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Terry Teachout is a biographer, playwright, librettist, drama critic for The Wall Street Journal, a self-described recovering musician, and America's first arts blogger. 

In this interview with Debbie Millman, Teachout discusses the early days of blogging, the poetics of theater, what it's like to be a drama critic for The Wall Street Journal,  and his new book, a biography of Duke Ellington.

Design Matters With Debbie Millman:  Terry Teachout

Bob Gill is a designer, an illustrator, a copywriter, a film-maker and a teacher. After freelancing in New York, he went to London on a whim in 1960 and stayed for fifteen years. He started Fletcher/Forbes/Gill, a design office with the two brightest designers in England. F/F/G began with two assistants and a secretary. Today, it's called Pentagram, with offices everywhere except Tibet. Gill returned to New York in 1975 to write and design Beatlemania. Gill has had one-man shows in Europe, South America, the Far East and in the US. He was elected to the New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame and the Designers and Art Directors Association of London recently presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Bob Gill

Ben Schott was born in North London in 1974. He was educated at University College School, Hampstead, and Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, where he read Social and Political Sciences. He graduated in 1996, taking a double First. After an astonishingly brief "career" at the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson, Ben spent most of his twenties as a freelance portrait photographer for a diverse range of editorial and commercial clients. As a photographer, Ben worked with The Independent, The Times, The Sunday Times, Reader’s Digest, and Sunday Business, among many others, and has photographed a wealth of celebrities from Hugh Grant and Tony Blair, to Gordon Brown and Enoch Powell. In 2002, Ben turned a Christmas card into his first book—Schott’s Original Miscellany—which within weeks was a bestseller. He has subsequently published a series of Miscellanies and Almanacs which have sold some 2.5 million copies, and have been translated into twenty-one languages. As a journalist, Ben has worked with many of the great British titles; he now writes for the Times of London and the New York Times.

Photo © Mark Dudlik

Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Ben Schott

<img src="http://twit.cachefly.net/coverart/tnss/tnss144audio.jpg" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="The New Screen Savers" alt="The New Screen Savers"/>Hosts: <a href="http://twitter.com/leolaporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/meganmorrone">Megan Morrone</a>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/+MikeElgan">Mike Elgan</a>, <a href="http://plus.google.com/+JasonHowell">Jason Howell</a>, <a href="http://twit.tv/code">Fr. Robert Ballecer</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/cranky_hippo">Bryan Burnett</a>.
 
The best - and worst - of Apple's WWDC, supercharge your Wi-Fi signal, and become a Photoshop expert in 5 minutes.
 
Co-Host: <a href="http://www.tekthing.com/">Patrick Norton</a>.
 
Guests: <a href="https://twitter.com/jdalrymple">Jim Dalrymple</a>, and <a href="http://www.bertmonroy.com/">Bert Monroy</a>.
 
The New Screen Savers will record live, every Saturday at 3PM Pacific on <a href="http://live.twit.tv">live.twit.tv</a>. It will be made available for download and streaming later that evening at <a href="http://twit.tv/tnss">twit.tv/tnss</a>.

TNSS 7: Photoshop Secrets With Bert Monroy

Debbie talks to illustrator Roz Chast about how she earned a coveted spot as a cartoonist for The New Yorker magazine, and how her art is informed by the brutal reality of life. "You know I don't bound out of bed thinking 'This is just another great day in my 
endless great life.'"


Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Roz Chast

Debbie Millman talks to Amanda Palmer about her wild and wandering path to the rock stage, and about how behind her artistic ambitions is the drive to feel real. 

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Amanda Palmer

Myself and freelance graphic designer Nico record a 75 minute chat we had on Skype.

Nico reached out to me a couple of weeks ago with an offer to help me with my videos.  I've since engaged him on a project for a new client and it's working out really well for the both of us.

I learned a lot in this call, and it's not just one for graphic designers or people who want to hire graphic designers.

Amongst other things we talk about:
- Why producing and getting feedback is so important.
- Knowing your natural way of selling.
- Playing to your strengths.
- Hiding behind screens.
- Fiverr and Upwork versus helping local business.
- Using Fiverr to test an idea for a niche service.
- Becoming "The XYZ Guy" - locally!
- Stop overcomplicating things and just go out there and do it.

007 - Graphic Design & Selling Local Services

Empty buildings, run down neighborhoods and cheap rents.  
This is the bait you need to attract artists, speculators and urban revitalizers. But in order to attract pioneers you also need illusion and myth. We tour the art districts of New Orleans, Los Angeles and Detroit with writer Peter Moscowitz, activist Maga Miranda, and artist Maya Stovall.

Art Districts

Jesse Brede is the founder of Gravitas Recordings, Gravitas Create, Pivotal Talent Agency, and Lion's Share Digital. In this episode, I'm joined by Jesse as he shares what it takes for artists to "make it" in today's industry: a long-term strategy, daily habits, and a rock-solid mindset.

Read full show notes + my takeaways here: http://edmprod.com/episode-53

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#53: Jesse Brede on Success Habits, Creative Structure, and Networking

Mr. Bill is a multi-genre producer from Australia (now based in Colorado). He's well known for his tutorials and membership platform, which offers video content, samples, project files, and more. In this episode, I'm joined by Bill as he talks about his background, what his schedule looks like, and his thoughts on creative block.

Read full show notes + my takeaways here: edmprod.com/episode-54

#54: Force Yourself to do Creative Work (Lessons from Mr. Bill)

I sit down with mastering engineer and blogger Ian Shepherd to talk about the loudness problem in today's publishing industry, how to combat it, and whether mastering is worth learning as a bedroom producer. 

Find out more about Ian Shepherd: http://productionadvice.co.uk

Read full show notes: www.edmprod.com/62

#62: Ian Shepherd: The Loudness War - How to Fight It Properly

In this interview, I sit down with producer/vocalist duo Bonnie X Clyde. We talk about the importance of planning your artist career, as well as how to connect with fans and grow a following. They’re open and honest about what it takes to break out in the music industry, offering the story of how they were able to make a career out of music. 

@bonniexclydeofficial

Show Notes: edmprod.com/67

#67: The #1 Thing You Need to Be a Full Time Artist — Advice from Bonnie X Clyde

In this interview I sit down with established producer Bass Kleph. He's been in the industry for nearly 2 decades, from being a drummer in a major label signed band to releasing on the biggest dance music labels. We talk about the difficulties of running a label, what to look out for in label contracts, and the benefits of having a coach or mentor. We also dive into his 4 step framework for writing and finishing songs.

Bass Kleph - @basskleph and @taisunmusic

Show Notes: edmprod.com/episode-68

#68: Get Unstuck In Your Projects With This 4 Step Framework - Interview with Bass Kleph

In this episode, I have a chat with producer and fellow Podcaster Willy Joy. He's been in the industry for quite a while, working with acts like Major Lazer, Flosstradamus & A-Trak, releasing on labels such as Fools Gold and Firepower Records. Willy Joy offers expert on advice on topics such as networking, how to excel as a new producer, and where industry experts think the music industry is heading.

Show notes: edmprod.com/73

Connect with WIlly Joy

@willyjoy

#73: Willy Joy on Ignoring Trends, Starting a Movement, and How to Excel as a New Producer

A few weeks ago, my friend Serik (aka Hyperbits) reached out to me and proposed an idea: what if he interviewed me on the EDMProdcast?

I loved the idea.

So for this episode, I'm the one in the hot seat. We talk about a range of topics, such as my background, how and why I started EDMProd, my favorite books, my daily routine, and much more.

Show Notes: edmprod.com/74

#74: Sam Matla on Starting a Business, His Most Influential Books, and Building Success as an Artist

Show notes: edmprod.com/78

In this episode, I sit down with veteran graphic designer Greg Gammino. He recently started his own design firm, building on a decade of experience working with brands like Canon, Ferrari, Walmart, and more. We talk about what to look for in a designer, how your image can make or break your career, why you need a logo, and much more.

Connect with Greg Gammino:

Alchemy Design Co. - http://www.alchemy.gg/

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#78: Branding, Image, and Graphic Design with Greg Gammino

Chris Do elaborates on why creative people should value their services more and charge accordingly without feeling guilty.

Chris Do of TheFutur talks value based pricing on MoS #97

News Talk 103.7FM Presents Chamber Chat With Worx Graphic Design!

News Talk 103.7FM Presents Chamber Chat With Worx Graphic Design

Roman Mars is the host of 99% Invisible (http://99percentinvisible.org), a radio show exploring the 99% invisible activity all around us that shapes the design of our world. Produced with support from LUNAR, this is a project of KALW, the American Institute of Architects, San Francisco and the Center for Architecture and Design.

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Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Roman Mars

Maria Popova is the editor of Brain Pickings (http://www.brainpickings.org), an inventory of cross-disciplinary interestingness and curiosity, bringing you things you didn’t know you were interested in — until you are. She has also written for Wired UK, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and Nieman Journalism Lab, among others, and is an MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow. 

In this audio interview with Debbie Millman, Maria discusses curation, creativity as pattern-recognition, growing up in Bulgaria, and her grandmother following her Google Alerts.

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