Castability: The Podcast

In this episode, Amanda sits down with special guest and co-host Jessica Sherman, CSA, to interview KJ Rose, who blew them both away during her time onstage with Misty Copeland at the Sundance Film Festival. KJ Rose is a performance coach who specializes with helping musicians conquer their nerves to deliver the performance of a lifetime. She helped Lil Nas X with his Grammy dance routine, and aims to unlock that same confidence in all the artists she works with. Before becoming a performance coach, KJ Rose has been a backup singer for artists such as the Notorious B.I.G, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy, Janet Jackson, and Britney Spears. With Clive Davis as her mentor, she has honed her own style of coaching and mentoring, leading to her new book The Rose Effect where she outlines how to occupy your space in every stage and in every room.

— Presence, Engagement, Connectivity, and Personalization

— Never Recycling Inspiration

— Defining The Artist

— Tools to Recover Quicker

— Building Habits

— Stage Fright, Empathy, and Becoming a Talent Whisperer

— The Evolution of You

— Law of Attraction

— Finding Pride in Your Story

— Embracing a Victory Mindset

— KJ Rose's 8 Power Chants: The Espresso Shots of Motivation

Episode Resources:

• Follow KJ Rose on IG
• KJ Rose's Official Website
• KJ Rose's Spotify Playlist
• The Rose Effect: Eight Steps To Delivering The Performance Of Your Life by Keanna KJ Rose Henson
• "At Work With KJ Rose, the Coach Who Brought Lil Nas X Onto the Stage" by Elias Leightin the Rolling Stone
• Listen to Jess's new Podcast, Tipsy Casting & Follow the podcast on IG here!
• Follow Jess on IG

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Audrey Moore is an accomplished actor, host of the hit Audrey Helps Actors Podcast, and creator of Self Tape May. In this episode we discuss unique ways to approach this year's Self Tape May, how Audrey developed her own self tape practice, and what she does currently to maintain her progress and continue to grow. You are not going to want to miss this episode if you are looking to up level your tapes this May!

— What Started Self Tape May

— The Value of a Self Tape Practice

— Why People Don't do Self Tape May

— Copyright + Social Media

— Moving Past Just Listening and Reacting

— Building an Audition Technique

— Competition

— Mastery of Craft

— Dealing with Frustration

— Leveling Up Your Career

— Co-Stars and Guest Stars

— Being Prepared for Being On Set

— Creating and Engaging Performance

— Authenticity and Mumble Acting

— Evaluating Your Own Work

— Community

Episode Resources:

• Audrey Helps Actors Podcast
• Audrey Helps Actors Website
• Follow Audrey Helps Actors on Instagram
• Follow Audrey's Personal Instagram
• Audrey's IMDb
• Learn More About Self Tape May

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In Part Two of this State of the Union, Amanda Lenker Doyle, CSA, continues her conversation with Nawal Bengholam to discuss the recent divide caused by self tapes within the entertainment industry. After polling the Castability community on questions that they had regarding self tapes, Amanda and Nawal answer questions and give their opinions. From requiring readers for a self tape, to losing a sense of community after not being in the room, to whether or not Casting Directors watch every tape that is sent in, no stone is left unturned as the two continue their discussion about the hard truths of this business in 2023.

— How Could Casting Make Auditions Worse for Actors?

— Competing With People Outside of Major Cities

— Capitalism + Art

— Readers

— Rebuilding Your Community

— The Autonomous Actor

— Not Giving Story Details

— Escaping Victim Mentality

— Watching Actor's Tapes

— Memorizing Multiple Pages for an Audition

— Prescreens vs. Callbacks

— Casting Director Workshops

— Building Relationships with Casting

— Self Tape Feedback

— Chat GPT and AI

Episode Resources:

• Nawal's Instagram
• Nawal's IMDb
• The Clyde Bernardy Acting Studio
• The Clyde Bernardy Acting Studio Instagram
• “She was a tough, East German cookie”: filmmakers and actors pay tribute to German casting director Simone Bär by Patricia Dobson in Screen Daily
• Microsoft Fires 10,000 Employees as it Invests in AI by Noor Al-Sibai in Futurism Magazine

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In Part One of this State of the Union, Amanda Lenker Doyle, CSA, is joined by Nawal Bengholam to discuss the recent divide caused by self tapes within the entertainment industry. Amanda first discovered Nawal on social media, where Nawal's initial thoughts on the controversy made Amanda want to sit down with her and discuss the situation in full. The two have an open, honest, heart-to-heart about the industry and self tapes. In Part One of this Two-Part episode,

— Understanding One Another In This Industry

— Casting Director Workshops

— Casting Director and Actor Relationships

— Actors Being Taken Advantage Of

— Art in a Capitalist Society

— Standing Out in the Crowd

— Craft, Business Acumen, and Mindset

— The Art of Casting

Episode Resources:

• Nawal's Instagram
• Nawal's IMDb
• The Clyde Bernardy Acting Studio
• The Clyde Bernardy Acting Studio Instagram
• Remembering Kobe: Former Lakers teammates on his greatness By Broderick Turner in The Los Angeles Times

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Joe Towne is a Los Angeles based performer, award-winning writer, director, and teacher. He is also the CEO of The Performer's Mindset and the creator/host of The Better Podcast. For 20 years, he's coached business professionals, athletes, and actors – some of whom are selling that product you just bought or starring in that movie you Netflixed last night. As an actor, Joe has worked with Jennifer Love Hewitt, Hillary Swank, Rebel Wilson, and he most recently starred as the lead in The Art of Christmas. Today, he joins the Castability Podcast to talk about how to understand your data, the ways we can avoid burnout, and how we can overcome perfectionism to allow ourselves to show up as the artists we are.

— The Four Mindsets

— Athletes and Actors

— Perfectionism

— Toxic Habits of Creatives

— Deliberate Practice

— Casting Director Feedback + Constructive Criticism

— Regulating Emotions During Auditions

— The Amygdala Flight-Fright Response

— Remembering Our "Why"

Email us for more information on coaching with Joe: [email protected]

Episode Resources:

• Listen to Joe's episode with Audrey Moore, "Passion as Fuel"

• The Performer's Mindset Instagram

• Brené Brown's Podcast Interview on Burnout

• "Burnout" by Emily Nagoski & Amelia Nagoski

• "Chatter" by Ethan Cross

• "Peak Performance" by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness

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