Amy D Lux interviews Ben Davis, founder of Illuminate, a San Francisco non-profit that rallies large groups of people together to create impossible works of public art. Topics: ⭐️ The Bay Bridge Lights ⭐️ Raising a million dollars a month ⭐️ Conversely, turning down millions of dollars of funding ⭐️ The economy of generosity vs. economy of reciprocity Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Video Version: https://youtu.be/327Aw0bEuAs?si=CDtY99XwNtVgB0rg Illuminate https:...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 169
Ellen and Ethan chat with Amanda Carradine, the lighting director for Eastside Christian Church in California. Topics: ⭐️ Being a church LD ⭐️ Saving for inevitable slow seasons ⭐️ Determining rates for freelance gigs ⭐️ Finding stability in a production career Video Version https://youtu.be/p2ZI0DUH0O4 Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance LDI https://www.ldishow.com/ Amanda Carradine https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacarradine/ FILO https://filo.org/filo2025/ Eastside Christian Ch...
Oct 24, 2024•23 min•Ep. 168
An interview with lighting designer Heather Gilbert about financial habits throughout her decades-long career in Chicago and recently on Broadway. Topics: ⭐️ Picking up the tab ⭐️ Asking for higher design fees ⭐️ Freelancer designers filing their own taxes ⭐️ Broadway design fees for plays versus musicals ⭐️ And an apology to Assistant Stage Managers from Lighting Designers Video Version https://youtu.be/o5gZkkBQ5V8 Full Interview https://www.patreon.com/posts/168-windy-city-113688908?utm_medium...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 168
Ellen Lampert-Gréaux and Ethan talk with Roma Flowers, a lighting designer for dance and theatre based in Texas. Topics: ⭐️ Opening a 401k when young ⭐️ Legacy and generational wealth ⭐️ Keeping overhead low in the lean times ⭐️ Partnering with someone better than you at finances ⭐️ Reporting income on taxes to pay into social security Video Version https://youtu.be/mLgNZFIOOe0 Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance LDI https://www.ldishow.com/ Ellen Lampert-Gréaux https://www.linked...
Oct 17, 2024•54 min•Ep. 167
We learn about theatre producing with Broadway producer Rashad Chambers. Topics: ⭐️ Priority loans ⭐️ Skills for producing ⭐️ Advice for early career producers ⭐️ Reasons why shows make it to Broadway ⭐️ Why investors choose to invest with Rashad Video version https://youtu.be/Ht_-UgeOJZk Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance "How We Became Co Producers On Broadway" https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-we-became-co-70214738 Rashad V Chambers: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ra...
Oct 14, 2024•54 min•Ep. 167
June Abernathy, a touring spotlight supervisor based in Florida, talks about financial lessons from her career. Topics: ⭐️ Saving 10% ⭐️ Paying yourself first ⭐️ Gambling in the stock market ⭐️ Tax considerations while touring Recently June has been touring with The Lion King and SIX. She is also author of “The Spotlight Operator’s Handbook” and “The Tried and True Book of 101 Spotlight Excuses”. Video Version https://youtu.be/ci7BOsXJns0 Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance LDI ht...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 166
Lighting designer Aja M Jackson talks about finances as a freelancer and the importance of radical transparency when it comes to designer fees. Topics: ⭐️ Financial habits ⭐️ Living modestly ⭐️ High yield savings accounts ⭐️ Building an financial cushion before investing ⭐️ Open sharing of finance details with colleagues Video Version https://youtu.be/33hlqOD1hWc Full Interview https://www.patreon.com/posts/166-almost-ready-113039463?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_camp...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 167
An interview with Jordan Gilliam, an audio engineer, DJ, and director of education at Tech25 in Pittsburgh. Topics: ⭐️ 529 College Savings Plans ⭐️ Heeding financial advice from people you trust ⭐️ Saving for retirement early (yes, even at age 19) ⭐️ Not letting tunnel vision of your ideal career keep you from learning new skills or trying new jobs and experiences ⭐️ Teaching what you know to those around you, because time is always limited so teach what you can when you can for the greater good...
Oct 03, 2024•46 min•Ep. 165
Broadway producer Richard Winkler talks about how he transitioned from lighting design to producing. In 2024, Richard is producing 15 shows between Broadway and The West End. Topics: ⭐️ Good theatre ⭐️ A Chorus Line ⭐️ Commissioning a new musical ⭐️ Switching careers from lighting designer to producer Video Version https://youtu.be/HXgcMEw0bP4 Full Interview https://www.patreon.com/posts/164-focusing-on-110904789?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creato...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 165
A panel of theatrical lighting designers discuss pay negotiations. If this sounds like a frightening topic, make sure to listen because this is a positive and calm take on the process. Topics: ⭐️ Determining a rate ⭐️ How to conduct yourself ⭐️ How to advocate for yourself ⭐️ When to use an agent and what they do ⭐️ Using the union, USA 829, resources, whether you’re a member or not Workbook: https://www.patreon.com/artisticfinance/shop/pay-negotiation-for-lighting-designers-312412?utm_medium=cl...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 164
A lively discussion between lighting designers about their design tools and the associated costs. A broadcast of a LIVE recording that took place at LDI in Las Vegas. Topics: ⭐️ The essential software for entertainment lighting ⭐️ The costs and considerations of that essential software ⭐️ What software we expect to be essential in the near future LDs: Ebony Madry. Carolyn Wong Ariel Benjamin Dani Deutschmann Worksheet https://www.patreon.com/posts/163-live-from-vs-108861929?utm_medium=clipboard_...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 163
Lighting designer Carolyn Wong discusses the finances of her New York-based dance and theatre career. The most recent decade has been spent as the Worldwide Associate Lighting Designer for Disney’s The Lion King . We discuss: ⭐️ Investing in yourself ⭐️ Keeping living expenses low ⭐️ The sustainable hustle of freelancing Video version https://youtu.be/bjqiT4rxJ1Q Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Carolyn Wong https://www.wongnumber.com/ The Lion King https://lionking.com/ Spider...
Sep 09, 2024•56 min•Ep. 162
A discussion about labor in theatrical production with lighting designer Natalie Robin & performing arts manager Brídín Clements. They have authored the new book Theatre Work: Reimagining the Labor of Theatrical Production. Topics: ⭐️ How institutions can prioritize workers ⭐️ Retention and training challenges for theaters ⭐️ Minimum wage, living wage, and thriving wage ⭐️ Holding theaters accountable for their mission statement Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Video versi...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 161
EDIT: Accidentally recorded only on the left audio track! Your headphones aren’t broken! 🤦🏼♂️ … A rambling Ethan talks about upcoming episodes. Hollywood Reporter Article https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/1-5x-listening-speed-podcasters-divided-1235969454/ Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance...
Aug 19, 2024•29 min•Ep. 160
An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. A panel composed of a bond investment CEO and three lighting designers review how our investments compare to the market. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Video Version: https://youtu.be/Yz5E-gI4bgg Rivian EV Trucks: https://rivian.com/ Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/ https://www.liquidificorp.com/ Ebony Madry: https://www.instagra...
Apr 22, 2024•58 min•Ep. 160
An interview with the Executive Director of Philadelphia Scenic Works, Nathan Renner-Johnson, and Robin Stamey, production manager at Rutgers University, discussing how designers and productions can share resources. Topics: ⭐️ Theatre workers being paid on W2 or 1099 ⭐️ Joining a collective of artists or going the road solo ⭐️ Scenic outsourcing and collaboration between theatre companies ⭐️ Coworking spaces for theatre makers from designers to performers Quicklinks for Artistic Finance: https:/...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 159
Review of The Money Manual by Tonya Rapley. This is the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Amy D Lux and presented this month by Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan. We discuss: ⭐️ Spending triggers ⭐️ Budgeting methods ⭐️ Generational wealth ⭐️ Turning financial tips and tricks into habits ⭐️ The breakdown of what makes up a credit score ⭐️ How finance is connected to the leading cause of suicide ⭐️ Building up savings for yourself versus paying off high interest debt ⭐️ EAS...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 158
Today’s episode is a panel discussion on EVs and their benefits for artists, guest hosted and edited by friend of the show Carl Faber. Recorded in March of 2023, the guests include: Mikhael Tara Garver, Phil McBeth, Ryan Durham, & Travis McHale. Topics: ⭐️ Features of EVs and EV ownership ⭐️ Financial incentives of new and used EVs ⭐️ Scheduled maintenance (or lack thereof) ⭐️ Bidirectional charging (aka run your home’s electricity off your car’s battery) ⭐️ Supply chain and production delay...
Nov 13, 2023•52 min•Ep. 157
Learn about running a live events company as Amy D Lux interviews Cindy Lo of RED VELVET. Topics: ⭐️ The future of events in a post covid era ⭐️ Keeping the business alive during the pandemic ⭐️ Starting a successful experiential agency in Austin TX Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance RED VELVET: https://weareredvelvet.com/ Strong Events: https://www.strongevents.com/ LDI Artistic Finance Recording: https://sched.co/1SnxM Monarch: https://www.monarchmoney.com/ Empower - formerly Person...
Nov 06, 2023•57 min•Ep. 156
A hodge podge of what's on my mind this week. Topics: ⭐️ War & peace ⭐️ Broadway grosses ⭐️ Divorce & ROTH IRAs ⭐️ Robert Green Ingersoll ⭐️ Steven Lutvak & A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Broadway Grosses: https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-grosses-analysis-merrily-opens-to-sold-out-houses-as-overall-attendance-sees-uptick Robert Green Ingersoll: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_G._Ingersoll ROTH IRA - Married Filing Se...
Oct 16, 2023•21 min•Ep. 155
A discussion about Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap hosted by Amy D Lux and Amy Pett. Topics: ⭐️ Negotiation tips ⭐️ Your financial health prioritization ⭐️ Your values versus society's values ⭐️ Statistics of pay for women and men Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape. Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love...
Oct 02, 2023•59 min•Ep. 154
An interview by Theatre.Art.Life with lighting designer Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew Topics: ⭐️ Jeanette’s background in business & puppetry ⭐️ Finding the financial balance in your arts career ⭐️ Working as an electrician versus a designer and how Jeannette is too disorganized with paperwork to make a living be an assistant designer ⭐️ Industry inclusion including paying for unskilled labor so that people are not working for free Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Theat...
Sep 11, 2023•44 min•Ep. 153
We return from summer break! An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. A panel composed of a bond investment CEO and two lighting designer review how our investments compare to the S&P 500. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Video Version: https://youtu.be/S4_JmxQck8c Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithreyi-gopalakrishnan/ https://www.liquidificorp.com/ Ebony Madry: https://www.instagram.com/e...
Sep 04, 2023•51 min•Ep. 152
A discussion of the book Decolonizing Wealth by Edgar Villanueva, presented by Natasha Joy De Souza. Topics: ⭐️ The Colonizer Virus ⭐️ Money as medicine ⭐️ The 7 Steps To Healing Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Club, brought to you in collaboration with Utopia Dreamscape. Quicklinks: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Decolonizing Wealth - Book Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/decolonizing-wealth-second-edition-indigenous-wisdom-to-heal-divides-and-restore-ba...
Jun 19, 2023•50 min•Ep. 151
Two interviews by director John Lampe. The first with actor Fredi Walker Brown about avoiding debt. The second with mortgage expert Chavi Kahan about the ins and outs of mortgages. Fredi's Topics: ⭐️ Debt is the devil for arts workers ⭐️ Purchasing property without a mortgage ⭐️ Fredi’s money mindset gleaned from Rich Dad Poor Dad and Jackass III. Chavi's Topics: ⭐️ Mortgages ⭐️ Mortgage rates ⭐️ Preapproval & how much you can afford ⭐️ The advantages of mortgages, even if you have the cash ...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 150
A review of The Dirtbag's Guide To Life by Tim Mathis, presented by the author himself. Topics: ⭐️ Simplicity ⭐️ Cool Begets Cool ⭐️ Living on the bare minimum ⭐️ Taking a gap month off of work ⭐️ The obligation for Dirtbag’s to travel and explore ⭐️ Social norms that you are not obligated to uphold - like reaching a certain financial status or being tied to one place for your entire lifetime Today’s show is a broadcast of the Financial Independence Book Club, brought to you in collaboration wit...
Jun 07, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 149
A conversation between Dennis Size and Sheryl Wisniewski of The Lighting Design Group about what goes into creating budgets for lighting television. Topics: ⭐️ How projects “walk in the door” ⭐️ Thought process in estimating ⭐️ Hidden costs we don’t want to miss ⭐️ How Designers and Project Managers collaborate in the budgeting process Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Sheryl Wisniewski: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherylwisniewski/ Instagram - @swhiz321 https://ww...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 148
Stage manager Kat Landry and Theatre.Art.Life founder Anna Robb interview the provost of Baruch College, Linda Essig, about entrepreneurship within the arts. They discuss Linda's most recent book ‘Creative Infrastructures: Artists, Money, and Entrepreneurial Action’. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Theatre.Art.Life: https://www.theatreartlife.com/the-theatreartlife-podcast/ Linda Essig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-essig-a7a70aa/ Creative Infrastructures - B...
May 22, 2023•51 min•Ep. 147
Theatre.Art.Life founder Anna Robb interviews costume designer Jessica Champagne Hansen and the Deputy Managing Director of Centre Theatre Group, Camille Schenkkan. They discuss navigating a career in technical entertainment. That is the title of their recent book which explores tools & strategies for navigating an artistic career in design and technology in entertainment Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance Navigating a Career in Technical Entertainment - Booksho...
May 15, 2023•53 min•Ep. 146
An update on the Artistic Finance 6k--the $6,000 of investments we made in May of 2021. We’re joined by three lighting designers, a bond investment CEO, and a data analyst to review how our investments compare to the S&P 500. We also discuss fees, and how that plays into investing. Quicklinks - Artistic Finance: https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance The Importance of Fees: https://investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/how-to-invest/impact-of-costs#:~:text=Why%20do%20costs%20matter%3...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 145
