POP SINGER | DANCER | ACTOR | MODEL - Sean Van Der Wilt was the last artist signed to Lou Pearlman, the boy band impresario who discovered the bands "NSYNC" and "The Backstreet Boys." Sean has been dubbed “the most underrated triple threat of the decade” by VIBE Magazine. Sean was a dancer for "Michael Jackson," "Whitney Houston," "Beyonce" "Usher" and so many more celebrity performers." He has starred in movies like "Burlesque" and most recently, made television appearances on: NBC's "Parks and...
Feb 10, 2014•55 min
CELEBRITY BOOKING COACH | MULTI-AWARD WINNING ACTRESS | AUTHOR - Amy Lyndon is one of Hollywood's top celebrity booking coaches. Amy believes it's not just about coaching students how to act, but also teaching them how to be business people and get booked. She has over forty films to her credit, has starred in over thirty TV shows, has appeared on stage, both doing stand-up comedy and theater. Amy was also a Personal Manager for nine years and has been an International Booking Coach for close to...
Jan 27, 2014•55 min
MODEL | ACTOR | POP SINGER | SONGWRITER - Nik Miles is a American-Swedish pop singer, songwriter, actor, model and a former member of the incredibly talented pop group 4U, formed by vocal producer/writer Mary Brown, who has worked with Destiny’s Child and Danity Kane. Nik taught himself to play five instruments, but considers his strongest to be the piano. He has been creating and performing music as well as acting on various TV shows, film and Theatre in New York. Recently, Nick released two si...
Jan 20, 2014•55 min
GAME SHOW CASTING DIRECTOR - Beverly Pomerantz has been a Game Show Casting Director for over 20 years. Some of her credits include: "Wild Animal Games, Ryan Seacrest (Host), "Family Feud," Ray Combs and Richard Dawson (Hosts); "Classic Concentration, Alex Trebek (Host); "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" Jeff Foxworthy (Host), "Don't Forget the Lyrics," Wayne Brady (Host); "Lingo," Bill Engvall (Host); "Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host," D.L Hughley & Michael Ian Black (Hosts). INTERVIEW ...
Jan 13, 2014•55 min
ACTRESS | SINGER - Irina Maleeva was born in Bulgaria. Her mother was a famous European stage actress who was directed in numerous plays by Constantin Stanislavski and her father was a General, now known in history as a hero who led the anti-Nazi movement in his country. Irina established herself as a child actor in Bulgaria and as a teen actor in Italy. At age 15, she was discovered by famous Italian film director, Federico Fellini and starred in three of his films. Irina also worked with Orson...
Jan 06, 2014•55 min
COUNTRY POP BAND - "Western Avenue" is one of the hottest Canadian Country Pop bands to hit the circuit. The members include: Matt Williams, Nikki English and Keith Robertson. Their singles have been steadily climbing the music billboards and charts since 2007. The 2013 Ontario Country Music Association nominated them for an award as (Best Duo or Group) trio. Their first single, “Highway Headin’ Out of Town” was picked up by Canadian country radio in the summer of 2012. The release of their new ...
Dec 02, 2013•55 min
DANCER | CHOREOGRAPHER | ACTRESS - Sheri Godfrey is the CEO and Creative Director of "The Diamond Betty's" which is one of Hollywood's most beautiful and talented bunch of pin-up female entertainment groups. Sheri has always had a fascination with the timeless allure, culture, style and music associated around the classic pin-up girls of the 1940's and 1950's. This passion led her to create this mesmerizing female dance group which pays tribute to the women from those era's; from Betty Grable to...
Nov 18, 2013•55 min
PRODUCER | RADIO HOST | WRITER - Simon Applebaum has been covering the world of television for more than three decades. Simon used to hold the position as Senior Editor at: Cable World, MultiChannel News and CableVision Magazine. Currently, he is the Producer and Host of the hit radio show entitled "Tomorrow Will Be Televised" on Blog Talk Radio which attracts more than 40 million listeners worldwide. This radio show is all about television and airs "live" Mondays and Fridays at 3:00 PM Eastern ...
Nov 04, 2013•55 min
PRODUCER | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - Laila Petrone was born in London and is of Italian and Dominican decent. She is the daughter of actress Iris Peynado. Laila began acting at the age of five and some of her notable performances have been in: Luigi Magno’s historical masterpiece "State Buoni, Se Potete," the role of Pina for Spike Lee’s "Miracle at St’ Anna" and A damsel in distress for the popular Italian music video "Guantanamera" by Banda Bassotti. Currently, Laila Petrone is working professional...
Oct 28, 2013•55 min
PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | WRITER - Armando Saldanamora and Nicole Wright are the dynamic duo behind a breakout hit web series "Progress" which is being called one of the most exciting projects to hit the Internet since "The Guild" starring Felicia Day. The web series "Progress" takes place in a parallel timeline in Victorian England which has an Internet, Sherlock Holmes is a hacker and Jack the Ripper posts his crimes on WikiLeaks. It's a A "Sherlockian" cyber-thriller with a game of riddles in whi...
Oct 14, 2013•55 min
COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST - Doug Briney was voted the 2013 Award Winner Of The Independent Country Music Association. Recently, his songs have spent eight months on the Roots Music Report chart; he's had International airplay and a ton of "Live" performances. He's now climbing the musical ladder in Nashville, Tennessee. Recently, Doug signed with Tate Music Group; home to country legends such as: Lee Greenwood and Neal McCoy. In November 2013, Tate will release Doug Briney's latest CD entitled "Super...
Oct 07, 2013•55 min
ACTRESS - Mara Marini is best known for her recurring role as "Brandi Maxxxx" on the hit NBC comedy series, "Parks and Recreation." She will soon be starring on Disney's "Kickin' It" and shooting a politically-incorrect feature comedy this Fall. Mara has also appeared in a number of Indie comedy and horror films. In 2013, she launched a popular digital comedy video series called "Inside Dating" on Break.com INTERVIEW QUESTIONS INCLUDE: What has it been like working on the set of Parks & Recr...
Sep 30, 2013•55 min
SENIOR MINISTER | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR - Dr. R. Scott Colglazier is Senior Minister of First Congregational Church of Los Angeles which is a progressive, arts-oriented church. He is also the author of the popular blog entitled: "Take A Breath". He is the author of several books, including his most recent work "A Dictionary of Faith." His work as a religious leader has been featured on CNN, The Today Show, and The CBS Morning Show, as well as in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and The New Yor...
Sep 16, 2013•55 min
COUNTRY SINGER | SONGWRITER | GUITARIST - Jiggley Jones is an Americana, Alternative Country singer, songwriter from Pennsylvania. His debut EP entitled "No Spring Chicken" is currently at #4 on the Roots Music Report chart and the two singles, “Baby Blue” and “Ain’t That Alright” have received international airplay. The video for “Baby Blue” has received more than 100,000 YouTube views, while the video for “Ain’t That Alright” has been seen more than 20,000 times in just a couple of days. Both ...
Aug 19, 2013•55 min
ROCK & METAL SINGER | SONGWRITER | GUITARIST - Xander Demos is signed to Rock N Growl Records for digital distribution and Dynasty Records for physical distribution. His debut album "Guitarcadia" was named one of the Best of 2012 by Hair Metal Mansion. In addition to fronting his own solo band, XDB (Xander Demos Band) Xander plays guitar for metal legend James Rivera of Helstar, Malice. Xander also plays with James in the east coast version of Sabbath Judas Sabbath, an internationally recogn...
Aug 12, 2013•55 min
PRODUCER | ACTOR - Hallie Jordan is a producer and actress with an extensive background in theatre. Hallie has a self-developed BA degree titled "The Ontology of a Performer" from Johnston College at the University of Redlands. She has studied abroad in Paris at the Sorbonne as well as in Arezzo, Italy, Salzburg, Austria and Nepal. Hallie has an alumni status at the comedy studies conservatory from The Second City, Chicago. Currently, she is starring in and producing several films. Hallie is par...
Jul 29, 2013•55 min
PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | ACTOR - Leonardo Foti was born in Italy, but made Los Angeles his home five years ago. He is recognized as an international, unconventional and fearless artist who moves effortlessly between acting, film-making, musical theater, improvisation and writing. Leo directed his first film last year called “Tipping Point” which was a major success at Cannes Film Festival. Leo is founder of Seven Waves Entertainment, a new film company Leo created in collaboration with his mentor, ...
Jul 22, 2013•55 min
FILMMAKER - Mark Bessenger is the co-founder of a film production company called Blakk Flamingo Pictures. Some of his most notable films are: "Bite Marks," "Candy," "The Last Straight Man," "Rhapsody" and "Quiver" due to be released in 2014. Mark has been featured in "Fangoria" and various other horror magazines. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS INCLUDE: How do you make sure you have all of the shots you need if you only have one day to shoot? How will I know when I should even attempt to do a feature? I'm s...
Jul 15, 2013•55 min
CHILD ACTORS - Bianca Buck and Tayler Buck are sisters blazing a trail towards the red carpet. They have only recently relocated to California, but have already been signed with a top agency and have a manager. These two talented child actor and models have appeared hit shows such as: "Private Practice," "CSI: NY," Comedy Central's "Key & Peele Show," "Tasty Time with ZeFronk" (Disney Channel) and various projects for BET. They have both done lots of national commercials for clients such as:...
Jul 08, 2013•55 min
SINGER | ACTRESS | DANCER - Stefanie Selai is from a small southern town of Savannah Georgia where she grew up in the dressing rooms of her parents who were a part of the reputable City Lights Theatre Company. She was bitten by the acting bug after playing the role of Molly in a community theatre production of “Annie” and continued to be an active participant in her hometown’s theatre scene throughout childhood. At the age of 10, Stefanie spent the whole year doing radio jingles, public appearan...
Jul 02, 2013•55 min
DIRECTOR | SCREENWRITER | ACTOR - "After driving a cab in his hometown of New York City for eight years in his twenties, Eric Schaeffer exploded on the film scene with his debut film "My Life’s In Turnaround" which garnered rave reviews. His next film was a hit romantic comedy for Tristar called "If Lucy Fell" (Writer, Director, Producer, Actor) which starred: Sarah Jessica Parker, Ben Stiller, Elle Macpherson and it is followed by a string of hit other films. Eric ‘s current film entitled "Boy ...
Jun 24, 2013•55 min
SCREENWRITER | NOVELIST | ACTOR - Frank Ferruccio has enjoyed a prolific and extensive career within many sectors of the entertainment industry. He is a film archivist, screenwriter, actor and novelist. He has written two books on the the blonde bombshell screen siren, Jane Mansfield. His most recent biography entitled "Diamonds to Dust: The Life and Death of Jayne Mansfield" has been made into a film starring Hailey Heisick as Jayne Mansfield and will be released in 2014. Jayne Mansfield was th...
Jun 17, 2013•55 min
PRODUCER | WRITER | ACTRESS - Some of Catherine Natale's career highlight's include working as an actress in "Burlesque" starring Cher and Christina Aguilera and the sitcom "Hope and Faith" opposite Kelly Ripa. Catherine Natale can be seen in the in the upcoming movie "Wheels" which is a gritty comedy about two handicapped vets. Recently, Catherine opened her own productions company called Maxpetals Productions and developed a web series called "Redneck Weddings" in which the stories are taken f...
Jun 10, 2013•55 min
MULTI-MEDIA PRODUCERS - Benjamin Viele and Alexander Rodriguez are the co-owners of a multi-media production company called Sa Sa Productions. Ben and Alex are a couple of fun, feisty, very professional guys who love to bring together all of the elements necessary to produce top quality, very buzzed about events around town. By “redefining the defined,” Sa Sa Productions strives to provide a unique voice and style to each of their professional endeavors – changing the conception of the industry’...
Jun 03, 2013•55 min
INDIE SINGER | SONGWRITER - Brittany McDonald is making an impressive debut with her hot single "Notice Me." With over 100,000 views on YouTube, over 36,000 followers on Twitter & Facebook, it's no surprise that her music has been featured on Golden Globe and Emmy winning shows such as: "Modern Family" and "Guiding Light." Her song "Another Wanna Be" was featured on 8 million Sony MP3 players worldwide. With notable mentions from Arianna Huffington, who personally gave Brittany her own blog ...
May 27, 2013•55 min
COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER | SONGWRITER - Amy Rose is a 2013 Country Music Association of Ontario and 2013 Independent Country Music Association Award Nominee. Amy grew up in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, where she began her singing career at the age of five. Her first public performance was in a singing contest at a local fair, followed by a series of singing competitions and has mastered the art of yodeling. Amy’s first album entitled "One Special Girl" was released independently when she was only thirte...
May 13, 2013•55 min
ACTOR - This week our focus is on career advice from the perspective of the beginning actor. Our guest today is Jamian J. Blackmon. Jamian is a talented new actor whom I recently discovered from his YouTube video. In watching his demo reel, I felt he had a great amount of natural talent. I think that with his continued training, there is no doubt he could go on to become a superb actor known to us all. Jamian began his acting career pursuit in 2005. His first job was as a background actor on "Br...
May 06, 2013•55 min
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION - Kelly Gonzales is the Executive Director of The Mulligan Project. This is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children with disabilities in Central Vietnam by providing special education, physical therapy and healthcare services to an under served and overlooked generation of vulnerable children. On April 11, 2012, The Mulligan Project joyfully celebrated the opening ceremony of The Dien Ban Day Center. This is a school for children with disabi...
Apr 22, 2013•55 min
INDIE BAND - "Val And Her Lovers" are a Los Angeles based band whose unique blend of Indie Pop-Rock, Dance and Soul has been compared to the likes of Florence & the Machine, Alabama Shakes and Tegan & Sara. The band consists of Val Macias (songwriter/vocalist), Patrick Simon (keyboardist), Steve Crane (guitarist), Henry Muehlhausen (bassist) and Matt Lesser (drummer). Recently, they released their first CD entitled "Goodbye LA" which was mixed & mastered by the multi-talented Bryan M...
Apr 15, 2013•55 min
FILM FESTIVAL FOUNDER - Susan Johnston is the founder and director of New Media Film Festival. Before launching New Media Film Festival, Susan Johnston helped build three other film festivals; one of which is now Academy accredited through brand partnerships. Susan's experience in sponsor acquisition, brand integration and product endorsement of the NMFF and affiliated events, have propelled her endeavors to immediate success in the film festival arena. Susan Johnston speaks on the subject of "N...
Apr 02, 2013•55 min
