Interview Archive
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #228 – Nick Tsang of Modestep
Modestep is a four-piece bass orientated band from London who are quickly rising to the top of every music lovers' playlist. Armed with over a half a million fans total on social media, and selling out concerts worldwide, we are very honored...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #227 – Jon Lee Brody
Jon Lee Brody is an actor and Martial Artist (he is a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do) with a dual degree in Accounting and Finance. Jon was accepted for admissions to prestigious law schools like Harvard and Northwestern, but...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #226 – Todd Haberkorn
If you are a fan of anime, then you’ve probably heard Todd Haberkorn’s voice voicing some of your favorite characters. Some of his more popular voice over work on anime includes Keroro on Sgt. Frog, Takashi Sakuma on Summer Wars and Italy...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #225 – Dan the Automator
Daniel M. Nakamura is the name on his bills, but he’s better known to the world as Dan the Automator. A hip-hop producer extraordinaire, the Automator was instrumental in many releases during what could only be described as a hip-hop renaissance during...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #224 – Rui Matsunaga
Japanese born Rui Matsunaga is a London based artist whose distinctive paintings and drawings invent an alluring world in which cartoon icons and luminaries of pop culture meet with magical spirits and ancient mythologies. Her figures introduce us to a kind of...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #223 – D Shinya Luo
D Shinya Luo is a wonderful artist I stumbled upon who likes to work on figurative paintings, incorporating florals and fauna as symbols. As a male, looking at her work envoked reactions of eroticism, but after a closer look I was able...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #222 – Daehyun Kim
Daehyun Kim was born in Seoul, in 1980. He studied fine arts at a university, specialized in Traditional East-Asian Art/Paintings and has making Moonassi drawing series since 2008. They mostly are small size and pained only in black by using pen and...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #221 – Mamoru Hosoda
With only three feature-length films to his name, Mamoru Hosoda has shown that he can be a critical and commercial success both in Japan and internationally as well. Many have heralded him as the heir apparent to the throne of Japanese animation...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #220 – Patrick Awa
Born in Santa Monica and raised in Tokyo, Patrick moved back to California in 2001 and has worked as a character/concept designer in the animation industry for major movies such as "Valiant" (Walt Disney Pictures) and "9" (Focus Features), as well as...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #219 – David Su
David Su is an Illustrator and concept artist. He is always on the quest to learn more and evolve as an artist which makes him the perfect candidate for the Creative Spotlight. Read below for the full Q&A... I've learned from interviewing so...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #218 – Nomi Chi
Nomi Chi is an illustrator and tattoo artist working in Vancouver, Canada and most recently, the UK. Nomi’s been tattooing since she was 15 years old. In addition she also works in other various mediums. Fresh from her move, she sat down...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #217 – Lee Guk Hyun
Lee Guk Hyun is a painter hailing out of Seoul, South Korea. Lee creates soft and beautiful oil on canvas paintings of “veiled” women. I sat down and tried to decipher the depiction of veils, chatting about creative process, films and more. Read...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #216 – Kwanchai Moriya
Kwanchai Moriya is a freelance illustrator based in Los Angeles, California. Receiving a BFA in Illustration from Art Center College of Design, and working steadily illustrating a variety of projects since, is the reason Kwanchai needed to be featured in the Creative...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #215 – Budjette Tan
I had a chance to catch up with one such notable figure in the Comic industry, Budjette Tan. Creator of the popular Pulp Horror series Trese, Budjette and co-creator Kajo have released five volumes of the series with more to follow. With...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #214 – Julee Yoo
Up this week in the Creative Spotlight is Julee Yoo, an artist and illustrator that was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. She was molded in New York City after she graduated from Parsons the New School of Design in May...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #213 – Xue Wang
Currently having a gallery in California (at the time of this interview) we had the privilege of interviewing the very talented and beautiful painter Xue Wang. Her subject matter is quite morbid....but cute. Needless to say, our chats of tiny feet, art...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #212 – Masahiro Kobayashi
Masahiro Kobayashi is a legendary writer and director in the Japanese independent cinema scene. He has made a number of films that won international prizes at the most esteemed festivals such as Cannes. His most well-known film is probably the amazing social...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #211 – Hoji Tsuchiya
Hoji Tsuchiya is a playful animation artist and illustrator. Born in Tokyo in 1984, he started making the animations in 2004 with a silhouette animation is animation that was featured in the Film Festival Grand Prix. These humorous, quirky, analog animations by...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #210 – Marefumi Komura
Japanese artist Marefumi Komura creates textured, expressive portraits with an arresting presence. With their faces obscured and mouths agape, the subjects appear in states of agony. Marefumi has felt a need to refocus his paintings towards ever-present and universal themes of 'fragility'...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #209 – edIT of The Glitch Mob
The Glitch Mob is a three-piece electronic music group from Los Angeles, California. Rising from the LA underground, one-third of the legendary music group, edIT (born Edward Ma) is an electronic music producer and DJ who just happens to be in the...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #208 – Yvette Lu
Yvette Lu is an actor, filmmaker, and family physician in Vancouver, BC. As an actor, she has appeared on the last two seasons of TLC's Untold Stories of the ER. As well, her films have screened on television and in film festivals...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #207 – JP Valderrama
JP Valderrama is simply killing it right now. With his 20's behind him he is looking to make his mark on the art world coming into a new decade. He distinguishes himself from the others with his take on pop culture and...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #206 – Connie Lim
Connie Lim is a powerhouse of sorts. She has been writing music since she was eight years old. To top it off Connie was also chosen as a top 60 contestant out of the 70,000 auditionees on NBC's first season of The...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #205 – Kyu Hwang
Kyu Hwang is a fantastic creative who just recently participated in a solo show with a total of 42 pieces in the show! Seeing his awesome work and even better work ethic, I figured he would be the perfect candidate in the Creative...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #204 – Bruce Yan
It may only be a few weeks into 2013 but Bruce Yan has already had a busy year! Participating in Gizmos and Gadgets Art Show at the Bottleneck Art Gallery, and the Get a Room Gallery Show, his movie fan art is...
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Creative Spotlight: Episode #203 – Shen Wei
Born and raised in Shanghai, Shen Wei is a fine art photographer currently based in New York City. His work have been exhibited nationally and internationally, with venues including the Museum of the City of New York, Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Hall,...
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