Freedom Takes Practice

Tim used to be a software engineer. He quit his secure job to follow his passion for dance and now he’s a dancer, teacher, choreographer and filmmaker with one of the most successful YouTube channels in his genre with over 3.5 Million subscribers, featuring the hottest dancers/choreographers around.  Tim immigrated to America from Ukraine with his family when he was six years old. His parents went from having almost nothing to helping put Tim through college. We talk about following passion and how it can sometimes be painful to transition from living one type of life to another, comparing it to the pain of a break up . Tim owns his own dance studio/production space where he films online dance classes, which are more popular than ever. See Tim’s website at https://www.tmilly.tv (https://www.tmilly.tv) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/timmilgram (https://www.youtube.com/user/timmilgram) IG: @timmilgram That Snoh Aalegra video we did together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUDYE_pQxDY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUDYE_pQxDY) Support this podcast

Ty Taylor is a singer, songwriter, overall creative and lifelong artist. He currently fronts an amazing band called Vintage Trouble and has a solo Jazz project called Nouveau Mid Century Romance Songbook. Ty talks about Optimism, tough love, mentors, empathy in creation, pissing-off tour promoters, discovering your special skill, embracing all sides of oneself, and refreshing perspectives on the current state of life.  Check out his band: https://www.vintagetrouble.com (https://www.vintagetrouble.com) Vintage Trouble's latest video, Outside In - Quarantine Session https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlANpm3VdGo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlANpm3VdGo) Ty’s solo Jazz project: https://www.nouveaumidcenturyromancesongbook.com (https://www.nouveaumidcenturyromancesongbook.com) Ty Taylor Zodiac flashback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqqrjaftb_k (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqqrjaftb_k) Support this podcast

Work Ethic Takes Practice Akila talks about the current state of creativity and producing content at the highest levels of the record industry in this COVID-19 climate. Personality management, coolness, and work-your-ass-off work ethic are just some of the qualities that have helped Akila stand out and thrive in an very competitive industry She talks about moving rom RCA in NYC to Warner records in LA with her wife, her favorite artists and what common traits she sees in the artists who last.  Akila drops major tea on what it takes to make the visual element of the music business come together behind the scenes and how work ethic applies to all areas of life.  "All my favs work their asses off.” -Akila Robinson Akila's Workplace: https://www.warnerrecords.com (https://www.warnerrecords.com) A recent Voyage LA article featuring Akila: http://voyagela.com/interview/conversations-inspiring-akila-robinson/ (http://voyagela.com/interview/conversations-inspiring-akila-robinson/) Visuals mentioned in the episode: Drake - Toosie Slide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWggTb45brM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWggTb45brM) Twenty One Pilots - Level of Concern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loOWKm8GW6A&feature=emb_logo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loOWKm8GW6A&feature=emb_logo) Demi Lovato Facetime Photo Shoot: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-QUQ0cB8N4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (https://www.instagram.com/p/B-QUQ0cB8N4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link) Da Baby - Jump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjmC4lSk-2U&list=PLgZ4DdsdoXP0Q8A-8hZLLmBG95G50lIMi&index=4&t=0s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjmC4lSk-2U&list=PLgZ4DdsdoXP0Q8A-8hZLLmBG95G50lIMi&index=4&t=0s) Her current favs on Warner Records: Rini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oax-68CeVrg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oax-68CeVrg) IDK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We5owy0iVQk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We5owy0iVQk) Malia Civetz: https://www.maliacivetz.com (https://www.maliacivetz.com) Support this podcast

A Great Big World talks about making two music videos for their new single, I Will Always Be There” during COVID-19, switching labels, and their transformative moment performing “Say Something” on NBC’s The Voice with Christina Aguilera, and how they and Xtina reunited six years later to collaborate on the newly released single, ‘Fall on Me” Ian Axel talks about being how he experiences Freedom when he gets out of his head, his battle with OCD, and how he’s handling being quarantined with his family.  Chad King talks about his success with meditating every day for a year, how transformative it's been, especially being quarantined alone, and how he was diagnosed with MS in 2007 and has been virtually symptom free due to major lifestyle and diet shifts.  We conversed virtually via Zoom. Ian and Chad recorded their voices locally and sent audio files. Check out A Great Big World: https://www.agreatbigworld.com (https://www.agreatbigworld.com) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AGreatBigWorld (https://www.youtube.com/user/AGreatBigWorld) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agreatbigworld/ (https://www.instagram.com/agreatbigworld/) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5xKp3UyavIBUsGy3DQdXeF?si=YHgNlrkoSsubMpzJ-s4u2w (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5xKp3UyavIBUsGy3DQdXeF?si=YHgNlrkoSsubMpzJ-s4u2w) You can see some of the mentioned projects we worked on together here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Wi-2vVZKo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Wi-2vVZKo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H7lsWu4MNs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H7lsWu4MNs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dj1XnrXPmU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dj1XnrXPmU) Please subscribe, comment and support Freedom Takes Practice. Freedom Takes Practice Intro/Outro by Lee Cherry  visit www.cherrymultimedia.com Support this podcast

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