The Shifting Perceptions Podcast by Jay Alders - Inspiration For Creative Lifestyles

Leave a review. I am so stoked to share my conversation with Adam Topol. Adam is a professional percussionist best known as the drummer with the legendary singer-songwriter and surfer, Jack Johnson.  This conversation took me on a journey through Adam's musical career, and his unwavering commitment to giving back to the community. Adam let me dive in on the deep end of his mind to explore and we u...

Please leave a review On episode 68 of the Shifting Perceptions Podcast, host Jay Alders welcomes family Nurse Practitioner James O'Hara to talk about the importance of preventative medicine and taking care of your health. James shares his background in nursing and how his own medical emergency as a young adult inspired him to pursue a career in medicine. He also discusses his integrative approach...

 Leave us a Review In this episode, I spoke to professional Photographer Anita Sadowska. Anita mainly focuses her lens on swimwear, fashion, and fine art nude models and has developed a thriving business with a diverse income stream.  Aside from her busy shooting schedule, over the past decade, she's built her YouTube channel to share her knowledge of photographic gear, and techniques. Her 100,000...

Leave Us a Review Matt Grundy is a California-based world-renowned multi-instrumentalist, touring, and studio musician. Matt has performed with and toured with some of the biggest names in the music industry including  G. Love , Ben Harper , Jack Johnson as well as his main gig accompanying Donavon Frankenreiter which keeps him quite busy circling the globe year-round.  When not on tour, Grundy fe...

Leave Us a Review Jay Shaughnessy, better known as "Bstract", is a British musician and visual artist who calls the Channel Islands his home, situated between England and France. Bstract produces his own pieces of art which are hand-painted and digitally enhanced, and are sold exclusively as non-fungible tokens. His abstract symbolic works are inspired by his life as a professional musician, the b...

Leave Us a Review Gabe Weis is a multidisciplinary artist and an absolute legend in the NFT space. When the Bay area-based fine artist is not selling out 5,000 piece collections in minutes he can be found hobnobbing with A-list celebrities like Paris Hilton and floating around in zero gravity airplanes making art.   Aside from selling millions of dollars in NFTs and artwork Gabe readily admits tha...

Leave us a Review This is my first AMA (Ask Me Anything) episode and I couldn't be more thankful for the support from all of you. As an artist, podcasting has been a great way to express my creative side and share my ideas with the world. I'm so grateful to have had your help along the way, and I'm excited to see what the next AMA episode brings! With the help of my followers on Facebook, Twitter...

Leave Us a Review David Foral is the Bass Guitarist for the Multi-Platinum Alternative Rock band Dirty Heads , a Visual Artist , and Music Producer and has written and collaborated on songs for: Dirtyheads, Maroon 5 , Pepper , Bear Grillz, Jesse Royal , Kabaka Pyramid , Hirie , Kash'd Out, J oe Samba , Surfer Girl and more. As a fine artist Dave works in a multitude of mediums in his constantly ev...

In this episode, I spoke with my friend of over 20 years, Barry Petersen. Barry is an eclectic, talented, and hard-working dude who's been nurturing his entrepreneurial spirit since he was a teenager. He shares his story with us and it's one that you'll find both inspiring, insightful, and relatable.  Depending on whom you speak to, those who know Barry could describe him in many ways. I don't eve...

For most humans, being above average at one thing is enough to offer validation. For a handful of people, the idea of being in the top 10% at anything is a driving force powerful enough to motivate you for a lifetime. For the rare ones…the gifted few on the planet, being the best in the world is not only a dream, but a mission. In this episode, I spoke with 27 year old Renaissance woman, Dominyka...

New Jersey native Colin Bell knows a thing or two about hustling as a musician. We first met whilst Colin was the drummer for one of my favorite Reggae bands, Echo Movement (for whom I had my art on two of their studio albums). Colin is a composer, instructor, and dad of two little boys, and has collaborated with the likes of Janina Gavankar, Questlove, and myself (Jay Alders). Colin recently scor...

Leave us a Review Artist Chris Dyer is a man who's persona, mission, and brand are intertwined in the pursuits of truth, self-awareness, freedom of expression and elevated consciousness. One could easily look at Chris's life now as a world famous artist and think that he's just one of the lucky ones. He has more success in a traditional sense of the word than most other creatives could dream of. A...

Leave us a Review Better known as Dyl, Philadelphia based Hip-Hop artist and entrepreneur Dylan Rhodes is pioneering the NFT music space. Dyl gained recognition in 2015 with the success of his Platinum hit single "Jordan Belfort" and a national tour that followed. His song went viral and peaked at Billboard #25 as well as becoming the top college song of 2015 . Dyl continues to plow down obstacles...

Jason Chambers has always been an artist, but until NFT's entered his life he was working long hours at factory jobs and only doing art as his side passion. Jason has explored various forms of art from illustration to portraiture, but his true passion has always been abstraction. In early 2019 Jason transitioned fully into abstract art. His unique blend of shapes and lines create a realistic world...

Leave us a Review Moishe Kaufman is the 19-year-old Head of Media and Marketing of NFT Zilla which is self-described as reporting on NFT News, Blockchain Art & Non-Fungible Tokens.  NFT Zilla is one of the fastest-growing sites for NFT Life and Moishe is a power-house in the Non-fungible Token space.  Moishe is one of the most versed experts that I've stumbled upon on Twitter. He's a major contrib...

UK-based Visual Artist Harry Pack has gained the kind of notoriety and success that most artists dream of. His NFT Collection of trippy, surreal, and psychedelic art on OpenSea has skyrocketed him to success. In just months, he's earned worldwide recognition and heaps of Ethereum. As we'll learn in this episode though, his recent accolades in the NFT space wasn't without sacrifice, disciplined har...

Leave us a Review Brooklyn based fine artist Daniel Maidman's drawings and paintings have been featured in The Huffington Post, and Forbes, and exhibited in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Long Beach Museum of Art. Daniel's Instagram following at the time of writing this is over 124,000 peo...

Leave us a Review For most professional musicians, winning an Emmy Award and being Grammy-nominated would be the dream finish line of one's career. But for David Nichtern it's just another part of his journey.  David — rightfully so, seems to take pride in his ability to not be too attached to labels and ego based accolades, but by no means has that stopped him from achieving at levels most would...

Leave a Review New York-based Best Selling Author Daniel Paisner is recognized globally as one of the most sought-after ghostwriters, authors, and collaborators in the business. Dan has evolved his craft to the point where people like Serena Williams , Ray Lewis , Daymond John , Denzel Washington , Steve Aoki, Bob Hurley, Izzy Paskowitz , Anthony Quinn, and John Kasich all have entrusted Dan to be...

Los Angeles-based body painter, Paul Roustan, is internationally recognized for his mastery in body painting art and photography. Paul is the winner of the North American Bodypaint Championships and is recognized as one of the world's leading bodypainters. His style combines traditional fine art, pop culture, and reflections of the contemporary world to create conceptually-based bodypainting. Paul...

Leave Us A Review Burton LeBlanc is the head of the Makeup Department for the Emmy Award-winning show, The Handmaid's Tale. This show is single-handedly responsible for me having no fingernails left and Burton is the main guy that is responsible for the blood, gore, bruises, wounds, and perfectly groomed beards. Burton talks candidly not only about his current role (which is a dream position that...

This conversation is a deep dive into creativity, artistic inspiration, and what it looks (and feels like) to dedicate yourself to your art.  We flipped the switch today for this episode. Artist, father, aspiring author, and serial entrepreneur Jay Alders is interviewed by fellow artist Tom Shepherd. Jay Alders is a New Jersey shore based visual artist inspired by the beach, nature, ocean culture,...

Oregon based artist Erik Abel is highly recognized in the surf industry. His work is bold, geometric, and inspired largely by the Pacific Northwest and South Pacific and Central  America and beach culture. His latest pursuit is abstraction and fatherhood.  I've known Erik for about a decade now. We've never actually met in person, but we've shared a camaraderie over the phone and internet. Erik's...

I had the pleasure of having a conversation with Artist and Designer Peter Robinson, better known around the world as " Ten Hundred" ). He specializes in bright, colorful, imaginative character work which has been exhibited in iconic global art hubs as Seattle , Portland, Denver, Los Angele, Japan , and Brazil.   Ten Hundred pulls inspiration a wide variety of sources such as cartoons and anime, s...

As his  online bio  reads Chris, makes music with a  guitar and lots of pedals . Chris is an accomplished soloist, studio musician and composer and has performed and/or recorded with the likes of  Dweezil Zappa ,  Snarky Puppy , and  Karsh Kale. He's authored eight  books,  40 guitar courses and has taught guitarists from all over the world through Berklee College of Music,  TrueFire,  Guitar Play...