Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 6 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries. Our segment of Catalyst this week is a bit of a family affair when Bella Shegoleff interviews her brother Jason Shegoleff. Jason is a musician, also known as the performer Jason Constant, who has just released his first Album ‘Strove’ in February of 2021.  Bella and Jason take this chance to really explore what drives the creative process as a musician. They discuss how constant exposure to live music in their childhoods by relatives working as musicians seems to have taken the focus and pressure off the technicalities of playing an instrument. Instead, that background has afforded Jason the ability to instead approach music with a focus on aspects such as the texture and layering of the sounds to recreate or manufacture an emotional state. To close Jason expounds on where sees his next career steps being in the world of soundscapes, and how the absence of sound is one of the greatest tools in learning how to wield it.

Catalyst: A Creative Industries Podcast

046: A Sound Response

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 6 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries. This week’s episode of Catalyst features Koki Kayo as he talks shop with Animation/ VFX artist and student Cheryl Lee. Lee, whose areas of specialty include animation, visual effects, film production and graphics design, sits down for an honest interview with Koki about what an internship experience with a full-service visual effects studio is really like. Lee who interned with Ingenuity Studios in Los Angeles contributed to high profile projects for Disney, Marvel and Hulu in addition to creating the official lyrics video for Taylor Swift’s ‘You Need to Calm Down’. Learn about what expectations are when interning at such a well-known studio as well as what colleagues and collaborations are really like in such an environment. Koki and Cheryl wrap the interview with several poignant pieces of advice regarding what a student can and should take away from an internship, regardless of which industry they may be participating in.

045: Creative Internships, What’s the Tea?

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 6 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries. Isabella Caron partners this week with Li Anne Liew to interview the inspiring Nadine Jasmine. Jasmine, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a powerhouse who created and runs Oh Sebenar, a fashion brand creating small run seasonal collections for women. Jasmine runs this brand and her creative branding agency, Sebenar Studio which designs and runs marketing for Oh Sebenar, including photography, video, social media campaigns. Both entities are housed under Jasmine’s parent company of Twoman Sdn Bhd.  A champion of women’s rights, Jasmine has found that fashion is a medium through which she can illuminate themes of equality, self-care, and rights for women, in a way that is not radical but organic and joyful.  In a country that, as Nadine explains, is just now really coming to push for women’s rights and fight open sexual harassment and discrimination, she uses her brand and her studio to quite literally bring women together in an uplifting way, such as with her “Here’s to us” T-shirt campaign. Join Isabella and Li Anne they learn about the Malaysian fashion scene and how Nadine Jasmine is using the creative process for social change.

044: Women’s Rights, Coming into Style

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 6 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries. This week we listen along as Even Johnson and Kali Weisman speak with voice actress and musical theater star, Melissa Lyons Caldretti.  Caldretti, who is also a faculty member with Fullerton College has played, among others, the role of “Éponine” with the Broadway Touring Company of Les Misérables and might be best known as the singing voice of “Barbie” in several animated movies, albums, and toys. Kali and Even dive in with Melissa to talk about what it is like to work in musical theater including the nerve-racking process of being cast, the differences between performing in a theater production and animation voice acting and even cover the roots of musical theater in America. They wrap up the interview with several stories from Melissa that highlight the by-the-seat-of-you-pants nature of live performance, before closing with a recording of Caldretti singing ‘Perfect’ by Tom Kitt.

043: Nuanced Vocals in a World of Performance

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 6 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries. This week as we wish you a happy and healthy 4th of July, we bring you a succinct and inspiring episode of values and volunteering when Amanda Cordell sits down to talk with Alani Calip.  A graphic designer, Calip has found her skills and education in the field of design were exactly what was needed to collaborate with Duet, a non-profit that seeks to connect donors with vulnerable populations in a more dignified, efficient and personal way. Drawn to the impact of their work and their policy of full transparency with every dollar donated, Alani discusses her volunteer role with the organization assisting as a Brand & Creative Manager to help create and maintain Duet visual assets for varying platforms. Alani also discusses how as a recent college graduate, a key component of her career journey is to align herself with organizations that have her shared values and passions.

042: Design with Purpose

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 6 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries. This week’s episode features an interview by Lexi Freund and Claire Schulberg who reached out to Media Journalist and pop culture aficionado Fiona Zaring.  Zaring currently co-hosts SHEIN Live a weekly livestream talking about collection highlights at the online clothing company SHEIN. In addition, she is an Anchor/ Producer at Shared News, a YouTube-distributed entertainment news channel launched by Shared Media. She has also recently launched her own entertainment media platform as the Co-Founder Tik Talk Daily, an entertainment news channel that covers Hollywood celebrities, digital creators and current news events, all from TikTok. A Television & Broadcast Journalism major in college, Fiona discusses the importance of being realistic when going into a field like media journalism. She reveals the hard truth that climbing the ladder at some of the well-known media outlets can take longer than you expect, so it is important to be patient and not to get discouraged. However, a silver lining of that situation, Fiona reveals, is how such a competitive landscape combined with something like a pandemic, can lead to creative innovation such as her TikTok channel.

041: Realistic Expectations in Media Journalism

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 6 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries. In our one and only segment this week, our interviewers Sarah Brown’21, a Psychology major/CCI minor and Emily Cooper’21 a Business Administration major/CCI minor chat with Director of Marketing at the POP Network, Lindsey Meriwether. Originally starting out in film production, Lindsey discusses her career trajectory leading to the world of Marketing. Sarah and Emily hear what it is like to be part of a major re-branding process, and the reality of when it is all hands on deck for a marketing campaign. She also discusses the ins and outs of managing the promotion of a series like Schitt’s Creek, including attending premieres, reaching out to influencers and meeting famed actors Dan Levy, Eugene Levy, Annie Murphy, and Catherine O’Hara. In addition, Lindsey gives some career tips, including that sometimes your first choice of career isn’t the one you end up with, but that’s ok, because everything you learn along the way becomes a new tool for you to utilize.

040: A Passion for Marketing

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of Season 6 will feature one to two different interviews conducted by CCI students, exploring different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries. Kicking off season six of Catalyst, Business Administration major/CCI minor Allison Feraren’23 and her interview partner French BA/TV Writing and Production double major/CCI minor Van Baumann’22 explore running an online fashion store with small business owner Gabriella Gomez. The duo explore with Gabriella the more traditional aspects of running her online business, Celestials, as well as some unexpected ones. In an age when business owners have a personal relationship with and increased responsibility to the consumer, what are the pros and cons? In our second segment, Business Administration major/Media, Culture & Society cluster student Melissa Lammle’21 dives into the world of TV sitcoms when she interviews Josie Totah. Known for her featured roles in shows like Champions and Saved By The Bell, Josie has also contributed as an author to Time magazine, with a 2018 article in the magazine’s Ideas section. Melissa and Josie cover her acting journey from early inspirations to what it is like juggling college classes while filming during the pandemic.

039: Inspirational Entrepreneurism and the Reality of Acting

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of season 5 consists of two segments, with each segment featuring a different interview by one or more CCI students, who explore different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries. To begin our show Samantha Young and her fellow interviewer Javari Hunt catch up with Troy Charbonnet, a working freelance film editor in the music industry. With editing credits that include working with artists such as Jack Harlow, Future, Halsey, and Roddy Rich to name but a few, Troy illuminates what it can be like as such a young working creative in Hollywood. In the final section of the episode, and the season, former Catalyst producer Mike Gravagno comes back to interview current CCI faculty/Catalyst producer Ryan Haley to talk about Catalyst through the years. Ryan and Mike discuss some show highlights, season 5 quarantine challenges as well as what exciting new things listeners of the podcast can expect in season 6!

038: Creative Editing and Producing Greatness-Season 5 Finale!

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of season 5 consists of two segments, with each segment featuring a different interview by one or more CCI students, who explore different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries. This week we begin with Sonny deNocker and Stephen Michaels score a major interview with John Mattson, Faculty member of Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Mr. Mattson opens up to them about the reality of screen writing in Hollywood, as they discuss a variety of his work including his screenplay for 1994’s Milk Money, which sold to Paramount Pictures for $1.1 million. Our second segment finds Clarissa Hui and Cam-Mi Nguyen sitting down (with their masks on, of course) to interview Contra Coffee and Tea barista, Theresa. They discuss how Contra is more than just your typical coffee shop in Orange County, differentiated by its ability to engender creative experiences, even engineering creativity into their customer service model, which Theresa reflects on as a tool Contra, and she, use in helping to build a sense of community.

037: Writing for Milk Money and Creative Coffee

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of season 5 consists of two segments, with each segment featuring a different interview by one or more CCI students, who explore different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries.  In the first segment of this episode Jules Rector and interview partner Ana Torras connect with Jacqueline Alves to discuss the interconnections of acting, events, and business when they speak to her about her role working as a character at children’s parties. In addition to talking about the nitty gritty of the job, they touch on how the business and her role within it had to quickly adjust in the time of Covid. As a wild second segment entitled “Mom’s Basement” begins we are introduced to interviewers Chris Li and Alex Drier who leap into the world of gaming by interviewing Ethan Williams. The boys discuss how Nintendo and other video game companies have shaped the most recent generation doing a deep dive breaking down classic Nintendo 64 all the way to the current Switch.

036: Acting for Business and the Culture of Gaming

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of season 5 consists of two segments, with each segment featuring a different interview by one or more CCI students, who explore different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries.  This week Rory Biles and Madison Boyd have music on the brain when they sit down to talk with fellow Dylan Hartanov about the process of learning to become a musician. They also delve into the creative connections between athletics and playing a musical instrument, and how to nurture both within a college environment. Next we jump into the world of Matthew Johnson to discuss the business of creativity through modern takes on emotional marketing, content creation and creative experience as interviewers Caitlin Couch and Julius Durets sit down with Matthew. The trio talk about CCI concepts though his work with the Red Bull field team, and startup ‘OOOH’ before exploring the concept of creativity purely for the experience.

035: Balancing Music and Creativity Purely for the Experience

Catalyst is a Creative Industries podcast, from Chapman University. Each episode features Chapman students who have completed a Podcasting course through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at the university. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability in the genre before taking the course were able to contribute all the segments to Catalyst this season with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. Each episode of season 5 consists of two segments, with each segment featuring a different interview by one or more CCI students, who explore different aspects of the Creative and Cultural Industries.  This week in segment one “The Pod”, Sylvie Messing and her partner Allison Wu interview Ted Davis, a Chapman Alum who is working in the music industry in a multitude of ways. First and foremost a musician, Ted has also approached the industry as culture writer, magazine editor, Pitchfork contributor. Sylvie and Ali dive into his unique entry into the world of music, his time at Chapman, and where he hopes to go in the future. In segment two Kathryn Bernhardt and Jillie Herrold zoom with fellow Chapman student Kosha Rakholia who is also a Yoga Instructor and the President of the Yoga Bar at Chapman. Learn the ways in which Kosha has discovered that the creativity she experiences in yoga contributes to all aspects of her life including business ideas and how she learned to be flexible in different ways due to Covid-19.

034: Tenacity in the Music Industry and Creativity in the Business of Yoga

All of the hosts and interviewers you’ll hear from for the rest of this season are Chapman students who have completed the Podcasting class, which is just one of the topics offered through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries course: 304-Creative and Cultural Industries in Practice. In class, we focus on the relationship between theory and practice. This means that after discussions focused on the importance of podcasts in modern media, we go out and create our own podcasts. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability were able to contribute all of the segments to the Chapman Catalyst podcast, with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. In the final episode of the fourth season, Ryan sits down with Shannon Halverson, the CCI Program Manager at the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries at Chapman University. Ryan talks to Shannon about what the impetus was for the creation of the Catalyst podcast, and the first three seasons. Their discussion also focuses on what CCI means, and why she believes it is an important part of the Chapman campus. Then Shannon turns the tables, and interviews Ryan about this fall’s podcasting class. They discuss work done in CCI 304 during the fall 2019 semester, and the kinds of changes and improvements he wants to make for the upcoming 2020 fall class. Listen in to this thrilling wrap up of Catalyst’s fourth season!

033: Ryan vs Shannon, the CCI Program Manager

All of the hosts and interviewers you’ll hear from for the rest of this season are Chapman students who have completed the Podcasting class, which is just one of the topics offered through the Center for Creative and Cultural Industries course: 304-Creative and Cultural Industries in Practice. In class, we focus on the relationship between theory and practice. This means that after discussions focused on the importance of podcasts in modern media, we go out and create our own podcasts. Students who had no podcasting experience or technical ability were able to contribute all of the segments to the Chapman Catalyst podcast, with the goal being that they will take this ‘hands-on’ experience and carry it over to the launching of their very own series. In this very special episode of Catalyst, Chapman students Nick Downs and Kristian Kung hunt down elusive Chapman hip-hop artist Mountos. As they sit down with him and talk about his inspirations the conversation turns to look at where he creatively draws from not only for his beats but also for his lyrics. We soon discover that Mountos considers lyrics much more than words on a piece of paper. Mountos is also responsible for his music, and Nick and Kristian discuss the differences between rapping over your own beats, or using someone else’s.

032: Kristian Kung and Nick Downs vs. Mountos, the Rapper

From Chapman University in Orange County California, Catalyst gives listeners a chance to learn about the Creative Industries through conversations with individuals from a wide array of backgrounds who are working in CI all over the globe. Hear how CI is influencing the public and private sector alike, and how local influences shape a region’s creative landscape. Hosts and CI ‘s biggest fans, Taryn Stroop and Shannon Halverson-Gorajia explore CI in the 21st century highlighting the people, policies and practices that are shaping today’s creative economy.

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