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Cecilia Della Peruti has played guitar for and gone on tour with acts like Beck, BØRNS, and Charli XCX. That's helped to prepare her to launch her own band, Gothic Tropic. The band has a guitar-driven 80s pop sound infused with some R&B and funk influences. Elsewhere, Gothic Tropic has been compared to Blondie, Fleetwood Mac and Haim. I had a chance to catch two sets that Gothic Tropic did at Sout...

South by Southwest is the whirlwind of activity that takes over Austin for about two weeks each March. It's a massive film, music, and interactive super festival, plus an education summit, plus a video game expo, plus a job fair, and so much more. It's a full-time job just attending the festival and figuring out what to check out next, so needless to say putting together a  SXSW 2018 recap  over 2...

For the first time ever, I did a live episode of The nsavides Podcast a few days ago, and what an honor it was to do that as an official event at SXSW 2018. What's more I got to do the show with my friends and some of the most talented filmmakers I know in Louisiana: cinematographer Matt S. Bell , director-editor Misty Talley , and producer Sam Claitor . All three are from Fable House , a producti...

Brothers Daniel and Jesse Reaux have been playing music since they were kids. After a couple of encouraging open mic sessions, they drew upon some of their musical influences from bluegrass, the blues, and outlaw country and partnered with some of their musician friends to form The Rayo Brothers.  In their current lineup, they have Jordan Ardoin on bass, Lance Kelehan on drums and mandolin, and Sa...

This is my commentary based on prior conversation with Garrett Kruithof , an actor who has performed in projects like A&E's Bonnie & Clyde, Deepwater Horizon , and Starz's Magic City . I discuss some of my takeaways from my conversation with Garrett and then I comment on some of the films and TV shows that I watched to prepare for the interview. Some of the discussion topics include Working within...

Garrett Kruithof was managing a hotel in Louisiana when a conversation with a guest convinced him that it was not too late to pursuit an acting career. He took an acting class, got connected with the actors in his community, and went on a number of auditions across the country. After landed a recurring role on the Starz series Magic City , Garrett was able to turn acting into a full-time career. S...

Last episode I had the opportunity to  interview Hope Hanafin , the costume designer on shows like 500 Days of Summer, The Newsroom , and Thank You for Your Service. Normally I do the commentary at the end of each interview, but the interview with Hope ran longer than usual. Hope shared a lot of great insights, so rather than try to cut down the interview's length, I decided to do my commentary on...

Hope Hanafin has been working as a costume designer since the 1980s. She's received two Emmy nominations for her work, and in 2001 she won an award from the Costume Designers Guild for her work on the show Geppetto. She came on the show to discuss some of the things she's learned about filmmaking throughout her career, and then we discussed some of the specific wardrobe choices she made on 500 Day...

Frank Oz is the puppet performer and voice of several beloved characters from The Muppets and Sesame Street . Some of the Muppet characters he's performed include Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle. His popular Sesame Street characters include Bert, Cookie Monster, and Grover. Frank is also an accomplished director. The first feature film he directed was Dark Crystal , which he co-...

We kick off a new season of The nsavides Podcast with Dan Laustsen , the cinematographer behind the critically acclaimed film The Shape of Water . The film marks the third collaboration between Dan and Guillermo del Toro. They also worked together on Mimic and Crimson Peak . Thus far, The Shape of Water has received a Golden Globe for Guillermo, it won the 23rd Critics' Choice Award for Best Pictu...

Considered by some musicians to be the "Disneyland for musicians,"  Sweetwater as one of the largest musical equipment dealers in the United States. They also have a word-class recording studio in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Mark Hornsby is the Director of Music Production there.   "My philosophy is is mixing starts when you put the first microphone in front of the first instrument " - Mark Hornsby D...

Singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier has had her songs recorded by the likes by Blake Shelton, Jimmy Buffett, and Tim McGraw and has made several appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, but I was particularly impressed to learn that Bob Dylan knows Mary's story and featured her work in one of his music showcases. One of the causes that Mary is passionate about is helping veterans to work throug...

Producer Iain Smith began his filmmaking career by working on storied projects like Chariots of Fire and Local Hero . As his skills as a producer developed, Ian's had the opportunity to produce for esteemed world-class filmmakers including Darren Aronofsky, Luc Besson, Alfonso Cuarón, George Miller, Anthony Minghella, and Oliver Stone. He is also the head of the British Film Commission, has spoken...

Filmmaker Cynthia Hill earned an Emmy for her work on the PBS show A Chef's Life , which gets over 4 million views per episode and is seen around the world. Her latest project is Road to Race Day , a documentary series executive produced by Peter Berg ( Friday Night Lights ) that offers unprecedented access into the world of Hendrick Motorsports the most successful stock car racing team in NASCAR...

For several years, Clint Bowie has served as the programming director for the New Orleans Film Festival. In 2017 he was promoted to the role of artistic director, giving him more influence on the indie films and studio submissions that screen at the festival. Selecting what will get screened is a process that takes months and a great deal of discussion amidst the programming team. After the New Or...

Lane Mack has performed at SXSW and Jazz Fest, but to millions of viewers he is best known for appearing on NBC's The Voice in 2016. Growing up in Lafayette, Louisiana, Lane was surrounded by a community of skilled musicians, including his uncle Roddie Romero, a Grammy-nominated zydeco artist, and the region has left its mark on Lane, as he has refined his sound over the years. His latest EP,   Sw...

Richard Matson is the vice president of theatrical distribution at The Orchard, the distribution company behind the Oscar-nominated films Cartel Land and Life, Animated . The Orchard's commitment to transparency stands in stark contrast to an industry-wide inclination to obscure distribution numbers, and they demonstrated that commitment by making the revenue streams for Cartel Land publicly avail...

Kris Neel is one of five friends who compose The Assemblie, an indie gospel rock band from New Iberia. "Stray," one of their songs, has gotten over 1 million plays on Spotify, which brought them to the attention of a few labels. The band heard a few offers but ultimately decided to remain independent. As the band regroups to take into account shifting priorities of the musicians involved, Kris has...

The first band  Kevin Breuner joined after college, Smalltown Poets, received a Grammy nomination for their first album. That band has been through a number of changes throughout the years, but they're still active 20 years later. Kevin has also stayed active in the music scene, playing in a couple of bands in addition to Smalltown Poets. One of those bands, Hello Morning, recently got included in...

Wade Sutton has almost 20 years of experience in professional radio journalism. These days he's focused on helping musicians take their careers to the next level, specializing in live music production and media coaching. He has clients in major cities like Nashville, New York, London, Sydney, and Toronto, and some of them have played with Stevie Wonder, danced with MC Hammer, and been featured on...

Producer Lindsay Doran won a Golden Globe for Sense and Sensibility, a film that she spent years trying to develop. Lindsay has an extensive background as a studio executive where she has overseen development on projects like This Is Spinal Tap, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Ghost. She was also the producer of one of […] The post Golden Globe-Winning Producer Lindsay Doran on Power of Happy Ending...

Split is a critically acclaimed psychological thriller from M. Night Shyamalan that came out in 2016. It is a story about a man with 23 split personalities. This episode is not about that film, at least not entirely. It is mostly about another film called Split that also came out in 2016. This one happens […] The post Split, the Romantic Comedy?! – with Filmmaker Jamie Buckner appeared first on Th...

Ship of Fools is a cello-driven indie-rock band with a distinct sound that some (this podcast) might describe as space cathedral. The band has played at SXSW, opened for bands like Santigold, and toured across the Southeastern United States. They're also fun to hang out with, which is worth stating right from the start. I interviewed […] The post Music – Ship of Fools, That Space Cathedral Sound!...

During its 24 years as a film, Groundhog Day has grown into a contemporary classic, beloved by critics and movie enthusiasts alike. It is #34 on AFI's 100 Years … 100 Laughs list and #8 on AFI's Top 10 Fantasy Films list, and it remains a popular attraction when it plays on TV each year at or […] The post Groundhog Day Writer – Danny Rubin appeared first on The nsavides Podcast | filmmaking | musi...

BOND/360 is a film distribution company that grew out of BOND Strategy & Influence, which specializes in film marketing. Some of the campaigns that the BOND team has worked on include the Oscar-nominated film Exit Through the Gift Shop, the BAFTA-winning Senna, and the Walter Murch-edited documentary Particle Fever about the Large Hadron Collider. Elizabeth Sheldon has been the chief operating off...