Ever wondered how NOT to approach an artist? Wonder why we DON'T want to work for exposure? Want to find out ways to support us for FREE? Well, do I have a podcast episode for you! Enjoy.
Sarah Rose is a Portuguese singer, songwriter, and multi-media artist who uses art as a medium for change. Drawing from diverse influences from riot grrrl feminist punk, to hip hop and Islam, to jazz and bossa nova, Sarah Rose fuses the energy of resistance across time and space to create her own ethereal indie-jazz to continue the legacy in Hartford, CT. She performs regularly across the state of Connecticut and New York, with notable international performances in Bofete (São Paulo), Brazil and...
Chris Pressley is a writer, social worker, and community organizer who resides in Hartford, CT. The focus of Mr. Pressley's writing and social work is self-care, gratitude, and the path of "spiritual warriorship." He is also an avid empanada enthusiast and advocate. To appropriately stalk Chris: www.instagram.com/poshgibson www.chrispressley.art
Tang was born and raised in Hartford, CT and the Greater Hartford area. He has been involved in the Tri- State arts scene for years involved in productions like "Afropunk Battle of the Bands", "Under the curtain (A Hip- Hop cultural exchange between Russia and USA)", and WNPR's "Where we live" show. He has hosted the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival, has his own pandora.com station, and has been featured on the cover of Connecticut newspaper CTNOW. Tang brings various Hip-Hop flows with a ...
Be different. Creativity fascinated me for as long as I can remember. Over the years, my passion for creative expression grew—from art to music to fashion—the originality and boldness of my influences inspired me to be different. My love of collecting tees with original and imaginative graphics motivated me to start my own unique graphic tee business. My greatest influences for Rejecks stem from 90s pop culture—from Johnny Cupcakes and Kyle Crawford to LA Gears, Busta Rhymes, Duckman, and Child’...
Earle "DJ B-EZ" Nelson has been a staple event DJ in the GHO for the past five years. Earle Specializes in large events and has stayed busy as the CCSU official MIx-up DJ on WFCS radio. If your looking for a professional DJ who is "in the know" and "in the game" Earle is always on the cutting edge. Earle specializes in spinning Freestyle, Hip-hop, Reggae/Caribbean, Top 40 and Dance. To book DJ B-EZ bookearlebez@gmail.com and 8605952876
In this episode, I check in letting you know what happened in 2018, what's coming up in 2019, and some lessons learned along the way. I let you know some changes that are coming this way to the podcast and that check ins will be happening more often. Enjoy!
Jasmin Agosto is the founder of Sageseeker Productions, an event/experience curation company based in Hartford, CT that centers Black womxn, womxn of color, non binary folks, and the queer POC community, as shown with her latest performance installation series, #LaSalaFemme. She has been organizing cultural arts and history/herstory focused festivals, events, exhibitions, and programs for more than a decade. Jasmin started doing performance poetry in high school and will be reemerging as a perfo...
Constanza Segovia is the creative director of VEO VEO, a bilingual design and visual note-taking practice focused on using design as a tool to address issues of equity, social justice, and access to the arts. She is also adjunct faculty of Visual Communications at Tunxis Community College. For 8 years she worked as a senior designer at CO:LAB in Hartford CT, assisting social-value clients with the creation of visual experiences that help them connect with what’s most meaningful to their audience...
Aurelia Clunie is a director, actor, and theater teaching artist. She has worked with Hartford Stage, Hartbeat Ensemble, Capital Classics, Chestnut St. Playhouse, and Long Wharf Theatre. She holds a bachelors from Northwestern University, and has taught ages three to seventy-two. Aurelia uses her work to amplify rarely heard voices and foster deeper dialogue.
Dan Warren from Honja Photography is a Hartford, Connecticut based photographer. Music Producer. Song Writer. Graphic Designer. Poet. A self proclaimed jack of all trades and master of none. Currently, he is embarking of a semi break from photography to focus on music and reshaping his poetic roots.
Chad Browne-Springer is an Audiovisual Artist from East Hartford, Connecticut. He has released a multitude of eclectic compositions. Growing up, Chad dove into multiple musical quests, having some classical, musical theater, and jazz vocal training. With a developing interest in instruments, he started to fuse these different elements into a unique sound of his own. His first statement to the world was what some would call Frank Ocean meets John Mayer an acoustic EP entitled "Hi I'm Chad". Follo...
“The perfect image can be defined by composition, lighting, exposure and tons of other terms. I think the perfect image makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. It moves you.” - Keith As a commercial, wedding and fine art photographer, Keith Claytor creates images that move the viewer and inspire them to think and act. A self-taught photographer and lover of light and shadow, his work has taken him around the globe and has been published in countless magazines and online outlets. In to...
On this episode I, Zulynette, your hostess with the mostess, get interviewed by my best pal, Patrick "Rico" Williams (season 1, episode 2). In this episode I discuss upcoming events, life as a full-time entrepreneur, depression, my native land of Chicago, gym time, the necessity of being around dope people, and more! This is where I copy and paste a bio: A Chicago native who was raised in Hartford, CT., Zulynette is an alchemist. As a full-time artist, she does it all – performances, workshop fa...
Alicia C. Cobb is a professional, visual artist and body painter currently residing and working in Bridgeport, CT. Her biggest inspirations are transformation, the human body, emotion, nature and her children. Her body art has been featured in several published magazines (S.L.A.M.M, 2013; & Skin Markz, 2015). She was also among the highlighted artists in New York City Body Painting Day (2014, 2015), The Flesh Art Show (New Orleans, 2015). Alicia placed top ten in the 2016, North American Bod...
Rev. Dr. Shelley D. Best’s 30-year artistic sojourn began as a spiritual practice and preaching medium during her theological study at Hartford Seminary. Her artist portfolio includes acrylics; mixed media; up-cycling; and activist photography that emerges from her life of service inspired by meditation, prayer and community change-making. Dr. Best’s most significant installation is a 30,000 square-foot adaptive reuse art space in Hartford, CT called The 224 EcoSpace. Dr. Best’s extensive travel...
Hector Navarro is a Marine Corp Iraqi War Vet who recently graduated from NVCC with an Associates degree in IT security. He is the former Chair to the Student Advisory Committee of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, Vice President to non profit Brass City Gamers Tournament in Waterbury, CT, social media manager for Jahana Hayes, a poet, and recently published blogger along with podcasting website called BeardedEggHead. He has coined the term "Wannapreneur" To appropriately stalk He...
Sistah Anyangō is the founder and CEO of FLYY Fitness Healing & the Arts. FLYY stands for Freedom to Love You in You! She is a Dancer, Lecturer, Fitness Professional, Wholistic Counselor, Freedom Coach, and workshop facilitator. Sistah Anyangō holds a Bachelor’s degree both in English and Afrikan American studies as well as a Master of Arts degree in Afrikan American Studies. She is a Phase 2 trainee at Hartford Family Institute and holds her City of Hartford Family Development Credential as...
Andre Rochester is a native of Hartford, CT. He studied illustration at the University of Connecticut: School of Fine Arts and completed his BA in Studio Art at Charter Oak State College. While working Corporate America by day and moonlighting as a professional artist in his time away from his 9-5, Andre uses his traditional work experience to help others by sharing lessons learned as his career progresses. To see more of Andre, appropriately stalk him at AndreRochester.com
Stephanie Sandoval is one half of the School of Rejecks, LLC squad - a brand that encourages consumers to be different, to take a stand against bullying, to hone your creative voice, and utilize your natural skills and turn them into entrepreneurial opportunities. School of Rejecks create apparel designs that fuse together pop culture references, comics, and positive messaging. Along with her business partner, Stephanie facilitates fun, interactive, youth-centered workshops that encourage team b...
Patrick Williams is a writer, author, connector of people, educator, and creator of great things. In this episode we discuss Jesus is Black, giving feedback nicely, and how I brought Patrick the wrong M&Ms. Fun things that happened while recording: A young woman ran up to the car and started dancing and we may or may not have heard gunshots in the background. Thrilling.
Jus Hues is a the owner of Jus Move Studios. He is a Hartford-based dancer, vocal coach, artist developer, and instructor. In this episode we discuss dancing, paying attention to the vibes, and not being paid in snicklefritz. Fun things that happened while recording: I lost half the interview on this app. Discovered there were outlets outside of a library. Found out said library is closed on Sundays. Thought a man was having a staring contest with a wall when really he was charging his phone in ...
Lindaluz Carrillo is an urban artist and graphic designer based in Hartford, CT. In this episode we discuss her work, female empowerment, and letting people know the real deal. Fun things that happened while recording: Lindaluz enjoyed her candy. I learned how to keep my phone from going off. Oh! And I recorded my first episode. Exhilarating.
