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Kobi Arad is one of the most Prominent, Prolific and Versatile pianists-composers-producers emerging from Israel. A Grammy Award voting member, he is the first musician to ever receive Doctorate in field of 'Third Stream' from New England Conservatory of Music, Boston -- with 20+ self-titled CD's presently available on Amazon. We have conducted an interview with him. How do you feel being the first musician in history to receive the Doctorate in the field of Contemporary Improvisation and Third Stream? I feel lucky and honored. When I was in Israel, and found out there was an established field in music called 'Third Stream' in the US, which was aimed at merging classical and jazz. I was enthused beyond words since I knew this was my calling in life. At the time I was in Israel, informing and educating myself of precisely this combination of styles. When I earned Masters and Doctorate from New England Conservatory in that field, it meant a lot to me, be...

Mystik Lilac is a 26-year-old mother of three from London who has just recently decided to enter the art world and loving every minute of it. She used to work as a care worker until recently and have just completed a degree in health and social care, but felt she needed to be able to work from home so threw herself into art and currently seeing where that takes her. We have conducted an interview with her. How did you develop this style of art? I have long had an interest in abstract art in it's many forms, so although I feel I'm still developing my own personal style, much of my inspiration has come from those styles of art, especially from cubism, surrealism and expressionism. I also love pop art, so I have taken some of my inspiration from there too. Why did you decide to go into art? Art is something I've wanted to pursue for a long time but there was never a good time to do it. Until recently I was working in the health and social care industry,...

While travelling to beautiful places, Karen loves to illustrate her trip and makes her journey like a fairytale. She sketches travel experiences and pictures with different cultures of each city through visuals and amazing art journal. As a self-taught artist who comes from the East, Hong Kong, Karen draws beautiful sceneries with creative ideas. She has an art brand “ Karen Aruba Art ” illustrating amazing artwork with products in travel & cultural themes. Which are the new destinations in Canada that you've chosen for your 'Art Journal Travel'? In last December, it was my first time to embark on a challenge with an art journey to Japan. Recently this summer in May, I continued the art journey to Vancouver, Whistler and Toronto in Canada with another style of drawing. How did your art journal inspire (both others and also yourself)? If a picture is worth a thousand words, an art journal shows travel lovers thousands of words of an amazing trip in a...

Elwira Bernaciak is an artist with passion at heart living in Ireland, Carlow Town – passion that grew within from an early age. Her first exhibition took place in Carlow in 2015. In February 2017 another exhibition in Carlow Library and a few of her artworks are also displayed in Bunclody Gallery. We have conducted an interview with Elwira. Which point are you currently at in your life? Why do you feel so? I feel like I am a mature woman whom already been through a good bit if it comes to life experiences. I am now more able to fulfill my needs, set my goals and aim for them. I think I am currently at the stage of soaking life as a whole and knowingly enjoy every minute of it despite any unforeseen obstacles that can come my way. What role does painting play in your life? Painting plays a major role in my life because I can use it to express myself, what I am going through and the emotions that gathered inside me. I think that everyone should find something...

Kavi_TheMC is an Independent artist reppin' in Long Island. He sings, raps, and writes his own songs. We have conducted an interview with him. What inspires you to write "PSA (Mos Def- Mathematics)"? What inspired me to write PSA is the constant injustices Minority citizens of the United States face. I feel that Police Brutality has become a major problem yet again, not that it hasn't always been. However I feel like it's being filmed more and more, yet nothing is being done to stop it. I also feel like America is a country that's more entertained and less informed. I feel like there's a lot missing from our Education Systems. Part of me can't help to think people would rather live in their own ignorance than to face whats going on and hold themselves along with the powers that be accountable. Which phase/s in your entire song writing process do you enjoy the most? Which is the most challenging? I really enjoy my emphasis of them, the...

Designertech is a tech company based in Auckland, NZ that has a software product called EVA Receptionist . The product is a Visitor Management system that allows visitors/contractors/staff to sign in and out of a business. It frees up time for traditional receptionists who would normally have to deal with arriving and departing visitors, so that receptionists can focus on more value adding tasks. What does the traditional ‘Receptionist’ role encompass and how has it evolved over the last decade? Traditionally, the title receptionist was attributed to the person who is employed by a company to receive or greet any visitors, patients, contractors, couriers or clients and answer telephone calls. Most receptionists possess attentiveness, initiative, loyalty, maturity, respect for confidentiality and discretion, a positive attitude and dependability – these attributes make receptionists great candidates for doing other important tasks within a company, and that is why the increa...

Pete Mosley is a creative business advisor, coach and trainer who delivers courses, talks and workshops on confidence, self-promotion and the business of creativity. A renowned speaker, he's also a contributor to Cambridge University's Queens Young Leaders programme. Pete is the author of two successful books, the latest being The Art of Shouting Quietly – A Guide to Self-Promotion for Introverts and Other Quiet Souls . This text is perfect for those shy and quieter types who struggle with their own marketing. It aims to help introverts to find success on their own terms, boost their confidence, get a clear sense of direction, overcome barriers and connect effectively with others. We have conducted an interview with Pete. You have a very interesting perspective. What inspires you to write for those shy and quieter types who struggle with their own marketing? I write about these subjects because, in truth, I’ve struggled with the same things myself. I was a shy child...

Dr. Priya E. Abraham is an author and consultant with a unique background that comprises anthropology, technology, and business. Her particular interests are encouraging a human-centric approach to technology, maximising companies' innovative potential and using technology to improve the human condition. Her book Cyberconnecting: The Three Lenses of Diversity focuses on Digital Transformation and Change Enablement: what are the key success factors organisations and business leaders need to focus on for successful digital transformation. We have conducted an interview with her. What motivated you to write Cyberconnecting? First of all, I should say something about my background. I am an anthropologist, who has worked in IT for more than 20 years, and I have headed a number of large and complex transformation projects. In this capacity, I have seen many enterprises struggling with the execution of their digital strategy and I realised that I am uniquely placed to suppo...

Today our guest is Duncan Saunders . He was born in Stockport and grew in leafy, rural Oxfordshire, in a Cotswold stone cottage on a quiet, village street; a beautiful backwater which became for him all of the places where his imagination could go. The village streets and fields were hidden kingdoms, troll caves, spacecraft and his love of reading came first from the Mr. Men books and then, soon after, from discovering Roald Dahl. His style of writing is to look out of the window, daydream and think “what if…?” He loves looking for the entrance to the goblin kingdom, the places where dragons might live or where the vampires might be lurking. These days, after doing a string of jobs such as church youth work and pro wrestling, Duncan teaches in a primary school. We have conducted an interview with him. Where inspires you the most? How do you make use of these inspirations? That's really tough to answer, as my inspirations are so varied, and I try to take little bits fro...

WoodTon is a new Ukrainian brand that makes handmade bow ties and accessories from wood. The brand was created by former classmates and friends - Volodymyr and Ilya. The main goal of WoodTon is to create stylish, individual, natural and ecological products which allow its owner to stand out from the monotonous routine. We have conducted an interview with the founders. Why did you choose to produce handmade wooden bow ties in particular for shoes? The idea of creating products from natural materials originated in early 2015. Like all young domestic brands, WoodTon tried to find a niche among the handmade accessories manufacturers. The first product we created was the sunglasses in a wooden frame. Then we had product range widening and the wooden bow tie era. Bow tie is the main and most popular among our product at the moment. Upon numerous customers’ requests, we have now cufflinks made of wood as a supplement to the butterflies. Producing these products, we had...

Every great artist has an element of mystery to them. It’s the role of a music producer to pull that out of the artist. Sonia Schmidt happens to be both, meaning that she is constantly discovering herself as the public does the same. Born in Lausanne and raised in Grandvaux (a French speaking part of Switzerland), Schmidt mostly kept her musical aspirations to herself even though she was convinced she’d someday leave the picturesque location in pursuit of art. She concedes, “It’s incredibly beautiful but I always knew that I couldn’t live there forever. I love my homeland but the comfort and quality of life there lulls people into forgetting what's really important. People live their whole lives without asking themselves who they truly are, because they don't have to. Only when confronted to an infinity of possibilities did I have to actually choose what it was that I really wanted. That's just my personal experience. I get very passionate about how impossible it is to be ...

Danny Daire is a new male Burlesque performer from the UK. He is a Boylesque performer with a feminine twist. He performs all over the UK including: Basingstoke, Cambridge, Castle Donington, Dronfield, Glasgow (three times), Liverpool, London (eleven times), Manchester, Norwich (twice), Sheffield (twice). We have conducted an interview with him. What do you enjoy most about being a male Burlesque performer? I absolutely love being on stage and entertaining an audience. I find it so satisfying and it's fun to entertain people and show my own individuality as a performer. It gives me such a buzz when I am waiting backstage and to be announced onto the stage. Burlesque is an addiction and I can’t concentrate for ages after a show. But I do love to go to the audience at the end of the show, and chat with audience members, and thank them for their support. I never sleep very well after a show. My mind is far too busy for that! What are you thinking pre-show and duri...

Tonight our guest is Azure Lorraine. She is a serial-entreprenuer, founder, creative and vision director of Azure Design . It is a creative design firm. Azure is originally from Los Angeles but she has worked and travelled all over the world, including Hong Kong, London. She recently opened a second office of Azure Design in Atlanta. Headquarter is in Hong Kong. She builds brands and markets for corporate businesses and recently started working with artists (musicians) to help branding, online and offline marketing. We have conducted an interview with her. How did you grow from your Hong Kong headquarter to a second HQ for your creative design agency in Atlanta USA? It all exploded in 2016, with the work I did for one of my clients Foodpanda, one of the biggest food delivery start up giants based in Berlin, Germany. I was appointed to create their Hong Kong Foodpanda magazine, a digital lifestyle and food magazine. From concept and column creation, copywriting to photography...