On My Own Dime
by Jason McCormack
Welcome to On My Own Dime with Jason McCormack! I’ll be talking with independent creators from various disciplines about balancing life, best practices, and personal philosophies. Join me in celebrating my guests who fund their creative discipline on their own dime! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onmyowndime/support
Episodes
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Epic Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley is an ultra-endurance athlete with events like the 135-mile Bad Water ultramarathon under his belt. He even went back and completed the double Badwater. Then he completed the quadruple Badwater and is one of only 4 people ever to do it. Bill made 9 attempts at Arrowhead 135. A…
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Christian Campbell
Christian Campbell is my guest today and we are discussing his plans to qualify and compete in the Olympics as a boxer. He is also an active duty officer which leads to some great conversation about all the elements that have come into play as he balances his duties with his passion - our…
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Sage Grouse Field Studies with Ryane Logsdon
My guest today is Dr. Ryane Logsdon. Ryane graduated from UC Davis with her Doctorate in Animal Behavior and is now the ambassador program manager at a wildlife rehab facility called Wildcare. In this episode, we discuss her field study of Sage Grouse and their strange ritual out in the desert...
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Grad School with Dr. Ryane Logsdon
My guest today is Dr. Ryane Logsdon. Ryane graduated from UC Davis with her Ph.D. in Animal Behavior and is now the ambassador program manager at a wildlife rehab facility called Wildcare. In this episode, we discuss some of the lesser-known hardships of grad school. Ryane graduated from UC Davis...
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K9 Training with Dr. Ryane Logsdon
My guest today is Dr. Ryane Logsdon. Ryane graduated from UC Davis with her Doctorate in Animal Behavior and is now the ambassador program manager at a wildlife rehab facility called Wildcare. In this episode, we discuss her work as a dog trainer before starting grad school. Support Wildcare by...
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Trail Tales with Ryane Logsdon
My guest today is Dr. Ryane Logsdon. Ryane graduated from UC Davis with her Doctorate in Animal Behavior and is now the ambassador program manager at a wildlife rehab facility called Wildcare. In this episode, we discuss my experience photographing some of the critters in my neighborhood like…
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Coco Peila (2 of 2)
We are back for part 2 with MC, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and cultural organizer Coco Piela. If you didn't catch part 1 last week go back and hear what you missed first! Her new EP just dropped this month. It's Called "Confessions of a Black Feminist Rapper Part 3". She is probably best…
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Coco Peila (1 of 2)
My Guest today is MC, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and cultural organizer Coco Piela. Her new EP just dropped this month. It's Called "Confessions of a Black Feminist Rapper Part 3". She is probably best known right now for an amazing song about reproductive justice called "I Am Jane Roe". She...
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Daniela Navarrate
My guest today is Daniela Navarette. She is bringing us more than a decade of experience in Sync Licensing, A&R, and Artist Management from Universal Music Group & Warner Chappell. She recently started a new position at The Orchard focusing on music distribution and artist & label services. If…
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Chris Bezold
Today I'm talking with film composer Chris Bezold. You can find his work at https://www.chris bezold.com/ He is a fellow alumnus which is how we were introduced a few years back. We recap a film industry Alumni event Chris Hosted recently. We break down some different approaches to the industry....
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Sean Harold (2 of 2)
Today I’m back with part 2 of the world of academia in music with my friend Sean Harold. Join us as we continue to discuss the illusion of meritocracy. I find it fascinating that both my most recent guests were graduate students and they both seemed to latch onto that idea. I don’t think that’s a...
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Sean Harold (1 of 2)
Welcome to On My Own Dime! The show where we shine a light on amazing creators! Today I’m discussing the world of academia in music with my friend Sean Harold. I know we all like to steer clear of negativity but in this instance we are walking the knife edge to bring out some of the unfortunate...
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Chris Camilleri (3 of 3)
We are back with our 3rd and final part of a conversation with brooklyn based music producer Chris Camilleri. Today we discuss the different ways we view opportunity cost as we progress beyond our formative years. Chris shares how it was necessary to rewire his mind in order to understand that he...
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Chris Camilleri (2 of 3)
This week the conversation continues with Brooklyn Based music producer Chris Camilleri. We are discussing the effect of growing up in a time when pensions were a foundational part of how people planned their life and careers. Particularly, how it influenced the way many freelancers operated in...
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Chris Camilleri (1 of 3)
Today I’m speaking with Brooklyn based Music Producer Chris Camilleri. This will be a 3 part interview discussing Chris’s career, some specific projects, and of course lessons learned over his long career in music. We get into his early trajectory in academics and graduating from the music...
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Rachel Harrison (2 of 2)
We are back with Rachel Harrison talking about some of the characters and inspirations behind her book “The Return”. Rachel talks about pitching the book to a competition called pit dark on social media. We also discuss how taking feedback is part of being an artist and why it is difficult to...
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Rachel Harrison (1 of 2)
Today I’m speaking with Author Rachel Harrison about life, getting published and her debut horror novel “The Return”. I want to preface this episode with some context around artistic integrity and financial stability. Providing a safe home and a financial foundation to live on is an afterthought...
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Xenia (3 of 3)
We are back with Xenia in our final episode of this discussion about music production, songwriting and sync licensing! We also talk about her work in Music Publishing and the lessons she learned working in that field that she was able to bring into her production planning and workflow. We discuss…
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Xenia (2 of 3)
We are back with Xenia following a power outage in the middle of our call. Today we are talking about the effect of quarantine on Xenia’s productions and the influence of Greek culture on her writing. Greek Zeibekiko: https://greekreporter.com/2021/12/03/history-tradition-greek-zeibekiko-dance/...
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Xenia (1 of 3)
Today I am talking with a friend I met in a sync licensing music production group called That Pitch. Her name is Xenia! Originally from Russia she now lives in Athens, Greece. We are talking about music production, songwriting, sync licensing. Why to keep unfinished ideas & keeping all of your...
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Rey AKA cra3ture (3 of 3)
Welcome back to our 3rd and final episode with Sri Lankan Illustrator Rey. Picking up where we left off, Rey explores his own definition of success & we discuss the way readers identify with characters from their favorite stories & comics. To read our comic book “The Synapse Factory” purchase a...
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Rey AKA cra3ture ( 2 of 3)
Today we are continuing our talk with Rey about his work as an illustrator in Sri Lanka. We are discussing the creation of our comic book “The Synapse Factory” and the importance of authenticity in media arts. Rey brings creativity into perspective as a life long pursuit recognizing Game of…
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Rey AKA cr3ature (1 of 3)
Today I am finally talking with Rey! Rey lives in Sri Lanka and he illustrated my comic book “The Synapse Factory”. Today we discuss arts education in the U.S. and Sri Lanka. Next week we talk about the creation of the comic. If you want to read our comic book “The Synapse Factory” you can…
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John Michael Caldwell (3 of 3)
We’re back for part 3 with audio engineer John Michael Caldwell. In this episode we are talking about The pitfalls of social media and John shares a little about the projects he is working on right now. And we just can’t help it, there is some more tech talk about the massive scale of these film...
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John Michael Caldwell (2 of 3)
This is part 2 of a discussion with audio engineer John Michael Caldwell. In this episode we are talking about why he decided to return to school after working in the industry for several years. This is a great episode if you are consideering whether a music degree is necessary. A lot of...
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John Michael Caldwell (1 of 3)
Jon & I met as interns at Dubway Studios in NYC. His recent work includes running mix rigs for film composer John Powell. Powell composed music for ”Call of the Wild”, “How to Train Your Dragons” & the original Bourne Trilogy. This episode contains a tech talk session for the audio nerds out…
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Frank McGinnis
Today I'm talking with the singer/songwriter behind Frankie and His Fingers, Frank McGinnis about what makes a small music scene special. We unpack the gratitude he has developed for the people who support his music now and over the past 20+ as he performed all over the Hudson Valley with the…
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Josh Hampton
Today I'm talking with Josh Hampton about being a dad, being active duty, owning a home, and staying sharp on the mat. Josh is a good friend of mine who picked up Brazilian Jui Jitsui a few years ago when we both were reporting to different ships which is just about the worst time to start...
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Chris Nostrand
Welcome to on my own dime! Today I'm talking with film maker and the owner of Nostrand Productions, Chris Nostrand. Chris recently released a wine documentary series hosted by Brandon Anders covering multiple Hudson Valley Vineyards and telling the story of the origins of viniculture in the…
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London Elixir
Today I'm talking with Producer, Author, & Entrepreneur London Elixir. London is going to share her approach to producing and managing her catalog of music and we are both sharing lessons learned through getting involved in sync with That Pitch. London has just launched an online course to...
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Shane Arana
Welcome to on my own dime! Today I'm talking with Shane Arana about growing up in Northern California surfing in Point Arena. Shane is a good friend of mine that I met in the Coast Guard and he introduced me to the sport because I wouldn't stop asking him to teach me. For the record, I am very…
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David Mecey
Welcome to on my own dime! Today I'm talking with Photographer and Pro Driver David Mecey. David is an accomplished photographer and driver. His career includes a stretch as staff photographer for Playboy and cannot be summed up in this intro so see links in the show notes to understand the depth...
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Dan Liebel
In this episode I'm talking with Reptile Educator Dan Liebel. Dan has an A.S. in Environmental Science, B.S. in Biology and has been keeping reptiles and amphibians for 25 years and lecturing for 13 years. Dan is telling us how he ended up with 52 snakes in his house as a young boy and bartered…
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Carlton Reese
Today, I'm talking with music producer Carlton Reese, AKA "Boom-I-Aye". In this episode, we talk about balancing fatherhood with a full time career, his musical discipline, and personal fitness. Carlton helps unpack how to balance the invasive presence of social media. On the back half of this...
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Braeden Rangno
In this episode I'm talking with music producer and recording & mixing engineer Braeden "Pockets" Rangno from Vancouver, BC, Canada. We discover how Braeden fosters relationships with artists and networks within his community, his approach to mixing and getting a deep low end, why he loves having...
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Daniel Mothers
Today I'm talking with Ambient Composer and Multi-instrumentalist Daniel Mothers. Daniel has played Trumpet, Drums, and Guitar for a multitude of reputable acts in the UK since 2005. My favorite is a math rock project he performed with called "Degrasse". Currently, he is working with Franko…
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Emilio John
Today I'm talking with music producer Emilio John. We are discussing his approach to maintaining consistent income using his own system that focuses on a 3-month projection. Considering the challenges of earning a bachelor's degree that honed your creative skills but did not educate you on the...
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Mark Landsfeld Part 2
Welcome back to On My Own Dime! This is part 2 of my talk with Adventure Photographer & Machinery Technician Mark Landsfeld. We are going to unpack more details on his trip across the National Parklands and share some stories about our adventures mountain biking the east bay, and surfing Pavones...
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Mark Landsfeld Part 1
Today I’m talking with Adventure Photographer & Machinery Technician Mark Landsfeld. Mark is a good friend of mine. We are going to talk about his affiliation with the Westside Offroad Group and how it connects to his photography. How his 6,000 mile trip across 8 national parks reignited his...
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Jeremy Estes
Welcome to On My Own Dime! Today I'm talking with the President of the Houston Punk Festival, Jeremy Estes. We are talking about how Jeremy managed to book the festival at Fitzgerald's - Houston's oldest and most recognized punk music venue. For my East Coast people, this is the Houston…
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On My Own Dime Trailer
Welcome to On My Own Dime with Jason McCormack! I’ll be talking with independent creators from various disciplines about balancing life, best practices, and personal philosophies. We’ll hear stories about what it takes to keep going when the demands are high and highlight the challenges that come...
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Welcome to On My Own Dime with Jason McCormack! I’ll be talking with independent creators from various disciplines about balancing life, best practices, and personal philosophies. Join me in celebrating my guests who fund their creative discipline on their own dime! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onmyowndime/support
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