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RADICAL STRATEGIES
by Rod Chong
Radical Strategies is a podcast about creative careers. Hosted by LA based creative director, Rod Chong, each episode features a different creative professional, from photographers, fashion designers, musicians to automotive designers, video game developers, and content creators. The focus of our conversations: the ins and outs of developing a professional creative practice - how to get started, what mistakes to avoid, and important best practices to bear in mind. This is a great resource for anyone pursuing a creative career.
Episodes
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Brandon Smith | Supercars + Guitars: Ultimate Hustles
Welcome, Brandon Smith to the Radical Strategies podcast! For some, Brandon is a guitarist and electronic musician, operating under the banner, The Anix. For others, he is the collab manager for supercar manufacturer, McLaren Automotive, with a history of partnerships including our Race Service...
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Tee Vaden | The Storyteller: Maker of Films
Tee Vaden is a Los Angeles-based director, writer, and film creative specializing in music videos, commercials, and documentaries. They are also rather gifted storytellers, as shown in this fascinating conversation with our host @rev_sect Have a listen, to hear about Tee’s journey and how they...
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Ornamental Conifer | The Analogue Type: The Painter
Ornamental Conifer is the moniker of British artist Nicolai Sclater, artist-in-residence at Race Service. Working with enamel paint, and using traditional sign painting brushes, Nico's work is known for being bright, bold and subversive. He is also known for his series of hand-painted art cars…
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Tosin Abasi | The Guitarist: A Musician’s Primer
Tosin is the founder and lead guitarist of instrumental progressive metal band, Animals as Leaders. Tosin is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time; primarily known for his avant garde work with extended-range and non-traditional guitars and blending an eclectic set of techniques…
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Kristen Lee | Build a Career: Automotive Journalism
Kristen Lee is the Deputy Editor of the automotive media outlet, The Drive. She oversees the site’s car reviews and features initiatives in addition to writing her own automotive articles. She’s been covering the automotive industry professionally since 2013, having previously worked at Road &...
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Bisi Ezerioha | Electrified Engineering: Creating the Future
Our last Radical Strategies Season 6 podcast recording is a fab conversation with Bisi Ezerioha. It’s a fascinating story, starting from Bisi’s beginnings in Nigeria, his move to the US, and a deep dive into how he learned automotive engineering in the underground Los Angeles street racing scene....
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Christine GZ | Maximum Attack: The Race Driver
From the Canary Islands to the International Stage. Extreme E off-road, and rally racer, Christine GZ steps us through how she built her motorsports career. It's a fascinating story, with many twists and turns, showcasing the power of Christine's fearlessness, positive mindset, and tenacity. She...
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Andy Blackmore | Of Formula One, Games and Racing Cars
Love race cars? Video Games? Dream of having a creative career in motorsports? Want to know how to make this happen? Well look no further than this conversation with famed race car livery designer, Andy Blackmore. This is a fun chat, where Andy discusses his time working on the McLaren F1 GTR...
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Wilson Tang | Star Wars, Need for Speed and Beyond
How to have five careers in one? How to start creating in one area and end in another? How to bridge working for a renowned Japanese architect, Shin Takamatsu to Anime, Star Wars, and Need for Speed racing games? How to start your own video game company? Want to know more? Listen to what concept...
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Nour Alkhadra | Video Gamer to Acting Lead
Sometimes you just have to unlock the right combo of elements - the right angle to apply your skills and talents. Our next Radical Strategies guest, Nour Alkhadra appears to have done just that. Since a recent career change, she’s been on a quick ascent in the acting world; having just starred in…
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Kate Gorbacheva | The Discipline of Band Photography
Welcome to the world of music photography - care of LA-based shooter, Kate Gorbacheva. Known for her work with progressive metal bands like Periphery and Animals As Leaders and gothic + doom + folk artist Chelsea Wolfe, Kate talks us through the ins and outs of photographing live shows for a...
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Misha Mansoor | Metal Guitarist to Entrepreneur
Want to feel inspired? Like anything is possible? That you’ll find your way in life? Well, listen to what our friend Misha Mansoor has to say. In this week’s episode of Radical Strategies, Misha chats with our host, Rod Chong about the start of his progressive metal band, Periphery, and how he...
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Dalal Elsheikh | Getting Started in Automotive Design
Welcome to Radical Strategies Season Six - eight conversations showing eight dream jobs and the people behind them. Let’s learn how they scored their dream gigs and how they got started! First up we have automotive designer, Dalal Elsheikh, someone who definitely has the beginnings of a dream...
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Tru Erin Elmore | How to Start: Digital Art and NFTs
Our good friend, the digital artist, Tru Erin Elmore is back, chatting with Rod Chong about the evolution of her artistic vision and initial entry into the NFT space. The final episode of Radical Strategies Season 05, this is yet another primer for anyone interested in digital art and its…
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Mike St-Jean | Tech + Audio: When Music Meets NFT
This is a most fascinating conversion - a chat between Web3 strategist + adviser and music-forward NFT artist, Mike St-Jean and our host, Rod Chong. This interview is a must-listen for any recording artists who are interested in the NFT space - it’s a chat focused entirely on the convergence of...
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Ruben Fro | Minty Fresh: The Creative Technologist
Please welcome Tokyo-based, digital artist, Ruben Fro to Radical Strategies. Ruben has a unique artistic practice, as he codes the custom shaders needed to visualize his point cloud-based immersive animations. It’s a unique POV that sees programming as a core element of his creative output.…
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Sam Madhu | A Berlin Dispatch: Creating Futurist Visions
The next interview, in our investigation into Digital Art and NFTs, sees series host, Rod Chong chat with Berlin-based artist Sam Madhu. Originally from India, Sam outlines how she developed her signature ‘Indo-futurist’ style and got started publishing NFT based digital art. She offers plenty of...
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Mad Dog Jones | Art on the Block: The Digital Native
Please welcome digital artist, Dog Mad Jones to Radical Strategies! We. Are. Excited. Watch the episode to hear Rod Chong’s full interview with Mad Dog Jones aka Michah Dowbak. It’s an amazing story, detailing his initial beginnings and inspirations, before reviewing the development of his unique...
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Ed Palumbo | NFT and More NFT: Demystifying the Mystery
Let’s get back into Radical Strategies season five, and our investigation into NFTs-for-creatives. We have an interview series with a fab group of digital artists coming up soon, but before we talk to them, there is one more foundational, technology-based NFT discussion to have. Please welcome…
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Joshua Schachter | NFTs For Creators: An Open Discussion
Let’s kick off Radical Strategies Season Five - with the first of six episodes, dissecting the world of NFTs, digital art, and related terms + technologies. First up, Rod Chong talks to Silicon Valley based creative technologist, entrepreneur, and investor, Joshua Schachter. The aim of this...
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Phil Saunders | Sci-Fi For a Living: The Concept Designer
Our final guest for Radical Strategies Season Four is the acclaimed Hollywood Concept Designer, Phil Saunders. Best known for designing the Iron Man superhero suit, his long credit list ranges from Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, to WandaVision, Shang-Chi,...
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Raf Rennie | Building a Design Practice
Please welcome the graphic designer and typographer, Raf Rennie to Radical Strategies. In this podcast session, we learn the story of how he built up his design practice - from his initial struggles as a college graduate to his establishment in New York, one of the world’s top design locales.…
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Trudy Erin Elmore | The Way of the Digital Artist
Meet the enigmatic TRU, the Toronto based digital artist and NFT creator. This conversation sheds light on how to forge a traditional gallery-focused artist practice while offering glimpses into the world of NFT minting. It’s an insightful, energized conversation, which we are excited to share!
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Steffie Baik | A Life in Front of the Lens
The title of this week’s Radical Strategies episode is a bit of a universal goal for what seems to be half the planet - A Life in Front of the Lens. So many want this career, but so few actually make a living doing it! Meet Steffie Baik, who is forging her way as a professional model, content...
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Corin Roddick | Creating Purity Ring: A Music Career Primer
Discover the career story of Corin Roddick, the electronic musician behind “future pop” band Purity Ring. Corin outlines his early days, as a recording engineer and drummer, back in his native city of Edmonton, Canada, and details the first steps that lead to the start of Purity Ring. The...
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Sonja Firefoxx | Video Games 24/7: Live Streaming and Beyond
Please welcome our latest guest - live streamer, and internet personality, Sonja Firefoxx. For this Radical Strategies episode, we take a detailed look at Live Streaming as a profession and deep dive into all facets of Sonja’s career story. Let’s understand how she went about developing a massive...
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Larry Chen | In Focus: A Photographer's Career
Here we go with Radical Strategies Season Four - a deep dive study into the art of developing a creative career. Our first guest is the esteemed automotive photographer and content creator, Larry Chen. In this episode, we discuss just what it takes to become one of the world’s top car shooters....
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Belma Nadarevic | The Sim Racing Scenes
For our final investigation of all things Sim Racing, we decided to speak to Belma Nadarevic, Head of Marketing at Fanatec, one of the world's top manufacturers of gaming steering wheels, pedals and accessories, and a key sponsor across the racing eSports sector. Belma gives us a great overview...
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Tommy Milner | Sim Racer to Le Mans Winner
For episode three of our season of Sim Racing themes discussions, we decided to talk to a long time friend, professional racing driver, Tommy Milner. Tommy bridges the gap between virtual and real life motorsports, as he completes in eSports events, is a multiple sport car racing champion, has...
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Dom Duhan | So You Want To Be A Sim Racer
Meet Dom Duhan, the founder of Team Redline, one of the world's foremost eSports sim racing teams. This conversation gives an excellent perspective onto the day to day operations of a professional video game racing team, as well as insights across all aspects of the sim racing industry. Watch…
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Stefano Casillo | Creating Assetto Corsa: The Community’s Racing Platform
Meet Stefano Casillo, the technical director who spearheaded the creation of the Assetto Corsa sim racing video game franchise. In this conversation, we deep dive into the backstory behind the platform that’s given rise to the world’s most active racing based mod community. This is an exciting…
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Collide24 | The Foundation of Artist-to-Artist Collaborations
C24 is an independent platform, exploring collaboration as a creative practice. For this episode, the Berlin based founders of Collide24 - Lena Manger and Kevin Moll look in detail at Artist-to Artist collabs, with a glimpse into the NFT world and how it intersects with solo and group works.
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Wesley Chan | The Ins and Outs of Brand-To-Artist Collabs
The cofounder of Youtube Channel Wong Fu Productions, Influencer and Brand Collaborator, Wesley Chan talks through the all aspects of collaboration programs and lays out solid advice for both brands and artists alike. Follow: Wesley Chan: @thewesleychan Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service:...
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Mike Sunday | Collaborations Past, Present and Future
Toronto based Graphic Design + Creative Director + Live Streamer, Mike Sunday's discourses on the history, present and future of the collaboration universe. Follow: Mike Sunday: @mike_sunday Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw
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Reuben Wu | Keyboards, Cameras and Collaborations
Artist and electronic music producer, Reuben Wu talks through his multi-facetted creative career while talking through the ins and outs of collab practices and artist commissions. Follow: Reuben Wu: @itsreuben Rod Chong: @rev_sect Race Service: @race.service Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb:...
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Paulus | Building to Positive Outcomes
Ahh the mysterious Paulus. A shadow from outside of the data mined world of the interwebs. Is he a spy? An agent? I am not sure. That I know is that he's someone who moves between continents and cultures with seemingly great ease. A man of unknown origin and purpose. But listen to his insights.…
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Hollis Wong-Wear | Understanding Beyond What You See
Most of the people I talk to in Radical Strategies can be categorized one of two ways. 1: My friends: people I consider to be insightful and inspirational; who are guaranteed to give a fantastic conversation. 2: People I wish I was friends with, who are also rather insightful and inspirational…
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Monika Bielskyte | Creating the Future Through Choices
Why do we think the things we do? Why do we believe the things we do? How are values and storylines inserted into our brains? I am often left pondering these questions, every time I have had the opportunity to converse with Monika Bielskyte. A futurist, speaker, and science fiction world…
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Ed Palumbo | The Strategies of a Futurist
Ahh, Ed Palumbo. My dear friend Ed Palumbo. Professionally, he's a strategist. And a futurist. He mixes game theory with a penchant for pattern recognition and an understanding of technology. Any time spent with him is always guaranteed to be filled with insights and massive lateral leaps of...
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Radical Strategies is a podcast about creative careers. Hosted by LA based creative director, Rod Chong, each episode features a different creative professional, from photographers, fashion designers, musicians to automotive designers, video game developers, and content creators. The focus of our conversations: the ins and outs of developing a professional creative practice - how to get started, what mistakes to avoid, and important best practices to bear in mind. This is a great resource for anyone pursuing a creative career.
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