Shows
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 018 | Chris James JourneySitting with Chris James Journey (Poet, Playwright, Director, Host, Educator). We discuss spinning a globe and coming to Atlanta, letting the youth tell their stories, the importance of doing research, educators failing to connect with students, making poetry cool, the value of entrepreneurship, dealing with people’s emotions, and the bad never overshadowing the good. CHAPTERS0:00 Opening 3:21 Begin Conversation 4:37 The Journey 8:59 Doing Your Research 15:39 Cultural Disconnect 21:24 Still an Educator 26:22 Art Can Change a Kid’s Life 33:55 Big Fish, Small Pond 40:57 The Director Experience 44:54 The Poetrical 48:14 Brin...
2018-01-1457 min
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 017 | Joel ByarsSitting with Joel Byars (Comedian, Host, Podcaster, Teacher ). We discuss gauging your audience’s response, pulling out the rare words, using social media as a tool, chasing the highs, the fuel of feedback, dream jobs if you hate money, good hosting habits, setting roots in Atlanta, carrying our history with us, your entertainment and your circle being your diet, and making followers hold you accountable. Movies: I Am Not Your Negro The Good Neighbor Here is the book Joel was peddling: Comics Playbook CHAPTERS 0:00 Opening 2:01 Begin Conversation 4:20 It...
2017-07-251h 14
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 016 | Don’t Call it a ComebackSitting with myself as I discuss America’s waist trainer popping off, taking pictures of everything, an entrepreneur having an apprentice, new Taters4Art mascots, National Poetry Slam in Decatur, refusing to trade dreams for light bulbs, and wanting to hear from you.
2016-08-1006 min
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 015 | Kim JoyceSitting with Kim Joyce (Singer, Songwriter, Musician). We discuss quitting the day job, life with dreadlocks, singing in church, love and basketball and music, how Atlanta makes you see differently, learning your ‘why’ and accepting it, the duty you have to create and inspire, finding a place where you can be authentic, the power of co-creation, thinking every song you make is going to change the world, garbage-in-garbage-out, definitions of success, listening when energy speaks to you, letting go of control issues, and appreciation vs scarcity. Here are the books we were talking about: What To Do When There's Too Mu...
2016-05-251h 17
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 014 | NfaredSitting with Nfared (Poet, Actor, and Host). We discuss being a masterpiece and a work of art at the same time, seeing Cocktails everywhere, starting out with poems about cougars, scaring teachers with your vivid imagination, deciding which to personal stories to share, getting comfortable with getting nervous, wanting to grow up to be on-screen Cosby, getting that first big laugh from a punchline, applying acting to spoken word, working on the things that need improvement, chasing after your first high, and saving lives at Urban Grind. CONNECT WITH NFARED on Facebook on Twitter on Instagram The Film Black Friday (fea...
2016-04-071h 03
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 013 | Jared and Mesi JamesSitting with James and James, LLC founders, Jared and Mesi James. We discuss the tight space of New York, recognizing the business potential in your art, the limits of higher education, witnessing the growth of your event planning, how working for the babies is received by them, focusing on projects while working on several, keeping innovation in your arsenal, never knowing your influence until you put yourself out there, the power we could possess with collaboration, building an empire, and representing your brand.
CONNECT WITH JARED & MESIYoungBlackAndMarried.netArt Heart ATL Radio
2016-01-261h 13
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 012 | DJ OpdiggySitting with DJ Opdiggy (Turntable Ambassador). We discuss love for monkeys, being allowed to paint on your school walls, looking at the pictures, feeling souls in vinyl, respect in collaboration, being a fan of artists as an artist, changing the rules of art, healthcare reform for mosh pits, being gripped by live performances, envelope pushing, being okay with your releases 10 years from now, Hotline Bling memes, Donald Trump mugs, music, music, and more music.
Here's some of the music we referenced:Terone referenced Deerhunter, Bear Hands, and Esthero.Opdiggy referenced Alabama Shakes and Redman.
2016-01-201h 02
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 011 | TJ NicoleSitting with TJ Nicole (Spoken Word Poet, Author, Visual Artist). We discuss having different accents in the city of ‘lanta, wild flight attendant stories, how you write when the risk of death is near, why airplanes are really bookstores, creating art as gifts, legitimate puppet fears, reading when you can’t read, figuring out you’re an artist when being an artist isn’t accepted, being a baby poet among the vets, open mic horror stories, applying multiple disciplines to one project, and combining love and light with beastly lyrics.
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2016-01-131h 08
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 010 | Marcus TaylorSitting with Marcus Taylor (Poet, Author, Educator). We discuss the Facebook grapevine, democracy at its finest, how hood dreams can come true, diversity at GSU, blackface in different countries, being black outside of the U.S., going from religious studies to snap music, cars dying in the middle of nowhere, sharpening skills with battle poems, the girl with angel eyes, rapping Romeo & Juliet, the age we find our voice, how losing art can make kids lose their voice, what defines an artist, sweet-talking a butterfly, and these Benjamins ain’t loyal.
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2016-01-061h 22
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 009 | Queen Amina and Spooks McGhie
Sitting with Queen Amina (Singer, Songwriter, Producer) and Spooks McGhie (Rapper, Producer). We discuss husbae and wifey crossover collaborations, fake wedding proposals at Chick-Fil-A, second-guessing your work, how confidence resulting in progress, naming beats after pregnant cravings, the psychology behind the art, planning being fine if His eye is on the stupid little sparrow, the compromise of clashing methodology, consistently producing work, having to peep the new tracks when your water breaks, music helping balance mental instability, and an impromptu acoustic jam session. All supervised by our Executive Producer, Jordan..
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2015-12-291h 11
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 008 | Lee Kendrick
Sitting with Lee Kendrick (Filmmaker). We discuss the original home of Mardi Gras, daring to pack up and move for your dreams, learning a variety of methods you can capture images, rebounding when the vision doesn’t pan out, trickiness of expanding the scenes of smaller cities, the ATL film industry vs. LA, seeing the world is bigger than home, deciding to be homeless, addressing issues of suicide with art, responding to visions, creating art as a community service, planning red carpet events, hunting Jasmine Guy, and giving kids the tools for their own vision.
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2015-12-231h 10
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 007 | Christine Job
Sitting with Christine Job (Truth Seeker, World Traveller, Poet, Singer On-the-Low). We discuss the aftermath of SeekerFest, organizing events with lasting impacts, growing up as the oddball, the jerks that kids can be, trading your unborn sister for a kitten, becoming aware of your creativity, not keeping education sectional, trusting the chaos, resisting the urge to argue, and losing the comfort in past trauma.
Here are the movies and books we were talking about:The Power of NowFerngully
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2015-11-171h 04
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 006 | Kottavei
Sitting with Kottavei (Visual Artist, Painter, Poet, Author, Educator, Designer, etc.). We discuss getting wanderlusty, avoiding trinket cities, hugging rich folks, encouraging students with higher expectations, Amber Rose and the ‘Slut Walk,’ choosing which wolf to feed, scavenging art supplies off the street, unifying your art forms, getting ideas while driving, writing books for your own kids, not doing it if it doesn’t excite you, memories from your ancestors, dying out of a new vagina, onomatopoeia arousal, gangs defending murals, shawty can’t make soap, the Taters4Art vision, welcoming fear to the party, and break-in-case-of-emergency bubbles.
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2015-11-101h 14
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 005 | Jamie England Cooper
Sitting with Jamie England Cooper (Interior Designer and Founder of Kiwi Vintage and Green Home Market). We discuss shifting from The Columbus to ATL, no more ears ringing at Masquerade, gentrification and the yuppie apocalypse, being confused by the Downtown ATL ferris wheel, running over drunk people, translating art education into an art profession, joining the military during a recession, quitting corporate for dream chasing, vintage love, going green with home furnishings, expanding the dream, and how artists can support each other.
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2015-11-0359 min
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 004 | Jason Pure
Sitting with Jason Pure (Singer/Songwriter). We discuss Creepy Woody, commuting in Atlanta, being booed at Apache Cafe, importance of audience-connection, how a team’s work can make your dreams work, critics chipping away at you, carrying the good feelings with you, evolution of your work, digging into what makes your soul shiver, experiencing music instead of listening, Katy Perry making Missy famous, being cautious with your internet searches, singing about being on a boat, delving into other arts, and getting hate mail because you played a villain too well.
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2015-10-201h 06
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 003 | Van Leeuwen Sitting with Chase Van Leeuwen (Hip Hop Artist and Sound Engineer). We discuss not being able to read, meeting at a sidewalk cypher, to-pay or not-to-pay at open mics, creating outlets for others back home, freelance service vs. employed service, European drinking genes, delivering art-babies, using our real names, why I blame Obama, past-life philosophy, labors of love, Project Pat in the womb, not limiting the hats you wear, and our upcoming endeavors. CONNECT WITH VAN LEEUWEN on Soundcloudon Facebookon Twitteron Instagram CHAPTERS 0:00 Opening 2:34 I can't rea...
2015-10-061h 01
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 002 | Vee Jovan and Erica McKnight [Part 2] Wrapping up my conversation with Vee Jovan and Erica McKnight. We discuss youth artists giving us life, getting tingles from poets, the inspirational trap, making people cry, listening to that little voice, the Taters4Art origin story, being the first one killed in a scary movie, the world being your skateboard, and what EyeSeeBeauty Magazine and The Matrices Agency are offering you next. Also mentioning upcoming Atlanta indie arts events. CONNECT WITH VEE EyeSeeBeauty Magazineon Facebookon Twitteron Instagram CONNECT WITH ERICAon Facebookon Twittero...
2015-09-2746 min
Taters4Art PodcastTaters4Art Podcast | Episode 001 | Vee Jovan and Erica McKnightSitting with Vee Jovan (Hairstylist & EyeSeeBeauty Magazine Editor) and Erica McKnight (Spoken Word Poet & Founder of The Matrices Agency). We discuss sharpshooting, mentoring kids, migrating to ATL, vision board parties, maximizing your relationships, “reckless Erica,” inspiring youth to inspire yourself, keeping your daughter(s) off the pole, and “Honey Jack” cocktails. Also mentioning upcoming Atlanta indie arts events. Here are the books we recommended during our conversation: Vee recommended The Slight Edge and You're Not Going Crazy...You're Just Waking Up!Terone recommended Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite. CONNECT WITH VEE...
2015-09-221h 10