Artistic Beginnings

Hi Everyone! It has been a minute. Just wanted to check in and let you know that we have not forgotten about you! We love producing this podcast and we want to make sure you know we will be back soon with both Artistic Beginnings episodes and some of the new stuff we are working on now! While on this hiatus we are exploring more content to create and ideas to share with you. Hope you are doing well and let us know what you think Belly Button Round is...

This week we have our mom on again to share her sage advice on the pod! We can't wait to hear what you think of all the great tid bits of insight our mom shares! Connect with us and let us know how awesome our mom is! It's ok... don't be shy... we know. :D

Melody talks all about reputation in this episode as we revisit her past and talk about the positive and negative aspects of reputation in the entertainment industry. This is an episode you don’t want to miss! Mel shares all the dirty details of a time where she was a troublemaker and the funny moments her shenanigans lead to! Lots of fun this episode with some heavy topics to boot!

Mitch shares a little about what he learned while in the arts and shares his insight into some of his experiences while acting and what he took away from it. Hopefully you can learn a bit about his experience and apply it to your own! We also chat a bit about character development. Kind of a fun topic huh? Let us know what you think!

We are still here every other week! This week we catch up, take a breather and get back to business! We will be changing up the flow a bit but we are still the same Artistic Beginnings you know and listen to occasionally... Love you all and check back in on us when you can!

Join us this week with a Masterclass in Breathing with our dad Steve Hollis! For this very special 50th episode we have our dad! We talk a bit about his past (more history of the Hollis family to come soon) and about breathing! Have you ever wanted to level up the way you live and how you perform? This episode is for you! Learn some of the technical aspects of breathing and get a whole new appreciation for the foundational importance of breathing in the performing arts! For more on our dad or if you want to take lessons with him (if he has space in the calendar) check out his website: https://www.stevehollismusic.com/

In this episode, we have a chat with our very own Gabrielle Friedman. She started her following on TikTok and is one of our favorite creators. She entertains and puts out content that moves and shakes the earth. If you want to learn more about what it takes to be a creator on TikTok or you want to just see how Gabrielle thinks about it, this is the episode for you!

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Join us on this wonderful journey into what Tik Tok is... For those non “Zoomers” out there join Mitch as he learns what Tik Tok is. Learn a lot about the state of the world through what Tik Tok is. If you like Tik Tok follow some of the people mentioned in the episode they are our top watches, and if you don’t like or don’t know Tik Tok listen and find out if it's worth a download for you later. Let us know your thoughts on the episode and Tik Tok on Instagram @theartisticpod and let's chat it up!

As an entertainment professional do you watch a lot of tv and movies and call it “work”? In many cases that is totally legitimate. Melody and Mitch discuss how they have balanced their consumption of the arts and talk about where the line is for them. Listen to this episode to share your thoughts on what constitutes consumption of entertainment as “work” vs. a leisure activity. Can you turn off the actor inside, or are you always going to analyze acting styles and never give in to the story and get sucked into a new world? Reach out on Instagram @theartisticpod and we can chat!

To the New Girl’s Producer Laura Hunter Drago shares her story and digs into the process and path she took to making her work impactful and meaningful. Laura shares the milestones in her story and goes in depth on the experience of making To the New Girl possible! Join us this week and hear a great conversation with Laura.

Laura Hunter Drago is a producer, writer, and actress living in Los Angeles, California. When she’s not making art, she works in marketing & web design. Laura is a proud SAG-AFTRA member and guest speaker at the SAG Conservatory, is the assistant editor-in-chief of Ms. in the Biz, and is the co-founder of New Girl Pictures. She also likes baking, obsessing over Olympic ice dancers, and having long conversations with her dog Buffy. She dislikes being bored. Most recently, Laura is finishing up post-production on her first feature, To The New Girl.