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https://loveyourcreativity.com From the initial spark of a creative idea to getting your projects finished & out there! Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:39:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/e82cdf867f3dcf128ce9504af3a51b96.png?s=48 https://loveyourcreativity.com Copyright © LoveYourCreativity.com 2013 marysia13@googlemail.com (Marysia Trembecka Actress/Blogger/Writer & Performer of her own shows) marysia13@googlemail.com (Marysia Trembecka Actress/Blogger/Writer & Performer of her own shows) Creativity 1440 http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q698/M013/LYCPodcastpic_zps3e343740.png https://loveyourcreativity.com 144 144 Podcasts by Marysia Trembecka of LoveYourCreativity.com to make you smile & motivate you to create & put your art out there whether you are an artist or an actor. Interviews & advice with creatives from directors to authors + Marysia[...] Love Your Creativity.com. Interviews with creatives with their advice on keeping motivated & moving forward, whether you are a actor, painter or a musician. Plus Marysia's fun weekly newsletter & 13 minute task of the day to keep you creating. Blog is at www.loveyourcreativity.com. Twitter @MarysiaT http://www.facebook.com/Loveyourcreativity. G+ & LinkedIn Marysia Trembecka creativity, marketing, author, musician, actor, novelist, positive, thinking, interviews, tips, advice Marysia Trembecka Actress/Blogger/Writer & Performer of her own shows Marysia Trembecka Actress/Blogger/Writer & Performer of her own shows marysia13@googlemail.com no no https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/09/02/why-you-must-be-yourself-for-audiences-to-love-you-earl-okin-interview-pt-2/ https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/09/02/why-you-must-be-yourself-for-audiences-to-love-you-earl-okin-interview-pt-2/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2013 09:13:52 +0000 http://loveyourcreativity.com/?p=1668 https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/09/02/why-you-must-be-yourself-for-audiences-to-love-you-earl-okin-interview-pt-2/feed/ 0 0:32:44 Love Your Creativity is all about keeping myself and you focused on creativity whether you are an artist, actor, musician, playwright or film director. This is Part Two of a Two Part interview with Earl Okin, and some brief highlights of the podcast[...] Love Your Creativity is all about keeping myself and you focused on creativity whether you are an artist, actor, musician, playwright or film director. This is Part Two of a Two Part interview with Earl Okin, and some brief highlights of the podcast are noted below. I have posted this in two parts: he has so much great advice that I couldn’t bear to cut any. the first part largely covers his comedy, knowing who he is an artist and the second songwriting, music making, bossa nova and more tips on audiences His advice: be yourself and know what you are doing, get very clear on what you need to work on. Earl Okin Earl Okin, singer, songwriter, pianist, comedian He was on stage at three years of age, has opened for Paul McCartney and Wings on their 1980s world tour, he is an incredibly funny and talented performer who has spent the last 60 years entertaining. Due to his family’s history he has echoes of the music hall but has “Entertainer” on his passport, a one man variety show. This section covers his straight songwriting, he sometimes strums his guitar to demonstrate (Part One of this interview on charming your audience & doing 18 Edinburgh Fringes is here) Look at the genre you are writing in as to what chords to use. What comes first, the words or the music. With Earl it is the music, however he tells the tale of a famous songwriter saying ‘What comes first is the phone call” Whatever the style you have, you have a blank bit of paper but the style from hip hop to blues to jazz will define the colours you paint with. You need to trust your musical knowledge and taste as it will inevitably filter into your writing as much as you focus on your own voice. We cover ageing, keeping moving forward Advice ; Be Yourself, dont try and be the second someone else. Sinatra was influenced by Bing Crosby but he sounded different. Earl’s influencer Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong. Earl has sung bossa nova in Brazil despite being born in Surrey and plays his guitar and demonstrates a little on the rhythm of singing bossa nova. “It is not jazz with a Latin beat, Brazilian has nothing to do with jazz and Latin is very different from Brazilian. Jazz singers lay back on the beat, bossa singers sing before”. On knowing what you are doing to the level you need, be clear on the work you need to do. He plays some Anna Russell as we discuss me singing Michael Tippett ‘For singers who are tone deaf I suggest contemporary classical, no one will notice if you sing the wrong note except possibly the composer and he probably won’t notice either.” Earl is writing a musical, early title ‘A Harlem Story’ and a sort of a follow on from Porgy and Bess, it takes place in the last 40s so late swing style. Earl has a passion for opera and has a monthly podcast where he plays 6 eclectic songs from opera, music hall, jazz and comedy including a track of his own at the end. We finished with playing more Anne Russell then a jam, Earl on piano, singing and doing a fake trumpet and me singing   His Podcast The Earl Okin’s Gramophone Show http://earlokin.blogspot.co.uk/ About Marysia and Love Your Creativity I blog at least three times a week on creativity and techniques to get your art on. Whether you are a musician, an actor or a choreographer I endeavour to make https://loveyourcreativity.com is a place to come for inspiration and motivation. Just go the website for the blog and you can subscribe there via your email if you dont want to miss a post. Equally please subscribe to the iTunes Channel to get the new podcasts without any more effort on your part If you like the podcast a rating on iTunes would really help. Also Stitcher Radio http://stitcher.com/s?fid=33657&refid=stp Post 54 of Dream, create and make money in the arts This is a series of blogs for you on how to dream up, build, market and sell a creative event, gig, festival, book launch, cabaret night, exhibition of rude plastic cupcakes or whatever creatively inspires you. It is ti[...] Podcast Marysia Trembecka Actress/Blogger/Writer & Performer of her own shows no no https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/08/08/creating-a-next-steps-plan-whilst-talking-marysia-off-the-ledge-ryan-locks-coaching-2/ https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/08/08/creating-a-next-steps-plan-whilst-talking-marysia-off-the-ledge-ryan-locks-coaching-2/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2013 21:20:20 +0000 http://loveyourcreativity.com/?p=1472 https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/08/08/creating-a-next-steps-plan-whilst-talking-marysia-off-the-ledge-ryan-locks-coaching-2/feed/ 1 0:37:07 Post 45 of Dream, create and make money in the arts. This is the second of a series of Podcast coaching sessions with Ryan Lock ‘Be Your Own Publicist”. Ryan continues to coach me and give me further advice and tips. Ryan clearly makes the point tha[...] Post 45 of Dream, create and make money in the arts. This is the second of a series of Podcast coaching sessions with Ryan Lock ‘Be Your Own Publicist”. Ryan continues to coach me and give me further advice and tips. Ryan clearly makes the point that his coaching is not about validating my busy-ness or emotions but about moving my project forward. Ryan has agreed to coach me in this podcast format as what to do when you have a creative product and don’t know the next steps. I have a dance music song ‘Londontown’ and I am clueless on what to do next, I dont know the dance market and there seems an overwhelming amount to do. Ryan talks about my fears and is coaching me over the next few weeks on my next steps which applies to whatever art you are about to start marketing from painting, to a new play or event. Here are some of the highlights (this is not a full transcript) so listen to the show either by clicking on the right pointing arrow above or you can go to iTunes Love Your Creativity podcast channel I reported that I did actually manage to make a Teaser YouTube video for my track, make my Love your Creativity YouTube channel and upload the teaser video. It isn’t perfect but it now exists. He congratulates me on moving forward, even just a bit. I, of course, felt I had to get something done because of knowing that I had to report Ryan and the world. He says one of the best ways to get stuck is to get caught up in perfectionism, you have to get moving. We say things like ‘It’s not ready yet’ and we use that as an excuse to not move forward. Being scared of being rejected is often the reason we never let our art see the light of day. The moment you get a product out the door, you then know if people love it or not. I have set myself a very clear target ideal audience so Ryan has set me the task of finding 3 people I know who fit my ideal audience brief, then take them to coffee and tell them that they are my ideal listener, how I want to attract more people like them and ask where they go clubbing, where they find music, what websites, any advice they can give, play them the track and get their response. Even if they don’t get back to you, you have reached out and taken action and then your mind does come up with some interesting ideas. Ryan then responded to my idea of people videoing or photographing them listening to my track and using #MarysiaLondontown in return for a prize, but instead he suggested ask people to send me a pic of their own personal ‘Londontown’ and offer them a place in my video when it gets made. I then express my exasperation and frustration in not knowing what to do next, nor how to do it. Ryan responded with the next steps plan to combat me going crazy with so many ways to do this plus I don’t have a marketing plan or enough knowledge about the market. I am watching The Vamps release their first single just via Youtube at present (188,000 views in 2 days at time of writing!) but I am not sure how their model works for me as I don’t have the platform they do. He advises me also this week to think of a friend who does know more than I and take them out for coffee and ask them for advice. He suggests I think about doing a listening event. The dangers of being too exclusive. Realise that I did not make this dance single in a day so don’t expect to launch it in a day. Really get focused and calm rather than lose myself in the panic of overwhelm and panic. He says ‘You have done an amazing thing in creating so now lets take some proper time into the marketing. Take the time and energy to come up with a plan. Don’t rush this thing but take your time. He again brings me back to regaining a sense of control, establish a clear set of questions to ask. He says it is still too early to get a solid marketing plan. Start with my target market and ask where they download their music from and where they go. I have 3 target audience to and 7 people to get their advice, and give myself permis[...] Londontown, Marketing, Podcast Marysia Trembecka Actress/Blogger/Writer & Performer of her own shows no no https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/27/advice-on-how-to-improve-onstage-presence/ https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/27/advice-on-how-to-improve-onstage-presence/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:16:58 +0000 http://loveyourcreativity.com/?p=1357 https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/27/advice-on-how-to-improve-onstage-presence/feed/ 0 https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/25/the-power-of-sound-inspiring-diy-podcasts-on-music-money-making/ https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/25/the-power-of-sound-inspiring-diy-podcasts-on-music-money-making/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:17:02 +0000 http://loveyourcreativity.com/?p=1334 https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/25/the-power-of-sound-inspiring-diy-podcasts-on-music-money-making/feed/ 0 https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/11/how-to-brainstorm-great-venues-for-an-event/ https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/11/how-to-brainstorm-great-venues-for-an-event/#respond Thu, 11 Jul 2013 00:17:36 +0000 http://loveyourcreativity.com/?p=1279 https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/11/how-to-brainstorm-great-venues-for-an-event/feed/ 0 https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/09/podcast-pt-1-earl-okin-legendary-entertainer-on-audience-charm-18-edinburghs/ https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/09/podcast-pt-1-earl-okin-legendary-entertainer-on-audience-charm-18-edinburghs/#comments Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:31:47 +0000 http://loveyourcreativity.com/?p=1251 https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/07/09/podcast-pt-1-earl-okin-legendary-entertainer-on-audience-charm-18-edinburghs/feed/ 1 0:31:54 Love Your Creativity is all about keeping myself and you focused on creativity whether you are an artist, actor, musician, playwright or film director This is Part One of a Two Part interview with Earl Okin, and some brief highlights of the podcast [...] Love Your Creativity is all about keeping myself and you focused on creativity whether you are an artist, actor, musician, playwright or film director This is Part One of a Two Part interview with Earl Okin, and some brief highlights of the podcast are noted below. To listen to the podcast just press the arrow above. I have posted this in two parts: he has so much great advice that I couldn’t bear to cut any, the first part largely covers his comedy, knowing who he is as an artist and the second his music making and touring. Earl Okin, singer, songwriter, pianist, comedian He was on stage at three years of age, has opened for Paul McCartney and Wings on their 1980s world tour, he is an incredibly funny and talented performer who has spent his last 60 years entertaining. Due to his family’s history he has echoes of the music hall but has “Entertainer” on his passport, a one man variety show. He stopped in 2000 at Edinburgh having done 18 years straight, a record at the time of being most performed there. His advice on doing Edinburgh – don’t spend any money you don’t have to, don’t take ads especially now the Edinburgh brochure has split up’, have the minimal number of posters down and not in technicolour as they cost more. Info on your posters on big black letters, have a silly title ‘Whoops Vicky you’ve split the packet’, the fewer words the better as then you can print them in bigger font. Stay somewhere very cheap, he was at the same place for 15 years. Always drive, a car is invaluable in Edinburgh.   He has a wealth of knowledge on performing and music, he has a huge range of musical interests. He has an incredible connection with an audience, you need to build up enough confidence to not give a damn. Be relaxed with audiences, he has died on stage but it is rare, he expects the audience to like him and that gives him an air of confidence as he walks on stage that makes the audience relax. He always wanted to be the first Earl Okin, he is not an impressionist and does not want to be compared to anyone else. He does not think of himself as a musical comedian as they few and far between Dick James signed him in the 60s with the Beatles but his heroes were Puccini and Caruso and dresses like them. One of his last Edinburgh shows ‘Musical genius and sex symbol’ Audience charm, you have to develop your own audience charm – that can have aggression in but there needs to be that connection, that twinkle. They have to like you and then they will forgive you your bad jokes. He developed in folk clubs first, comedy clubs then having to make the jokes as lean as possible and then deliver it as if you had just thought of it. He tries the jokes different ways round, as do many comics. He sometimes stumbles over the words on purpose. The comedy is about him rather than his material. Writing comedy song is only judged about the words, the music does not matter. When writing a comedy song think one idea or taking off point. He gives a great example of this. With a melody for a straight piece the music is the main thing, the words are largely irrelevant, you can hear the harmony under the melody and that carries the tune. We finished with a jam, Earl on piano, singing and doing a ‘faux’ trumpet and me singing His Podcast His Website Love Your Creativity.com is dedicated to all creatives trying to make great work and make a living from it. About Marysia and Love Your Creativity I blog at least three times a week on creativity and techniques to get your art on. Whether you are a musician, an actor or a choreographer I endeavour to make https://loveyourcreativity.com is a place to come for inspiration and motivation. I also podcast interviews and this weekly newsletter via podcast with a 13 minute task. The dance music I use Londontown, is a track I wrote years ago and Andrew Hyde and I are currently working on 3 remixes of it. We will be releasing it very soon as a dance track, dub step mix and bar mix.[...] Podcast Marysia Trembecka Actress/Blogger/Writer & Performer of her own shows no no https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/03/23/some-small-love-story-simple-beautiful-storytelling/ https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/03/23/some-small-love-story-simple-beautiful-storytelling/#respond Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:01:00 +0000 http://loveyourcreativity.com/?p=110 https://loveyourcreativity.com/2013/03/23/some-small-love-story-simple-beautiful-storytelling/feed/ 0