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Moraig Kisler took out the prize for Best New Talent in Sisters in Crime's Scarlet Stiletto Awards in 2013 for her short story, “Milko”. Moraig is a retired law clerk and a convenor of Sisters in Crime Australia. While studying an Associate Degree in Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT, Moraig began writing a crime novel The Saltworks. She dabbles in short stories and micro fiction but is always drawn to the dark side. Send your feedback to admin@sistersincrime.org.auCreditsConcept designer, co-producer, and narrator: Susanna LobezCo-producer: Carmel ShuteProduction Manager: Tim CoyGraphic Designer: Caz BrownCopyright Sisters in Crime Australia
Jimmy Simpson is an Illustrator & Animation Director. Jimmy has clients such as Nike, Adidas, Apple, and Sony but I'm sure you've seen and shared his work from The New York Times and Spotify. Jimmy and I met when he was at UArts. Best art school in Philly, or was. Even though Jimmy has won a Young Guns award and a Motion award for Best New Talent, he has actually won the best award of them all, the Mom Award, for one of her favorite sons. Please welcome Jimmy Simpson to Wear Many Hats. instagram.com/_jimmysimpson_ instagram.com/wearmanyhatswmh instagram.com/rashadrastam rashadrastam.com wearmanyhats.com
Teri Granahan, technically, it started as middle child syndrome and a few basement plays which eventually got compounded with the high school crowning of "Most Funny" and "Class Cut Up" that set the wheels in motion. Truthfully, it was a survival skill because "everybody likes the funny kid." The Big Apple I started my comedy career in early 2000 while living in NYC. Right out of the gate I had some good signs- I won New York Comedy Club's Best New Talent in 2003. And went on to perform at Stand Up NY, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, Comedy Cellar trying to get into the scene. Fortunate enough to have shared the stages with some of today's greats like Jim Gaffigan, Lisa Lampinelli, the late, Patrice O'Neil...and so many others! Then I ran into comedian Dave Russo who gave me my first real professional gigs. The irony is that we both graduated together from Wilkes University and had communication classes together. Years later ran into each other performing at Stand Up NY! He took me under his wing where I opened for him at a few colleges like University of New Haven, Wilkes University a few times and gave me some shows in the Boston area with the famous Lenny Clarke! My Home Coming Fast forward a gazillion years my journey through comedy got me on MTV (Apartment 2F with the Sklar Brother's); a close but no cigar audition for AXS LIVE Gotham (great story!). And was making my climb through the circuit. Back in the Poconos: I won Best of Reader polls in 2011 from Electric City and Diamond City polls. Became the house mc at Wisecrackers for a few years when they moved into the Casino, where I also had a weekly spot on 105 the River. Culminating into the final brass ring of making it to the semi finals- TOP 10 females in the industry- in the Ladies of Laughter Competition NYC in 2016. Punchline Philly's Really Funny Comedians (Who Happen to Be Females) Comedy Works Bristol Funniest Females After sharpening my skills running tons of open mics over the years. I moved on to produce comedy shows of a wide variety from fundraisers for several hundreds to small little pubs for almost 10 years. I've performed in clubs, colleges and theaters up and down the east coast, including Gotham NY, Stand Up NY, New York Comedy Club, Improv (when it was running in NYC), Broadway Comedy Club, Comedy Cellar, Helium, Punchline Philly, Comedy Cabaret, Sarcasm, Wisecrackers rooms, Wilkes University, Marywood University, New Haven University, Lackawanna College, Penn State University; Ritz Theater, Clemens Center, Waverly Store Front Theater and some theater in Delaware. Also going on record with The Flaming Crab and Quaker Steak & Lube...because you ain't sh*t til you can play those rooms! #terigranahan #standupcomedian #comedy #livewithcdp #talkshow #chrispomay #barrycullenchevrolet #wellingtonbrewery #youtube #applepodcasts https://terigranahan.com/ https://beacons.ai/chrisdpomay https://www.cameo.com/chrispomay https://www.youtube.com/@chrispomaylivewithcdpsport5517/streams
For National Carers Week, Kaz and Tubes hear from CEO of Carers Tasmania and Care2Serve, Dr Samantha Fox, about the 87,000 unpaid carers across Tassie. The team recap their trip to Sydney over the weekend for the 2024 Australian Commercial Radio Awards, with Tubes bringing home a Best New Talent trophy. Independent MP for Franklin, David O'Byrne, details why he's lost confidence in Deputy Premier Michael Ferguson. Plus, Tassie locals call in for the chance to win a trip of their own to the South West Wilderness, all thanks to our friends at Par Avion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The BanterThe Guys try some homemade Applejack. You can't taste it, but learn about this centuries-old northern American spirit and why Johnny Appleseed was really planting those apples!The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys welcome chef-owner of Attica, a restaurant regularly ranked among the best in the word. Attica is just outside Melbourne, Australia. Chef Shewry continues to learn about native foods, particularly those unique to that part of the world so he can share their splendor with others. His book Uses for Obsession will be released October 2024. The Guys compare stories from their decades running restaurantsThe Inside TrackThe Guys became acquainted with Ben Shewry through their former employee now author and Australian wine importer Jon Ross. A friendship was quickly formed over their mutual passion for service, food and the hospitality business. “Attica was nothing until I realized, thankfully fairly early on, that the service was actually the most important thing. Some people would balk at that because Attica really is a restaurant known for its cooking, but the service is what carries it. It's what the great memories are built on. It's the human interactions,” Ben Shewry on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2024BioFrom a childhood in New Zealand with some early experience at The Roxborough, Shewry moved to Australia and then America to further cement his skill set in the fundamentals of exquisite cookery. He has a passion for respectfully utilizing the foods unique to Australia and New Zealand. Ben Shewry was named “Best New Talent” by Australian Gourmet Traveller magazine in 2008.His restaurant Attica is often ranked among the world's top 100 restaurants.Ben's book Uses for Obsession will be released October 2024.InfoBen's BookUses for Obsessionhttps://a.co/d/14ECV1FBen's Restaurant Atticahttps://www.attica.com.au/Chef's Table on NetflixSeason 1, Episode 5https://www.netflix.com/title/80007945LinksBen's restaurant Atticahttps://www.instagram.com/atticamelbourne/Reach out to The Restaurant GuysOur Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguys**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe
As we draw towards the end of our 6th Season and chalk up 450+ episodes, it's time we reach into the archive to feature conversations and creatives previously featured on STAGES. We spotlight such episodes, in case you missed them first time ‘round - or so you can simply savour a second listen. The STAGES podcast opens an essential doorway to access precious oral histories from the people who were, and are, on and around our stages. Conversations with Creatives about Craft and Career!John Waters is one of Australia's most recognised and favourite actors. His theatre credits span productions in Australia and the United Kingdom. Demonstrating terrific versatility, John has taken lead roles in an array of plays, musicals, television and film. He was featured on the STAGES podcast in October, 2020.He made is debut as Claude in Harry M. Millar's production of Hair. Subsequent performances include Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, They're Playing Our Song, An Ideal Husband, The Woman in Black, A Little Night Music, Talk, The Sound of Music, The Graduate, Oliver!, Rocky Horror Picture Show, My Fair Lady and The Addams Family. As well as his 20-year involvement with the iconic Australian children's show Play School, his other television credits include City Homicide, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, The Man from Snowy River, Singapore Sling, All The Rivers Run, Rush, All Saints, Underbelly: The Golden Mile, Offspring, Mystery Road and Division 4 for which he was awarded the TV Week Silver Logie for Best New Talent in 1975. His impressive list of feature film credits includes Stealth, The Sugar Factory, High Country, Breaker Morant, Eliza Frazer and Pino Amenta's Boulevard of Broken Dreams for which he received the AFI (AACTA) Best Actor Award.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au
Réecoutez le club FG de Maesic du dimanche 22 octobre 2023 Originally from London but raised in France, Maesic is a producer/DJ passionate about the musical universe. It is in this cultural mix that he draws his inspiration, giving rise to mixtures of various genres and styles. Maesic began his production career in 2012 at the early age of 12. Since then, he has remixed the works of artists like Maroon 5 and INNA, gathering millions of plays on Soundcloud. Maesic released his first single with Universal Music France in 2018, titled “There In The Morning,” which charted in the Top 200 Spotify France and the Top Viral France charts for two consecutive months. The track also received significant airplay on Fun Radio, Virgin Radio, and Radio FG, receiving more than 16 million audience impressions throughout its run. As of 2023, “There In The Morning” has surpassed 10 million lifetime streams, easily cementing Maesic' s place in the electronic music scene. Maesic's meteoric rise to fame also opened the door up for several club and festival gigs, including — Jamiroquaï's first part in the Nîmes Arena, the Gravity Festival, Aurillac En Scène, and legendary clubs such as the Bridge in Paris, La Bellevilloise, Communion, and Salle Wagram (PRIVATE DIESEL x NEYMAR). To top everything off, in 2019, Maesic was nominated by DJ Mag France in the "Best New Talent" category, ensuring a promising and hopeful future for the young talent. Now living in between Miami and Paris, Maesic has returned back to his roots in House and Tech-House music, working with notable industry figures like Diplo, Dillon Francis, Hugel, Wax Motif, and Damien N-Drix. With “Digital Delirium” being released via Helix Records, 2023 is set to be a defining year for this 23- year-old talent. Maesic Instagram Facebook Beatport
She was tipped to win the award on Sportsbet...and she did! Our very own Laura 'Loz' O'Callaghan takes home Best New On-Air Talent in the Logies of the radio industry, The ACRAS! We look back at some of her best moments, her off stage interview with Radio Today and some messages from Loz's biggest fans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Amy Shark is an Australian singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer, she has won countless ARIA Awards, and is nominated this year for a Logie for Best New Talent. In this good chat with Matt Amy opens up about her upbringing, the lady who means the most to her, and working with global megastar Ed Sheeran. Plus if that's not enough she has just released her new tune, it's called Can I Shower At Yours. Check out The Matty Johns Podcast YouTube channel here The guys on Insta here and TikTok here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Adam Frost is an award-winning British garden designer, television presenter and motivational speaker.Best known for his successes at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, he is passionate about inspiring adults and children alike to create their own gardens and watch hedgerows spring to life appreciating each one of our distinct seasons as they unfold.Adam is a presenter on BBC's Gardeners' World (BBC Two) and also appears regularly on the BBC's coverage of RHS Flower Show. He has also featured on The One Show and DIY SOS (BBC One) as well as The Alan Titchmarsh Show (ITV). In 2016 he won ‘Best New Talent' at the RTS West Awards.Since 2007, Adam has amassed seven gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. He regularly lectures on a wide range of horticultural topics, both nationally and internationally and is a regular contributor to Gardeners' World and other horticultural magazines. Adam's first book Real Gardens was published in 2015 by Red Planet Publishing. His second book ‘RHS How to Create your Garden: Ideas and Advice for Transforming your Outdoor Space' is available now, published by DK.Adam's love for the great outdoors started from a young age when he helped on his grandparent's allotment. His fascination with watching plants and vegetables grown and the wildlife it attracted has stayed with him and he remains passionate about passing this on to future generations.He is trained in horticulture and landscape design and began his professional career in the mid-1980's with an apprenticeship at the North Devon Parks Department. Adam later moved to Rutland where he began working with Geoff Hamilton at Barnsdale Gardens where he helped design and create many of the 38 small gardens which are still on show to the public today.In 2014 Adam set up The Homebase Garden Academy with the specific aim of helping Britain's next generation of horticulture students to kick-start their careers, by teaching them about garden design and landscaping. As well as running his own garden design and landscape business he also sits on the board for the Horticulture Trades Association; is an RHS Ambassador and runs The Adam Frost Garden School where he hosts masterclasses on design and other gardening courses.Adam and his wife Sulina live in Lincolnshire with their four children, one horse, two ponies, two dogs and an ancient cat.Adam is a natural speaker who credits his love of horticulture from his earliest childhood memories, to working with Geoff Hamilton at Barnsdale Gardens, before going solo in 1996 for the rollercoaster ride of designing multiple award-winning show gardens!He enjoys passing on his knowledge and travels all over the world speaking to people about his ‘journey so far.'From a lifetime in the garden, Adam's talks are always full of amusing stories, as well as advice and inspiration for anyone hoping to have a career in horticulture.
Hi Creative! Today It's a BEST OF Unleash, with a brand new intro containing some insights on choosing ease, a thank you for FOUR YEARS of Unleash, thoughts on why your creative projects are like a time capsule, as well as insight on why I chose this episode to re-air. It's my conversation with comedian and friend of the show, Brittany Brave! Original Description below! CW: Domestic Violence Brittany Brave is a New York City-based comedian who has been featured on TBS, MTV, The New York Times, ELLE and was named a Best New Talent by the New York Comedy Festival in 2019. She is also the founder of We are Cat Call, a platform for women's leadership, progress and camaraderie that does female-focused events for all. I wanted to have Brittany on the show because we are really kindred spirits and have a similar path -both Italian Catholic, both only children both huge champions of fellow women and creatives. Brittany started her professional career in PR and did comedy on the side, but her true passion was always calling her. However, it wasn't until she found herself in a situation of domestic violence that she truly started owning her creativity as a way of admitting what was going on and taking charge of her life again. From Brittany, you will truly learn creativity's ability to not only help, but even save your life. From our conversation you'll also learn: How to turn your pain into your creative purpose Tips for fellow survivors on how to start telling your story How to "come out" as a creative at your day job Some of the weird quirks of Italian culture The unique and horrifying pressures of being an only child How to make money as a comedian during the pandemic Tips to pivot your career Hear our open dialogue about mental health Advice on dating during the pandemic. -Remember to subscribe/follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :) Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso Listen to my single, "Like a Bomb" Here: ffm.to/likeabomb --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message
Adam Frost is an award-winning British garden designer, television presenter and motivational speaker.Best known for his successes at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, he is passionate about inspiring adults and children alike to create their own gardens and watch hedgerows spring to life appreciating each one of our distinct seasons as they unfold.Adam is a presenter on BBC's Gardeners' World (BBC Two) and also appears regularly on the BBC's coverage of RHS Flower Show. He has also featured on The One Show and DIY SOS (BBC One) as well as The Alan Titchmarsh Show (ITV). In 2016 he won ‘Best New Talent' at the RTS West Awards.Since 2007, Adam has amassed seven gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. He regularly lectures on a wide range of horticultural topics, both nationally and internationally and is a regular contributor to Gardeners' World and other horticultural magazines. Adam's first book Real Gardens was published in 2015 by Red Planet Publishing. His second book ‘RHS How to Create your Garden: Ideas and Advice for Transforming your Outdoor Space' is available now, published by DK.Adam's love for the great outdoors started from a young age when he helped on his grandparent's allotment. His fascination with watching plants and vegetables grown and the wildlife it attracted has stayed with him and he remains passionate about passing this on to future generations.He is trained in horticulture and landscape design and began his professional career in the mid-1980's with an apprenticeship at the North Devon Parks Department. Adam later moved to Rutland where he began working with Geoff Hamilton at Barnsdale Gardens where he helped design and create many of the 38 small gardens which are still on show to the public today.In 2014 Adam set up The Homebase Garden Academy with the specific aim of helping Britain's next generation of horticulture students to kick-start their careers, by teaching them about garden design and landscaping. As well as running his own garden design and landscape business he also sits on the board for the Horticulture Trades Association; is an RHS Ambassador and runs The Adam Frost Garden School where he hosts masterclasses on design and other gardening courses.Adam and his wife Sulina live in Lincolnshire with their four children, one horse, two ponies, two dogs and an ancient cat.Adam is a natural speaker who credits his love of horticulture from his earliest childhood memories, to working with Geoff Hamilton at Barnsdale Gardens, before going solo in 1996 for the rollercoaster ride of designing multiple award-winning show gardens!He enjoys passing on his knowledge and travels all over the world speaking to people about his ‘journey so far.'From a lifetime in the garden, Adam's talks are always full of amusing stories, as well as advice and inspiration for anyone hoping to have a career in horticulture.
On this episode we chat with Texas guitar legend Chris Duarte. Born in San Antonio, the young Duarte became interested in music after seeing "Fiddler on the Roof" on TV. He initially wanted to play violin and then clarinet, but circumstances led him to playing his brother's guitar where he discovered an innate talent to pick up tunes by ear. At age 14 Chris obtained his first guitar, a Supro, and became further immersed in music. He began exploring different genres and learning jazz standards (in the once "illegal" Real Book) by musical idols such as John Coltrane and Miles Davis. In 1979, he moved to Austin and purchased a 1963 Fender Stratocaster. Soon after, he found himself gravitating towards the blues stylings of players like Howlin' Wolf and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Durate continued to develop his chops and gained a reputation as a road dog as he constantly played, both with his own band and as a sideman, widening his touring circuit throughout Texas and the south. As the Chris Duarte Group's popularity continued to grow, Chris found himself in a bidding war between labels, but ultimately CDG's first record, 1994's Texas Sugar Strat Magik featuring John Jordan on bass and Brannen Temple on drums, was released via Silvertone Records and became a highly acclaimed success among fans and critics alike. Chris quickly gained national recognition and won"Best New Talent" in Guitar Player's 1995 Reader's Poll. He finished fourth in the magazine's "Best Blues Guitarist" category behind some of his biggest blues influences: Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, and B.B. King. His second album, Tailspin Headwhack (1997) followed with the hit Cleopatra, but that would be the last record with Silvertone. Since then Chris has recorded a wide variety of albums with various producers including the legendary Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records. He has traveled the U.S. and the world many times over playing everything from small clubs to headlining major music festivals and nearly everything in between. After moving to Atlanta, GA for several years, Chris Duarte has returned Austin where he plays with girlfriend Beth Lee (and the Breakups) as well as consistently touring with his trio. The current incarnation of CDG primarily features Dustin Sargent on bass and John McKnight on drums, and the band has a new album release ready, recored with producer Dennis Herring of their TSSM days. Although genuinely humble and somewhat soft spoken, Duarte's stage performance and guitar playing are mesmerizing and out of this world. He has remained recognizable in his sound even though he has crossed many genres, and he gives every record and performance 100%. In many interviews, he has stated “music must evolve.” With such a vast catalog of recordings, there are no two shows alike. Every set list is different, and each song may be offered distinctly based on the feel of a show and the audience. We are thrilled he is playing ESP's Skunk Manhattan's Austin-based festival Skunkfest for 2022 and looking forward to seeing what he might pull from the vault. RIP Frosty (drummer) Facebook | Instagram |
Eric Gales started playing guitar in blues competitions when he was 11 years old. By the time he was 16, he secured a major recording contract. Guitar World named Eric the "Best New Talent" in 1991. He also performed with Carlos Santana at Woodstock '94. Over the years Eric released 19 albums and you'll also find him on many compilation releases. Many consider him one of the top guitarists in the world! Multi-award winning program director Ray White caught up with Eric backstage in November 2021 to talk about his early career as a child prodigy, his latest album Crown and much, much more. Perseverance has been a major theme of Eric's career. Check him out for yourself!! In our showcase segment, Lisa Davis features another guitarist whose music career is drenched in the blues, one of the greatest ever - Eric Clapton. His latest release is a live album - Nothing But The Blues, which features many blues standards that he recorded at The Fillmore in San Francisco in 1994 during his From The Cradle tour. The Coool CAT brings you two legendary musicians whose careers were heavily influenced by the Blues. Blues lovers, don't miss this one!!!
With a celebrated career spanning over 25 years, David is one of Australia's most acclaimed leading men. Based in New York City, David is currently starring as the Duke of Monroth in the North American production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical and is delighted to return to Do You Hear the People Sing? after appearing in the show since its inception in Shanghai, Manila, and Taipei. David gained critical acclaim for his portrayal of Chris in Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's new production of Miss Saigon which earned him Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Award nominations for "the year's most truthful and moving stage portrayals" (Sydney Morning Herald). He received a further Helpmann Award nomination for his performance as Fiyero in Wicked. David was awarded a Green Room Award for Best Actor as well as Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Award nominations for his portrayal of Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde and was awarded Theatre People's Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of The Baker in Victorian Opera's production of Into The Woods. In 2018, David was nominated for his fourth Helpmann Award and second Green Room Award for his portrayal of Tick in Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Relocating to New York City in 2014, David received a Connecticut Critics Circle Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance of Dan in Next to Normal and starred as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables which co-starred and was directed by Tony Award winner Terrence Mann. He starred as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, as Father in Ragtime and originated the role of Max Bronfman in the new, reworked production of Rags with Stephen Schwartz. Other Australian performances include; the dual roles of Adam and Noah in the Australian premiere performance of Stephen Schwartz's Children of Eden (Theatre People Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical); Malcolm in The Full Monty; The Beast in Beauty and the Beast; Greg in The Boy From Oz; Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees; John Brookes in Little Women; Prez in The Pajama Game; Perchik in Fiddler On The Roof alongside Topol; John in Andrew Lippa's John & Jen; Oscar in The Wild Party; Orville Wright in Richard Maltby Jnr and David Shire's new musical Take Flight; and Jimmy Smith in the Australian premiere of Thoroughly Modern Millie. David originated the role of Bud in the Australian premiere production of the two-man comedy, Gutenberg! - The Musical; created the numerous male roles in the Australian premiere of Breast Wishes; and received a GLUG Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in LOVEBiTES. David began his professional career in the original Australian productions of The Boy From Oz and Mamma Mia and was awarded a MO Award for Best New Talent in 1997. In concert, David toured with Michael Ball on his Australian tour; performed with Lea Salonga in Vietnam; performed with Stephen Schwartz in Stephen Schwartz and Friends; with Andrew Lippa in Lippa and Friends. In 2016, David starred alongside Sutton Foster, Aaron Tveit, Betty Buckley, Joanna Ampil and Helen Dallimore in Defying Gravity - the songs of Stephen Schwartz. David has released two solo albums, 'Til The Night Is Gone and At This Stage. He premiered his solo show, ‘Til The Night Is Gone to sold out audiences at the 2010 Adelaide Cabaret Festival and Newcastle's Civic Theatre and returned to the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2014 to headline the Australian premiere of Picture Perfect. David's most recent solo show, Time Is a Traveller premiered to a sold out, extended season at the Hayes Theatre and toured nationally to great acclaim, being awarded the Theatre People's Award for Best Male Cabaret in 2014. Do You Hear the People Sing? plays the Hamer Hall, Arts Centre, Melbourne, September 27th and 28th. Then the Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, September 30th to October 2nd www.davidharrisofficial.com The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favouri
Brittany Brave is an entertainer with more than 15 years of on-stage experience with a focus on improv and sketch comedy. In 2019, she was selected by the NY Comedy Festival to perform on their Best New Talent showcase at Caroline's on Broadway. Not only an acclaimed performer with numerous network TV appearances, Brittany also runs critically acclaimed comedy shows, one of them named “a must-see weekend comedy event” by the NY Times. As she says on her bio: “she does all this and is still somehow only 4'11”. What a crime.” Brittany's Instagram. Moonfire: A Creative Podcast For All Of Humanity is a production of My Name Is Carlos. A series of conversations with creatives in different fields. We'll explore the different journeys a creative career can take: from odd jobs to overcoming challenges, from influences to the first big win. The goal for these series is to, hopefully, be your go-to when you're feeling stuck in your creative mission. Hosted from ground control by Carlos Ledesma.
Take Fountain with Ella JamesS02E10 – Alexandra DaviesMini-Bio (IMDb): Alexandra is a graduate of the University of Western Sydney (Theatre Nepean) one of the top competitive acting schools in Australia that accepts only 18 students each year. She graduated in 1998 with a High Distinction average. Her background as an actor has her accomplished with over 350 episodes of series TV; (starring in 3 major Australian productions and guest starring in many more). She was nominated for Best New Talent for her role in YOUNG LIONS which she starred in with Alex Dimitriades.Alex has also had the privilege of leading several features and all up has appeared in 14 short and feature length films. She has worked with Sam Shepherd, Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas, Hugh Jackman, Wil I Am, Robert Taylor and Academy award winning Director Gavin Hood. She won best actress in 2016 for her lead role in PAST IMPERFECT at the Canberra short film festival in Australia which she also co-produced. In 2012 Alex and her family moved to Los Angeles on a Green card to further pursue her successful acting career established in Australia. She performed in 3 independent films as a lead whilst in LA and was network tested for a TV medical drama. As a writer/director Alex wrote, starred in, produced and directed the 20 min short comedy concept RUN in 2015 which she is now developing into a full length feature film. In 2018 Alex produced and directed the 7min Proof of Concept titled ANGEL BABY. She is set to direct the feature length version under her company she founded in late 2020; BACK BURN FILMS in Australia. As well as writing the feature length version of RUN, Alex is also producing the feature film SINISTER CITY and the TV series DAX BAXTER - DEMON HUNTER through her company.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Alexandra Davies. View a video version of this episode on YouTube at : Subscribe, rate and review Take Fountain at all good podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spreaker, Spotify, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Radio Public, Tunein etc.For all episodes, visit the Take Fountain Website at: https://www.bitesz.com/show/take-fountain/RSS Feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/4958442/episodes/feed For more...follow Take Fountain on Twitter and Facebook Twitter: https://twitter.com/ejtakesfountain Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ejtakesfountain Follow Alex on Social Media:Twitter https://twitter.com/no1alexdavies Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770377165This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4958442/advertisement
Travis interviews author Freya Marske about her debut fantasy novel, A Marvellous Light, which is available now from Tordotcom. Red White & Royal Blue meets Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell in debut author Freya Marske's A Marvellous Light, featuring an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts, and conspiracies. Freya and Travis discuss the best gins, building books around an emotional spine, and the highlights of her unofficial Smut Writing Course. Want your message featured on the podcast? Find out more here. About Freya Marske: Freya Marske lives in Australia, where she is yet to be killed by any form of wildlife. She writes stories full of magic, blood, and as much kissing as she can get away with. Her hobbies include figure skating and discovering new art galleries, and she is on a quest to try all the gin in the world. Her short fiction has appeared in Analog Science Fiction, Andromeda Spaceways, and several anthologies. In 2020 she was awarded the Australian National SF (Ditmar) Award for Best New Talent. Find Freya on Twitter, the Be the Serpent podcast, or at her website, freyamarkse.com. Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy Us a Coffee Music: Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no This episode of The Fantasy Inn podcast was recorded in the unceded territory of the S'atsoyaha (Yuchi) and ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Eastern Cherokee Band) peoples. Some of the links included in these show notes are affiliate links and support the podcast at no additional cost to you. If it's an option for you, we encourage you to support your local bookstores! The blog post accompanying this episode can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com, along with fantasy book reviews, author interviews, and more fantasy content.
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a pleasure to welcome singer-songwriter and rocker Eden James to The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast. The internationally acclaimed Australian-born, New York City-based singer-songwriter has earned multiple international music awards for his artistry. Several awards, including the Sunnie Award for Best New Talent and Best International Artist Award at the MusicOz Awards. His music videos for his singles, “Stranger” and “Something Called Love,” were recognized by several international festivals such as France's L'Age d'Or International Arthouse Film Festival, India's Krimson Horyzon International Movie Festival, and Turkey's International Smyrna Movie Festival.Also, Classic Rock Magazine called Eden James's music: “gorgeously sunny indie-come-Americana…a hidden gem” and “sun-kissed Iggy-esque upbeat soul.” Also, the Down the Front Podcast proclaimed that Eden's songs were “real rock ‘n roll.” Earlier this year, Eden James released his fourth studio album: All the Good Blank are Taken. He co-produced with Tim Leitner, who previously worked with Billy Joel and Tina Turner. Eden also recorded the album at New York City's Sticky Audio Labs with an all-star group of musicians, including Larry Saltzman (Paul Simon's guitarist), Charles Giordano (Bruce Springsteen's keyboard and accordion player), and Sterling Campbell (David Bowie's drummer).In this edition of The Jake's Take with Jacob Elyachar Podcast, Eden James shared his highlights from international touring before the COVID-19 pandemic and the stories behind All the Good Blanks Are Taken, including “Dangerous Game,” “New York,” and “Something Called Love.”
Rob Guillory is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book artist. Born, raised and currently based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Guillory is most known for his eight-year run on Image Comics' CHEW. The book went on to achieve much success, winning two Harvey Awards (including Best New Talent for Guillory), two Eisner Awards, and has been translated into a dozen or so languages. Guillory is currently writer/artist on his hit creator-owned series FARMHAND from Image Comics. Listen in as André and he talk humble beginnings, the long journey to bring Chew to the big screen and art school pretensions!
Katrina Milosevic joins me from from the award winning series Wentworth.Before taking on the role of 'Boomer' Katrina graduated from (NIDA) and has an illustrious career in all genres of theatre, film and television.Katrina is probably best known for her portrayal of Sue “Boomer” Jenkins on Wentworth. But her other Other television credits include Sea-Change, Seven Types of Ambiguity, Glitch, Offspring, Winners & Losers, Neighbours, and Blue Heelers just to name a few. She was nominated for a TV Week Logie for Best New Talent in 2004 for her role in the TV police series Stingers.We will be talking about the final series of Wentworth: The Final Sentence which started on Foxtel this week. We will talk about the journey 'Boomer' has been on and the way this character impacted the series… We have secrets from the set, stories about Katrinas relationship with the other actors and what Bernard curry told her one hour before he entered the Big Brother house… This chat will no doubt warm your heart and I hope you enjoy the inner workings of an amazing Australian actress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Katrina Milosevic joins me from from the award winning series Wentworth. Before taking on the role of 'Boomer' Katrina graduated from (NIDA) and has an illustrious career in all genres of theatre, film and television. Katrina is probably best known for her portrayal of Sue “Boomer” Jenkins on Wentworth. But her other Other television credits include Sea-Change, Seven Types of Ambiguity, Glitch, Offspring, Winners & Losers, Neighbours, and Blue Heelers just to name a few. She was nominated for a TV Week Logie for Best New Talent in 2004 for her role in the TV police series Stingers. We will be talking about the final series of Wentworth: The Final Sentence which started on Foxtel this week. We will talk about the journey 'Boomer' has been on and the way this character impacted the series… We have secrets from the set, stories about Katrinas relationship with the other actors and what Bernard curry told her one hour before he entered the Big Brother house… This chat will no doubt warm your heart and I hope you enjoy the inner workings of an amazing Australian actress.
Zahra Newman and Donna Abela discuss theatre in a “post-COVID” world and systemic racism in the rehearsal room. A graduate of VCA, Zahra Newman has built an extensive list of theatre, television and film credits. In 2016 she was awarded an AACTA for Best New Talent, and received a 2017 Sydney Theatre Award for her performance as ‘Nabulungi' in The Book of Mormon. Other industry recognitions include a Green Room Award, CGA Award and multiple Helpmann nominations. Theatre credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Love and Information for Sydney Theatre Company, Random, The Blind Giant is Dancing, Ivanov, The Government Inspector, Private Lives for Belvoir, Miss Julie, The Effect, The Mountain Top, The Cherry Orchard, Menagerie, Clybourne Park, The Drowsy Chaperone and Richard III for Melbourne Theatre Company and the critically acclaimed Wake in Fright for Malthouse/Sydney Opera House, which she also co-created. Donna Abela is an award-winning playwright. Jump For Jordan won the 2015 AWGIE Award for Stage and the 2013 Griffin Playwriting Award, and is on the 2019-2022 HSC Drama Syllabus. Her body of work includes plays which have won AWGIE awards for radio (Spirit, Aurora's Lament, Mrs Macquarie's Cello), the Human Rights Award for Drama (Highest Mountain Fastest River), and were nominated for NSW Premiers Literary Awards (Tales From the Arabian Night, Jump For Jordan). For Kim Carpenter's Theatre of Image, she wrote two large scale adaptations: Monkey … Journey to the West (2014 Brisbane Festival, 2015 Melbourne Festival, 2015 Sydney Opera House program) and Tales from the Arabian Nights, a widely produced play on refugee themes which was published by Currency Press in 2019.
We're going country in this episode. My guest this week is singer songwriter Samantha Leigh Click her name to go to her website. With her bluesy-rock vocals and sexy, funky style, Samantha Leigh is a musical force to be reckoned with. Originally from the home of rock and roll, Cleveland, Ohio, Samantha grew up with a heavy rock and country influence. Her latest single "90 years" is a tribute to her grandmother who is one of the biggest influences in her life. Her 2019 EP Perfect Ground has a high energy collection of amazing songs that featured the hit singles "Too Scared" and "Devil in Red Shoes" She made her debut stage appearance at the age of 3 singing "Crazy" by Patsy Cline with her mother's country band Buckshot. From then on, singing continued to be her passion. She entered vocal competitions and talent shows and in 2004, won first place in her city's Tri-School Idol. Since her move to Tampa, Florida in 2005, Samantha has hit the ground running, expanding her singing career in the Sunshine State. She has been lucky enough to make performing her full time job, working with numerous corporate bands and in shows all over the country. In 2007, Samantha was hand picked to compete in "Hollywood's Best New Talent" in Los Angeles, California where she placed top 10 in both country and contemporary categories. Within the last 10 years, Samantha has had the privilege of singing in bands who shared the stage with artists such as Andy Grammar, Josh Turner, REO Speedwagon, Kenny Loggins, Rick Springfield and Brandie Carlile, Paul McCartney, Jonathan Cain of Journey, and sang back up for artists such as Mary J Blige and Josh Groban. Samantha continues to pursue her goals of becoming a successful artist and is constantly looking for new ways to showcase her talents. With catchy melodies, strong lyrics and a powerhouse voice, you will not be able to resist singing along and joining the rest of us as fans of Samantha Leigh. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yoel-hyman/support
**Trigger warning this episode brings up conversations around abusive relationships. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline or call 1-800-799-SAFE for help. You are not alone. In this episode, I speak with Brittany Brave is a NYC-via-Miami based comedian, actress, writer, producer and host. She's been seen on TBS, MTV, Quibi, The Wendy Williams Show, SiriusXM and featured in The New York Times, ELLE, Ashton Kutcher's A-Plus and more. Brave is a featured comedic contributor in Jon Chattman's Moving Foreword, along with Darrell Hammond, Moby, Jerry Springer, Shirley Manson and others. In 2019, Brave was named A Best New Talent at the NY Comedy Festival and Caroline's on Broadway and recently won 92.9 The Point's Virtual Comedy Couch Competition. Brittany also created Cat Call, (@wearecatcall) a platform for female events and conversation. The organization produces the podcast, Bad Women, a weekly show featuring interviews with females-to-know, and has partnered with Sofar Sounds, Deep Eddy Vodka, Bumble, Sassclass and more. Brave is an active advocate for domestic violence awareness and gender equality and is a regular ambassador for 305 Fitness, Ladybox Boutique, Satifsyer.com. In 2021, Brave will release and star in The Disastrous Dating Life of Diane Damone, an original comedic web series she also helped write and produce with Amerikana media. We discuss commitment, intimacy, and we delve into her past abusive relationship, which ended up being how she found her voice to start comedy and her podcast. You can find Brittany Brave on Instagram here. Email me at ghostsofdatespast@gmail.com if you want to be on the podcast, or have feedback. Please subscribe, rate, review, and send this to your friends! Connect with me on Instagram & Tik Tok @ghosts_ofdatespast. Shoot me a DM, I'd love to hear from you. Connect with me on my personal Instagram @lianacolada. This episode was produced and edited by Liana Pavane. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ghostsofdatespast/support
In his late teens, classically trained pianist, Jordan Rudess, turned against the counsel of his parents and went on to be one of the most respected, loved and sought-after progressive-rock keyboardist of all time.He was voted “Best New Talent” in a Keyboard Magazine poll and later “Best Keyboardist of All Time” by Music Radar Magazine. Now, he is best known as the keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire for platinum-selling Grammy-nominated prog rock band, Dream Theater.But Jordan is also a man with many interests, as his experimental projects with Liquid Tension Experiment and Space Jam demonstrate, he’s worked with David Bowie, amongst others, and now releases his latest solo album A Chapter In Time.
Q&A featuring Maton Guitars! This session includes TrueFire's own Joe Robinson talking about his signature Maton model; Maton's Head of Product Development and R&D, Patrick Evans; and Maton's General Manager, David Steedman. To learn more and watch the video from this live session, please visit truefire.com/live.Joe Robinson:Joe Robinson, at 29 years of age, has earned a reputation as one of the worlds great guitar players and a brilliant singer/songwriter.Born and raised in the Australian bush, Joe has lived in Nashville, Tennessee for the last decade and has performed or recorded with a long list of celebrated music icons including Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Kenny Rogers, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Keb Mo, Les Paul, The Wailers, Styx, John Jorgenson, Lee Roy Parnell, and friend and mentor, Tommy Emmanuel, CGP.Joe won the second season of Australias Got Talent, aged 16, and has since developed a worldwide touring career, performing over 2,000 concerts across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, China and his native Australia.Considered one of the preeminent fingerstyle guitarists in the world today, performing complex arrangements that feature the bass line, chords, and melody all played simultaneously. Joe carries forward the legacy of legendary guitarists Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Lenny Breau, and Tommy Emmanuel.Joe has released four solo albums to great acclaim and his latest release Undertones (2019) is a celebrated 12-song collection. Premier Guitar magazine observes Undertones proves he is far more than a flashy prodigy - Robinson has developed into an artist with a fully formed vision of who he is and where he wants to go. In an album review, Acoustic Guitar magazine noted the virtuosos latest is dense with brilliant moments, Robinson's guitar playing is what really does the talking.Joe was voted Best New Talent in the Guitar Player Readers Poll and his talents were further recognized by Guitar Player magazine as part of a cover story entitled Youth-quake 2017: Ten Mind-Blowing Young Guitarists. In the article, Guitar Player observes Robinson is equally mind-blowing as an acoustic fingerpicker and electric soloist - his YouTube videos display an astounding combination of taste, speed, cagey phrasing, and a clear, articulate, and sparking tone.In addition to Joes TrueFire courses, and Guitar Synergy channel - his educational platform, Joes12.com is a 12-week course that covers topics including practicing, songwriting, arranging, performing, touring, your why mission and features guest mentors including Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, John Jorgenson, Rodney Crowell, Fred Gretsch and author/neuroscientist Daniel Levitin.
John Waters is one of Australia’s most recognised and favourite actors. His theatre credits span productions in Australia and the United Kingdom. Demonstrating terrific versatility, John has taken lead roles in an array of plays and musicals. He made is debut as Claude in Harry M. Millar’s production of Hair. Subsequent performances include Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, They’re Playing Our Song, An Ideal Husband, The Woman in Black, A Little Night Music, Talk, The Sound of Music, The Graduate, Oliver!, The Rocky Horror Show, My Fair Lady and The Addams Family. As well as his 20-year involvement with the iconic Australian children’s show Play School, his other television credits include City Homicide, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, The Man from Snowy River, Singapore Sling, All The Rivers Run, Rush, All Saints, Underbelly: The Golden Mile and Division 4 for which he was awarded the TV Week Silver Logie for Best New Talent in 1975.More recently John starred as Darcy in five seasons of the hit series Offspring and Travis James in Mystery Road.His impressive list of feature film credits includes Stealth, The Sugar Factory, High Country, Breaker Morant, Eliza Frazer and Pino Amenta’s Boulevard of Broken Dreams for which he received the AFI (AACTA) Best Actor Award.For 30 years he has been touring the self-penned Looking Through a Glass Onion - a part monologue, part concert that celebrates the man and phenomenon of John Lennon. The show has played throughout Australia, the U.K. and New York.As an accomplished musician, John has released a number of recorded albums and EPs, adding to his illustrious career.The Stages podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify, Whooshkaa and where all good podcasts are found.
Gargs Allard catches up with stand-up comedian and actor Brittany Brave. They discuss her personal history, current projects and the art of comedy. Bio from http://brittanybrave.com (brittanybrave.com): Brittany Brave is a NYC-based comedian, actress, writer, producer and host. Born in New Jersey and raised in Miami, Florida, Brave used these unfortunate facts to develop a line of comedy that is as animated as it is cerebral. Having both trained and performed at Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), iO, Second City, The People's Improv Theater, Magnet Theatre, SAK Comedy Lab, Impromedy Miami and more of the world's leading schools, Brave has accumulated more than 15 years of on-stage experience with a focus on improv and sketch comedy. In 2017, Brave began to perform stand-up and was quickly named an Emerging Talent by TBS Network at the New York Comedy Festival, and two short years later (2019), the festival selects Brave to perform on their Best New Talent showcase at Caroline's on Broadway. In addition to Caroline's, Brave performs stand-up comedy nightly at Broadway Comedy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, LOL Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, Yonkers Comedy Club, Lucy's Laugh Lounge and more. She celebrated her first tour in fall of 2018 with LA-based comedian Josh Novey (Jay Leno, Amazon Prime). The two performed original comedy on the Nobody's Happy Comedy Tour, traveling cross the Northeast U.S., raising money for Stronger Than Stigma, a non-profit organization advocating for mental health awareness. Not only an acclaimed performer, but an accomplished producer, Brave runs two critically acclaimed, monthly comedy show's Improvised Tarot at QED Astoria and Rock Candy at Rockwood Music Hall. Rock Candy is the venue's only original stand-up comedy series and has welcomed the likes of Mark Normand, Harrison Greenbaum, Sean Donnelly and more, as well as praise from The New York Times for being a must-see weekend comedy event. Brave has made appearances on TBS, MTV, Sirius XM, The Jerry O. Show and The Wendy Williams Show, and local networks like NYC's BRIC TV and BalconyTV, in which she was the on-camera personality for the Manhattan and Brooklyn branches of the series from 2016-2018. Her comedy, specifically her material on gender dynamics and abuse, has been praised by ELLE Magazine, Ashton Kutcher's A-Plus, sheBOOM and Ciao Magazine. Brave, a survivor and open advocate for domestic violence awareness, co-hosted and produced the podcast, Violently Funny. She also launched and runs Cat Call (@wearecatcall), a live platform and organization committed to advancing female leadership and camaraderie. The organization has established partnerships with Bumble, Sofar Sounds, Deep Eddy Vodka, SassClass and more. Brave does all this and is still somehow only 4'11? What a crime.
Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! La Tienda De Biblioteca Del Metal: Encontraras, Ropa, Accesorios,Decoracion, Ect... Todo Relacionado Al Podcats Biblioteca Del Metal Y Al Mundo Del Heavy Metal. Descubrela!!!!!! Ideal Para Llevarte O Regalar Productos Del Podcats De Ivoox. (Por Tiempo Limitado) https://teespring.com/es/stores/biblioteca-del-metal-1 Dream Theater es una banda estadounidense de metal progresivo, formada en 1985 con el nombre de Majesty por Mike Portnoy, John Myung y John Petrucci durante su estadía en el Berklee College of Music de Massachusetts. Poco a poco, fueron dejando sus estudios para dedicar más atención a la banda que terminaría llamándose Dream Theater. A pesar de que se sucedieron algunos cambios en la formación inicial, los tres miembros originales permanecieron junto a James LaBrie y Jordan Rudess hasta el 8 de septiembre de 2010, cuando Portnoy abandonó el grupo. En octubre de ese mismo año, la banda organizó unas audiciones para el reemplazo del puesto de batería. El 29 de abril de 2011 se reveló que Mike Mangini sería el nuevo baterista permanente del grupo. La banda es conocida por el virtuosismo técnico de sus instrumentistas, quienes han ganado numerosos premios a lo largo de su carrera. John Petrucci ha sido elegido como el tercer guitarrista de la gira G3 en seis ocasiones, más que ningún otro invitado. En 2009 fue también nombrado como el segundo mejor guitarrista de metal por Joel McIver en su libro «The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists», así como uno de los «10 mejores guitarristas de shred de toda la historia» por la revista GuitarOne. El exbaterista Mike Portnoy ha ganado 23 premios de la revista Modern Drummer y fue la persona más joven (con 37 años) en ser incluida en el Rock Drummer Hall of Fame. Por su parte, su sustituto, Mike Mangini, tiene en su haber 5 récords en el World's Fastest Drummer Extreme Sport Drumming, que lo acreditan como el baterista más rápido del mundo, En una encuesta dirigida por el sitio de música especializado MusicRadar entre agosto y septiembre de 2010, John Myung fue elegido como el mejor bajista de todos los tiempos. Por su parte, los usuarios de la misma web eligieron a Jordan Rudess como el mejor teclista de la historia, Además, Rudess obtuvo en 1994 el galardón de Best New Talent («mejor talento nuevo») de la revista especializada Keyboard Magazine y se le califica como una leyenda en los teclados, La banda fue, asimismo, incluida en el Long Island Music Hall of Fame en 2010, El álbum más vendido de la banda es Images and Words, de 1992, que obtuvo un Disco de Oro y alcanzó el número 61 en la cartelera Billboard 200, Tanto su disco de 1994, Awake, como el de 2002, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, entraron también en las listas en los puestos 32 y 46 respectivamente, y recibieron críticas mayoritariamente positivas. Por otro lado, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence hizo que Dream Theater fuese elegida como banda inicial para la sección musical de Entertainment Weekly durante la semana de su publicación, a pesar de que la revista suele decantarse por música mainstream. En 2007 Systematic Chaos entró en la lista Billboard estadounidense en el puesto 19. Hasta 2008 Dream Theater había vendido más de 2,1 millones de copias en Estados Unidos y, hasta 2011, más de 12 millones en todo el mundo, El decimoprimer álbum de estudio del grupo, A Dramatic Turn of Events, salió a la venta el 13 de septiembre de 2011. Se posicionó en el octavo lugar de la lista estadounidense de Billboard 200, dos puestos por debajo de su anterior trabajo, Black Clouds & Silver Linings, y entró en el primer puesto de la cartelera UK Rock Chart. El álbum es el primer trabajo de la banda con Mike Mangini, debido a la marcha de Mike Portnoy, El 30 de noviembre de 2011 se anunció que «On the Backs of Angels» había sido nominada para el Premio Grammy en la categoría de «Mejor Interpretación de Hard Rock/Metal», la primera canción de Dream Theater en conseguirlo. El 23 de septiembre de 2013, la banda lanzó a la venta su duodécimo álbum de estudio denominado de forma homónima, Dream Theater. Se trata del segundo álbum de la banda con Mike Mangini en la batería y el primero en el que participa en las labores de composición del mismo. Su single The Enemy Inside ha sido nominado a los Premios Grammy, en la categoría «The Best Metal Performance» convirtiéndose en la segunda nominación de la banda. Por otra parte, el 29 de enero del 2016 salió a la luz su decimotercer álbum llamado "The Astonishing" el tercero con Mike Mangini y con un estilo más progresivo y sinfónico, bajo el sello de RoadRunner Records. Dream Theater nació en Massachusetts en 1985 cuando el guitarrista John Petrucci, el bajista John Myung y el baterista Mike Portnoy decidieron formar una banda mientras estudiaban en el Berklee College of Music. El trío comenzó versionando canciones de Rush y Iron Maiden en los cuartos de ensayo de Berklee. Myung, Petrucci y Portnoy decidieron unirse bajo el nombre Majesty. De acuerdo a la documentación incluida en Score, mientras hacían cola para un concierto de Rush en el Berklee Performance Center estaban escuchando canciones del grupo en una radiocasetera, cuando Portnoy comentó que el final de la canción «Bastille Day» (del disco Caress of Steel) sonaba «majestuosa» («majestic», en inglés); fue ahí cuando decidieron cuál sería el nombre de la banda. El trío buscaba cubrir las restantes posiciones en la agrupación, por lo que Petrucci pidió a su compañero de instituto Kevin Moore que se hiciera cargo del teclado. Después de que aceptara el puesto, otro antiguo amigo fue reclutado como vocalista principal, Chris Collins, después de que los miembros de la banda lo escucharan cantar la canción «Queen of the Reich» de Queensrÿche, Durante esta época, las agitadas agendas de Portnoy, Petrucci y Myung les obligaron a abandonar los estudios para concentrarse en su música, pensando que no tenían nada más que aprender allí. Moore también abandonó su universidad para concentrarse en la banda. Durante los primeros meses de 1986 dieron varios conciertos en la zona próxima a Nueva York, lo que aprovecharían para grabar una serie de demos, titulada The Majesty Demos. El pedido inicial de 1000 unidades se agotó en seis meses y las regrabaciones del casete tuvieron mucha popularidad en los círculos de metal progresivo. Majesty Demos sigue aún disponible en su versión original, a pesar de haber sido publicado oficialmente en CD a través de YtseJam Records, propiedad de Mike Portnoy. En noviembre de 1986, después de unos meses componiendo y tocando juntos, Chris Collins fue despedido. Pasó un año hasta que encontraron a un sustituto, Charlie Dominici, que pasó satisfactoriamente su audición y tenía mucha más experiencia que cualquier otro en el grupo. Con la estabilidad que el nuevo vocalista reportó a la banda, se permitieron aumentar el número de conciertos alrededor de Nueva York y lograron atraer una considerable atención. Poco después de haber contratado a Dominici, un grupo de Las Vegas también llamado Majesty, amenazó a la banda con tomar acciones legales por una violación de su propiedad intelectual, en relación al uso de su nombre, por lo que la banda se vio forzada a adoptar una nueva denominación. Se propusieron varias alternativas, entre las que se barajaron Glasser, Magus y MI, que fueron todas rechazadas, a pesar de que la banda actuó como Glasser por una semana, si bien terminaría desechándose al no contar con el favor de los fanes. Un día, el padre de Portnoy sugirió el nombre de Dream Theater, el mismo de un pequeño teatro que dirigía en Monterrey (California), y decidieron adoptarlo, Con su nuevo nombre y una formación estable, Dream Theater se concentró en componer material nuevo, a la vez que daban más y más conciertos en su Nueva York y los estados vecinos. Su actividad llamó la atención de Mechanic Records, una división de MCA, lo que condujo a la firma del primer contrato de Dream Theater el 23 de junio de 1988, y a la grabación de su álbum debut, grabado en los estudios Kajem Victory en Gladwyne, Pensilvania. Les tomó diez días grabar las pistas básicas y unas tres semanas el álbum completo. En 1989 publicaron When Dream and Day Unite, con un despliegue de medios mucho menor que el que la banda había anticipado, ya que Mechanic terminó rompiendo la mayoría de sus promesas financieras previas a la firma del contrato, de manera que la banda se vio restringida a dar tocar en torno a Nueva York. La gira promocional del álbum consistió en solo cinco conciertos locales, el primero de ellos como teloneros del clásico trío de power rock Zebra, en el Sundance en Bay Shore, Nueva York, Después del cuarto show, Charlie Dominici dejó la banda debido a que empezaban a sentir las limitaciones que suponía su voz para el estilo vocal que querían, más parecido al de Bruce Dickinson o Geoff Tate, además de que su presencia en el escenario no era la que buscaban para un frontman o líder. Poco después, no obstante, la banda Marillion pidió a Dream Theater que los telonearan en una actuación en el Ritz de Nueva York, así que le dieron a Dominici la oportunidad de actuar una última vez. Pasarían dos años hasta que encontrasen un vocalista que lo reemplazara. Tras la marcha de Dominici, Dream Theater luchó con éxito por ser liberados de su contrato con Mechanic y comenzaron a escribir material para su próximo álbum y realizar audiciones a cantantes. En esta búsqueda escucharon a más de 200 personas, entre ellas John Arch, exlíder de Fates Warning, que resultaron rechazadas en su totalidad. A mediados de 1990, en una actuación en Nueva York, presentaron a Steve Stone como su nuevo vocalista. Habían grabado juntos varios demos de forma satisfactoria, pero solo dieron un concierto con él, que terminó siendo un desastre y Stone fue despedido. La banda dijo que había estado bailando por el escenario de una manera extraña, al parecer haciendo una mala imitación de Bruce Dickinson. Además, en varias ocasiones se dirigió al público de forma desafortunada con «Scream for me Long Beach!» (en español, «¡Grita para mí Long Beach!»), cuando estaban tocando en Bayshore, lo que avergonzó a la banda aún más. Pasaron cinco meses hasta que Dream Theater ofreció otro concierto, esta vez completamente instrumental (bajo el nombre YtseJam). Hasta 1991 la banda estuvo centrada en la contratación de otro cantante y escribieron la mayor parte de lo que se convertiría en Images and Words en 1992. En enero de 1991, Kevin James LaBrie, de la banda de glam metal Winter Rose, voló a Nueva York desde Canadá para una audición. Improvisó tres canciones con el grupo, tras las que fue inmediatamente contratado para el puesto de vocalista. Tras su incorporación, LaBrie decidió dejar su primer nombre Kevin, para evitar confusiones con el otro Kevin de la banda. Durante los siguientes meses, volvieron a dar conciertos (aún en su mayoría alrededor de su ciudad), mientras trabajaban en las pistas de voz de las canciones compuestas antes del ingreso de LaBrie. Derek Shulman y Atco Records (ahora EastWest), una división de Elektra Records, firmaron un contrato de siete álbumes con Dream Theater sobre la base de una maqueta de tres canciones (posteriormente disponible como «The Atco Demos» a través del club de fanes de la banda). El primer disco que grabaron bajo su nuevo contrato discográfico fue Images and Words, en 1992. Para la promoción la disquera publicó un CD sencillo y un videoclip para la canción «Another Day», pero no tuvieron un impacto comercial significativo. La canción «Pull Me Under», sin embargo, consiguió una buena presencia en la radio, a pesar de no contar con ningún tipo de promoción organizada por la banda o el sello. Como respuesta, Atco produjo un videoclip para esta canción, que tendría bastante exposición en la MTV. Para la canción «Take the Time» sacaron un tercer video, pero sin que tuviera un éxito similar. El éxito de «Pull Me Under» y la gira que realizaron sin descanso por Estados Unidos y Japón hicieron que Images and Words lograse un disco de oro y uno de platino en esos países. En 1993 le siguió una gira por Europa, que incluía un show en el afamado Club Marquee de Londres, que fue grabado y publicado como Live at the Marquee, el primer álbum oficial en vivo del grupo. Además, reunieron una compilación de sus conciertos japoneses en Images and Words: Live in Tokyo. Ávidos de trabajar en material fresco, Dream Theater volvió al estudio en mayo de 1994 para grabar Awake, su tercer álbum de estudio, que se publicó el 4 de octubre de 1994 y fue recibido con controversia entre sus fanes. Poco antes de la mezcla del disco, Moore anunció al resto del grupo que simplemente ya no estaba interesado en dar giras y que no le agradaba el estilo musical de Dream Theater, por lo que dejaría la banda para concentrarse en sus propios intereses musicales, Debido a este imprevisto, tuvieron que buscar otro tecladista antes de plantearse un tour. Entre los nombres más conocidos que se presentaron a las audiciones se encontraba Jens Johansson, a la postre miembro de Stratovarius, pero los miembros de la banda estaban impacientes deseando cubrir la posición con el teclista Jordan Rudess. Portnoy y Petrucci descubrieron a Rudess en la revista Keyboard Magazine, donde se le reconocía como «mejor nuevo talento» en una encuesta entre lectores, y lo invitaron a tocar con la banda en una actuación de prueba en el Foundations Forum en Burbank, California, Para los miembros de Dream Theater el show había ido realmente bien y pidieron a Rudess que se incorporara al grupo, pero éste rehusó para hacer una gira con Dixie Dregs, que le garantizaba más reconocimiento personal. Ante esta situación, contrataron para la gira promocional de Awake a un antiguo compañero del Berklee College, Derek Sherinian, que había tocado con Alice Cooper y Kiss. Al concluir el tour, Sherinian se convirtió en el sustituto de Moore a tiempo completo, Como se encontraban otra vez con un nuevo miembro, Dream Theater no empezó inmediatamente a trabajar en material nuevo. Seguidores de todo el mundo, agrupados en la lista de correo electrónico YtseJam (la principal forma de comunicación entre los fans de la banda en aquel entonces), comenzaron a presionar a la banda para que publicara oficialmente la canción «A Change of Seasons». La habían compuesto en 1989 con la intención de que formara parte de Images and Words, pero con casi 17 minutos de duración fue considerada demasiado larga para un álbum de estudio. Sin embargo, la banda la tocaba en conciertos y siguió revisándola hasta 1995. La petición fue atendida, así que la banda entró en los BearTracks Studios en Nueva York en mayo de 1995 para reescribir y grabar la canción, que terminó siendo de 23 minutos y contando con una contribución significativa de Sherinan. Para acompañar la canción, la publicaron en un EP junto con una colección de covers, grabados en directo en una actuación en el Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club de Londres ese mismo año, de artistas como Elton John, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Genesis, Kansas, Journey y Pink Floyd. Después de una minigira para promocionar A Change of Seasons, la banda se tomó un descanso de unos meses. Mientras tanto, publicaron a través de su club de fanes oficial un CD especial de Navidad, que consistía de varias canciones inéditas grabadas en conciertos de los primeros años de la banda, Además, durante este descanso, los distintos miembros del grupo trabajaron individualmente en componer más temas para sus futuras colaboraciones. En este tiempo hubo varios cambios en EastWest y el principal contacto de Dream Theater en la discográfica fue despedido. Producto de una relación muy distinta a la que había cultivado el anterior personal de EastWest, el nuevo equipo presionó a la banda para que escribiera un álbum más accesible. A mediados de 1997, entraron al estudio para componer su siguiente trabajo. Además de presionar al grupo para que adoptara un sonido más mainstream, la compañía contrató al productor y compositor Desmond Child para pulir con Petrucci la letra de su canción «You or Me». La banda al completo volvió a trabajar en la música de la canción, que apareció en el disco como «You Not Me» con un coro que recordaba vagamente a la original. También se notó la mano de Child en este álbum en un giro hacia composiciones menos complejas y más radiables. La banda compuso material suficiente casi para dos discos, incluyendo una larga continuación de 20 minutos para la canción de Images and Words «Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper». No obstante, la discográfica no permitió la publicación de un álbum doble, ya que entendía que una grabación de 140 minutos no sería digerible para el público general. James LaBrie también se mostró a favor de un solo disco, Las canciones desechadas fueron publicadas luego en The Falling into Infinity Demos por YtseJam Records, El material que sobrevivió fue publicado en el álbum Falling into Infinity, que tuvo una recepción heterogénea entre los fanes más familiarizados con el nuevo sonido del grupo. Aun cuando el disco sonaba moderadamente progresivo, canciones como «Hollow Years» y «You Not Me» hicieron pensar a algunos que estaban ante el comienzo de una etapa más comercial de la banda; en cualquier caso, el álbum fue una decepción de crítica y ventas. Aunque Portnoy no lo comentó en público en aquel entonces, en un comentario del DVD de 2004 5 Years in a Livetime reveló que llegó a desmotivarse tanto durante este periodo que consideró la separación de la banda. Durante la gira europea de Touring into Infinity se grabaron dos conciertos, en Francia y los Países Bajos, para un álbum en directo titulado Once in a LIVEtime, que fue publicado aproximadamente a la vez que el vídeo 5 Years in a Livetime, que narraba el periodo entre la marcha de Kevin Moore y la gira promocional de Falling into Infinity. En 1997, Mike Varney, de Magna Carta Records, invitó a Portnoy a formar un supergrupo progresivo para trabajar en un álbum; esta colaboración sería la primera de una larga lista de proyectos individuales de los miembros de Dream Theater. La formación del grupo en cuestión era: Portnoy en la batería, Petrucci en la guitarra, Tony Levin en el bajo y Jordan Rudess, que se había separado de Dixie Dregs, en los teclados. La banda tomó el nombre Liquid Tension Experiment y sirvió como el medio ideal para que Portnoy y Petrucci pudieran cortejar a Rudess para que se uniera a Dream Theater. Finalmente, en 1999, aceptó la oferta, por lo que se convirtió en el tercer teclista a tiempo completo de la banda, sustituyendo a Sherinian. Con un nuevo miembro, Dream Theater volvió al estudio para grabar su siguiente álbum, esta vez con un completo control sobre el proceso creativo, fruto de un últimatum de Portnoy a la compañía. Retomaron la continuación de «Metropolis Part 1» en la que trabajaron durante las sesiones de Falling Into Infinity, que no habían usado en el disco anterior, y decidieron expandir la canción de 20 minutos a un álbum conceptual completo, que trataba temas como la reencarnación, el asesinato y la traición. Procuraron mantener un cierto nivel de secretismo en torno al proceso de composición y grabación, sin embargo, la fecha de publicación y una lista de canciones se filtraron contra los deseos de la banda. En 1999 se publicó Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory con gran aclamación de la crítica. Muchos fanes y críticos la consideraron la obra maestra de Dream Theater, a pesar de que solo alcanzó el puesto 73 en el US album chart. El álbum fue mezclado por David Bottrill, pero solo unas pocas de sus mezclas llegaron al producto final, que fue remezclado por Kevin Shirley. El resto de las mezclas se pueden escuchar en el bootleg oficial de la banda «The Making of Scenes from a Memory». A la grabación le siguió una ambiciosa gira mundial, en la que durante un año tocaron Scenes From a Memory de principio a fin. En este tour, el más largo de la banda hasta la fecha, reflejaron el aspecto más teatral del álbum y se sirvieron de una pantalla de video en el fondo del escenario, que mostraba un acompañamiento narrativo de la trama del disco. Además de interpretar el álbum en su totalidad, tocaron una segunda tanda de canciones antiguas, así como algunos covers e improvisaciones. En una actuación especial en el Roseland Ballroom de Nueva York, contrataron a actores para que interpretaran a los personajes de la historia y se les sumó un coro de góspel en algunas partes del concierto. Este show, el último en su tour por América del Norte, fue grabado para la primera publicación de la banda en DVD. Después de varios retrasos por cuestiones técnicas, fue publicado a comienzos de 2001 con el título de Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York. Poco más tarde, la banda anunció la publicación en audio del resto del concierto, de una duración total de cuatro horas. La portada para la versión CD, titulada Live Scenes From New York, representaba uno de los primeros logos de Dream Theater (el corazón ardiendo de la época de Images and Words, basado en el Sagrado Corazón de Cristo) modificado para mostrar una manzana (en referencia a la «Gran Manzana»), en lugar del corazón y con el skyline de Nueva York, incluyendo las Torres Gemelas, entre las llamas. En una desafortunada coincidencia, el álbum se publicó en la misma fecha de los ataques del 11 de septiembre. Este fue rápidamente retirado por la banda y se volvió a publicar más tarde con material artístico revisado, aunque se vendieron algunas copias, que se convirtieron en un preciado objeto de coleccionistas. Dream Theater volvió a los estudios BearTracks para grabar su sexto álbum de estudio, Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, con el que tendrían la posibilidad, cuatro años después de habérselo denegado EastWest, de hacer un doble disco. El primero consistió de cinco canciones de 7 a 13 minutos de duración, mientras que el segundo disco se dedicó exclusivamente a una canción de 42 minutos, la más larga de la banda hasta la actualidad. El origen de esta canción se produjo cuando Rudess compuso lo que sería la sección de «Overture» de «Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence» y la banda tomó diferentes ideas y melodías de ella y la expandió en capítulos de una historia completa. El álbum, que fue el más publicitado de la banda desde Awake, terminó teniendo una muy buena acogida por la crítica y la prensa, y debutó en la lista Billboard en el puesto 46, y en el primer puesto de la lista Billboard Internet. Durante el siguiente año y medio volvieron a embarcarse en una gira por todo el mundo, con actuaciones en las que incluyeron algunos covers especiales y tocaron en su totalidad Master of Puppets, de Metallica, y The Number of the Beast, de Iron Maiden. Todas estas presentaciones tributo se realizaban después de cada presentación, donde se bajaba el telón y al subirse nuevamente, comenzaba un nuevo concierto pero esta vez con un disco completo de cada banda a la que se le rendía este tributo, como Iron Maiden, Metallica, Pink Floyd, entre otros. En 2003 la banda volvió en el estudio para componer y grabar otro álbum. A diferencia de Scenes from a Memory, que fue escrito y grabado sobre la marcha, en esta ocasión el grupo decidió tomarse unas tres semanas de retiro para componer antes de entrar al estudio. En mitad de las sesiones de grabación del disco, surgió un tour especial con otras dos bandas de metal progresivo, Queensrÿche y Fates Warning, en Norteamérica. Al final de cada concierto, los miembros de Queensrÿche y Dream Theater subían al escenario para tocar simultáneamente, en ocasiones versiones de otras bandas. Una vez concluida la gira, volvieron al estudio para terminar la grabación de su séptimo álbum, Train of Thought. Este álbum, a través del cual buscaron un sonido más pesado, produjo una especie de división en sus seguidores, ya que si bien ganaron más adeptos entre los metaleros, algunos fanes preferían un sonido más progresivo, al estilo de Yes o King Crimson, No obstante resultó un éxito de crítica,Le siguió otra gira mundial, durante la que Dream Theater realizó funciones de apoyo a una de sus mayores influencias, la banda inglesa Yes. Una vez que las bandas hubieron completado su modesto recorrido conjunto, Dream Theater continuó con su tour mundial, que denominaron «An Evening With Dream Theater». Posteriormente publicaron una combinación de CD y DVD grabados en directo en el famoso Nippon Budokan Hall de Tokio, durante la gira de Train of Thought, publicada bajo el nombre Live at Budokan el 5 de octubre de 2004. Después de terminar la gira promocional de Train of Thought, la banda entró en los estudios The Hit Factory de Nueva York para grabar su octavo álbum, que haría de Dream Theater el último grupo que grabase en los famosos estudios, ya que estos cerraron para siempre justo después, Octavarium fue publicado el 7 de junio de 2005 y supuso otro cambio en el sonido de la banda, por lo que tuvo una recepción dividida entre sus fanes y provocó un animando debate entre ellos. Suponía, por otra parte, el último de los siete álbumes que tenían firmados con Elektra Records, que había sucedido a EastWest en su contrato después de su absorción. El 2 de marzo de 2006 la banda celebró sus 20 años de existencia con una serie de conciertos, entre ellos uno que contó con un lleno total en el Auditorio Nacional de la Ciudad de México. El recital fue dividido en dos partes, «20 Years» y «Octavarium», y duró más de 4 horas, con un descanso intermedio. En 2006 la banda publicó el trabajo en directo Score, grabado el 1 de abril de ese mismo año en el Radio City Music Hall de Nueva York, editado en formato DVD doble y CD triple. En el concierto la banda compartió tarima por primera vez con una orquesta sinfónica completa para la interpretación de más de 90 minutos de música de Dream Theater. Tras el show en el Radio City Music Hall, la banda decidió tomarse un verano de descanso por primera vez en su carrera. Posteriormente, en septiembre de 2006, entraron a los Avatar Studios para grabar su siguiente disco, que, con el nombre de Systematic Chaos y una vez más producido por los propios John Petrucci y Mike Portnoy y con el legendario ingeniero de sonido Paul Northfield, fue publicado el 5 de junio de 2007. Este fue el primer disco con su nuevo sello, Roadrunner Records, una filial de su anterior discográfica, Atlantic Records. Roadrunner incrementó la promoción del álbum y, como resultado, éste alcanzó el número 19 en la lista Billboard 200. También publicaron un video para «Constant Motion» el 14 de julio, por primera vez desde el de «Hollow Years» en 1997 y, además, salió a la venta un libro autorizado titulado Lifting Shadows en el que se detallan los primeros veinte años de la banda, que cuenta con una edición expandida y actualizada de 2009, Systematic Chaos tiene ocho pistas, pero técnicamente solo siete canciones. El disco contiene una canción épica titulada «In the Presence of Enemies», enmarcando el álbum como pistas 1 y 8, una continuación del Twelve-step Suite de Portnoy, «Repentance», y una canción de naturaleza política, «Prophets of War». La gira de 2007-2008 Chaos In Motion World Tour dio comienzo en Italia con un concierto el 3 de junio de 2007 en el Gods of Metal, el mayor festival de metal del país, También actuaron en el Fields Of Rok Festival en los Países Bajos, el 17 del mismo mes, 4 y en otros festivales del viejo continente, como el británico Download Festival y el francés Hellfest Summer Open Air, con otras bandas como Megadeth, Korn, Mastodon y Slayer. La banda continuó con la parte norteamericana de su gira entre el 24 de julio (en San Diego) y el 26 de agosto (en Filadelfia). Durante el resto del año y en 2008 siguieron con el tour, tocando en Asia, Sudamérica y, por primera vez, en Australia. El 1 de abril de 2008 la banda publicó un disco doble recopilatorio, cuyo título, Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs), es una referencia humorística a la canción «Pull Me Under», el único éxito radiofónico significativo del grupo. También incluye tres canciones remezcladas de su segundo disco, Images and Words, cinco versiones editadas de canciones antiguas y una canción de un único lado B. Al contrario que en la mayoría de los álbumes de grandes éxitos, Dream Theater se implicó a fondo en el álbum, sugiriendo el listado de canciones que sentían que representaban mejor su carrera musical. Mike Portnoy, después de la publicación del grandes éxitos, organizó una nueva gira llamada Progressive Nation 2008, en la que, a diferencia de tours anteriores, visitarían exclusivamente ciudades en las que no habían tocado antes (como en Vancouver, Canadá) o hacía mucho que no lo hacían. Además, por primera vez desde Images and Words, el grupo actuó en salas pequeñas, con público más reducido. Tras la gira, la banda publicó un set de DVD titulado Chaos in Motion 2007–2008, una compilación de canciones del tour promocional de su noveno álbum, Systematic Chaos. Se pusieron a la venta dos ediciones distintas de los DVD el 30 de septiembre de 2008; una era la estándar con dos discos, mientras que la edición especial contenía tres CD de música además de los DVD. Black Clouds & Silver Linings y salida de Mike Portnoy (2008-2010) El baterista Mike Portnoy abandonó la banda el 8 de septiembre de 2010. El 7 de octubre de 2008 Dream Theater volvió a los estudios Avatar para comenzar a trabajar en su décimo álbum y retomó su relación con el ingeniero de sonido Paul Northfield. Publicaron el nuevo trabajo, titulado Black Clouds & Silver Linings, el 23 de junio de 2009,36 disponible, además de en CD estándar, en vinilo LP y en una edición especial de tres CD que incluye el álbum completo, un CD de mezclas instrumentales y otro con seis versiones de canciones de otros artistas como Queen y Rainbow. El 1 de julio, el álbum debutó en el número 6 de la lista Billboard's Top 200, con unas ventas de 40 285 unidades en la primera de semana, lo que marcó su mejor entrada en la lista. Mike Portnoy habló a Metal Hammer sobre el nuevo álbum y comentó que la canción «The Shattered Fortress» era la última de la serie de canciones sobre los 12 pasos en su recuperación del alcoholismo; de «The Best of Times» dijo que «es un tema personal muy heavy sobre mi padre, que falleció durante la composición del álbum», y añadió «estuvo luchando contra el cáncer durante el proceso» La banda se embarcó en un segundo Progressive Nation Tour, en el que giraron por Europa por primera vez. Opeth, Unexpect y Bigelf telonearon al grupo en ese continente, mientras que Zappa Plays Zappa, Pain Of Salvation, y Beardfish lo hicieron en la parte norteamericana. Sin embargo, Pain of Salvation y Beardfish no pudieron acompañarlos en la gira por problemas de financiación con sus respectivos sellos. Las bandas que las suplieron fueron Bigelf y Scale The Summit. Una vez terminado el Progressive Nation Tour, Dream Theater entró en el estudio justo después de Nochevieja para componer y grabar una nueva canción instrumental, titulada «Raw Dog» (God [of] War al revés), que se incluyó en la banda sonora del videojuego God of War III y en el álbum God Of War III: Blood & Metal. La enviaron a Roadrunner el 8 de enero de 2010 y supuso la primera composición de la banda para un proyecto externo, «Raw Dog» contiene la primera pista comercial en ser grabada con harpejji, a cargo de Jordan Rudess, así como la última grabación de Mike Portnoy en la batería. En marzo de ese año giraron por Sudamérica con Bigelf y durante el verano acompañaron a Iron Maiden en su gira por Estados Unidos y Canadá, en los que serían los últimos conciertos de Dream Theater en 2010. El 8 de septiembre de 2010, el baterista Mike Portnoy anunció que abandonaba la banda por su necesidad de un descanso así como por otras razones, entre ellas la búsqueda de nuevas experiencias musicales, Respecto a esto, Portnoy dijo que fue una decisión que tomó después de pensárselo durante mucho tiempo y que no lo juzguen ni culpen a otras personas por ello, No quería salir del grupo y ellos tampoco querían que me fuera, pero así estamos; era la única forma de que ellos siguieran adelante y yo siguiera adelante. Es una separación extraña, porque todavía nos queremos. […] Realmente pienso que el grupo podría haber usado un par de años para recargar las pilas como tantas bandas lo han hecho -como Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Jane's Addiction, Phish, Rage Against the Machine…-. […] Lo que me da pánico, sin embargo, es que veo cierta similitud con, por ejemplo, [la salida de] Roger Waters de Pink Floyd; ellos nunca volvieron a estar juntos, y eso me asusta. Sería una tragedia que nunca más volviera a estar en el escenario con Dream Theater. Mike Portnoy en una entrevista para Friday Night Rocks. Después de la salida de Portnoy de Dream Theater, la relación entre él y sus ex-compañeros se volvió tensa. En febrero de 2011, Portnoy se quejó por que ningún integrante de la banda devolvió sus llamadas y correos electrónicos, La tensión creció cuando Portnoy llamó a LaBrie irrespetuoso por unos comentarios que este último hizo durante una entrevista, afirmando que Dream Theater no está triste en absoluto porque Portnoy ya no es un miembro de la banda. A partir de julio de ese mismo año, LaBrie no ha permanecido en contacto con Portnoy, En un momento, surgieron informes falsos sobre una supuesta demandada de Portnoy hacía Dream Theater. Durante este período, Portnoy fue reclutado por Avenged Sevenfold para grabar su quinto álbum de estudio y participar en su gira; remplazando así a The Rev, quien había fallecido, Tras la grabación del álbum corrieron rumores sobre que Portnoy iba a seguir trabajando con Avenged Sevenfold tras su salida de Dream Theater y convertirse en el baterista permanente, pero no fue así, ya que los miembros de la banda decidieron continuar con otro baterista. Por su parte, Portnoy declaró que la permanencia en Avenged Sevefold había sido temporal y meramente como un homenaje a Jimmys «The Rev» Sullivan. Las audiciones para elegir el sustituto de Mike Portnoy comenzaron en octubre, en las que se probaron a siete bateristas de clase mundial. El 3 de enero, John Petrucci dio a conocer a través de su cuenta personal de Twitter que la banda había regresado a los estudios para grabar su decimoprimer álbum, aunque no se desveló el nombre del nuevo baterista, Dos meses después, Petrucci comentó en su página personal de Facebook que la banda había terminado de componer su siguiente álbum y que pronto comenzaría el periodo de grabación. Ante la impaciencia de los fanes por conocer cuál sería el nuevo miembro del grupo, Petrucci comentó: «Aprecio la paciencia de todos por conocer al nuevo baterista de Dream Theater. Sé que ha sido muy frustrante esperar a conocer noticias. ¡Creédme, nos estamos esforzando por garantizar a todo el mundo que nuestra decisión no os decepcionará en ningún momento!» El 21 de abril de 2011, durante la búsqueda del nuevo baterista, publicaron un tráiler para un próximo documental titulado «The Spirit Carries On», en referencia a una canción del álbum Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory. El tráiler muestra a los siete bateristas que tuvieron audiciones: Mike Mangini, Virgil Donati, Marco Minnemann, Peter Wildoer, Thomas Lang, Derek Roddy y Aquiles Priester, El 27 de abril revelaron a través de YouTube, en el tercer y último episodio del documental, que habían escogido a Mike Mangini como sustituto de Portnoy, A través de su Twitter John Petrucci confirmó que el nombre del nuevo álbum de Dream Theater se llamaría A Dramatic Turn of Events, que posteriormente fue publicado el 13 de septiembre de 2011. En abril del 2012 fue grabado el DVD Live at Luna Park en Buenos Aires, Argentina, donde se muestra el nuevo sonido con Mike Mangini en la batería. El álbum homónimo fue lanzado en septiembre de 2013. Cuenta con 9 pistas , entre las que se incluye el tema de larga duración «Illumination Theory», pista que dura más de 22 minutos. La canción «The Enemy Inside» fue lanzada como sencillo meses antes de la salida del álbum. Tras la salida del disco, fue colocado en el puesto número 8 en la lista Billboard 200[cita requerida], lo que ha sido el segundo puesto más alto, después de Black Clouds & Silver Linings. Mike Portnoy lo calificó como un buen álbum, aunque ya no se siente identificado con este sonido de la banda.[cita requerida] Durante la gira Along For The Ride se grabó en el DVD Breaking The Fourth Wall, se divide en 3 discos en vivo desde The Boston Opera House. Además de canciones del álbum homónimo, contienen temas de Awake y Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory debido a que es el 20 aniversario de Awake 1994 Y 15 aniversario de Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory 1999. The Astonishing es el decimotercer álbum de la banda, lanzado el 29 de enero del 2016 a nivel mundial. Es su segundo disco conceptual , tras Metropolis, en 1999, y también su segundo lanzamiento doble, tras Six Degrees of inner turbulence (2002). Distance Over Time salió en febrero de 2019, siendo en decimocuarto álbum de estudio y el cuarto con Mangini a la batería. A lo largo de su carrera, los espectáculos en vivo Dream Theater se han ido volviendo gradualmente más grandes, más largos, más diversos y menos restrictivos. El ejemplo más obvio de ello es su política de setlist rotante. Cada noche de cada gira tiene su setlist ideado por Portnoy usando un proceso meticuloso que asegura que es completamente único. Factores como los setlists de ciudades previas son tomados en cuenta para asegurar que las personas que ven a Dream Theater múltiples veces en la misma área no vean las mismas canciones interpretadas dos veces, e incluso el setlist de la última vez que la banda estuvo en una ciudad en particular se toma en cuenta para el beneficio de los fans que ven a la banda en giras sucesivas. Para que eso sea posible, la banda se prepara para tocar la mayor parte de su repertorio en cualquier presentación, dependiendo de lo que Portnoy decidía programar para esa noche. Este proceso también requiere el empleo de un sistema de iluminación muy complejo que utiliza iluminación preconfigurada sobre la base de canciones individuales. La duración es otro elemento único de los conciertos de Dream Theater. Los conciertos de sus giras mundiales, desde Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, han sido del tipo «Evening with…» («Una noche con…»), en el que la banda actúa al menos tres horas con un descanso y ningún telonero. El espectáculo grabado para Live scenes from New York tuvo una duración de casi cuatro horas (LaBrie graciosamente se disculpó después del espectáculo por el set tan «corto»), y resultó en la casi hospitalización de Portnoy, Con el anuncio del noveno álbum de estudio, Systematic Chaos, se publicó que durante este nuevo tour, Chaos in Motion World Tour 2007/2008, no se haría el famoso «An evening with…». La banda dijo que ya era momento de parar con los shows diarios desde 3 a 4 horas. Sin embargo, la versión publicada en DVD y CD del tour Chaos In Motion presenta 162 minutos de música. También hay una cantidad significativa de humor, informalidad, e improvisación asociado a un concierto de Dream Theater. En la parte media de A change of seasons es bastante común que temas como el de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol y Los Simpson sean citados, y Rudess rutinariamente modifica su sección de solo en esta canción y otras, con frecuencia interpretando la sección ragtime de When the water breaks de Liquid tension experiment 2. Otras citas incluyen a Mary had a little lamb durante Endless sacrifice en el Gigantour, un corte inspirado en un calíope entre los versos de Under a glass moon, y la marcha turca en un concierto en Estambul. En la gira 20th Anniversary World Tour Rudess incluso interpretó una pequeña cita del tema Twinkle, twinkle, little star en un corte durante Endless sacrifice. Durante la interpretación de As I am en Bangkok en enero del 2006, Rudess tocó una escala mayor muy torpe, al estilo de un principiante, hacia adelante y hacia atrás varias veces antes del corte instrumental. También en uno de los dos conciertos dados en Buenos Aires, Argentina, en la introducción de Through Her Eyes, Petrucci interpreta la melodía de Don't cry for me Argentina. No es extraño que un miembro de la audiencia sea escogido al azar para tocar en el escenario (de lo que se puede apreciar un ejemplo en el solo de batería de Portnoy en el DVD Live at Budokan). También ha habido muchas improvisaciones del «Happy Birthday» cuando un miembro de la banda o del equipo cumple años en una fecha en la que hay concierto, lo que normalmente termina en un pastel de cumpleaños siendo arrojado al festejado. Tal vez el ejemplo más extremo de la estructura impredecible de los conciertos de Dream Theater es que durante el tiempo en que Derek Sherinian estuvo en la banda, en algunos espectáculos los miembros de la banda intercambiarían instrumentos y tocarían como la banda ficticia «Nightmare Cinema» (el opuesto aproximado de «Dream Theater»). Generalmente versionaban Perfect Strangers de Deep Purple, y en una ocasión, Suicide Solution de Ozzy Osbourne. Similarmente en algunos espectáculos Sherinian, Petrucci y Portnoy tomarían el escenario juntos, bajo el nombre «Nicky Lemons and the Migraine Brothers». Sherinian, usando una bufanda de plumas y anteojos bohemios oscuros, interpretaría una canción de pop-punk titulada «I Don't Like You» con Petrucci y Portnoy respaldando. Los fans de Dream Theater suelen abarrotar cada plaza donde la banda se presenta. La audiencia generalmente está formada de un número de espectadores que varía entre 4000 y 10000, y esa cantidad es habitualmente dictada por el espacio físico. El concierto que ha contado con la audiencia más numerosa ha sido el efectuado en la Pista Atlética del Estadio Nacional en Santiago de Chile, el 6 de diciembre de 2005, durante la gira promocional del álbum Octavarium, que contó con una asistencia de 20.000 personas, El hecho fue mencionado la misma noche del concierto por Mike Portnoy y a través de su sitio web, y fue mencionado también por Jordan Rudess en su saludo navideño de 2005 a todos los fans. El concierto grabado en el Radio City Music Hall de Nueva York en abril de 2006 tuvo una asistencia de 6.000 personas. Al principio de su carrera, Dream Theater adoptó un logo y un wordmark personalizado (conocido como el símbolo Majesty) que han aparecido en la gran mayoría de su material promocional desde entonces, con al menos una de las marcas oficiales apareciendo en la carátula de cada publicación hasta la fecha, con la excepción de Once in a LIVEtime (ver explicación más abajo). Incluso después de que la banda desechó el nombre Majesty, el símbolo continuó siendo su marca oficial, y es visto por la comunidad de fans de Dream Theater de la misma manera que los fans de Led Zeppelin han abrazado los cuatro símbolos de los miembros de esa banda. Es común ver gente con tatuajes del símbolo Majesty en conciertos de Dream Theater. El símbolo Majesty es una derivación del símbolo de María, reina de los escoceses, el cual fue re-diseñado por Charlie Dominici para ser usado en el arte gráfico del álbum When Dream and Day Unite. Otro hecho interesante es que el símbolo Majesty es una combinación de tres letras griegas, Fi(Φ), Mu(Μ), y Alfa (A), las letras de la fraternidad musical de la cual los miembros forman parte. El hecho de que el logo no aparezca en la carátula de Once In A LIVEtime o de su acompañante en vídeo 5 Years in a LIVEtime, fue interpretado por algunos fans como evidencia de que la banda se había «vendido» y de que se había alejado de sus raíces con sus fuentes modernizadas («fuentes» se refiere a los «tipos de letra» usados para el arte gráfico), pero para el momento en que había reclamado el lugar que le corresponde en la carátula de Scenes From a Memory la infelicidad había sido largamente olvidada (el motivo real fue que a Storm Thorgerson, el legendario diseñador gráfico para ambas publicaciones antes mencionadas, no le gusta trabajar con fuentes pre-existentes). Desde entonces ha aparecido en cada publicación subsiguiente (la carátula de Falling into Infinity tiene el logo, pero no el wordmark). Dream Theater es una de las bandas del género del metal más activamente grabadas en bootlegs. Desde sus primeros conciertos en Nueva York, como Majesty, los aficionados han grabado casi todos los espectáculos que Dream Theater ha ofrecido (ocasionalmente hay tres o cuatro versiones de un mismo concierto), y algunas grabaciones profesionales y bien elaboradas han sido publicadas. Sin embargo, no todos los miembros de la banda toleran los bootlegs de Dream Theater. Portnoy era definitivamente el miembro que los apoya más, ya que era un ávido coleccionista de bootlegs cuando era más joven y mantiene su archivo personal de material de Dream Theater. Petrucci y LaBrie han declarado oposición con respecto a las personas que graban sus conciertos. Petrucci ha dicho que prefiere que los miembros de la audiencia se concentren en los músicos en tarima, y no en los ajustes de nivel de sus dispositivos de grabación. LaBrie, por otra parte, argumenta que los bootlegs le quitan propiedad y control a la actuación en directo, y los pone en manos del público. Myung ha expresado oposición apacible a los bootlegs, pero en algunas entrevistas ha mencionado que particularmente no le molesta mucho; mientras que Rudess afirma que no le molestan pues afirma que es inevitable la propagación de los bootlegs. Sin importar sus opiniones personales, cada miembro de la banda autografía cualquier bootleg que se les presente para que sea firmado. Dream Theater también ha publicado una serie de bootlegs oficiales a través de YtseJam Records, encabezada por Portnoy. A pesar de que son bien conocidos por hacer canciones versionadas a lo largo de toda su carrera, Dream Theater llevó esta práctica a otro nivel durante la gira promocional de Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. En tres conciertos especiales, en Barcelona, Chicago y Nueva York, versionaron el álbum completo Master of Puppets de Metallica después de un set entero de material de Dream Theater. Aquello fue impactante para los fans dado que no había señales de que eso iba a ocurrir, apartando el hecho de que se había anunciado que esos conciertos, que eran la segunda noche en cada ciudad, serían «extra especiales». Esta tradición puede ser rastreada hacia atrás seguramente hasta una de las bandas favoritas de Mike Portnoy, Phish, que comenzó a versionar álbumes enteros de otros artistas cada Halloween, empezando en 1994. Portnoy anunció este «álbum versionado» como el primero de una serie de conciertos a ser dados como tributo a bandas que han sido influyentes en la formación y desarrollo de Dream Theater. Los sets de canciones versionadas dividieron a muchos fans que asistieron al espectáculo, llevando a algunos a decir que fueron a un concierto de Dream Theater a ver música original y no el trabajo de otro artista. Otros, sin embargo, dijeron que fue un bono y no un reemplazo de un concierto de Dream Theater, dado que un concierto ordinario había sido interpretado la noche anterior. La siguiente vez que se hizo un concierto de álbum versionado esta negatividad fue más contenida, pues la mayoría de los fans ya sabían que eso iba a suceder, y que no verían una noche completa de material de Dream Theater. En la siguiente etapa de la gira versionaron el álbum The Number of the Beast de Iron Maiden, y recibieron una reacción similar a la obtenida con Master of Puppets, a pesar de que ya se sabía que un álbum versionado iba a ser interpretado esa noche porque el itinerario incluía dos conciertos en noches consecutivas en la misma ciudad. El 11 de octubre de 2005, Dream Theater versionó The Dark Side of the Moon de Pink Floyd, su tercer álbum clásico versionado. El sitio web oficial de Dream Theater declaraba que «los segundos sets de las segundas noches en Ámsterdam, Londres, Buenos Aires, São Paulo y Tokio (11 de octubre, 25 de octubre, 4 de diciembre, 11 de diciembre y 13 de enero), y también el segundo set del espectáculo del 15 de enero en Osaka, serán un álbum clásico entero versionado». The Dark Side of the Moon fue interpretado una vez más el 25 de octubre en Londres. Sin embargo, en Buenos Aires (4 de diciembre) y Sao Paulo (11 de diciembre) el «álbum clásico» interpretado fue Scenes from a Memory de la mismísima Dream Theater, para compensar por no haber visitado nunca Argentina y solo una vez Brasil en su gira por 1998. El 13 de enero de 2006 (Tokio) y el 15 (Osaka), Dream Theater versionó el álbum en directo Made in Japan, de Deep Purple, su cuarto álbum clásico versionado (esto concordó brevemente con las especulaciones de los fans, quienes dijeron que era inevitable que al menos uno de los álbumes del rock progresivo de los 70, posiblemente de Rush, sería versionado). La formación tiene pensado realizar en vivo más álbumes versionados, pero se niega a revelar cuándo ocurrirán o qué álbum será interpretado. También hicieron una interpretación en directo de Cemetery Gates de Pantera en Dallas, Texas, para conmemorar a Dimebag Darrel Abott, donde contaron con la colaboración de Dave Mustaine.Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Biblioteca Del Metal (Recopilation). Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-biblioteca-del-metal-recopilation_sq_f1308558_1.html
Brittany Brave is a New York City-based comedian who has been featured on TBS, MTV, The New York Times, ELLE and was named a Best New Talent by the New York Comedy Festival in 2019. She is also the founder of We are Cat Call, a platform for women’s leadership, progress and camaraderie that does female-focused events for all. I wanted to have Brittany on the show because we are really kindred spirits and have a similar path -both Italian Catholic, both only children both huge champions of fellow women and creatives. Brittany started her professional career in PR and did comedy on the side, but her true passion was always calling her. However, it wasn’t until she found herself in a situation of domestic violence that she truly started owning her creativity as a way of admitting what was going on and taking charge of her life again. From Brittany, you will truly learn creativity’s ability to not only help, but even save your life. From our conversation you’ll also learn: How to "come out" as a creative at your day job Some of the weird quirks of Italian culture The unique and horrifying pressures of being an only child How to make money as a comedian during the pandemic Tips to pivot your career Hear our open dialogue about mental health Advice on dating during the pandemic. Also, I want to give a quick trigger warning...This is a very well-rounded conversation that ranges from serious and deeply emotional, to inspiring to rolling on the floor laughing, with that said, it’s important to mention that we do go into Brittany’s experience as a survivor of domestic violence and how comedy helped her through it. So I just think it’s important that you know that. Check out Britany Here! Listen to my single, "Like a Bomb" Here: ffm.to/likeabomb Follow me: @laurenlograsso & @UnleashYourInnerCreative --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unleashyourinnercreative/message
Episode 119 features Comedian and Founder of Cat Call, Brittany Brave.Find Brittany Online:Website: www.brittanybrave.comTwitter: @britbraveInstagram: @brittanybraveFacebook: www.facebook.com/brittanybravecomedyAbout Brittany:Brittany Brave is a NYC-via-Miami based comedian seen on TBS, MTV, The Wendy Williams Show and featured in The New York Times, ELLE, Ashton Kutcher's A-Plus and more. In 2019, and Brave was named Best New Talent at the NY Comedy Festival. Brittany produces the monthly shows Rock Candy Comedy at Rockwood Music Hall and Improvised Tarot, and runs Cat Call, (@wearecatcall) a platform for female events and conversation. She does all this and is still somehow only 4'11. What a crime.........Follow the Just Get Started Podcast on Instagram at @justgetstartedpodcast or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/justgetstartedpodcast and to learn more about me and what’s going on in my world check out https://www.brianondrako.com/now/ or find me on Instagram at @brianondrako or twitter @brianondrako As always, I’d appreciate a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts if you believe I’ve earned it. -> Leave a Review See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Brittany Brave is a NYC-via-Miami based comedian seen on TBS, MTV, The Wendy Williams Show and featured in The New York Times, ELLE, Ashton Kutcher's A-Plus and more. In 2019, Brave was named A Best New Talent at the NY Comedy Festival and Caroline's on Broadway and recently won 92.9 The Point's Comedy Couch Competition. Brittany also created Cat Call, (@wearecatcall) a platform for female events and conversation. This episode was recorded in April 2020. Live show information can be found on Brittany's instagram @BrittanyBrave. For Merch visit: https://teespring.com/stores/femmetrepreneur For more information go to our website: https://getfemmed.com/ Follow @Femmetrepreneur on Instagram --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femmeradi0/support
The Badloves , frontman Michael Spiby joined John on the Phone to discuss the New Single " Tribal" , and the amazing story behind the 2019 release " souldbrothertruckingsong" We also chatted on the starting of the band in 1990 and some of the amazing Award winning Music , Green Limousine , Song of the year 1994 " Lost " and how he got to perform with Jimmy Barnes " The weight" The Badloves were formed by frontman Michael Spiby in Melbourne, Australia, during January 1990 under the name DC3. The band consisted of Spiby (guitar and lead vocals), his brother John Spiby (keyboards, saxophone), John Housden (guitar), Stephen O'Prey (bass) and Chris Tabone (drums). The band signed to Mushroom Records in 1992 after Michael Gudinski saw the band supporting Hall & Oates and Tony Featherstone joined the band. In March 1993, the band released their debut single "Lost" which peaked at number 51 on the ARIA Charts. "I Remember" was released in May 1993 and peaked at number 48. Their debut album Get on Board was released in July with further singles "Green Limousine" and "Memphis" released. In November 1993, the band collaborated with Jimmy Barnes on the song "The Weight", which peaked at number 6 in December. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994 in March 1994, the band won three ARIA Awards including Best New Talent and completed an Australian tour with Lenny Kravitz.
Joe Robinson discusses his electric and fingerstyle guitar lessons available on TrueFire, performs, and answers questions. To learn more and watch the video from this live session, please visit truefire.com/live.About Joe:Joe Robinson, at 28 years of age, has earned a reputation as one of the worlds greatest guitar players and a brilliant singer/songwriter.Born and raised in the Australian bush, Joe has lived in Nashville, Tennessee for the last decade and has performed or recorded with a long list of celebrated music icons including Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, Kenny Rogers, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Keb Mo, Les Paul, The Wailers, Styx, John Jorgenson, Lee Roy Parnell, and friend and mentor, Tommy Emmanuel, CGP.Joe won the second season of Australias Got Talent, aged 16, and has since developed a worldwide touring career, performing over 2,000 concerts across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, China and his native Australia.Considered one of the preeminent fingerstyle guitarists in the world today, performing complex arrangements that feature the bass line, chords, and melody all played simultaneously. Joe carries forward the legacy of legendary guitarists Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Lenny Breau, and Tommy Emmanuel.Joe has released four solo albums to great acclaim and his latest release Undertones (2019) is a celebrated 12-song collection, available now. Premier Guitar magazine observes Undertones proves hes far more than a flashy prodigyRobinson has developed into an artist with a fully formed vision of who he is and where he wants to go. In an album review, Acoustic Guitar magazine noted the virtuosos latest is dense with brilliant momentsRobinsons guitar playing is what really does the talking.Joe was voted Best New Talent in the Guitar Player Readers Poll and his talents were further recognized by Guitar Player magazine as part of a cover story entitled Youthquake 2017: Ten Mind-Blowing Young Guitarists. In the article, Guitar Player observes Robinson is equally mind-blowing as an acoustic fingerpicker and electric soloisthis YouTube videos display an astounding combination of taste, speed, cagey phrasing, and a clear, articulate, and sparking tone.In addition to Joes TrueFire courses, his educational platform, Joes12.com is a 12-week course that covers topics including practicing, songwriting, arranging, performing, touring, your why mission and features guest mentors including Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, John Jorgenson, Rodney Crowell, Fred Gretsch and author/neuroscientist Daniel Levitin.
On today's episode I talk to Eisner-Award winning comics creator Rob Guillory. Born, raised and currently based in Lafayette, Louisiana, Guillory is most known for his eight-year run on Image Comics’ Chew. The book went on to achieve much success, winning two Harvey Awards (including Best New Talent for Guillory), two Eisner Awards, and has been translated into a dozen or so languages. Rob is currently the writer & artist on his hit creator-owned series Farmhand from Image Comics. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back award winning author Eileen Mueller! Winner of two Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Best Youth Novel (2016) and Best New Talent (2017), Eileen Mueller lives in New Zealand, on the side of a hill, with her four dragonets. In 2014 & 2015, she had fun organizing Wellington’s Storylines Family Day for thousands of kids – a festival bringing books alive through performances, crafts, and fun activities with kiwi authors and illustrators. Eileen has won SpecFicNZ’s Going Global and the New Zealand Society of Authors’ NorthWrite Collaboration literary awards and is a New Zealander of the Year Local Hero medalist. She was also a finalist in the 2017 Romance Writers New Zealand Chapter Short Story contest.
James Blundell's country music career is a lengthy and significant one. He was named Best New Talent at the Country Music Awards way back in 1987. More than 30 years on, he still has that same passion and energy for his music which earnt him Hall of Fame reognition.. In their chat, James shares with Matt what he gets up to on the farm, why he got into politics, the fights he has with his 85-year-old father and the whirlwind of events that unfolded after recording his hit 1992 song with James Reyne, Way Out West.
Tokyo isn't the most obvious place to seek out pizza, but the wood-fired slices here are better than anything you'd find in Italy. That's what chef Luke Burgess believes – and it's a case he makes in Only In Tokyo, the new book he's co-authored with fellow chef (and Japan-o-phile) Michael Ryan. In the podcast, we really nerd out about Tokyo's best pizza spots (from the life-changing Savoy to new favourite Pizza Studio Tamaki, both photographed by Luke for the book). We also talk about the book's other Tokyo highlights (from the city's best egg sandwich to a truly next-level kaiseki restaurant), as well as discoveries that aren't documented within its pages – from a four-seater noodle joint hidden behind a pastry shop to a Norwegian-inspired bakery in a traditional part of Tokyo. (The Japan talk begins at the 16:29 mark.) We retrace Luke's fascinating career path, too: from his start at Tetsuya's, his time at Noma (where he bumped into Ben Greeno) and the launch of his memorable restaurant, Garagistes – along with the opening of MONA, it helped usher in a new wave of interest in Hobart. He talks about how he ended up buying $17,000 worth of lamb for the restaurant and why he closed Garagistes (despite being awarded Best New Talent by Gourmet Traveller). Outside of his guest chef appearances (he recently turned The Dolphin into a falafel joint), he's currently working on a Tasmanian farm – so he has good recommendations for dining in Hobart and beyond (to add to his extensive Tokyo-visiting suggestions)! PS Shout-out to Trisha Greentree and the crew at 10 William St for letting us record this podcast upstairs at their ace wine bar. PPS If you're keen for a signed, personalised copy of Only In Tokyo, check out Luke's online shop.
John Pollock details the making of his Owen Hart's Final Day: A POST Profile audio documentary and discusses the 20th anniversary of Owen’s passing with Wai Ting. Click here to listen to Owen Hart's Final Day: A POST Profile. [50:42] Damian Abraham joins us for a weekly post-discussion about his Viceland series, The Wrestlers. This week we chat Episode 1: The Best New Talent in America focusing on Evolve Wrestling and Gabe Sapolsky. If you’re in the US, click here to watch The Wrestlers. Watch this show and follow the live chat on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmL0yZlkQqI Café Hangouts are recorded live every Thursday. Patreon Double Double, Iced Capp and Espresso supporters have the opportunity to watch and interact live each week. Music: “Down In New Orleans” by Giorgio Di Campo for Freesound Music Subscribe: iTunes & iOS | Android | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn | Mac & PC | RSS Discuss: https://forum.postwrestling.com Support us on Patreon – The POST Wrestling Café: http://www.patreon.com/POSTwrestling Merchandise: https://store.postwrestling.com Follow: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
I try to pick and choose my moments wisely. I could've spoken to Russell on several occasions on the Saturday of this years Portsmouth Comic Con - well, when he wasn't being talking to fans and busy selling on his table in the tented area outside the impressive Portsmouth Guildhall - but I wanted to hold off until it had been officially announced that he was a recipient of the Best New Talent category of the inaugural Tripwire Awards, handed out on the Saturday evening. (Full disclosure: I was one of the number of people asked to submit nominations for the Awards this year and, while I had no hand in remotely influencing the voting, I was the one that administrated the Google Forms voting procedure, including tabulating the votes coming in. With the shiny-shiny in hand and taking pride of place at his table, Russell was suitably flabbergasted by the honour, especially considering the standard of nominees in that category. With mic in hand, I went up to congratulate Russell on his win and also ask what winning such an award means for an indie creator, how it helped or hindered in terms of pressure to deliver in the competitive marketplace, and what is next for Russell down the line, especially in the world of GATEWAY CITY... Enjoy! Intro music: 'Punky', bensounds.com
Chatting With Sherri welcomes award winning author Eileen Mueller! Winner of two Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Best Youth Novel (2016) and Best New Talent (2017), Eileen Mueller lives in New Zealand, on the side of a hill, with her four dragonets. In 2014 & 2015, she had fun organizing Wellington’s Storylines Family Day for thousands of kids – a festival bringing books alive through performances, crafts, and fun activities with kiwi authors and illustrators. Eileen has won SpecFicNZ’s Going Global and the New Zealand Society of Authors’ NorthWrite Collaboration literary awards and is a New Zealander of the Year Local Hero medalist. She was also a finalist in the 2017 Romance Writers New Zealand Chapter Short Story contest. Eileen has free books available here: http//www.eileenmuellerauthor.com for her newest book please check out; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JHTZ3Y5/
Pearcey Presents Dilruk Jayasinha the 2018 Graham Kennedy Logies Award Winner for Best New Talent. Dil's star is certanly on the rise on the comedy scene around Melbourne and with a reputation for consistently nailing his shows, Dil has been invited to perform all over the country as well as internationally, and in 2017 he completely sold out his run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival!This however isn't your normal Dil comedy podcast appearance, we get to know the man in more depth. From growing up in Sir Lanka, stories about his family, biggest career highlights, love of wrestling and so much more! Please Give Dilruk a Follow on Social MediaFB- www.facebook.com/dilrukjcomedianTW- www.twitter.com/dilrukjInsta- www.instagram.com/dilrukjWe would love a follow, retweet,like as well at Pearcey PresentsFB- www.facebook.com/pearceypresentsTW: www.twitter.com/pearceypresentsInst: www.instagram.com/pearceypresentsWeb: www.pearceypresents.comMuch Love!Pearcey
Growing up in the small community of Mimili in South Australia, Zaachariaha Fielding always knew he wanted to entertain. Moving to the city as a teenager, he quickly became a part of Adelaide’s music scene, before trying his hand on the reality TV show The Voice. But it’s in the duo Electric Fields where Zaachariaha has really begun to thrive. Crossing genres like soul, pop and electronica, the musical partnership with Michael Ross has led him to massive stages all around Australia and the world, and in 2017 they scored Best New Talent at the NIMA Awards. From intimate soulful odes to uplifting songs in Pitjantjara language, Electric Fields have become an unmissable part of any lineup. This episode of It's a Long Story is hosted by Emily Nicol.
Appeared in Aurealis Magazine Issue #42 (Chimaera Publications) Jason Fischer is based in Adelaide, South Australia. He attended Clarion South in 2007, was shortlisted in the 2009 Ditmar Awards for Best New Talent, and is a recent Winner of the…
”Uncontainable” by Helen Stubbs -- published in Apex Magazine issue 91, December 2016. Read it here: http://www.apex-magazine.com/uncontainable Helen Stubbs writes stories that are dark with pointy edges published in anthologies and magazines including The Never Never Land, Midnight Echo, and Winds of Change. She interviews for Galactic Chat and the Australian SF Snapshot. In 2010 she won the Worldcon short story competition and in 2015 she won a Ditmar Award for Best New Talent in Australian SF. She’s a keen obstacle course racer (think Tough Mudder and Spartan) and loves zip-lining and hiking. Sometimes she climbs things she shouldn’t! Check out her blog or say ‘hi’ on Twitter to @superleni. This Apex Magazine podcast was performed and produced by Mahvesh Murad. Music used with kind permission of BenSound.com! Apex Magazine Podcast, Copyright Apex Publications. Apex Magazine is a monthly short fiction zine focused on dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Find us at http://www.apex-magazine.com.
When Ben Sears was working at Cutler & Co, the “biggest highlight” was when Quentin Tarantino came in for dinner. He's picked up quite a collection of memorable experiences throughout his career – from the time he worked at L'enclume, with its remote location (and tourist-magnet appeal as home of the sticky toffee pudding) to his burnout from having to make The Age's Dish of the Year way too many times, and his final spell as head chef at Claude's, when it closed after 37 years. “That was one of the weirdest services I've ever done – by far,” he says. In this podcast, he also talks about the low-budget and punk way that he opened up Moon Park with his partner and co-head-chef Eun Hee An and Ned Brooks, their business partner and floor manager. It definitely involved a visit to K-Mart. Ben jokes that their first patrons were really just "Ned's friends" and downplays Moon Park's food as “Korean nonna food, gussied up for the masses” – but their venture ended up being shortlisted for Best New Restaurant by Good Food Guide and Time Out Sydney and the chefs were also nominated for Best New Talent in the Gourmet Traveller Awards. We also chat about Korean food and culture (including the amazing traditions of Pepero Day and Black Day – and how Korean food is about a zillion years ahead of the game) and we also bring up Kim Jong-Un's haircut once or twice. And finally, Ben shares his favourite places to eat and drink in town – including the place he name-checks as "the best restaurant in Sydney".
Join us this week as we welcome Country/Rock/Pop music singer songwriter, Christie Lamb. Hailing from Sydney, NSW, AU., Christie has been described as the ‘full package’, a vibrant multi-instrumental singer-songwriter, bringing a fresh, contemporary stamp to Country Music with her own distinct style of Country-Rock. A finalist in the CMAA Golden Guitar Awards for ‘Best New Talent’ 2015, with multiple hit singles to her credit, Christie has gained critical recognition and With the release of her debut album ‘All She Wrote’ Christie undeniably announced her presence on the Australian Country Music scene. Following a sold out album launch in Sydney, Christie’s album hit #1 on the Aria Hit Seekers Album Chart (All Genres) and #2 on the ARIA Australian Artist Country Chart. The four subsequent single releases to radio spurned two #1 hit singles and two top 5 hit singles; ‘Wish You Were A Cowboy’ retained the #1 spot for five weeks, whilst ‘All She Wrote’ also hit #1 for 3 weeks. ‘Manhunt’ hit #3, and ‘Love Me Tonight’ hit top 5 on Australian Country Radio. All of the singles also made top 10 on The Music Network Chart, with ‘All She Wrote’ reaching the top 5. This sassy young lady's win with her track ‘Love Me Tonight’ at the APRA supported Songs Alive Australia Song Comp for ‘Pop Song of The Year’. We will talk to Christie about her upcoming schedule, get a behind the scenes look at her music, feature her latest songs, and ask her to share her message for the troops. Please be sure to visit Christie Lamb at http://www.christielamb.com/ and spread the word. As always we will give shout outs to our deployed military listeners. Be sure to join us, Sunday 9/20/2015 at 4 PM EDT! Our message to the troops: WE do what we do, because YOU do what you do.
n the galaxy of graphic novels, Craig Thompson is a singular talent. His books don't just tell different stories: they take place in entirely different universes.He burst onto the scene with the semi-autobiographical work about his move to Portland called “Goodbye, Chunky Rice.” Its delightfully quirky writing and cartoony style won him the Harvey Award for Best New Talent. He followed up with the incredible autobiography “Blankets,” about growing up in a fundamentalist Christian family in Wisconsin. The 600-page tome was a game-changer, sweeping the comic awards and redefining the literary depths a graphic novel memoir could plumb. Then Thompson completely changed gears with “Habibi,” an epic allegory set in a modern Arabian Nights fantasia. Now, he just released “Space Dumplins” on Scholastic Books. It's the zany adventure of a girl who has to save her family from giant planet-eating whales whose excrement has replaced oil as the universe's fuel. Did we mention there's a sartorial talking chicken named Elliot?We reached Thompson in his home in Los Angeles, where he moved earlier this year. Our conversation spanned his blue-collar roots, the friends who inspired the characters in “Space Dumplins,” and what attracted him to writing a children's book. Also, he reads his manifesto in the voice of the character Gar, the lumberjack father who harvests space whale, well, “dumplings."
Coming Up… Octagon Technology Fact: Science News by J J Campanella Main Fiction: “Our Land Abounds” by David McDonald David McDonald is a mild mannered reporter and editor by day, and a wild eyed writer by night. Based in Melbourne, Australia, he is the editor of a fortnightly magazine for an international welfare organisation, and divides his spare time between helping run a local cricket club and writing. In 2013 he won the Ditmar Award for Best New Talent, and in 2014 won the William J. Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review and was shortlisted for the WSFA Small Press Award. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies from publishers such as Moonstone Books, Satalyte Publishing, Crazy 8 Press and Fablecroft Publishing.... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mitch Orr got into cooking after realising there were plenty of perks to studying food tech in high school (such as being the only dude in the class). Scoring an extra lunch as a byproduct didn't hurt, either. Jamie Oliver's TV show only added to the appeal of mastering recipes. Mitch went on to become 2010 Josephine Pignolet Young Chef of the Year while at Sepia, picked up Time Out‘s Best New Talent and People's Choice Award honours while running the kitchen at Duke Bistro with Thomas Lim and even landed on the shortlist for Cleo Bachelor of the Year. And despite the heavy amount of cred on his CV (and staging for Massimo Bottura), he isn't one to take things overly seriously. His Half Baked stoner dinner with Dan Hong and Levins, where he served instant noodles and “bong water” is an example of how fun and rebellion rules his creations. In this podcast, he also talks about what it's like to finally run his own place, as co-owner and head chef of the excellent (and perfectly named) ACME, a place he wryly describes as #notanitalianrestaurant. He also reveals what he really thinks of customer feedback and being scored by Terry Durack. Also discussed: what really upsets him in the kitchen (it's hilarious and surprising), what to do with a zillion litres of extra egg whites, and where he likes to eat and drink in Sydney (“anytime anyone asks me where to go, I always say 10 William Street and Ester“) – this list includes both high-end favourites like the “phenomenal” meal he last had at Sixpenny and the knockout desserts at Bentley, as well as Faheems Fast Food, and yep, even KFC. Mitch also runs through the places he most wants to try next (which includes Automata, Clayton Wells's restaurant which is due to open in July) and the local chefs that inspire him, such as Elvis Abrahanowicz from Porteno, Dan Hong of Ms G's and Mr Wong, Dan Puskas of Sixpenny and Ben Greeno of Momofuku Seiobo. PS Here's a link to the Junkee article about Mitch's fave Sydney eats that I refer to in the podcast.
Author, educator, and articulate advocate of comics (and so much more), Karen Healey brings an astonishing voice and perspective to the writer's craft. Her passion for storytelling is deeply rooted in the connections it forges between people, cultures, and histories. Her work has been lauded many times, including the 2011 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best New Talent and includes "Guardian of the Dead", "The Shattering", "When We Wake", and its sequel "While We Run". In addition to her delicious prose and richly-drawn characters, Karen brings a fierce integrity and commitment to the truth that underlies each of her stories.
St Hilda's School is situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Year 11 student Tori Bailey takes the audience on a Creative Music Journey. Tori is one of the stars of Disney drama series As the Bell Rings, she plays teen folk guitarist called Mia. Tori was nominated for Best New Talent in the ASTRA Awards in Sydney. Tori is a very talented musician and composer. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Barack Hussein Obama by Weissman; The Cartoon Utopia by Regé (both books published by Fantagraphics) L.A.-based graphic novelists Steven Weissman (Yikes!) and Ron Regé, Jr. (Against Pain and the band Lavender Diamond) will discuss and sign their respective graphic novels, Barack Hussein Obama and The Cartoon Utopia. "Steven Weissman is a cartoonist who is so good, so funny, and so original that he doesn't have to be serious to be taken seriously." —Jaime Hernandez "To me, Ron Regé is unquestionably one of 'the greats.'" —Chris Ware Steven Knight Weissman, at various times known as "Steve," "Ribs," and "Weissman" (but never "Stevie Knight," as one potential employer threatened to call him in 1987), was born in California on June 4, 1968. He won the Harvey Kurtzman Award for "Best New Talent" in 1998 with his acclaimed, ongoing series, Yikes. He's written and drawn comics for Marvel Entertainment, Nickelodeon Magazine and, most TRIUMPHANTLY, Fantagraphics Books. He currently lives in the Los Angeles' "Little Armenia" neighborhood with his wife, Charissa, and their son, Charles. Ron Regé, Jr. was born in 1969 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. His first book, Skibber Bee-Bye, was published by in 2000 and has also authored the books Against Pain and The Awake Field. His comics and drawings have appeared in hundreds of zines and comics anthologies. Illustration clients have included Nike, Sony, Tylenol, HP, McSweeney's, Vice, The New York Times, and Canada's National Post. Ron currently lives in Los Angeles. His current project The Cartoon Utopia began in early 2008 as a series of 60 small drawings, but has expanded to include larger drawings, and longer comics pieces, including those presented here. Drawings from The Cartoon Utopia have been presented as solo gallery shows in Los Angeles, Montreal, Richmond VA, and Austin TX. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS OCTOBER 28, 2012. Copies of the book from this event can be purchased here: http://tinyurl.com/aelqumg
It is time for the event we have all been waiting for, the 2012 Nine Panel Awards! The awards ceremony is here to celebrate the incredible year that was comics, ha ding out awards not only from us but also from you, the fans. Ranging from categories like Best New Talent to Best Ongoing Series we shed light on what we thought the best of the best of the year was. We are joined by our contributor David Bitterbaum in his first on air conversation with us! Also, don't miss our conversation about the end of The Amazing Spider-Man and the start to Throne of Atlantis! Show Notes: Introduction Best Issue or One-Shot: Wolverine & The X-Men #17 Best Humor Series: The Manhattan Projects The Amazing Spider-Man #700 Discussion (7:00) Throne of Atlantis Discussion (12:02) Best Indie Series: Peter Panzerfaust Best New Talent: Fiona Staples Best Super-Hero Series: Daredevil Best Mini-Series: The Creep Best Science Fiction Series: Saga Best New Series: Hawkeye Best Horror Series: Locke & Key Clockworks Best Artist: Fiona Staples Best Writer: Scott Snyder Publisher of the Year: Image Best Ongoing Series: Daredevil
Guitarist Joe Robinson won Australia's Got Talent back in 2008 when he was only 16 years old. He's also been named "Best New Talent" by Guitar Player Magazine. Now he's heading out on the road for his first-ever tour of the United States. Icon Fetch catches up with the young virtuoso to talk about his experience becoming a TV star in his homeland, recording his latest CD, and where he gets the wacky titles for his songs.
Guitarist Joe Robinson won Australia's Got Talent back in 2008 when he was only 16 years old. He's also been named "Best New Talent" by Guitar Player Magazine. Now he's heading out on the road for his first-ever tour of the United States. Icon Fetch catches up with the young virtuoso to talk about his experience becoming a TV star in his homeland, recording his latest CD, and where he gets the wacky titles for his songs.
Guitarist Joe Robinson won Australia’s Got Talent back in 2008 when he was only 16 years old. He’s also been named “Best New Talent” by Guitar Player Magazine. Now he’s heading out on the road for his first-ever tour of the United States. Icon Fetch catches up with the young virtuoso to talk about his experience becoming a TV star in his homeland, recording his latest CD, and where he gets the wacky titles for his songs.