Ben Carter is a guy from Missouri who happens to have lived the majority of his life in California. He moved to Los Angeles 20 years ago to work in entertainment and currently works at the Television Academy where he is the Senior Director of Event Production. As an in-house producer, Ben works on year-round programming for the Academy’s 20k+ membership including the Primetime Emmy Awards. Off the battlefield, he is a husband, girl dad and a major food and beverage nerd, soon to be Level 2 on his WSET training…oh and by the way, he now lives in Nashville…
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While EJ Worland is originally from Australia, his sound and soul is firmly planted in the roots of American vintage rhythm & blues, soul and the timeless grooves of Bill Withers, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye.
For his latest body of work Worland goes all in, recording a collection of powerful tracks that wait for no one’s agenda, giving the listener an intimate look at his musical awakening over the last few years – from his years touring with bands in Australia to his own personal journey into the sun-kissed streets of Los Angeles.
EJ Worland’s debut record “No One Left To Blame” has been widely acclaimed.
Some highlights:
- Strong media support from press and both Australian and US radio.
Call it purpose. Call it release. Call it enlightened soul. Call it anything you want, but the sound of EJ Worland is an experience you won’t be able to shake.
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Raised in a small town in Nebraska, Cullen grew up surrounded by a literal endless horizon -- fertile ground for an active imagination and adventurous spirit. Following his curiosity for science and a passion for the arts, he journeyed from a University of Nebraska, Lincoln Pre-med, to an L.A. Writer, Director, and Visual Effects Artist. Over the years, he's worked on shows like Room 104, Silicon Valley, Strange Angel, and Man in the High Castle. The pandemic reignited his passion for writing screenplays and making movies. A passion that pushes him to joyfully chisel his way through the pages until the day all of his visions can be brought to life, on screens big and small.
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Our host Candace Devine gives some insight to her personal journey as an artist and building a new production company in the time of Covid.
Candace Devine is a songwriter on the Grammy Nominated Album, “Wild Heart '' by Mindi Abair. Her song, "I'll Be Your Home" was recorded by Mindi Abair and Keb Mo. She has been a backup singer for Christina Aguilera, a recognizable voice for film and television singing for Chico’s So Slimming Jeans, The theme song of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Bonneville, Georgia Rule, The Voice, WIGS network, and many other tv/film and radio placements. She has opened for and/or recorded with/for the likes of Ringo Starr, Christina Aguilera, Mindi Abair, Adam Lambert, Michelle Branch, Little River Band, Styx, The Four Tops, Josh Kelley, Survivor, Missing Persons, Steven Van Zandt, Boyz II Men and more! She has also wowed audiences with the National Anthem at Warriors, Clippers, and Phoenix Suns games. She is currently the host of the Creative Convergence Podcast and "Further West Presents: Live From The Raven Sound Studio" which you can find on the Further West Youtube Channel. She is the front woman in the band Ponderosa Grove that just won the 2021 Music Prize Festival, and she is the President of Further West, a live event and digital content production company based out of Prescott, AZ.
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Dylan Ludwig is a producer and songwriter based out of Prescott, Arizona.
Ludwig honed his skills making bedroom recordings and eventually formed and fronted various groups such as Shady Grass, The Barrio Ramblers, and Fallen Arrows, as well as performing solo throughout the state.
He is the manager and head engineer/producer at Raven Sound Studio and has worked with Artists like Ponderosa Grove, Ben Dickey, decker., The Blank Tapes, Reed Turchi and Candace Devine.
His self-produced debut single, “Days Go By”, is a bouncy, Beatles-esque tune jam-packed with fuzz guitars, mellotron, vocal harmonies and a horn section, reminiscent of the classic sounds of the 60s and 70s.
In 2019, Ludwig released “Streetwise”, a high-energy album of instrumental indie-blues riff-rock for the music library Endgame that has garnered him multiple commercial and television placements while also showing his ability to branch out into different genres of music.
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The Blank Tapes is the moniker of Southern California-based multi-instrumentalist, Matt Adams, who has produced over a dozen albums of 1960’s and 70’s inspired folk-rock-surf-psych-soul-pop on Volcom, Burger Records, Antenna Farm, and many others. Their latest album being 2020’s Power Trio, where Matt playing all the instruments. The band has toured throughout the US, UK, Europe, Canada, Brazil, Japan & even Costa Rica. Matt has also produced other artists including Sugar Candy Mountain, The Regrettes, Pearl Charles, Kath Bloom & many more. Matt is also the artist behind his band’s posters & album covers as well as doing art for the Grateful Dead, Chris Robinson, Langhorne Slim, FolkYeah & more!
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Aubrey Logan. A singer, trombone player and a songwriter, her body of work is underscored by the integrity of a performer that is able to stretch herself emotionally across a musical landscape that defies description. Complex and still retaining the intimacy of stories that are both personal and inspiring, Aubrey is able to bring a wealth of experience to her song writing that touches the deepest part of the human experience.
With a number one album ‘Where the Sunshine is Expensive’ already under her belt, Aubrey returns to the spotlight with her follow-up collection, STANDARD.
Once again diving deep into her Jazz roots, STANDARD is a journey into her musical past with covers of some of the most recognizable tracks that have ever been made, plus her original work ‘Done Pretending’ and ‘Louboutins 2.0’.
Having worked with some incredible names in the past, including Quincy Jones, Burt Bacharach, Josh Groban, Smokey Robinson, Patrice Rushen and Pharrell Williams, Aubrey can bring those unique perspectives to the music she delivers. On STANDARD, reworks of ‘Dreams’ by Fleetwood Mac, ‘Macarthur Park’, and ‘Sunny Side of the Street’, show the astounding application of a woman at the top of her game.
Moving between Jazz, Funk, tender love songs, to Calypso-infused rhythms and traditionally inspired fusions, her vocals and trombone playing sway between the caress of a long-lost love to triumphant powerhouse performances that simply blow the mind.
Aubrey continues to headline sold-out shows and festivals. She continues to wow the crowds at symphony dates all over the world and she touches us in those rare intimate club shows. And with her latest album, we now discover that “The Queen of Sass” has depths to which we would never have imagined.
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James Babson is an LA-based actor and has been working in the film and television industry for over 20 years.
After graduating from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, James set off for New York City where he appeared in a number of theatrical productions including the North American premiere of After the Rain, Off Broadway.
In 2000, James accepted a role in a multilingual production of Hamlet being staged in the Czech Republic. He then made an unconventional decision to stay in Europe where he went on to appear in dozens of European and American films, notably Hellboy, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Roman Polanski‘s Oliver Twist to name a few.
For the past 15 years, James has been living in Los Angeles working in film and television as well as audiobook narration and voice-over animation. Recent TV credits include: NCIS, Transparent, For the People, Agents of Shield, Timeless, and Brooklyn Nine Nine.
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Born and raised in Miami, Florida Melanie began dancing at the tender age of 4 and trained technically in all forms of dance. The acting bug hit her at age 9 and she landed 20 national commercials under her belt. She continued her dance training in Miami under famed choreographer Mia Michaels and became an NBA dancer for the Miami Heat. She moved to LA and booked multiple tours traveling the world with Pop Stars Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake and was the only dancer hired on PINK’s Missunderztood tour. She also danced on numerous Music Videos and Award Shows - The Grammy’s, Billboard Awards, American Music Awards, Kids Choice Awards, MTV VMA’s, Saturday Night Live, Dancing With The Stars and Good Morning America with Top artists - Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jay-Z, Will Smith, Usher, Tina Turner, NSYNC, Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan, Missy Elliot, Alicia Keys and Mariah Carey just to name a few. Melanie was the assistant to Emmy Award winning choreographer, Tyce Diorio for Taylor Swift on her sold out tour, The Red Tour. She also assisted Tyce Diorio on the past two seasons of So You Think You Can Dance and also worked on the last two seasons on The Voice as a movement and staging coach for the contestants.
Shifting into acting, Melanie has appeared on the big screen in The Muppets Movie, Charlie's Angels II, The Hot Chick, Malibu's Most Wanted, From Justin to Kelly, The Lincoln Lawyer next to Matthew McConaughey, a Guest-starring role on NBC's Taxi Brooklyn, and the lead opposite Forest Whitaker in the new film City of Lies, also starring Johnny Depp. Currently, Melanie can be seen on the hit tv show All American, the newest season of Grey’s Anatomy and a recurring role on the upcoming Netflix tv show The Lincoln Lawyer. Incredibly passionate, Melanie continues to spread her love of performing and positivity around the world to inspire young dancers, actors, and singers to dream big and embrace their uniqueness!
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Courtney Lindberg is a portrait, branding, wedding, family, political, commercial, lifestyle, and creative photographer with a company based in Los Angeles and Atlanta. It has been her greatest honor and privilege to capture life's most beautiful, intimate, and creative moments for over 15 years.
With a sense of humor and a deep-rooted love that is infectious, Courtney strives to make any shoot/set simultaneously focused and joyful. She has great confidence and this allows all a sense of security which in turn helps spawn creativity. She brings to the table an ocean of ideas but loves to imagine with her clients. Courtney is easy to play with and gets along best with individuals and groups that value creativity and connection.
She believes in taking risks and allowing the imagination to run wild.
She believes in making mistakes, beautiful.
Mostly, she believes in love and its reflection.
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Erik Janson is an award-winning songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose work has been featured on major label and independent releases. He also has numerous television, video game, advertising composing and original song credits.
From 2014-2018, Erik was a member and one of the principal songwriters and producers in the band Wildling. Wildling toured throughout the U.S. and Canada, achieved national radio play, numerous placements in television, film, advertisements and video games, and signed with Warner Records.
Erik’s current band, Left Field Messiah, is a band with Steve Bays (singer of Hot Hot Heat) and Jeremy Ruzumna (of Fitz and the Tantrums). Their music, a blend of indie rock, teeters between soul and dark funk in one moment, and quickly disintegrates into howling rock the next. Left Field Messiah has charted in the top 30 on the Canadian Alternative Rock charts and received national airplay in both the U.S. and Canada along with spins on SiriusXM.
Erik is also a member of the new roots and Americana band Leon Creek, which features the ascending soul singer Chris Pierce. Erik co- wrote and produced the Leon Creek record which will be released in September of 2021.
Other recent highlights included co-writing and producing music with the Hawaiian hip hop artist Ark Woods (“Like the Way” & “Watch Me Go”) which has been featured in a recent Microsoft advertisement and the forthcoming animated television series The Freak Brothers. Erik also produced an EP with the London based artist Izo Fitzroy which is currently receiving radio play in the U.S. (KCRW) and also works with acclaimed Australian artist EJ Worland
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Sarah Wahl is a Pittsburgh native who found her way to Los Angeles, California, which has been her home for many years. What was once a casual hobby became a lifelong passion as she discovered her creative voice, thanks in large part to the support of her community. A self-taught artist, Sarah flows between abstract and figurative art as she seeks to explore the human condition: love, heartbreak, the surrounding nature, and everything in between. Her artistic style ranges from alcohol ink to acrylic paint, from charcoal drawing to resin, with a dash of gold leaf wherever it best accents the vibrant colors of her canvas. Sarah has exhibited in many shows around La, including RAW artists shows, and Chocolate and Art Night. WahlArt is currently exhibiting at the Manos Gallery in Pittsburgh, Pa. From the beginning of WahlArt she always wanted to give back, raising money for Sierra Leone Rising, LA Food Bank, The Ronald McDonald Camp for Good times, and more; with a continued interest in outreach and supporting community. Sarah looks forward to filling homes with that piece that stands out, grabs your eye, and inspires emotion within.
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Originally hailing from Massachusetts, Theresa moved west after college to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles. While there she learned ceramics through my local community center. Although she did work on some neat acting things (including a fun Superbowl commercial!), it wasn’t enough to live on and her love of ceramics overtook her search for fame and fortune. In 2011 she decided to take steps to make ceramics her full time profession. Theresa then moved to Portland, OR to pursue an MFA in Applied Craft and Design through a joint program between Pacific Northwest College of Art and Oregon College of Art and Craft.
A chance internship at Portland ceramics manufacturing facility, Mudshark Studios, forever altered her trajectory and fast-forwarded Theresa's ceramics career. She worked her way up from Caster to Production Manager and recently became Operations Manager of the busy company. In addition, she owns a thriving ceramics business of her own, integrating the wheel throwing of her early years with the production techniques she's learned in the professional setting of Mudshark.
Theresa approaches ceramics with a whole lot of elbow grease and a good dose of humor. She prides herself on making things you didn’t know you needed in an unexpected and colorful way. Her work is meant to brighten up whatever surface needs a little extra something special, to be well used and well loved.
Originally hailing from Massachusetts, Theresa moved west after college to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles. While there she learned ceramics through my local community center. Although she did work on some neat acting things (including a fun Superbowl commercial!), it wasn’t enough to live on and her love of ceramics overtook her search for fame and fortune. In 2011 she decided to take steps to make ceramics her full time profession. Theresa then moved to Portland, OR to pursue an MFA in Applied Craft and Design through a joint program between Pacific Northwest College of Art and Oregon College of Art and Craft.
A chance internship at Portland ceramics manufacturing facility, Mudshark Studios, forever altered her trajectory and fast-forwarded Theresa's ceramics career. She worked her way up from Caster to Production Manager and recently became Operations Manager of the busy company. In addition, she owns a thriving ceramics business of her own, integrating the wheel throwing of her early years with the production techniques she's learned in the professional setting of Mudshark.
Theresa approaches ceramics with a whole lot of elbow grease and a good dose of humor. She prides herself on making things you didn’t know you needed in an unexpected and colorful way. Her work is meant to brighten up whatever surface needs a little extra something special, to be well used and well loved.
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Ted started playing drums at the age of 13 and started playing professionally at the age of 14 in local clubs in Rhode Island.
By the age of 16 he was playing all over the North East from New York to Main in an original Rock Opera his cousin George Leonard wrote, and yes, while still attending high school.
Somehow, by a magical effort, Ted graduated high school while playing music until 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning and getting up at 7:15 AM for school.
Not long after, Ted then left the music business for the family business. He spent 23 years or so in the automotive business and yes, of course, several different cover bands along the way.
In March of 1999 Ted decided to leave the family business and moved to Prescott Arizona. Here he played in a few bands but in 2002 decided to start a sound company called Prescott Pro Sound.
As time went on, studying intensively the art of sound, the business gained local notoriety and 19 years later, Prescott Pro Sound has become a well-respected full production company providing sound, lighting, video, and streaming services.
Is there a lot more to the story? Ted says yes, of course. He's happy to talk with you about it over a cup of coffee, or on this podcast, but for now, he says he'll see you at the next event for sure!! Cheers !!
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Hans DeKline is a grammy-winning, Los Angeles mastering engineer whose clients span U2 to Burna Boy and everything in between. His music career started when he was 15, playing bass & singing in punk bands around Tucson AZ. Around this time he also discovered a love for recording and making mixtapes using a 4 track to balance and eq each song to sound like they were from a commercially released compilation. He had no idea this was mastering. In 1995 he signed a record deal with Sony as the lead singer and songwriter of the band Maypole, which toured with the Wallflowers, Our Lady Peace, and the Jayhawks. 5 years later he was mostly recording and mixing when he discovered his true calling was mastering. In his own words, "No one ever complimented my mixes, but people loved my masters. I figured it was a sign." He's been doing it ever since.
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Jessica Rose Weiss is a composer based in Los Angeles, CA. She first fell in love with classical music studying ballet in New York City throughout her youth, eventually traveling to London to work at Warner Brothers Studios where she focused on composition and music production. It was there that she was recruited by Hans Zimmer to apprentice at Remote Control Productions. After years working her way up the ladder as a music editor, she found a life-changing mentorship in film composition working side by side with Academy Award-winning composer Mychael Danna.
She has created an impressive body of work across multiple genres ranging from folk to electronic to classical, and she was named a finalist in the 2018 Universal Film Music Composer Initiative. Her credits include the Netflix #1 hit animated feature film “Dog Gone Trouble,” the drama “Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men” featuring a collaboration with pop sensation Sia, and Nicol Paone’s comedy “Friendsgiving,” produced by Ben Stiller. Upcoming projects include Stephen Herek’s Netflix dramedy “Afterlife of the Party,” the groundbreaking VR Series "Into The Now” from acclaimed photographer Michael Muller, the Dolly Parton-produced documentary “Still Working 9 to 5” about the Women’s Rights Movement, and Sony/Amazon’s “Cinderella,” directed by Kay Cannon and starring Camila Cabello.
In addition to her film work, Jessica’s music has been performed on stages around the world, from The Globe Theater in London to The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago to The Wiltern Theater in LA.
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Los Angeles native, Erik Kertes, is a songwriter, producer, arranger, composer, touring and recording upright and electric bassist, music director, and a multi-instrumentalist.
Between running a recording studio, touring with acts like Shakira and Michael Buble, composing for TV and film, and writing songs for major label artists which have reached the Billboard top 10, Erik still finds time to release his own music under his moniker, Nitwit.
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Drew Hall has had the privilege of performing a wide variety of music as lead guitarist and vocalist for a number of successful projects. Performing with Arizona Music Hall of Famer, Walt Richardson, THiS Trio - the dynamic acoustic guitar Trio featuring Drew, Slim Gambill (Lady Antebellum) and Anton Teschner blending jazz and Flamenco acoustic music, Josh Halverson (finalist on The Voice) as guitarist and background vocals featured at the 2019 Americana Fest in Nashville TN, and he is also a founding member of the Latin/Flamenco inspired band, Summa Totius, with drummer Gigi Gonaway (Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin), and a guitarist/vocalist for the Northern Arizona staple and original rock band, The Cheektones. Drew Hall was also a founding member/guitarist/vocalist of Big Daddy D and The Dynamites with highlights including opening for Walter Trout, Marcia Ball, Coco Montoya and Trampled Under Foot as the Arizona Blues Showdown Champions. In addition to his own projects and groups, Drew has also recorded and performed with Joe Houston (early rock, R&B Sax pioneer), Ed Carter (The Beach Boys), and Eddie Watkins Jr. (Temptations, Marvin Gaye) Currently he is also a founding member of Prescott's own, Ponderosa Grove.
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The pandemic has not slowed this power house actress down one bit. She just booked a new pilot for STARZ with Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear and Oscar Winner Mira Sorvino, as well as a recurring role on the upcoming season of “Lucifer”. Fresh from her strong turn as CJ Emerson on ABC’s limited series “The Fix”, Merrin was then also seen returning to the critically loved Emmy winning HBO series “Big Little Lies'' as Detective Quinlan, and had scenes with Oscar winners, Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and the legendary Meryl Streep. They were nominated for a SAG Award for Best Ensemble.
Merrin has jumped from series to series including turns as CEO Claire Thorpe on Fox’s “The Resident”, and several ABC series such as roles on “Once Upon A Time”, “Conviction” and the acclaimed action drama “Alias”.
Dungey's has a veritable jaw-dropping list of television guest star roles ranging from her groundbreaking turn as Francie Calfo/Alison Doren in the critically acclaimed award winning show "Alias", and as one of the Queens of Darkness, Ursula, in "Once Upon A Time".
Merrin has guested on many hit shows like "Seinfeld", "Friends", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Episodes" "Westwing" and "Shameless", but also has an astonishing record of recurring roles on "Chasing Life", "Brooklyn 99", "Malcolm in the Middle", "Revenge" and most recognizably over 35 episodes of "The King of Queens".
She is an accomplished stand up comedian who performed in Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival, as well as on "Premium Blend" on Comedy Central.
In the feature film world, Dungey has also recently had roles opposite Pierce Brosnan in "Some Kind of Beautiful" and in the Warner Brothers comedy "CHiPs" opposite Dax Shepard.
Dungey is a UCLA Theater School Graduate and the youngest recipient of the UCLA Annual Acting Award as well as the Natalie Wood Prize.
She resides in the Hollywood Hills with her two children and rescue puppy, and can usually be seen working carpool at the elementary school.
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Kelly Roberge is an artist, graphic designer, social media wrangler, and professional
eclecticist. She has a B.F.A. from ASU and a Masters Degree in Counseling and Art Therapy from
Prescott College. Kelly has run over a dozen branding and social media campaigns for
businesses, nonprofits, and county entities. Kelly uses her obsession with color, shape, and
people to create beautiful objects, more fulfilling relationships, and more connected
communities.
Charles Matheus is an entrepreneur, mentor, and visionary. He has thirty-five years’
experience as an educator, wilderness guide, nonprofit leader, and business consultant. He led
clients to the top of the highest peaks in Wyoming and to the very bottom of the Grand
Canyon. He has led small, motivated teams, started half a dozen nonprofit and educational
programs, founded and chaired a national mentoring program, and provided team building and
strategic planning for startups, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies.
Along the way, Charles has mentored and taught 1000s of clients in effective communication,
inclusive teamwork, and transformative leadership. Charles’s TEDx talks, keynotes, and
workshops have inspired hundreds of workshop participants, and conference attendees.
Together, Team Maberge runs four different podcasts that share a focus on personal growth, healthy relationships, and engaged, equitable community.
The weekly HERE.together Podcast features creative and insightful guests from all over the
world, talking about how to be better together and individually. www.here-together.com
The semi-weekly Remaking Manhood Podcast hosts conversations with both men and women
who are working to create and promote healthy masculinity. www.remakingmanhood.com
The Prescott Woman Podcast is a monthly audio supplement to Prescott Woman Magazine. The
podcast offers “deep dive” interviews with the fascinating local people and organizations
featured in the magazine. www.prescottwomanpodcast.com
The Prescott Unified Podcast is for listeners who want to stay in the know about our most
important local institution, the Prescott Unified School District. This monthly show interviews
educators, coaches, parents, and administrators who are doing the hard, passionate work of
educating our kids.
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