Cadmium Dread

Josh Harris, the resilient artist who owes his hardworking, problem solving attitude to The Marines. Find inspiration in his journey of figuring out his passion and forging his path as an artist. https://www.artstation.com/jharris

Don Nguyen, esteemed knife maker who was struck by inspiration and built everything from the ground up with his curiosity, passion, and drive. Check out his jaw dropping work, and his recently launched youtube channel!  https://www.donnguyenknives.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/DonNguyenKnives/about https://www.instagram.com/donnguyenknives/?hl=en

Beau Brokop, an incredibly ranged artist with a passion for filmmaking. Listen to his amazing tales of collaborating with clients like Porter Robinson, and Phil Hale. http://www.beaubrokop.com/  https://www.instagram.com/robrokop/?hl=en

I’m happy, what’s wrong with me! That’s the theme of this week’s episode. We all recap and talk about that dreaded struggle of finding your first job, gaining more experience, freelancing, and finally finding some stability. Each of us had our own unique struggle and moved at our own pace, but it all led us … Continue reading 18. Alex and Chris, Animators At Double Fine PART 2 →

This week we chat with Daniel Heard! UI artist extraordinaire, whose got big moves on the horizon. He takes us through his time at the Academy Of Art in San Francisco, comic book illustration and the comic scene in SF in the early two thousands, and the evolution of Machine Zone, from a studio of … Continue reading 17. UI Artist, Daniel Heard! →

This week we sit down with the mysterious powerhouse (although he doesn’t consider himself as such) artist, Andre Mina! He is the perfect example of how someone with so much experience and skill reveals that they go through the same struggles of self doubt and periods of unemployment. Andre proves that if art is your … Continue reading 16. The Unwitting Powerhouse, With Andre Mina →

We are taking you back to school this week with our guests Alex Turner and Chris Lam who are graduates of SJSU’s Animation/Illustration program, and animators at Double Fine Productions. This week’s focus is on their school experience, what they learned, what they did, and the shenanigans they got into. We talk about what the … Continue reading 15. Back To School! With Alex Turner and Chris Lam →

This week’s guest is self proclaimed animation nerd, lover of video games, knower of many interesting fun facts, Michael Tucker! Tucker is a producer at Double Fine. He takes us through his journey of how his love for animation led to his current role of managing people and projects. We talk about animation/illustration at SJSU, … Continue reading 14. Animation Nerd, Michael Tucker →

On this week’s episode we invite some very special guests over, we have some drinks, and we answer some fun questions from a hat! Software engineers, Arjay and Kevin join us along with Cadmium Dread’s good friends, Kyle Sewnarain and Geng Li! It’s a party and we want you to join in with us

This week’s guest is Phuc Bui! A lover cars, 3D modeling, 3D modeling cars, and much more. We have fun times discussing Phuc’s artist journey, comparing ourselves to other artists, cars, getting laid off, and plenty more. Kick back and enjoy our voices if you hate the sound of fireworks. Happy 4th of July holidays, … Continue reading 12. There Will Be Explosions, With Our Guest Phuc Bui! →

This week we sit down with Linda Liu (and her very good boy corgi, Gambit), development manager at MZ. Linda is super personable and gives us tons of insight on what it’s like to interview, hire, and manage a team of artists. We talk about the early beginnings of MZ, Dark Souls, adjusting to changing … Continue reading 11. A Different Kind Of Good With Linda →

On this week’s episode we have a ton of fun with special guests, Lancing Love Chen, and Daniel Wilkes! They are SJSU animation/illustration alumni, room mates, audiophiles, and awesome artists working at Sony Playstation. We talk about our 90’s influences, doujinshi, Star Wars, music, using art as a coping mechanism, and much more! Follow Lancing: … Continue reading 10. Feed Your Ears With Lancing Chen and Daniel Wilkes! →

On this week’s episode we sit down with Josh’s colleague, Allen Song, a creative director and nurturer of the arts! We talk about managing an art team, art processes, ripped dudes, and more! Check out his work here: https://www.artstation.com/asong0116

Franklin is an incredible traditional and digital artist.. Listen to him tell his journey about how he went from bio-engineer student to artist. From navigating his own creative skills to figure out what he wanted to pursue a career in, to navigating the concept art world to find tools and build a network. We talk … Continue reading 08. The Artist’s Eye Of The Tiger With Franklin Lei →

We had the pleasure of sitting down with a couple of our favorite artists on a lazy Sunday. Jasmine and Geng return to Cadmium Dread to talk about going to conventions, portfolio reviews, going back in time to beat someone up, cinema etiquette, and more!

We are joined today by the esteemed Kelly Perry! A wonderful person, and accomplished artist who rolled up her sleeves and took her art career into her own hands. She’s got big ovaries and she gives birth (to art)! We talk about “a million dollars but…”, we discuss whether art school is worth it or … Continue reading 06. You Can’t Have Rainbows Without Rain! With Kelly Perry! →

We are joined this week with awesome artist and all around art appreciator, Dylan Palmer! Listen to how Dylan found his way from “hippie dippie” school to The Academy Of Art. We gab about the irks and quirks of drawing outdoors, our favorite movies, DnD, Lovecraft and much more. Also, if you want to know … Continue reading 05. The Howling Maw Of Existence With Dylan Palmer →

The intriguing and ever talented Katie Fortune joins us this week! If you are the kind of artist who likes to bust down doors and make your own luck, well this is the episode for you. Fortune tells us tales from her art journey as well as her current endeavors! We talk about the dangers … Continue reading 04. Art Is Hard! With Our Guest Katie Fortune! →

We said we would never teach you anything, but we never said our guests wouldn’t! This week we talk to the lovely Jasmine Truong, an alum of SJSU’s animation/illustration program, and a working visual development artist. This episode is great for students or artists just starting out because we delve deep into our insecurities during … Continue reading 03. Take the scenic route, with Jasmine Truong! →

BACK UP YOUR FILES Y’ALL. This episode isn’t as full as we had intended it to be due to some damaged audio, but it’s still a really awesome episode! We told you we would bring on people who are more interesting than ourselves, and we did. Today on CADMIUM DREAD we talk with major babes, Kyle … Continue reading 02. BONUS launch episode with Kyle and Geng! →