4. Kyle deTarnowsky: The Validity Comes from Yourself

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10/27/23 • 45 min

In this episode, Kyle deTarnowsky and I talk about how music is like baking and how important it is to find joy of expression without getting stuck on how "good" you are, though he's secretly quite good.
Quotes:
"If you express yourself in any way through music; you're a musician."
Creator's Challenge: Music Meets Movement
Connect with something deeper than yourself. Take a phrase of music that you connect with emotionally and physically connect to it. Sing it. Play it on the piano. Dance it.
Stay in touch:
@kyledetmusic
@piano_barre
Kyle on IMDB
Mentioned:
"Murder She Wrote" project with collaborators
Erin Fagundes and Courtney Potter
inspired by original Music by John Addison
Bio:
Musician: composer, arranger, orchestrator, music director, instrumentalist (piano, woodwinds)
My guest, Kyle deTarnowsky, is a musician of all kinds. He's a composer, arranger, orchestrator, music director and instrumentalist. Kyle has worked on music that has been featured on TV shows such as Lost Nashville, the Academy Awards, and such delightful titles as Cats and Dogs, The Revenge of Kitty Galore and Go West Happy Cow. Also the Academy Awards.
If you missed that part. He's a music director and plays for cabarets and music theater shows all around Los Angeles. He's a talented composer who works regularly in short films, and I was lucky enough to have him compose the Creator's Cafe theme music when he's not in rehearsal or teaching at one of the two colleges he teaches at.
Kyle can be found composing his original musical on "Murder, She Wrote" based on the Angela Lansbury TV series. He is as delightful as his projects make him sound.

Creator's Cafe with Jessica Payne of Kika Labs
Host Jessica Payne of Kika Labs breaks down the subtle and the sublime of the creative process with inspiring artists at the Creator's Cafe.
Find out more info on the show and host Jessica Payne.
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Jessica's Featured Course:
If you or someone you know is on the job search, check out her digital course "Level Up Your Video Interviews."
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Theme Music
Our theme music is composed and performed by Kyle deTarnowsky.
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3. Alex Rose Wiesel: Acting Authentically - Sexy Sausages and Neck Flashlights

In this episode, Alex Rose Wiesel examines the psychology of owning a career full of progress and success. She is an advocate for self-directed creative power and inspires me to take a strong point of view.
Follow Alex:
Alex Rose Wiesel IMDB Reel
@alexrose720
Alex's LinkTree
Work with Jessica: On-Camera Coaching
Create on-camera and in-person confidence by learning techniques from Hollywood Acting Coach Jessica Payne. Learn more here.
Follow Jessica:
More info and resources at | www.kikalabs.com
Follow the Show | @creatorscafebykikalabs
Facebook Group | Creator's Cafe by Kika Labs
Alex's Quotes:
"The catalyst for creation for me is a point of view."
On getting representation: "You don't have to force a spark with someone who is not your energy."
Tactic: Create a Google Doc - "Who do I know that could help my representation?"
Creator's Challenge:
A Different Point of View with Alex Rose Wiesel
Take a portion of a piece of work you've made (or a monologue, song, paragraph, scene, dance phrase, piece of art, etc.) and recreate it with a drastically different point of view."
#creatorscafechallenge #cccAlexRose
Mentioned:
Improv Olympics (IO) - Cofounder of Pumps
USC
AMDA College of the Performing Arts
Living Living Donor - UPMC
Easy Red for Anywhere Tools Neck flashlight on QVC
Bio:
My guest, Alex Rose Wiesel is an actor, educator, improviser, and host. You might have seen her on shows such as So Random, Heart of Dixie, Two and a Half Men, House of

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5. Emily McGregor: Don't Not Film the Joke

In this fun conversation, Emily McGregor confesses what she's afraid of (truly scary), why she doesn't get writer's block, and and how she's learning a new style of leadership. Come along for a snappy and fun ride!
Content warning: Lots of joyful swearing
Follow Emily
IG: @emcgree
Director's Reel on Vimeo
IMDB
Website
PenguinCat Creative
Quotes
"Don't Not Film the Joke"
"Funny = Good"
Creator's Challenge: Film the Joke.
Write a joke and film it. Don't not film the joke!
Bio & Intro
My guest, Emily McGregor, is a writer, director and CEO. She runs Penguin Cat Creative, where she writes incredible marketing copy. Before that, she co-founded Cosmo Diva, where they used female driven comedy to develop branded campaigns, sketches and web series that garnered over 12 million views. Emily's work has been featured all over, including CNN, Wired, Jezebel, Adweek, BuzzFeed, just to name a few.
Emily has developed branded content for Pepsi, Google, Netflix and other huge companies, and she has sold a script to Amazon. And her work writing and directing is featured on Amazon Prime in the anthology "Edge of Her Mind". Emily is winning award after award most recently for her script, "The Tabby" she co-wrote with her husband Sam Weller. And they have a feature film that she is slated to direct that is already financed.