#8 Andrew McGregor (LA Chessboxing): The Kung-Fu Philosophy, Finding a Sensei for All Disciplines
Release Date: 12/14/2016
#26 Super Hueman Hustle - A.R.T. Podcast Season 2 Finale
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
Allison is a very well-known Bay-to-LA (and back) street artist, having been featured on the cover of LA Weekly's People of the Year issue, Juxtapoz Magazine, and many other places. She's also navigated a wide variety of career situations that have informed her work. For our season finale, host Jacob Patterson stopped by her new house in Oakland to chop it up. Warning: we say "hyphy" and "hella" wayyyyyy too many times in this episode. 8:17- Is San Jose the bay area or not? 8:57- Which part of Oakland are we in? 10:32- The Bay responding to the Ghost Ship fire ...
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#25 Hijinx PR Answers: What Is Art Management & PR?
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
Heidi Johnson has been putting the coolest art and events in front of the hippest people in LA for decades. In this episode she breaks down where PR and management cross over, how much of this stuff artists should be doing for themselves, and when it's time for you to get a manager. She also lets us in on some secrets of how to get your shit covered by the press. There's a lot of name-dropping in this episode, but every story is peppered with many years of wisdom, and by the end Heidi takes muthafuckas to school so don't miss the second half of this episode. We also share stories on the late...
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#24 How to Run the Art Department from the Gods
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
Maca rode some wild waves while Quest Nutrition jumped to the billion dollar company range, as he built one of the world's best art departments. Part of that was hiring Dino Nama, who is now Think Tank Gallery's Art Director. The two reminisce on what it took to operate on such a level, the difference of running smaller and more mobile design agencies, and break down wtf an art department even is. They also have a lot of inside jokes (just warning you). By the end of the episode we discuss what it would take to really build perfection in a design agency or art department. 7:00-...
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#23 Decoding the Artist with Yoshino
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
Yoshino has been a professional photographer in LA for a long time, and during a rut in his personal life and art practice, he started a podcast to re-inspire himself. That podcast is now one of the bigger arts podcasts in the world, and he has built a career and company out of it. In true Yoshino style, he flips the interview and gets host Jacob Patterson to open up about some personal topics and open relationship beliefs he's never shared in public. 6:03- Are you editing your show yourself, or do you have someone else doing it? 7:05- Jacob talks about interviewing people...
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#22 BrokeLA's Anna Shumacher: The Corporate Structure of DIY Culture
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
cARTel has done many things in the almost-decade that they've been shaping the experiential arts scene in LA. They've hosted fort parties, galaxy art shows with Bill Nye, giant sponsored activations, and been served a cease and desist by Coachella. The latter comes midway through the story of one of the largest and longest running DIY festivals in SoCal, fka Brokechella. Now called BrokeLA, it opens next month and has partnered with Spaceland Presents and the Regent for Anna's first year as the company's CEO. We dive deep into such an evolution, and also nerd tf out on some permitting stuff....
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#21 The Arts' Ever-Changing Cannabis Landscape with Little Face Events
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
Katie Carita Partlow of Little Face Events has changed the way that Los Angeles perceives cannabis events. Recognized by such now-household names as Weedmaps and Rolling Stone, Katie is the go-to personality in the weed industry to get a finely tuned message across in an artistic way. She's been called the "Best Pot Party in CA" (Rolling Stone) and she has her sights set high on 2018. If you're interested in doing anything artistic with Mary Jane this year, this podcast episode is the place to start. 6:46- Katie Partlow (Little Face Events) 5:53- Katie explains what...
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#16 Meow Wolf CEO Vince Kadlubek: Changing the Economy Through Art
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
#repost! We took this episode down to make a crucial cut. If you heard it the first time, enjoy it again cuz it's that good! If you missed it, here's your chance to listen to the world's hottest immersive arts company spin gold through their CEO.
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#20 Drinkin' Smokin' & West Coastin' – A Love/Hate Letter to Los Angeles
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
We've mentioned the trip that manifested DS&WC at Think Tank Gallery, the show that brought our gallery back into our old venue, but we haven't discussed the process of putting it on. Hundreds of people were involved in producing this massive arts and events series, and four of them sit down after breakfast to smoke a few bowls and talk about it in this episode. If you came to the show you'll love hearing what went into it, and if you didn't you'll love hearing our host's best friends ruthlessly mocking him for a couple hours. Long one but good one. 5:40- Intro 6:08-...
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#19 Think Tank Gallery Lied to You: Deception as Art Medium with Firefly Prod.
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
The last big show that was thrown with the Think Tank was a confusing one, for many reasons. Firefly Productions tricked the Think Tank into producing it, the Think Tank tricked its audience into attending it (#District798), and the actors tricked guests in every way shape and form. By the end, people even thought the weed was fake while they hit it. This show was described as a "mindfuck" by the media, and it encapsulated that word in every way. Whether you caught or missed the show, or caught the show but missed huge chunks of it (we don't blame you), this interview with Steph and Steven of...
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#18 Running a Creative, Mystical Ecosystem with "Sleep No More"
A.R.T. Artists Real Talk
New York's "Sleep No More" is probably the most successful piece of immersive theatre of all time. But there are thousands of moving parts to this magical machine. Guest Cesar Hawas likes to describe the parts of this creative ecosystem as just that, magic, but there are tons of insights to how an arts company can get such an expensive building and keep it running and profitable. Cesar talks about the more ethereal parts of Sleep No More (run by the production company Emursive) and all of the inspiration that surrounds it at the McKittrick Hotel in our first remote episode recorded...
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00:00 - Introduction to Andrew McGregor
6:14 - http://www.mightykingdre w.com
7:30 - Who is Andrew McGregor?
8:20 - http://www.laweekly.com/news/andrew-mcgregor-from-journalism-to-chessboxing-4640242
9:11 - Chess Boxing: Chess boxing is a hybrid fighting sport that combines the two traditional sports, chess and boxing. The competitors fight in alternating rounds of chess and boxing.
9:57 - Give a little back story on how your path brought you here to Los Angeles and Chess Boxing..
13:40 - Do you ever look at these moments in your life and think there is something more like you are a chosen one?
14:10 - Photo journalist James Nachtwey:
Photos taken live on 9/11
http://time.com/3528699/revisiting-911-unpublished-photos-by-james-nachtwey/
15:01 - How far along the spiritual spectrum do you fall in your beliefs?
15:36 - New age and self justifying without a root
16:50 - How McGregor conducts himself by reducing suffering, increasing joy and creating a benefit during every interaction.
Philosopher Epicurus learn more here:
18:41 - Habituation and discipline
19:26 - How do you put yourself in a mental place where you can commit yourself to so many different projects without comprising any of them?
21:30 - How do you stay focused when doing research in a field you’ve never studied in before?
23:30 - Task based motivation, “If you don't know what you cant do the sky is the limit.”
24:20 - Robotics
26:38 - Robot film festival
http://robotfilmfestival.com/partners/
26:47 - http://hivegallery.com
27:20 - More about Andrew McGregors short film:
http://www.notimpossiblenow.com/lives/robots-landmines-rats-and-andrew-mcgregor
27:35- Apopo is an organization that has a vision to solve humanitarian problems with detection rats technology learn more at https://www.apopo.org/en/
30:00 - McGregor’s prototype robot:
https://www.americasgreatestmakers.com/video/a-safer-path/
31:00 - Problems and solutions creating this robot
31:50- At what point did you think this fake robot in an imaginary world could actually be real?
32:40 -Robotis artist http://ianingram.org/bio.html
33:30 - Robotic Squirrel:
http://www.ingramclockworks.com/machines/2009_squirrel.html
35:15- “Let’s do something awesome with our gifts; desire.”
35:41 - What advice would you give those who are intrigued to do something they know nothing about?
38:10 - Do you approach these conversations with your prior accomplishments at hand?
39:00 - Do you think almost being killed has contributed to your outlook and unleashed fearlessness?
40:20 - Being focused and having integrity will allow you to do anything you want
40:40 - Expanding on the times McGregor has almost died.
Does your philosophy help you with approaching women?
42:50 - Patricks thoughts on war, soldiers and how life works.
44:50 - Ted Haler Poem called "first tour" (can not find)
45:40 - https://www.amazon.com/WAR-Sebastian-Junger/dp/0446556246
45:45 - Veterans “thank you for your service.”
47:03 - Andrew McGregor’s Photo journalism career
47:20 - How did you come across this industry (photojournalism)?
47:30 - Travel photography, moving to different countries and learning new languages.
48:40 - http://framework.latimes.com/2015/03/29/rick-meyer-wins-lifetime-achievement-award/#/0
49:15- How photojournalism ties in with seeking the world
50:15 - Patricks thoughts on making an impact
51:35- At what stage did you decide that your purpose on this world was philanthropic?
52:15 - http://www.mightykingdrew.com/tiziano-project/
54:20 - A bad year in Los Angeles turning into a good summer in Berlin.
54:40 - McGregors thoughts on “do you view yourself as an employee or an employer..”
56:33 - Tell us what the Tiziano project is
learn more about the Tiziano project here: http://tizianoproject.org
58:17- The intimate and beautiful photos McGregor received back after letting a community use his camera.
59:15- Local perspective
1:00:10 - Erik Kim http://erickimphotography.com
1:00:48- You have a belief that every single group of human beings in the history of mankind has a story teller; have you found that to be true?
1:03:25 - How did you get introduced to Tedx- what did you talk about and what was the response?
1:03::48 - http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxUSC-Andrew-McGregor-Citiz-2
More Tedx talks with Andrew McGregor:
http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxSantaMonica-Andrew-McGregor;TEDxSantaMonica-2
http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxOrlando-Andrew-McGregor-Cit
1:04:20 - Non-profit organization https://www.toastmasters.org
1:05:32 - Was public speaking an intimidating process for you and how did you approach that?
1:06:30 - Remembering the benefits of your public speaking and what is a stake
1:07:10 - Are you afraid of anything?
1:07:45 - You have a very busy lifestyle do you prioritize ensuring that you are able to go out and meet up with friends or call people? How have you nurtured these relationships outside of business?
1:09:33 - “Its up to you to make your own destiny.”
1:10:50 - Self analysis and the nature of wealth
1:12:40 - Built to Last by, Jim Collins
1:13:57 - What is glory to you? Do you believe hard work to be an ingredient in glory?
1:15:45 - What is your methodology for that?
1:15:58 - The Iceman Wim Hof
Learn more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Hof
1:17:20 - Meditation techniques; breathing and ice baths.
1:18:34 - You like to chase world records; can you tell us which ones you are involved in right now?
1:19:00 - http://marcuskowal.com
- Timur Gareyev: http://www.blindfoldking.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-XwHOS2xKs
1:23:13 - How Jacob and Patrick met Andrew McGregor
1:23:31 - http://www.thinktankgallery.org/coffeegraph/
Avi Roth: http://www.coffeegraph.com
Interview with coffee bar sculptor Garrett Kovacs:
http://www.thinktankgallery.org/interview-with-coffee-bar-sculptor-garrett-kovacs-la-weekly/
1:25:50- Can you explain to our guests what chess boxing is?
1:29:55 - Patricks thoughts on chess boxing
1:30:20 - http://nightonbroadway.la
1:34:20: - Did you learn to box from George Foreman?
1:37:00 - Freddie Roach boxing trainer:
https://wildcardboxingstore.com/pages/about-us
1:38:50- The methodology of doing aggressive physical exertion followed by meditation or chess
1:40:25 - Brand X Magazine with Andrew McGregor:
http://www.mcgregorphotos.com/press.php
Last Call with Carson Daly:
1:42:30 - Chess boxings growth
1:43:57- Chess boxing started as a performance art and is now being labeled as a sport
1:46:40 - Patrick gets into depth on his outside perspective of the vessel McGregor has created by going from a violent environment, to Los Angeles and how he’s found a balance.
1:52:00 - Therapy within this sport
1:55:08 - Chess boxing being a transformative experience
1:56:15 - Looking back on all these things you've gone through, if you were to speak to your past-self what lessons would you instill in that conversation?
1:56:59 - What is next for you?
1:58:30 - Where you can find Andrew McGregor:
https://www.gofundme.com/2pyx7uk