Beyond + Back Podcast

In each episode of Beyond + Back, artist Krissy Teegerstrom interviews a creative individual about their creative process, where inspiration comes from, and their connection to the unknown. If you're looking to tap in to your creativity, lift your limitations, uncap your own thinking or get inspired, I made this podcast for you. Let's go beyond our own limitations and bring inspiration back to our daily lives.

Shepard Fairey of Obey Giant 11/16/2019

Shepard Fairey of Obey Giant Shepard Fairey is celebrating 30 years of being a groundbreaking and influential artist, designer and activist. He started his company Obey Giant with a sticker and he’s turned it into an empire. Shepard shares some of the wisdom he’s gained over 30 years as an artist, including how he kept going when things got tough, how he infuses his ideals and values into his art and why he thinks that it’s important to pursue a creative practice. I spoke with Shepard at Obey Giant HQ in Los Angeles, CA. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/12057224

Ep. 19: Matthew Bede Murphy & the artists of LAND Gallery 11/02/2019

Ep. 19: Matthew Bede Murphy & the artists of LAND Gallery LAND Studio & Gallery is a nonprofit day habilitation program that teaches life skills through the modality of art. Located in Brooklyn, LAND serves 16 adult artists with developmental disabilities. I spoke with six of the artists at LAND & visited the co-founder Matthew Bede Murphy at his home. Matthew shares his struggles coming out as a young gay man & how art therapy helped him to know his whole self. We explore the healing potential of having a creative practice & a safe space to express yourself. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/11875274

Krissy Teegerstrom on the This Song Podcast 10/19/2019

Krissy Teegerstrom on the This Song Podcast I'm sharing the full episode of my appearance on the This Song podcast hosted by Elizabeth McQueen. This was my second interview ever and the first one I did before a live audience. I was nervous! In my intro, I talk through how I managed my nervousness so I could show up for the live interview. Then I share the full episode where I talk about my love for Jeff Buckley, my journey to see myself as an artist & why I started the Beyond + Back podcast. The This Song podcast episode is shared with permission. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/11699120

Luke Storey 10/05/2019

Luke Storey Luke Storey is a former fashion stylist, motivational speaker and world-class biohacker. He hosts The Life Stylist Podcast, for people who are dedicated to living life at the highest level of human potential. Prior to this, Luke was a musician for 15 years and co-founded School of Style. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to create your own life, to re-create it when the time comes, and the challenges that presents when people want you to explain just exactly what it is that you do. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/11489339

Ep 18: Skating Polly 09/21/2019

Ep 18: Skating Polly Kelli Mayo is 19 years old and Peyton Bighorse is 23, but their band Skating Polly has already existed for 10 years. During that time they’ve played hundreds of live shows, toured with many of their heroes and released five studio recordings. They are a family band, Peyton’s mom and Kelli’s dad are a couple, and a few years ago they added their brother Kurtis Mayo on drums. This is a story of two women who were encouraged to be creative and express themselves from a very young age. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/11334002

Ep 17: Davíd Garza 09/07/2019

Ep 17: Davíd Garza Davíd Garza hails from Texas & has been making music & writing songs since the late '80s. These days he collaborates with all sorts of artists; you might find him making music with Fiona Apple or scoring the recent Beto O'Rourke documentary. He just released a book called Lost Rhyme which pairs 100 of his paintings alongside 100 poems, or song lyrics. In this episode we talk about his approach to creativity & what it’s like to choose to be an artist in 2019. Recorded in person in Austin, Texas. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/11092751

Ep. 16: Danielle MacKinnon 08/24/2019

Ep. 16: Danielle MacKinnon Danielle MacKinnon, is an intuitive, animal communicator, and coach. In this episode we talk about what it’s like when you take a left turn that the people around you don’t necessarily support, what it feels like to tune into your own intuition, and how staying present in our creative process allows it to flow and change in ways that benefit us. I hope this episode expands and inspires you to tap into your own inner knowing and venture bravely toward whatever it is that makes your heart sing. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/10920355

Ep. 15: Jakob Dylan 08/10/2019

Ep. 15: Jakob Dylan Jakob Dylan has been playing music for more than 30 years, releasing two solo albums and winning two Grammys with his band The Wallflowers. He collaborated with his longtime manager Andrew Slater on the film Echo in the Canyon, celebrating the music that came out of Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s. In this conversation we talk about his songwriting process, where inspiration comes from & why we both think it’s important to share encouragement with others. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/10842014

Ep. 14: Kathleen Shannon + Krissy Teegerstrom 07/27/2019

Ep. 14: Kathleen Shannon + Krissy Teegerstrom Kathleen Shannon is a designer, creative director and podcaster. She co-hosts a podcast for creative entrepreneurs called Being Boss, with her business bestie Emily Thompson. Since 2015 they’ve recorded over 200 episodes, racked up nearly 8 million downloads and published a book together. In this episode Kathleen & I talk about art, spirituality, authenticity, why I started this podcast & my business Featherweight Studio, the challenges we both face as creative entrepreneurs and lots more. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/10674539

Ep. 13: Evelyn From The Internets, Storyteller 07/13/2019

Ep. 13: Evelyn From The Internets, Storyteller Storyteller Evelyn From The Internets and I spoke at her co-working space in Austin, Texas. Evelyn is a writer, speaker, performer & humorist with 10 years of videos she's shared on her YouTube channel, garnering more than 13 million views & 200K subscribers (Beyoncé is a fan!). We talked about the pros & cons of sharing your work online, how learning new skills is a good way to combat inevitable self-doubt, and how we're comforted to know that all creatives grapple with similar questions. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/10500725

Ep. 12: Paul Frank, Artist & Designer Part 2 06/29/2019

Ep. 12: Paul Frank, Artist & Designer Part 2 Part two of my conversation with artist and designer Paul Frank. We talk about Paul Frank Industries, the hugely successful company that he co-founded with two partners & eventually left, and how his relationship continues to evolve as the company changes hands. We also discuss his creative process around building the brand, from designing award-winning trade show booths to thinking of every element of design and experience within a retail store. And we talk about how making art can save you. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/10330541

Ep. 11: Paul Frank, Artist & Designer Part 1 06/29/2019

Ep. 11: Paul Frank, Artist & Designer Part 1 Paul Frank is best known as the co-founder of Paul Frank Industries, a multi-million dollar company that found success in the mid-1990s with his iconic characters like Julius the Monkey. In this first of two episodes with Paul Frank, we talk about the beginnings of his creativity, what influenced his early work, where Julius the monkey came from and the fun and the function that comes from just figuring things out yourself. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/10330367

Ep. 10: Smash Everything with Billie Joe Armstrong 12/08/2018

Ep. 10: Smash Everything with Billie Joe Armstrong I speak with multiplatinum selling musician and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Billie Joe Armstrong of the band Green Day. We talk about the solitude needed to nurture a creative seed versus the fortitude needed to share it with the world, the benefits of encouraging others, and what we can accomplish when we keep pushing past our comfort zones. I spoke with Billie Joe in his studio in Oakland, California. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/7843811

Ep. 9: Practice Pays Off with Aimee Mann 11/24/2018

Ep. 9: Practice Pays Off with Aimee Mann Singer, songwriter & musician Aimee Mann has created a body of work as a solo artist, winning Grammy Awards and nominations for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. Maintaining her own signature voice and songwriting style, she’s adept at collaborations and transitions, including a move from a major record label to releasing work on her own independent label for over a decade. From her home in Los Angeles, we talk about talent vs. hard work, her approach to songwriting, and why it’s important to say yes. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/7667858

Ep. 7: At Ease with Tunde Adebimpe 10/27/2018

Ep. 7: At Ease with Tunde Adebimpe Talking with Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio in his art studio outside his home in Los Angeles, CA. We talk about giving ourselves permission to do more than one thing, how art can save lives, and how we can use our creative outlets to help process the difficulties and trauma we experience. In addition to being a musician, he’s also a working actor, often collaborates with other artists, and when we spoke, he was preparing for his first solo art show at a gallery in LA. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/7334999

Ep. 6: The Noise Floor with Jerry Harrison 10/13/2018

Ep. 6: The Noise Floor with Jerry Harrison Jerry Harrison may be best known for his work in The Modern Lovers and Talking Heads. He’s had great success as a music producer with bands including Live, No Doubt, and Le Butcherettes. He’s in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, has had a creative career for over 40 years and he has a knack for knowing where to invest his energy. We talk about self-doubt, family bonds, ghosts, and collaborating with large personalities. I talked with Jerry Harrison in the recording studio at his home in Mill Valley, Califor /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/7169525

Ep. 5: Come Rain or Come Shine with Robert Lopez 09/29/2018

Ep. 5: Come Rain or Come Shine with Robert Lopez From Seattle, WA, we go beyond and back with entertainer Robert Lopez. Perhaps best known as El Vez, the Mexican Elvis, Lopez is a lifelong creator, from his teenage years in the Los Angeles punk scene to his latest creation, Mr. Bob and The Unhappy Hour. He is a singer, songwriter, actor, a sincere trickster. He’s calculated and spontaneous, regal and subversive, his personal is always political. I talked with Robert Lopez in the kitchen of his beautiful Seattle home. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/7105518

Ep. 4: Getting Unblocked with Kime Buzzelli 09/15/2018

Ep. 4: Getting Unblocked with Kime Buzzelli What would cause an accomplished artist to experience a creative block? For a long time, I had no idea of Kime Buzzelli’s career as a painter, though she’s shown in galleries and had partnerships with major brands. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/7048793

Ep. 3: Following the Thread with WK Binger 09/01/2018

Ep. 3: Following the Thread with WK Binger Recorded in Tulsa at the the Vintage Sewing Center & Museum in Tulsa, OK, recently opened by WK Binger. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/6994463

Ep. 2: Taking Creative Risks with Allison Anders 08/18/2018

Ep. 2: Taking Creative Risks with Allison Anders A conversation with award-winning filmmaker Allison Anders at her home in Pasadena, CA. In the first few minutes, we discuss her film Things Behind the Sun, which deals with the subject of sexual abuse similar to what Anders experienced in her own life, so be advised if that’s a sensitive or triggering subject for you. Other topics we discuss include the state of the DIY ethic, how mentorships should come about, how to connect with actors, and how she often starts a project with a question. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/6940482

Ep. 1: Letting it Rip with Nathan Carter in Brooklyn NY 08/16/2018

Ep. 1: Letting it Rip with Nathan Carter in Brooklyn NY Krissy Teegerstrom speaks with fine artist Nathan Carter in his Brooklyn studio. Nathan just spent about three years working on a new project, a departure from his previous work, and fortunately it's proving to be a success for him. We talk about what it's like to have two parents who supported his creativity and believed that being an artist is a legitimate life choice and we discuss Nathan's approach to creating, which invites some vulnerability, a healthy feeling of fear and an element of recklessness. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/6904423

Beyond + Back Podcast Trailer 08/16/2018

Beyond + Back Podcast Trailer Find out what to expect from the Beyond + Back podcast, and why artist and creative consultant Krissy Teegerstrom of Featherweight Studio created it. /episode/index/show/beyondandback/id/6932884

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