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This video series is designed for young people who know that creativity is an important ingredient in life but are unsure how to build a creative life in which they can pay rent and eat.
In Conversations with Creatives we meet artists who have successfully integrated art and creativity into something they call a career. These are musicians, poets, painters, photographers, sound engineers, and entrepreneurs who struggled, worked hard, and with some Grit, Growth, and Gratitude designed a career with art and passion.
He is a guitar player, singer song writer, recording artist, band leader, and a Dad. He has toured across Canada a many times. Tom has only ever made a living with his guitar and voice and his wits and passion. He writes a lot of songs, and they are real special.
Please click on the image to the left to link you to a conversation with Chris Brown. He is a keyboard player, guitar player, singer song writer, recording artist, band leader, entrepreneur, record company owner, community organizer, and a new owner of a hotel and performance space. He has toured around the world. He has played with all sorts of really famous people like Willie Nelson, B.B. King, The Tragically Hip, The Rheostatics, Broken Social Scene, and he was the founder of the Canadian band the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir and his new band The Ropes. Enjoy!
Please click on the image to the left to link you to a conversation with Clarke Mackey. He is a media maker, writer, teacher and cultural activist living in Kingston, Ontario. He has worked as a director, cinematographer, editor, producer or writer on over 50 film, television and new media projects. Many have won awards and critical acclaim.