Sound Engineer Brandon Blackwell talks about turning to day trading during the COVID 19 pandemic.   Brandon mixed monitors for Chaka Khan and Jennifer Hudson when we was Head Audio Engineer for Chew Entertainment. Since then he has become a touring sound engineer for some of today’s biggest artists such as Ciara, Nicki Minaj, Camila Cabello, A$AP Rocky and Lizzo.   When he is not touring, Brandon is based out of Seattle and consults with bands and venues around the country to connect them to engineers, through his company Blackwell Productions.   During the COVID pandemic, when live events were shut down, Brandon became a day trader.   Brandon's links: BrandonBlackwell.com https://www.facebook.com/BrandonBlackwell23 https://www.instagram.com/brandonblackwell23 https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonrblackwell/ https://www.youtube.com/user/bblack1023xbox360 https://www.twitch.tv/brandon_blackwell   Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Full Sail University: https://www.fullsail.edu/   Ray Chew: https://www.raychew.com/   A$AP Rocky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASAP_Rocky   Lizzo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzo   Summer Walker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Walker   Snoh Aalegra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoh_Aalegra   Tayla Parx: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayla_Parx   Entourage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entourage_(American_TV_series)   Guggenheim Bilbao - Beautiful Building by Frank Gehry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenheim_Museum_Bilbao   1099 vs. W2: https://www.seekcapital.com/blog/1099-vs-w2-employee/   Revolution Trading Group: https://discord.me/revolutiontradinggroup   The Investor's Podcast - We Study Billionaires: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/we-study-billionaires/   Trend - trading: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trendtrading.asp#:~:text=Trend%20trading%20is%20a%20trading,a%20security%20is%20trending%20upward.   Resistance - trading: https://www.investopedia.com/trading/support-and-resistance-basics/   Robinhood Trading App - Ethan's Affiliate LInk: https://join.robinhood.com/ethans21   Masters of Scale - Podcast by Founder of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman: https://mastersofscale.com/   Per Diem: https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates/frequently-asked-questions-per-diem   Andrew Sotomayor - Episode 34: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/mdFcucgJ24BFdhNZfvXv   Links from the patron only episode:   Kathy Perkins - Episode 8: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/HwXnrcTOYRUBQ3SZ664T   Earn Your Leisure - Podcast: https://www.earnyourleisure.com/   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance

Andrew Sotomayor, Emmy winning makeup artist and the founder of organic luxury perfume brand Oracle Jayne Station, joins the podcast to emphasize the importance of artists demanding what they are worth. Andrew has been a spokesperson for L’Occitane and La Mer, has made appearances for Covergirl and Chanel, and has worked with eight Academy Award winning actors. He is the makeup department head for The Other Two on Comedy Central and the makeup and tattoo designer for West Side Story on Broadway. Oracle Jayne Station is his most recent project. It is a line of luxury organic perfumes and body products inspired by his summers as a kid in Arizona. Instagram and Twitter @andrewsotomayor   Oracle Jayne Station - Andrew's luxury perfume and body product line: https://oraclejaynestation.com/   Andrew's Website: https://www.andrewsotomayor.com/   Backpacks For The Street: https://backpacksforthestreet.org/   ROTH IRA and SEP IRA: https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/roth-traditional-sep.asp   Ellen Pompea - Hollywood Reporter Article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/ellen-pompeo-tvs-20-million-woman-reveals-her-behind-scenes-fight-what-i-deserve-1074978   Artistic Finance's Patreon Page (Thanks Andrew for bringing it up!): www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   Diana De La Guarda - Andrew's (retired) Drag Persona: Instagram @dianadelaguarda https://www.out.com/popnography/2017/6/11/drag-hag-glenn-garner-pops-his-drag-cherry-andrew-sotomayor   Honey Davenport - Drag Performer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Davenport   Beyond Meat - Ticker BYND (NASDAQ):  https://www.beyondmeat.com/   Louie Zakarian - Saturday Night Live - Head of Makeup: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/how-snl-makeup-team-transforms-cast-political-figures-1207430#:~:text=by%20Trilby%20Beresford-,How%20'SNL'%20Makeup%20Designer%20Louie%20Zakarian%20Transforms,the%20Cast%20Into%20Political%20Figures&text=As%20the%20live%20countdown%20begins,minutes)%20in%20four%20minutes%20flat.   IATSE 798 - Makeup Union: https://www.local798.net/   Ryan Murphy - television: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Murphy_(writer)   Americans For The Arts - Andrew has been on panels for: https://www.americansforthearts.org/   Birkin Bag: https://www.hermes.com/us/en/story/106191-birkin/   Flea Theatre - Relationship With Artists: https://www.playbill.com/article/months-after-inequity-reckoning-flea-theater-discontinues-the-bats-and-other-resident-artist-groups   Gray's Papaya Hot Dogs: http://grayspapaya.nyc/   West Side Story - Broadway: https://westsidestorybway.com/   Diego Rivera - artist of the working class: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera   Pablo Picasso - red period, blue period: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso   Frida Kahlo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo   Links From The Patreon Bonus Episode:   Dō - Cookie Dough Shop: https://www.cookiedonyc.com/   Jeff Koons - Financially Successful Visual Artist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Koons   RuPaul's Drag Race: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul%27s_Drag_Race   Arts Action Fund: https://www.artsactionfund.org/   Jen Sincero - author of You're A Badass At Making Money: https://jensincero.com/   Beauty Votes - Beauty Industry Coalition to Encouraging Voting: https://www.beautyvotes.org/   Carla Fernandez - Sustainable Fashion Designer from Mexico: https://en.carlafernandez.com/collections/techniques   Company - Broadway: https://companymusical.com/   Interview by Ethan Steimel Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance  

Producer Joe Longthorne joins us to discuss credit card debt, how to pay it off, and the importance of not accumulating more.   Joe Longthorne is a producer, general manager, and theatrical entrepreneur. He is a managing partner at Fourth Wall Theatricals, a firm specializing in general management, ticket inventory management, and Broadway group sales. Joe produced Alexis Sheer’s Our Dear Dead Drug Lord with the Women’s Project and Second Stage. He co-produced The Band’s Visit on Broadway for which he won a Tony Award. In 2020 he created the blog Creative Finance with Broadway Joe.   Creative Finance With Broadway Joe: http://creativefinancebroadwayjoe.com/   Show Notes: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/sHzGdIBq188DTPlNpJuq   Ethan's Post on Joe's Blog: http://creativefinancebroadwayjoe.com/understanding-art-and-finance-its-all-greek-to-me/   Sheila Majid -  Malaysian pop singer and Queen of Jazz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkYGiIzi63Y&list=PLm5sYE9gmlkAhu-fopWtjqiUiHgAdSt23&index=8&t=0s&ab_channel=acronym109   Moose Milk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_Milk_(cocktail)   The Band's Visit - for which Joe won a Tony Award as co-producer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Band%27s_Visit_(musical)   Dale Chihuly - Glass Artist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Chihuly   The Automatic Millionaire - Affiliate Link https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451499085/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=10da31-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0451499085&linkId=b30a23f5cf1075e8fca22426b8094ce5   FIRE - Financial Independence, Retire Early: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/financial-independence-retire-early-fire.asp   Lagam - Swedish word for "just the right amount:" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagom   Dave Ramsey: https://www.daveramsey.com/blog/how-the-debt-snowball-method-works   University of Illinois: https://illinois.edu/   Links from the patron only episode:   Katrina Lenk cast in Ozark: https://www.broadway.com/buzz/200121/tony-winner-katrina-lenk-joins-netflixs-ozark-for-final-season/   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance

Set designer John Lee Beatty discusses the business of design, intricacies of retirement planning, and the importance of talking about finances.   A titan of American theatre, John Lee Beatty designed his first Broadway show in 1976. It was the play Knock, Knock. 44 years later, his most recent design is Plaza Suite, which hasn’t officially opened because of the COVID 19 shutdown. The total count of his Broadway designs is 115. He has won two Tony Awards, one for Tally’s Folly in 1980 and the second for The Nance in 2013. He has received an additional 13 Tony nominations, has won 5 Drama Desk awards, and has been nominated for 10 more.   Some of those Broadway credits are Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Odd Couple, Other Desert Cities, The Color Purple, and the 1996 revival of Chicago, which is the second longest running Broadway musical of all time, only behind The Phantom of the Opera.   John Lee has also designed more than 70 shows at Manhattan Theatre Club and more than 66 productions of Encores! at City Center. Additionally he has designed for tours, West End, and regional productions. He has also made a reputation of working on new plays, which constitutes the bulk of his portfolio and given way to what he is known for: house interiors and exteriors and their attached gardens.   John Lee Beatty - IBDB Profile https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/john-lee-beatty-26041#Credits   Artistic Finance Show Page:: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/OpgExflo4ya6zwKeU8k1   Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/QqZzORzV1j8   USA 829 - Design Union: https://www.usa829.org/   USA 829 Pension Plan & 401k Plan - some light reading! http://usa829funds.benserconj.com/   Elite Tax Service - Company that files JLB's taxes: https://www.manta.com/c/mm57rf5/elite-tax-service-inc   AARP Magazine: https://www.aarp.org/magazine/   What is a mutual fund? https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mutualfund.asp   Santo Loquasto - JLB is the "poor man's Santo Loquasto": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Loquasto   Ken Billington - lighting designer of Chicago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Billington   Jane Greenwood - Costume Designer (was married to Ben Edwards): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Greenwood   Ben Edwards - Set Designer (was married to Jane Greenwood): https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ben-edwards-21271   John Singer Sargent - Painter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Singer_Sargent   Eduard Vuillard - Painter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Vuillard   Franz Kline - Painter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kline   Links from the Patron only episode:   Broadway Design Exchange - signed John Lee Beatty renderings for sale: https://www.broadwaydesignexchange.com/collections/john-lee-beatty   Ming Cho Lee - Stage designer - JLB's professor at Yale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_Cho_Lee   Jo Mielziner - Stage designer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Mielziner   Robert Edmond Jones - Stage designer - Author of The Dramatic Imagination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Edmond_Jones   Max Reinhardt - Theatre and Film Director: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Reinhardt   Peter Kaczorowski's interview from Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0-hPMIYRAY&ab_channel=ArtisticFinance?sub_confirmation=1   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance

Lighting designer Stan Kaye shares his financial advice for theatre professionals. Stan Kaye is a head of the Lighting Design graduate program at The University of Florida. He is founder of SKDesign and Consulting LLC, a theatre design consultancy. Stan has designed lights for hundreds of projects from musicals and plays, to industrial events, to architectural projects. He hosts the podcast Light Talk with the Lumen Brothers with David Jacques and Steve Woods. Steve was our guest on episode 16. https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/wdQ3puPOKYxrGAD85cU7   Stan's Website: http://skdllc.com/   Light Talk - Podcast: http://lighttalk.org/   In 1 - Podcast - Cory Pattak: https://in1podcast.com/   Let's Talk About The Industry - Podcast - Matt Miller: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-about-the-industry/id1514054289   Steve Woods Interview - Episode 16: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvdJLOkf6Nk6ucb9ISo0-A?sub_confirmation=1   Brooklyn College; http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/home.php   University of Florida: https://arts.ufl.edu/directory/profile/1347   Rembrandt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt   Paul McCarthy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCarthy   Noh - Japanese Theatre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh   Kabuki - Japanese Theatre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabuki   Thinking Fast And Slow - Talk At Google: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjVQJdIrDJ0&ab_channel=TalksatGoogle   Thinking Fast And Slow by Daniel Kahneman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow   Compounding Interest: https://www.investor.gov/financial-tools-calculators/calculators/compound-interest-calculator   Warren Buffett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett   Peter Lynch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Lynch   Money Magazine: https://money.com/   Ulcerative Colitis: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ulcerative-colitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353326   Remicade - The Expensive Drug: https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-16554/remicade-intravenous/details   Actuary Life Expectancy: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html   Tom Petty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Petty   Tom Petty Lighting Designer - Jim Lenahan: https://jimlenahan.wixsite.com/jlpd   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance www.youtube.com/artisticfinance www.instagram.com/artisticfinance www.twitter.com/ethansteimel www.facebook.com/artisticfinance    

Denise Barbarita talks finances as a sound engineer and recording studio owner in New York City.   Denise Barbarita is a Grammy Award winning sound engineer in New York City. Her work spans albums, scores, and audio post-production for film, TV, and podcasts. As an Engineer and Producer, she has worked with artists of hip hop, rock, and punk genres, as well as theater, jazz and classical. Denise is a musician and songwriter, releasing four albums with her band "The Morning Papers", through her label, MyShyTune Music. She is the head engineer and owner of MONOLisa recording studio in Queens, NYC.    MONOLisa Studios: http://www.monolisanyc.com/   MyShyTune Music: www.myshytune.com   Propaganda: The Podcast Musical: https://www.propagandamusical.com/   Gusto - Payroll Company: https://gusto.com/   New York Film Academy: https://www.nyfa.edu/   Radiohead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiohead   Nine Inch Nails: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails   A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sunday_Afternoon_on_the_Island_of_La_Grande_Jatte   Van Gogh - Starry Night - Meme: https://imgur.com/gallery/VIeMk   Gustav Klimt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Klimt Salvador Dali: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD   Georgia O'Keeffe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O%27Keeffe   Pablo Picasso: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso   Juan Miro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Mir%C3%B3   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance

Ebony Madry talks about generational wealth, stocks versus franchising, and the importance of saving for retirement.   She is a Lighting Designer and Project Manager at Brite Ideas in Los Angeles, overseeing the installation of audio, video, and lighting for corporate and exclusive events. Ebony has worked at the Arkansas Repertory Theater and was lighting director at the Big Top Chautauqua music festival in Wisconsin. Ebony dedicates her energy to collaborate with artists, designers, and productions that feature and uplift BIPOC populations. She actively mentors other female BIPOC students and has served on the diversity panel for the Queer People of Color Festival at UC, Irvine.   Ebony's Website: www.ebonymadry.com   Company Ebony Works For - Brite Ideas CTS: http://www.bicts.com/   Ebony's panel spot - USITT - A Conversation on. Diversity and Anti-Racism in Entertainment Design: https://youtu.be/tuuaeI8hNBY?t=184   Goat Rope Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8xghnk7KAE&ab_channel=RoseBuchanan   Mark Rothko: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rothko   Red (a play about Mark Rothko): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_(play)   Generational Wealth - Definition: https://www.personalfinanceforbeginners.com/generational-wealth/   Generational Wealth - Podcast (not a recommendation, but we mentioned it): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/generation-wealth/id783066376   Tesla Stock Split: https://electrek.co/2020/08/31/tesla-tsla-surges-stock-split/   Massage Envy: https://www.massageenvy.com/   Stock Picking Won't Make You A Billionaire: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/112015/stock-picking-wont-make-you-billionaire.asp   Dunkin' Franchise: https://www.dunkinfranchising.com/franchisee/en/process.html   Dunkin' being sold to Inspire Brands: https://www.wsj.com/articles/inspire-brands-to-acquire-dunkin-brands-group-for-11-3-billion-including-debt-11604102999   Vanguard (Ebony is opening her ROTH IRA with them): https://investor.vanguard.com/why-vanguard   ROTH versus traditional IRA: https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/roth-or-traditional-ira-account   Jack Bogle - Founder of Vanguard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Bogle   Index Fund versus Mutual Fund: https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/index-funds-vs-mutual-funds   Stash: https://www.stash.com/   Jo Mielziner - "He died on March 15, 1976, in a New York taxicab four days before his 75th birthday. He was rushing between meetings for The Baker's Wife, a musical for which he was designing:" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Mielziner#:~:text=He%20died%20on%20March%2015,days%20before%20his%2075th%20birthday.   Ken Billington - Allegedly wants to die at his tech table - Sorry, Ken if this isn't true! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Billington   Actors Who Used to be Waiters: https://www.thecinemaholic.com/famous-actors-who-were-waiters/   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance

Cherie B. Tay is a stage manager and multimedia artist. She is also a professional photographer, videographer, and voiceover artist. Broadway and Tour credits include: Hadestown, Amelie, Gettin' The Band Back Together, War Horse, In The Heights. Her photography work has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Skittles Broadway Live, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and numerous other publications. Cherie's website: www.cheriebtay.com   Instagram: @cheriebtay @cheriebtayvo Miss Hearing Stage Manager Calls (Ethan LOVES this video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJMjHoZBMYw&ab_channel=CherieB.Tay   Story Of Actress Looking For Rent: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/realestate/making-her-new-york-debut-off-broadway.html   Cherie’s PARODY Of Actress Looking For Rent: http://cheriebtay.blogspot.com/   Be An Arts Hero (how Cherie and Ethan connected): https://beanartshero.com/ Robinhood Stock Trading App. Sign up with Ethan's link: http://join.robinhood.com/ethans21   Theatre For One: https://theatreforone.com/   Acute idiopathic angeordema: https://angioedemanews.com/idiopathic-angioedema/#:~:text=Idiopathic%20angioedema%20is%20a%20broad,%2C%20can%20be%20life%2Dthreatening.   War Horse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Horse_(play)   Mushroom Capital of the World: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennett_Square,_Pennsylvania   FAFSA: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron of Artistic Finance / Ethan Steimel at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance

A discussion of MMT (Modern Monetary Theory) with comic book creator Miguel Guerra and theatrical lighting designer Ethan Steimel. Succinct Explanation of MMT (VIDEO) - Ethan's recommendation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QYJjisPMQY   Modern Monetary Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Monetary_Theory   The Deficit Myth - by Stephanie Kelton: https://stephaniekelton.com/book/ Seven Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Development - by Warren Mosler (FREE): http://moslereconomics-kg5winhhtut.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Seven-Deadly-Innocent-Frauds-of-Warren-Mosler.pdf Debt: The First 5,000 Years - by David Graeber: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years David Graeber (Died September 2, 2020 - RIP): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Graeber Stephanie Kelton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Kelton Warren Mosler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Mosler Steve Keen - economist that Miguel illustrates for: https://evonomics.com/about/ Michael Hudson - economist that Miguel illustrates for: https://michael-hudson.com/   Helicopter Money (Ben Bernanke): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_money The Invention of the White Race - Theodore Allen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_W._Allen Indian Givers: How The Indians of the Americas Transformed the World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Givers:_How_the_Indians_of_the_Americas_Transformed_the_World The People's History of the World - Chris Harman. (FREE): https://libcom.org/files/A%20People%27s%20History%20of%20the%20World%20-%20Harman,%20Chris.pdf The Business Plot - Smedley Butler - to overthrow FDR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot Joseph Campbell - Miguel mentions the red and blue god fable  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell Patriotic Millionaires - USA Millionaires that support higher taxes: https://patrioticmillionaires.org/ Bacon's Rebellion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon%27s_Rebellion Federal Theatre Project - Part of The New Deal - Gave Orson Welles a job: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Theatre_Project  Thatcherism - Margaret Thatcher Economic Philosophy (The Household Budget): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thatcherism  Jubilee - Abrahamic idea of forgiving debts and freeing enslaved people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee Nordic Model For Supporting Artists: https://www.taike.fi/documents/10921/1094274/Heikkinen+26+03.pdf/1a6e4305-e147-494a-9605-6e8f6a01a94c Muammar el-Qaddafi - was creating a Pan African Currency but then was killed: https://theecologist.org/2016/mar/14/why-qaddafi-had-go-african-gold-oil-and-challenge-monetary-imperialism How Social Security Is "Financed" According to the Federal Government: https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/HowAreSocialSecurity.htm#:~:text=Social%20Security%20is%20financed%20through,self%2Demployed%20pay%2012.4%20percent   Alan Greenspan saying the Fed can create money (statement at 0:39): https://youtu.be/DNCZHAQnfGU?t=39 Miguel Guerra is an American illustrator and comic book creator living in Paris with his co-writer Suzy Dias. Together they founded 7 Robots Inc with comic book titles such as Samurai Elf, Wolf Boy & His Magical Warriors, and Past Due, a satirical comic about powerful corporations forcing creating a world in which people must pay for superhero insurance. For Halloween 2020, they released Ghost Metal, a comic book of horror stories. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ON WEBTOON at Miguel and Suzy need 1,000 followers to monetize. https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/ghost-metal/list?title_no=531614   Miguel illustrates for the economist Steve Keen and Michael Hudson and is an independent artist. Twitter: @samuraielf @7robotsinc  Instagram: @miguelguerra1532 @7robots Ghost Metal (FREE): https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/ghost-metal/list?title_no=531614 Wolfboy and The Magical Warriors (FREE): https://www.7robots.com/wolfboy/ Past Due (6.00 USD) - Formerly Super Corporate Heroes: https://www.7robots.com/pastdue/ Merry Felonies - News From The Wrong Perspective (FREE):https://www.7robots.com/category/merry-felonies/ Samurai Elf Trailer (Vol. 1 - FREE)https://www.7robots.com/shop/collections/samurai-elf-free-digital-comic1/ 7 Robots Website - Miguel Guerra & Suzy Dias: https://www.7robots.com/ Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron of Artistic Finance / Ethan Steimel at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance  

Miguel Guerra, illustrator and comic book creator, explains how he has financially sustained a career, while raising two kids, and living as an American in Paris (pun intended). Miguel is an American illustrator and comic book creator living in Paris with his co-writer Suzy Dias. Together they founded 7 Robots Inc with comic book titles such as Samurai Elf, Wolf Boy & His Magical Warriors, and Past Due, a satirical comic about powerful corporations forcing creating a world in which people must pay for superhero insurance. For Halloween 2020, they released Ghost Metal, a comic book of horror stories, available for FREE on WEBTOON or 7robots.com.   Miguel illustrates for the economist Steve Keen and is an independent artist creating book covers, logos, full comics, and commissions. Twitter: @samuraielf @7robotsinc Wolfboy and The Magical Warriors (FREE):https://www.7robots.com/wolfboy/ Past Due (6.00 USD) - Formerly Super Corporate Heroes: https://www.7robots.com/pastdue/ Merry Felonies - News From The Wrong Perspective (FREE):https://www.7robots.com/category/merry-felonies/ Samurai Elf Trailer (Vol. 1 - FREE)https://www.7robots.com/shop/collections/samurai-elf-free-digital-comic1/ 7 Robots Website - Miguel Guerra & Suzy Dias: https://www.7robots.com/ Steve Keen - economist that Miguel illustrates for: https://evonomics.com/about/ Debt: The First 5,000 Years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt:_The_First_5000_Years David Graeber (died Steptember 2, 2020): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Graeber The Third of May 1808 - Diego Valazquezhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_of_May_1808 Portrait of Juan De Pareja (enslaved to Valazquez):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Juan_de_Pareja   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron of Artistic Finance / Ethan Steimel at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance

Stage manager Cody Renard Richard discusses his finances from growing up in Houston, Texas to moving to NYC and stage managing on Broadway.    Cody Renard Richard is a stage manager for Broadway, television, circus, and opera. Most recently he was production stage manager for Broadway’s Freestyle Love Supreme and he worked on the 2020 MTV VMAs. Other credits include: 12 Broadway shows, Cirque Du Soleil: OVO, 2019 Tony Awards, Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, Hairspray Live!, and The Wize Live! Cody is also an educator and an advocate for change and equity, and has been interviewed on CNN and WNBC. He was named one of Variety Magazine’s 2020 Broadway Players To Watch—the first ever Stage Manager to make that list. He established the Cody Renard Richard Scholarship with the Broadway Advocacy Coalition for BIPOC non-performance theatre college students.   Interview by Ethan Steimel   Become a patron at: www.patreon.com/artisticfinance   www.artisticfinance.com www.patreon.com/artisticfinance instagram.com/artisticfinance twitter.com/ethansteimel facebook.com/artisticfinance youtube.com/artisticfinance

Screenwriter and director Kevin T Morales discusses his finances from growing up in Los Angeles, directing theatre in San Francisco, and moving to New York City to write and direct films.   Today’s guest is screenwriter and director Kevin T Morales. Originally from Los Angeles, he has been artistic director of two theatre companies in California and has worked post production in Hollywood. Since 2008 he has been based in Brooklyn with his wife and two children. Kevin has worked at the New York Public Theatre and last year shot his feature film Generation Wrecks. This summer, he shot another film during quarantine titled Shadow Vaults and is in pre production for his film No Fucks To Give.

Actor Geovonday Jones discusses his financial journey from growing up in St. Louis to moving to New York City and establishing a career of acting, directing, and teaching theatre.   Geovonday Jones is an actor, director, and educator based in Brooklyn. He has directed Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Motherf-er with the Hat and Suzan-Lori Park’s In The Blood. Geo has also directed concerts and operas, as well as been an acting coach for opera singers. As an actor he has been in Lynn Nottage’s Sweat and Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brother Size. Currently, Geo is on faculty at The People’s Improv Theatre teaching Scene Study from the BIPOC perspective and is adjunct faculty at Brooklyn College and The City College of New York where he developed the popular course entitled Theatre and Racism.

Musician Geoff Gersh talks about his career with The Blue Man Group, creating ambient soundscapes on electric guitar, and residencies as an artist. PART TWO of our interview.   Geoff has played in the band for The Blue Man Group off Broadway and has played in the pit for Rock of Ages on Broadway. He creates soundscapes on the electric guitar via his moniker Ambient Fields.

Musician Geoff Gersh talks finances as an electric guitar and zither player for more than twenty years. PART ONE of our interview.   Geoff has played in the band for The Blue Man Group off Broadway and has played in the pit for Rock of Ages on Broadway. He creates soundscapes on the electric guitar via his moniker Ambient Fields.

Ashley Tabatabai talks about the balance of making money in a "regular" job while simultaneously being an actor and filmmaker in Leeds, England.

Theatre investor Ira Gilbert and wellness coach Jason Daley Kennedy chat about producing theatre, the importance of trust, and educating white people on anti-racism.

Ariel Estrada has obtained $500,000 worth of grants for non profit arts organizations in NYC. He discusses his grant writing experience and some of the ins and outs of the process.

Ariel Estrada, actor, director, and arts advocate talks about his financial journey and why he formed Leviathan Lab to promote Asian American practitioners of theatre and film.

Cynthia Winstead discusses finances throughout her career as a costume designer and professor. We also discuss how scholarships and endowments work.

An interview with Dennis Size, the Vice President of Design at The Lighting Design Group (LDG), a major news and event lighting company in North America. He explains how LDG has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and why the #RedAlertRESTART event and the RESTART Act are necessary. #RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA #SaveOurStages Interview by Ethan Steimel

Franklin Trapp, artistic director of The Forestburgh Playhouse, shares his experiences of adapting his season and laying off 100 technicians, designers, musicians, and actors. Ethan discusses lighting up the Playhouse in RED for #RedAlertRESTART. #RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA #SaveOurStages Interview by Ethan Steimel

Charles Ford, owner of Vue Show Design Group in Chicago, discusses his involvement in the #RedAlertRESTART event urging Congress to pass the RESTART Act to provide financial assistance to live event businesses affected by COVID-19 and to extend PUA for displaced workers. #RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA Interview by Ethan Steimel

An interview with lighting designer Sammy Ross about the predicament of live event workers during the time of COVID-19. #RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA Interview by Ethan Steimel

Michael Strickland is the founder of Bandit Lites, a major North American entertainment lighting company. He worked tirelessly to advise congressional members to pass the CARES Act and is currently advising congress to pass the RESTART Act to provide financial assistance to small businesses and to extend PUA (unemployment benefits) for displaced workers. #RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA Interview by Ethan Steimel

An interview with Mishqah Parthiephal about growing up in Durban, South Africa and becoming an actress in Johannesburg and around the world.

An interview with Steve Woods on his journey from being an on the road lighting designer to becoming a professor of lighting design.

Интервью с Дарьей Вергизовой о её карьере балетмейстера в Санкт-Петербурге, Россия.   Daria Vergizova - Choreographer Elena Notkina interviews Daria Vergizova about being a choreographer in St. Petersburg, Russia.

An interview with Elena Notkina covering her journey from being a choreographer in St. Petersburg, Russia to moving to New York City.   Елена Ноткина - хореограф: Интервью с Еленой Ноткиной, повествующее о её пути от карьеры хореографа  в Санкт-Петербурге, Россия, до переезда в Нью-Йорк.   To attend an online concert of Elena's works, visit https://elena-notkina-choreography.eventbrite.com

An interview with Cricket S Myers on her journey from being a Physics major to becoming a sound designer in LA.

Entrevista com Cláudio Botelho, cobrindo sua jornada de Minas Gerais para se tornar um produtor no Rio de Janeiro.

An interview with Cláudio Botelho covering his journey from Minas Gerais, Brazil to becoming a producer in Rio De Janeiro.

An interview with Sergio Trujillo covering his journey from Cali, Colombia becoming a choreographer on Broadway.

An interview with Nina Goldman covering her journey from New York City to becoming a dancer on Broadway.

An interview with Trudy Dalgleish covering her journey from Canberra, New South Wales to becoming a lighting designer in Sydney.

An interview with Billy Kidd covering her journey from Canada to becoming a magician in Bath, England.

An interview with Kathy Perkins covering her journey from Mobile, Alabama to becoming a lighting designer and theatre historian focusing on African Diaspora Women.

An interview with Wilson Chin covering his journey from Redwood City, California to becoming a scenic designer on Broadway.

A bonus episode focusing on topics surrounding social justice. Not a conversation on art or finance.

An interview with Sandie Cheng covering her journey from Riverside, California to becoming a writer in New York City.

An interview with Melody Brooks covering her journey from Auburn, New York to becoming the artistic director of the New Perspectives Theatre Company in New York City.

An interview with Taylor Ferrera covering her journey from West Virginia to becoming a writer in New York City.

An interview with Jill Twiss covering her journey from Redmond, Oregon to becoming a television writer in New York City.