The Artist's Work Ethic

Amanda Leigh Cobb is an actor and voice artist, who’s been seen on TV and Broadway, and is the voice of some of your favorite audio books. On Broadway, she’s been featured in The Country Girl with Morgan Freeman, The Coast of Utopia and a number of others. On TV you’ve seen her in Law & Order: SVU, Chicago Med, Scandal, and many more. 

Nicholas Lea is an actor best known for portraying Alex Krycek on The X-Files and Tom Foss on Kyle XY. He’s also recurred in the shows The Killing, Continuum, and The Commish and appeared in a ton of other TV shows, including the recent mini-series, The Stand. On the big screen, he’s appeared in films such as Vertical Limit, Shattered, and Bad Company. 

Anna Mastro is an award-winning director who started in commercials and music videos, and now works primarily in film and TV. She directed Disney’s Secret Society of Second Born Royals, which is streaming on Disney+, and the film Walter, which features Andrew J. West, William H. Macy, Virginia Madsen, Jim Gaffigan, and Neve Campbell. Anna has directed episodes of a number of TV shows including Sha...

Mike Kennerty plays guitar in The All American Rejects, who are known for their numerous singles and platinum records. Mike is also a producer, having worked in that capacity with bands such as Red City Radio, Masked Intruder, and Screeching Weasel. 

Art Alexakis is the singer and guitar player of the band Everclear. Everclear has three platinum records and a Grammy nomination, as well as numerous hit singles. They continue to tour regularly and Art hints at some new music on the horizon. 

Spencer Hutchins is a camera operator and cinematographer based in Atlanta, GA. He’s worked on TV shows and films such as 911, Star, Stan Against Evil, Respect and Joe Dirt 2. He’s also got a cinematography podcast called Protecting the Frame. 

Ben and Kyle Hannah are brothers from Ontario, Canada, and as Mountain Head have quickly gained acclaim in Canada with a top 40 single, and internationally thanks to the Wu-Tang Clan taking notice when they covered Shimmy Shimmy Ya. With a new EP out, soon they’ll be coming to a city near you. 

Mike Wade is an actor who’s recently had large recurring roles on CBS/Paramount’s Seal Team, and Netflix’s Jupiter’s Legacy. He’s also guest starred NCIS, Timeless, and For the People. Seal Team was just renewed for a sixth season to stream on Paramount+. 

Rich Redmond is a drummer, actor, speaker, and author best known as the drummer for country star Jason Aldean. As a drummer, he’s got a slew of hit songs and platinum records with Jason Aldean, and has performed with a who’s who of country. Rich is also an actor, a speaker, an author and a podcaster.

Rich Wilkes is a screenwriter who’s written the films Airheads, The Jerky Boys, xXx, and recently the Motley Crue biopic, The Dirt. Rich is also the singer of a mariachi-themed punk band called Carne Asada. Check out the documentary Punk Like Me on Amazon Prime which follows Carne Asada as they sneak onto Warped Tour.

Ryan Phillips is a musician and photographer best known as the guitar player for Story of the Year. Story of the Year’s album Page Avenue recently went platinum, and the band continues to release music and tour the world. When he’s not touring, Ryan works as a professional photographer.

Matt Appleton is a Grammy-nominated musician who plays in the ska-punk band Reel Big Fish, as well as The Inevitables. He’s also a writer/producer & engineer who has worked with or performed with bands such as Panic at the Disco, The Used, Good Charlotte, Anti-Flag, Refused, Goldfinger, Story of the Year and a ton more. I3QjFD6cnpjS6ebTZCO8

Kathleen Gati is a two-time Emmy-nominated actor best known for her time on General Hospital, where she has appeared in over 450 episodes across 10 years. She also starred in Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462, and has had recurring roles in 24, Arrow, and many others.

Drue Grit is a screenwriter, director, and author who recently wrote a film called Bosch and Rockit that stars Luke Hemsworth and Isabel Lucas. He’s written and directed several films and pilots, including one that Dwayne Johnson’s production company produced. He also makes branded content, having worked for Apple and Warner Brothers. His latest project is a novel that was recently released called...

Jon Pebsworth is the lead singer for the California based ska punk band, Buck-O-Nine. During the mid-to-late 1990s, they experienced mainstream success with the release of the album Twenty-Eight Teeth and its most successful single, "My Town" which received national radio airplay and was in rotation on MTV. Buck-O-Nine stopped touring full-time in 2000, but continues to perform regularly...

Al Snow  is a professional wrestler, having portrayed a variety of characters, and best known for his time in the WWE where he was a Tag Team champion, Hardcore champion and European champion. Since leaving the ring, he owns Ohio Valley Wrestling, was a road agent for Impact Wrestling, has acted in a number of films, and has written a book. 

John August is a screenwriter known for writing Go, Big Fish, Charlie's Angels, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie, Aladdin, and more. He’s also written the Arlo Finch series of novels, created apps, games, and is the co-host of the screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes. John’s the recipient of the Writer's Guild’s Valentine Davis award, and has been nominated for...

Jason LaRocca is a musician, engineer and scoring mixer. For years he played in The Briggs, releasing albums on Side One Dummy Records, and touring with Bad Religion, The Dropkick Murphys, and Anti-Flag. Since then, he’s found himself producing and mixing scores for film and TV. He’s mixed the scores for Aquaman, Bad Boys for Life, Black Mirror, the upcoming Marvel film Morbius, and a ton more. 

Erik Bork is a screenwriter best known for his work on the HBO miniseries BAND OF BROTHERS and FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, and won two Emmys and two Golden Globe Awards as part of the producing team. He’s sold pitches (and written pilots) at NBC and FOX, worked on the writing staff for two primetime dramas, and written features on assignment for companies like Universal, HBO, TNT, and Playtone. He...

Matt Pryor is the singer and guitar player in The Get Up Kids, and has also released a ton of music solo and with The New Amsterdams. The Get Up Kids are hugely influential, with bands such as Blink 182 and Fall Out Boy naming them as primary influences. They’ve sold a ton of records and toured with Dashboard Confessional, Weezer and Green Day. When he’s not touring with The Get Up Kids, Matt writ...

Mopreme Shakur is a rapper best known for his time in the groups Thug Life and The Outlawz, both with his brother, Tupac Shakur. More recently he’s been involved in film and TV, and has a slew of new projects coming out, which he talks about at the end of the interview. Coming up next week he’s got an NFT auction in conjunction with Rarible, so go check that out. 

Guerin Swing is an LA based artist and interior designer. His artwork ranges from commissioned art pieces for private clients to custom installations in public spaces. His Artwork has appeared at Regime Contemporary Gallery, West Chelsea Contemporary Gallery, 5 Art Gallery, and Lab. His permanent installations reside at The Edition Hotels -West Hollywood and Tokyo, La Pier Hotel, Hard Rock Hotels,...

Marko Desantis is founding member and guitarist of the band Sugarcult and has also played with the bands Bad Astronaut, The Ataris, and the Swingin Utters. Sugarcult has sold over a million records worldwide, and toured the world with Green Day and Blink 182. In addition to Sugarcult, Marko is a DJ and teaches music business at a ton of different schools and colleges. This week Sugarcult is releas...

Dean Haglund is an actor best known as Ringo Langly of the Lone Gunmen on The X-Files. He is also a stand-up comedian, specializing in improv. In addition to The X-Files, he played the voice of Sid in Tom Sawyer, and portrayed Langly in the spin-off The Lone Gunmen. In this episode we talk about how to embrace always being productive, even if you don’t feel like you’re working on something specifi...

Shane is the singer for the band Silverstein and the host of the podcast Lead Singer Syndrome. Silverstein has sold over a million records worldwide. They’ve toured the world with bands such as Simple Plan, Rise Against, and Story of the Year.  In this episode we talk about how important it is to stay organized, and make sure you're scheduling time to be creative.