Jen Meza
Fibre Artist, Author and Blogger, Jen Meza talks about pivoting into her creative pursuits after losing her job during the pandemic.
Josh Rodgers
Cartoonist and Filmmaker, Josh Rodgers and I discuss his influences, working on kid friendly cartoons by day, and adult cartoons like Henry vs the Reptilian Overlords from the Cosmos by night.
Dylan Edwards
Dylan Edwards and I talk about how he got into the animation industry and how it’s been impacted by COVID-19.
Andrea Tsang Jackson
Textile Artist, Quilt Designer, Author and Educator Andrea Tsang Jackson talks about her transition from architecture, to exhibit design, to making her creative escape, quilting her full-time pursuit.
Shannon Ellis
Artist, Shannon Ellis and I talk about her sci-fi and fantasy inspired work, our mutual fascination with Japanese animation and why she loves crows.
David Strickland
Grammy Award winning multidisciplinary artist, David Strickland discusses his influences and how connected Indigenous cultures are to hip-hop.
Chantel Gushue
Multidisciplinary Visual Artist Chantel Gushue and I talk about how she incorporates science into her art practice and how fostering relationships with other artists can lead you to exciting new opportunities.
Sunil Sarwal
Food branding consultant Sunil Sarwal talks about the benefit of specialization in a service based creative business.
DK
Beatmaker and Producer DK talks about his music making process and how he gets the attention of established artists he’d like to work with.
Maggie Rahr
Maggie Rahr is an award winning multimedia investigative journalist whose podcast ‘What Happened to Holly Bartlett’ was featured in Oprah magazine (2019), and was a finalist in the Atlantic Journalism Awards.
Black Family Matters
On this special episode, my wife, Natasha Nurse-Jones and I talk about some of her experience as a Black educator and our experience with anti-Black racism.
DeRico Symonds
Youth and Community Advocate DeRico Symonds and I discuss police violence against Black people in North America.
Matt Dowling
Matt Dowling, Founder of Freelancer Club shares his creative journey, how he’s grown a business that advocates for creative freelancers and how a negative experience with a photography client motivated him to start this business.
Jordan Baraniecki
Multi-media Artist, Jordan Baraniecki talks about how the pandemic has effected his practice, why it’s similar to the artist residency he did in Poland and why his newest project is his most dangerous.
Romana
Multihyphenate artist Romana discusses her new music and the diverse creative interests she’s simultaneously pursuing.
Big Wins
My thoughts on the first four episodes of basketball documentary, The Last Dance and what creative entrepreneurs can learn from watching it.
One Year Deep
On this week's episode I hit 50 episodes and one year of doing this podcast! It’s been a fun journey and I’ve learned a lot from the guests so far.
Melissa Townsend
Artist, Melissa Townsend talks about her work and strategies for a successful career in fine art.
A. Harmony
Writer and Emcee, A. Harmony talks about the impact of a formal music education, how having experience as a recording artist and music writer adds credibility as a music journalist, female representation in hip hop and whether or not your loved ones have to read your writing to support you.
Tina Essmaker
It was an honour to talk to Coach, Writer and Speaker, Tina Essmaker about her current role as a coach for creative professionals, making transitions in a career and aging as a creative.
Jordan Baraniecki
Artist, Jordan Baraniecki discusses his creative process and why he thinks artists can do more to engage their audiences.
Ryan Veltmeyer
Social and Economic Innovator, Ryan Veltmeyer talks about the various initiatives he’s involved in, the importance of activism and why he’s passionate about what he does.
Lexxicon
On the first Art Pays Me episode of 2020 I interviewed up and coming Dancehall/Hip-Hop Artist, Lexxicon.
Ten Lessons From The 2010s
A lot of us see the end product of success but don't consider all of the losses and lessons that need to occur on the way there.
Guyleigh Johnson
This week I chat with Author and Spoken Word Artist, Guyleigh Johnson. We talk about her books, her creative process, how she found her publisher and the fear of having your work stolen.
Eric Stotts
On Episode 12 I chat with Architect and Adjunct Professor and lecturer at Dalhousie University School of Architecture, Eric Stotts about what an architect does, what skills an aspiring architect should develop and why it’s important to consider history and human need when creating new developments.
Andy Hines
On episode 11 of Art Pays Me, I speak with Grammy nominated, MTV Award and Cannes Lions Award winning Director, Andy Hines about how he went from making videos for clients in Nova Scotia to directing music videos for ASAP Mob and how that gave him the industry credibility to work with other big artists.