REALITY TELEVISION CASTING DIRECTOR - James Karhu is reality television casting director known for discovering talent for television’s most fascinating shows, including: ABC’s “Secret Millionaire” and the Emmy Nominated game show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” An avid skateboarder and surfer, he began his television career travelling across the country in a green RV for the PBS and Fuel TV series “Roadtrip Nation.” Throughout that process, he spent 30 days interviewing leaders in the actio...
Mar 25, 2013•55 min
CASTING DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | WRITER - Stacey Tenenbaum is a casting director, writer and producer based in Los Angeles. She has spent her career working in both casting and development. She began casting at 17 years old and then attended film school, followed by the MFA Producers Program at UCLA. She's worked with some of the top casting directors and producers in the entertainment industry on dozens of series and pilots. Some of her casting department credits include: "Frasier," "According to ...
Mar 04, 2013•55 min
PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | WRITER | ACTOR - Leo Foti is the founder of a premiere Hollywood film production company, Seven Waves Entertainment. With several projects underway, including the recent release of the short film "Tipping Point," Seven Waves Entertainment is earning recognition in International film festivals for its unconventional and fearless storytelling. "Tipping Point" was the first film directed by Leo Foti and recently premiered at Universal Studios Launch Party for Seven Waves Enter...
Feb 25, 2013•55 min
COUNTRY MUSIC PRODUCER | SONGWRITER | SINGER - Tom MacClear has written for or played with such music legends as: Rod Stewart, Annie Lennox and the band Concrete Blonde. He has written screenplays and has produced music for such television shows as "Californication" and "Caveman." His latest hit single called "Sweet Summer Days" sung by the multi-talented vocalist Rachel Quinn, is now available on all music websites. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS INCLUDE: When you're touring, what is the best way to deal ...
Feb 18, 2013•55 min
CASTING DIRECTOR | This week our guest is Caroline Liem. Caroline is a casting director, audition coach and teacher based in Los Angeles. She has worked with some of the top directors and producers on over 50 feature films, television shows and pilots throughout her 15 years in casting. Her credits include: Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3, Anomaly, Assassin’s Creed III, X2,The Perfect Sleep, Devour, Blade Trinity, When Do We Eat?, Boogeyman, Auto Focus, Silent Witness, Life With Bo...
Feb 11, 2013•55 min
EMMY AWARD WINNER | PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | WRITER - This week our guest is Mary Lou Belli. Mary Lou is an Emmy Award winner producer, writer and director. Her directing credits include: "Monk,” "Reed Between the Lines," "Second Generation Wayans," "The Game,""The Wizards of Waverly Place,” "Sister, Sister,” "Girlfriends” and "One on One.” The last two shows earned her BET nominations for directing. She is the co-author of three books: "The Sitcom Career Book,” "Acting for Young Actors" and most r...
Feb 04, 2013•55 min
MUSIC COMPOSER | SINGER - This week our guest is Adonis Tsilimparis. After graduating from College, Adonis played in several pop and rock bands around New York City as a lead guitarist and singer. In the mid 1990's he became a staff writer for several years at a commercial jingle house called "Fearless Music" where he wrote and performed countless commercial ads. Many of his compositions could still be heard in advertisements for: Burger King, AT&T, Sprite and Pepsi. He decided to expand his...
Jan 28, 2013•55 min
BRITISH PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | WRITER - This week our guest's are Matthew Hick and Chris Lumb. They have been writing and directing partners since 2007. They started out performing at a monthly comedy night. They soon realized they shared a love of the "Monty Python" style of films and began writing sketches and short films together. Recently, they wrote, produced, directed and acted in a follow-up short film to their feature last year called "Tuck Bushman and the Legend of Piddledown Dale" with ...
Jan 21, 2013•55 min
TEENAGE ACTRESS - This week our guest is Lana Giacose. Lana is definitely a teen actress heading towards the red carpet path to an Oscar. Lana has booked jobs in film and television. Lana made her film debut in the upcoming comedy "She Is Not My Sister" opposite Kel Mitchell and Tristan Mays. She can also be seen in "Trust Me" opposite Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman and Clark Gregg, the writer and director. Lana was reunited with Rockwell and Macy, as well as Oscar winners Melis...
Jan 14, 2013•55 min
CELEBRITY CASTING DIRECTOR | PRODUCER - This week our guest is Valerie McCaffrey. Valerie has held the titles of Casting Executive at Universal Studios and Vice President of Feature Film Casting for New Line | Fine Line Films. She has cast over 80 films and has overseen several hundreds in her studio career. Some films she cast include: "Babe" earning James Cromwell an Oscar Nomination. She also cast Edward Norton and Eddie Furlong in New Line Cinema’s "American History X" earning Edward Norton ...
Jan 07, 2013•55 min
PRODUCER | DIRECTOR - This week our guest is Rob Williams. Rob is the co-founder of Guest House Films, an LA-based film company that is a leader in the niche of gay independent cinema. But, Guest House Films is not just a film production company, but also a distributor. Some of Rob's films include: "The Men Next Door," starring Bernjamin Lutz, "Make the Yuletide Gay," "Long-Term Relationship," "Back Soon," "3-Day Weekend" and all of his "Brief's Series" including "Black Briefs" which is the firs...
Dec 17, 2012•55 min
CELEBRITY CASTING DIRECTOR | ACTING COACH - This week our guest is Amy Jo Berman. She was the former Vice President of Casting at HBO for 14 years and has overseen the casting of over 150 films, mini-series, and series. She is associated with the production of of more than 150 Emmy and Golden Globe winning projects. Recently, she founded "Audition Polish" which is a membership-based audition coaching program. Using her 18 plus years of technical audition experience in the casting room, Amy has h...
Dec 10, 2012•55 min
LIFE COACH | ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - This week our guest is Life Coach, William Constantine. Dubbed “a living luminary” by his clients, fans, and peers, Mr. Constantine is a growing force in the personal development and self-help movements. Because of William, scores of people across the globe have learned how to create what they desire in their lives; more happiness, love, health, and wealth. He is an empowering new thought leader helping people transform their lives by realizing that everythi...
Dec 03, 2012•55 min
INDIE ROCK BAND - This week our guest is Virago. They are an International Award-Winning, original, high-energy, female indie-rock duet band consisting Amy Schindler and Maire Tashjian. They're similar to the "Indigo Girls." Their new album, "Love Over Fear" is a follow-up to their debut album, "Here Be Dragons." The new 10-track album showcases a fabulous collection of eclectic, stunning tracks ranging from rock and reggae to blues. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS INCLUDE: What do you think the secret is t...
Nov 19, 2012•55 min
AWARD-WINNING INTEGRATED MEDIA PROFESSIONAL - This week our guest is Jill Demby Guest. Jill is an Award-Winning Integrated Media Professional. She has interviewed entertainment icons including: George Lucas, Martin Sheen, Yoko Ono, George Carlin, film directors, producers, writers, cryptologists, astronauts of the International Space Station and many others. As a writer, producer, blogger, studio executive consultant and celebrity interviewer, she has extensive expertise in video biographies and...
Nov 05, 2012•55 min
NOVELIST | SCREENWRITER - This week our guest is David Reddish. David Reddish is the award-winning author of "Sex, Drugs & Superheroes: A Savage Journey into a Wretched Hive of Scum & Supervillainy." David has also written: Sycophant, Embellishment, Algonquin Hills and Leopard Messiah. David has won awards for his political activism with the Stonewall Young Democrats, as well as pop culture acclaim for his fashion design work ranging from grunge rock to Cyberpunk chic. INTERVIEW QUESTION...
Oct 29, 2012•55 min
PRODUCER - This week our guests are: Nancy Criss, Nicole Criss and Jewel Brown. Nancy is Co-Founder/President of Nandar Entertainment and Founder/President of Stone Cold Pictures. Some films under Nandar Entertainment include: "True Legends of the West" starring Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon), Mickey Jones (Home Improvement, Sling Blade) and Bill McKinney (Deliverance, The Green Mile). Nancy's new production company, Stone Cold Pictures has recently produced the popular web series "Best Fr...
Oct 15, 2012•55 min
ACTOR - This week our guest is Chance Harlem, Jr. Mostly self taught, Chance used prominent African-American actors such as: Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Will Smith as his role models. He read every book he could find on the principals of acting. By studying these great actors, practicing daily and dedication, he tailored a program for himself which he feels showcases his unique, distinguishable style. Chance has booked several commercials, music videos, shorts, independent films and was c...
Oct 08, 2012•55 min
EMMY AWARD WINNING COMEDY WRITER - This week our guest is Brian Kiley. He has been a staff writer for Conan O'Brien since 1994. He has been nominated for 12 Emmy Awards and is the WINNER of the 2007 Emmy Award for Writing in a Comedy/Variety Series. Brian performed several times on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O'Brien” and so many more. He also performs stand-up comedy regularly at clubs in Los Angeles. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS INCLUDE...
Oct 02, 2012•55 min
CELEBRITY ACTOR - This week our guest is Jay Huguley. Jay has appeared in some of our favorite television shows such as: "The Young and the Restless," "Brothers & Sisters," "Army Wives," "Drop Dead Diva," "Breaking In," "Medium" and "Alias." He has been cast as Will Branson, a real estate developer, in the 3rd season of HBO's hit series "Treme." Jay just finished shooting Steve McQueen's new film "Twelve Years a Slave" with Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender and Paul Giamatti and is so excited to...
Sep 24, 2012•55 min
DANCER | SINGER | ACTOR - This week our guest is Sean V. Sean was the last artist signed to Lou Pearlman, a boy band impresario who discovered the bands "NSYNC" and "The Backstreet Boys." Sean was a dancer for "Michael Jackson," "Whitney Houston," "The Pussycat Dolls" as well as in many blockbuster films like "My Week With Marilyn" and "Burlesque." His original songs can be found on soundtracks for films, such as "Bring It On Again: All Or Nothing." SeanV is about to release his new album entitl...
Sep 17, 2012•55 min
CELEBRITY ACTRESS | VOCALIST | COMEDIENNE - This week our guest is Brély Evans. Brély is an actress, vocalist, comedienne and voice-over artist. She is currently the newest face of Jenny Craig and is a co-star in the new feature film “Sparkle” alongside Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston in her final screen performance. Brély is best known for appearances in the film “Just Wright” starring Queen Latifah and the Internet sketch comedy series on YouTube, “The Brély Show.” Currently, Brély can be se...
Aug 20, 2012•55 min
AMERICAN IDOL VOCAL COACH & MUSICAL DIRECTOR - This week our guest's are Peisha McPhee and Michael Orland. They are know as the "Dream Team" behind the scenes on American Idol. Peisha McPhee is an internationally renowned singer, vocal coach and mother of the multi-talented Katharine McPhee. As a vocal coach for Fox’s hit TV series American Idol, Peisha is responsible for helping contestants deliver their optimum singing performance onstage and in front of a national TV audience. Peisha’s st...
Aug 13, 2012•55 min
CASTING DIRECTOR WORKSHOP OWNERS - Today our guest's are: Ayumi Iizuka and Doug Morency. They are the co-owners of Connect Studios LA, previously known as the popular, Signature Studios LA, started by Lynn Milano in 2004. Connect Studios LA continues the legacy by providing one of the best actor-run casting director workshops and agent showcases in Los Angeles. Connect Studios LA is a welcoming space of quality actors learning and networking with casting professionals in a clean, respectful and ...
Aug 06, 2012•55 min
PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | WRITER - Today our guest is Michael Akers. Michael started out with the usual on-set jobs of Set Dresser, Production Assistant, Assistant Director, Production Manager. Shifted his focus to development and spent nearly three years with Turner Feature Animation (“Cats Don’t Dance”) helping to research and develop animated features. The Warner Brothers buyout of Turner moved Michael onto the staff of Grand Productions, an independent movie development company headquartered at ...
Jul 30, 2012•55 min
CELEBRITY SINGER | SONGWRITER - This week our guest is the pop music icon, CeCe Peniston. CeCe remains one of the biggest pop music icons in the music industry. Known as one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play; scoring five major number one hits in the chart within three years. Her signature song “Finally” (#5 in the Hot 100 and #2 in UK Top 75) became one of the biggest dance singles, selling three million copies worldwide. Am...
Jul 23, 2012•55 min
REALITY TV STAR | COMEDIENNE | AUTHOR - This week our guest is Fran Capo. Fran is a 15 time Author, Comedienne, TV Show Host, Reality TV Star, Spokesperson, Keynote Motivational Speaker, and Five-Time World Record Holder, most known as the Guinness Book of World Records "Fastest Talking Female." She has appeared on over 350 television and 4,500 radio shows worldwide including: Entertainment Tonight, Fox & Friends, The Late Show, Martha Stewart, Larry King Live, The Talk, The Doctors and the ...
Jul 16, 2012•55 min
CELEBRITY BOUNTY HUNTERS - This week our guest's are: Art Torres, Anthony Dalton and Monica Aguery who are Bounty Hunters from a show premiering tonight at 7:00 PM (PST) and 10:00 PM (EST) called "Bounty Wars" which will air on The Discovery Channel. When a fugitive skips court and goes on the run, bail bonds companies are on the hook for the money. Hundreds of thousands of dollars could be on the line, so bondsmen like Jeff Stanley of Bad Boys Bail Bonds, hire bail recovery teams to track down ...
Jul 09, 2012•55 min
SINGER | SONGWRITER | MUSIC PRODUCER - This week our guest is Tom MacLear. Tom is a world-class country musician, songwriter, producer and music consultant. His seasoned creative chops, ability to blend many musical genres together, extreme professionalism and great personality have led him to write for such celebrity greats like Brad Paisley and Annie Lennox as well as being hired to perform on tour with such great country artist's like "The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band" and "Emmy Lou Harris." Tom Ma...
Jun 25, 2012•55 min
PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | WRITER - This week our guest's are Matthew Hick and Chris Lumb. They are writing and directing partners who have been working together since 2007. They started out performing at a monthly comedy night and soon started writing sketches and short films together. Recently, they wrote, produced, directed and acted in their first feature length collaboration, a low budget movie called "Tuck Bushman & the Legend of Piddledown Dale." Their first dramatic short entitled "Our On...
Jun 18, 2012•55 min
