewis Foundation Young Artist Award, was a 3rd place winner in Orchestra Noir International Virtuoso...

You may have noticed that we didn’t have any episodes of Creative Space the last few Sundays, so today, I wanted to pop in to give you guys an update: I’ve been sick with Covid the last few weeks. I appreciate you all reaching out and for supporting the podcast as much as you have so far. It means the world to me. New episodes of Creative Space will resume on Sunday, April 16th. Now it's time...

On today’s episode of Creative Space , we have the pleasure of speaking with the incredibly talented stand-up comedian Pat House .  A Philly native, Pat has been a regular performer at comedy clubs, casinos and theaters all over the country. He’s also opened for Sebastian Maniscalco , Tom Segura and most recently, Dan Cummins and Brad Williams . His second album, I Heard Enough Yesterday reached #...

On today’s episode of Creative Space , we have the pleasure of speaking with the super talented visual artist Krissy Whiski . Her work is described as “painting the spaces between dreams,” and Krissy creates as a meditative and cathartic means of reflecting on life and what it means to be human. Her bright color palette and line work is informed by her experiences of synesthesia. We cover so much...

On today’s episode of Creative Space , we have the pleasure of speaking with international pop star, SHAB . A product of three continents, she first gained attention in the Western Hemisphere during late 2020 as a "breakout star of the global pandemic," with three of her consecutive singles reaching #2 on the U.K. Commercial Pop Charts. This included her debut single, “Spell On Me,” whic...

On today’s episode of Creative Space , we have the pleasure of chatting with Yusuf Muhammad of Veteran Freshman—an entrepreneur, event curator and talent buyer who’s worked around the globe on music festivals, branded experiences and more. He’s also an artist manager and currently manages the super talented comedian and actor, Desi Banks .  Yuie’s creative journey is so organic and as he tells his...

On today’s episode of Creative Space , we have the pleasure of chatting with Kate Marlys , the powerhouse behind the celebrated Philadelphia public relations firm, Philly PR Girl . Since 2013, she’s grown her company from a successful special events blog to the full service PR firm it is today, built on a foundation of networking, relationship building, and an unmatched passion for the city of Phi...

On today’s episode of Creative Space, we have the pleasure of chatting with Shivantha Wijesinha , an actor, musician, and old friend of mine with an incredible career so far. He’s got a long list of credits but recently, he played the role of Jegan in Oscar nominee Deepa Metha’s film, Funny Boy, which is available on Netflix . He was also nominated for most outstanding performance in the 39th Annu...

On today's episode of Creative Space , we have the pleasure of chatting with Christine Ng , a New York-based cinematographer who works on everything from commercials to music videos to documentaries to TV. The first commercial she ever shot aired during Super Bowl XLVI, her first full-length documentary was the Emmy nominated  Everything is Copy   for HBO, and she just wrapped Rian Johnson’s...

On today’s episode of Creative Space, we have the pleasure of chatting with Shiraz Baboo . He’s an award-winning author, international speaker, and reality interventionist. He coaches people to get out of what he calls “reality addiction” and his book, ‘How to Rewrite Reality’ has changed lives around the globe. Shiraz helps people  annihilate their unconscious addiction to stories of struggle and...

On this episode of Creative Space , I wanted to share a little holiday gift with you all in the form of affirmations, namely affirmations for creativity. Did you know that according to the National Science Foundation, 80% of our thoughts are negative and 95% of our thoughts are repetitive? This negativity loop isn’t good for our creativity and that’s where affirmations have helped me.  I’ve put a...

On this episode of Creative Space , we discuss the importance of patience in creativity and in life. It’s something I’ve struggled with a lot and continue to struggle with. I hope that what I’ve learned so far can help you find the patience to keep going and enjoy the journey more than the destination.  To sign up for the weekly Creative Space newsletter, visit: eepurl.com/h8SJ9b . To become a pat...

On today’s episode of Creative Space, we have the pleasure of speaking with Academy Award-winning songwriter and producer John DeNicola . Without a doubt, you know his work, as he co-wrote the iconic song, “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from the iconic film that we all know and love, Dirty Dancing. Through his record label, Omad Records , he’s also nurtured the careers of up and coming artists,...

On today’s episode of Creative Space, we have the pleasure of speaking with Calvin the II, aka Calvin Winbush,  a musician, actor and dear friend of mine with quite an inspiring journey. Originally from Detroit, he started playing music at a young age and followed that passion to intern at Atlantic Records where he learned the ins and outs of the music business, working on Lupe Fiasco’s Food &...

On this solo episode of "Creative Space," we recap creativity definitions we've explored so far in past interviews and I share my own core beliefs about creativity, which can be found in this blog post as well—although my perspective has already expanded a bit. We also dive into a 1968  longitudinal study by researcher George Land that evaluated creative genius in 1,600 school child...

On today’s episode of Creative Space , we have the pleasure of speaking with screenwriter Brian Clark. He has quite the inspiring creative journey so far, getting his start as a publicist in New York City for films like Rachel Getting Married , Coco Before Chanel , and the Runaways . He then moved to Paris where he worked as a film correspondent for websites like Movieline. Today he resides in LA...

On this episode of Creative Space, we have the pleasure of speaking with writer, director, comedian, and my absolute favorite person to follow on social media—Sam Jones. She’s written and directed branded spots for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Under Armour, Dollar Beard Club, Cricket Wireless, Pepsi, Samsung, Coca Cola and many more. Sam is currently a Creative Director at Paramount, writing s...

On today’s episode of Creative Space,  we have the pleasure of chatting with Steve Addabbo . He’s a music producer, songwriter, audio engineer and Grammy winner who’s helped launch the careers of artists like Suzanne Vega and Shawn Colvin. He’s also owned Shelter Island Sound in New York City for over 30 years, where he’s produced and engineered for artists like Bob Dylan, Bobby McFerrin, Jeff Buc...

On today’s episode of Creative Space, we have the pleasure of speaking with Jezabel Careaga. She’s an entrepreneur, designer, chef and maker from Jujuy Argentina, who moved to Philadelphia in 2010 to open her cafe, Jezabel’s, in Fitler Square. Over the last 12 years, her empanadas, alfajores and other Argentine delicacies have become a staple in Philly. In 2019, she relocated to a larger space in...

On today's episode of Creative Space, we have the pleasure of chatting with dear friends of mine, Americk Lewis and Nick Sosin, who have extraordinary creative journeys. Their production company, Am Media Group , has directed and produced videos for The United Nations, Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group, Samsung and American Airlines. They’re also  talented artists and in addition to record...