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Animator, Guitarist, Songwriter and Mixologist Justin Wilcott discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life.

Topics include; Justin3dart, Dear David, SuperJazzyJustin, Yacht Rock, John Mayer, Hall & Oates, 3D printing, cats, baby sea turtles, pirate ships, Intelligentsia cold brew, A.I., Roblox, and promoting concerts on The Block for Laufey, The Weekend and KPop Demon Hunters. Oof!

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*Recorded at Maestro Machinations Studio in Palmdale, CA.
**Features the Dear David song Hold Me Up after the episode.

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Drummer, Store Owner and Educator Dave Cohen discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Cohen studied privately at The Eastman School of Music with Bill Cahn and John McNeil as well as with legendary jazz drummer Vinnie Ruggiero in Rochester, NY. College: University of North Texas with Ed Soph.

Topics include; Prime Time Funk, CMD, Back Seat Sally, Buddy Rich, Steve Gadd, Barry Kiener, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Bill Bruford, Jerry Marotta, Sally Cohen, Taos Drums, The Drum Corner, The Rochester International Jazz Festival...and what it's like drumming in The Official House Band for the Rochester Music Hall of Fame!

Recorded October 2025 on the phone between Rochester, NY and Palmdale, CA.

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11-year-old Soccer player, drummer, rapper and singer Axel Archila discusses how creativity affects his personal life.

Topics include; Soccer, Paris Saint German Academy Los Angeles, Gorillaz, Rage Against the Machine, Avenged Sevenfold, using toilet paper for a soccerball...and how his dogs, Kato and Norman, have a HUGE bite force!

*Recorded October 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Audio engineer, public speaker and world traveler Everett Mohr discusses how creativity affects his personal life and what it's like to be a teenage Waymo Beta Tester!

*Recorded September 2025 at Maestro Machinations Studio in Palmdale, CA.

Topics include; Creative technology, Musack.org, Snap Circuits, origami, Mohrigami, ADHD, Anxiety, Patrick Mohr, Carolyn Mohr, Grammy Camp, poetry, theater, drama club, Ableton, cross country running, Model UN, YMCA, Costa Rica, Japan, bullet trains, guitar, Paul Huston, Quadeca, Chat GPT, artificial intelligence and why Everett says that, "creativity in of itself is healing."

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Drummer, composer, producer and Grammy winner John JR Robinson, the most recorded drummer in history, discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. JR shares rare insight on his recent autobiography, KING OF THE GROOVE.

Topics include; Andre Agassi, Jude Cole, Cindy Crawford, Daft Punk, Miles Davis, John Fogerty, David Foster, Steve Gadd, Mick Guzauski, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Chaka Khan, Dean Parks, Buddy Rich (no beards!), Lionel Richie, David Lee Roth, Rufus, Bob Seeger, Rob Shanahan, Frank Sinatra, Sting, Barbra Streisand, Steve Winwood, Dony Wynn, the Carolina Reaper, Drum Workshop, E-mu SP-12, Istanbul Cymbals, LP, Nespresso, Otari MX-80 2" 24-Track Tape Machine, REMO, Roland, Slingerland Drums, We Are The World...and why Quincy said, "JR! You're dancing too much!"

Recorded September 2025 in Thousand Oaks, CA.

*JR photo by Rob Shanahan.

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Motion Capture Artist Deirdre Krupa discusses how creativity affects her work and personal life.

Topics include; Motion Capture, pick jackets, A.I., Unreal Engine, The Volume, Industrial Light & Magic, Star Wars, Ashoka, Skeleton Crew, Indiana Jones, Wicked, flying monkeys, mental health, ADHD, KISS, Pokémon, Detective Pikachu, The Drexel Motion Capture Club...and how once someone called Motion Capture "The Devil's Rotoscope."

Recorded September 2025 on the phone.

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Writer/Director/Producer Satie Gossett discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. Gossett is storyteller, thinker and an image builder. In this episode, he expounds upon Pan and Zoom, his show where he interviews entertainment industry professionals about their career journeys. He is also currently filming a documentary about his late father, legendary actor Lou Gossett Jr.

Topics include; Lou Gossett Jr., Sarge the dog, George Lucas, Steve Petersen, Wolfgang Petersen, Aaron Speiser, Shannon Sturges, Denzel Washington, Buddha Noir Entertainment, Dr. Maya Angelou Community High, Pan and Zoom, Syracuse University, An Officer and a Gentleman, The Big Lie: American Addict 2, The Color Purple, Enemy Mine, If, Star Wars, Watchmen...and what it's like having drinks with Kenny Baker aka R2D2!

Recorded August 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Music industry icon Joe Testa discusses how creativity affects his work and personal life. As Vice President of Artist Relations at Zildjian/Vic Firth, Testa shares an impressive and humorous overview of his impressive career and longevity in the music business.

Topics include; Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth drumsticks, Balter Mallets, Yamaha drums, DCI Music Video, drum machines, 4 track recorders, fax machines, metronomes, book publishing, SUNY Potsdam Crane School of Music, Dennis Chambers, Vinnie Colaiuta, John Dechristopher, Charley Drayton, Sandy Feldstein, Steve Gadd, Marcus Gilmore, Nikki Glaspie, Matt Guarnere, Takashi “Hagi” Hagiwara, Steve Jordan, Manu Katche, Tif Lamson, Jerry Marotta, Rick Marotta, Russ Miller, Phil Rudd, Jay Wanamaker, The 3rd Annual Zildjian Jam at Tipitina's, growing up in Rochester, New York and a hilarious origin story that involves The Doctor, The Viper and The Fonz!

Recorded August 2025 on the phone.

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