The Creative Colosseum

In this episode David sits down with Laura Psotka to talk about the appeal of sound in film and how to cultivate creativity as a foley artist.

David sits down with filmmaker and university professor Mark Wihak to talk about "Resting Potential", a feature film in nine chapters.  It can currently be seen in full at https://www.restingpotentialfilm.com, or on the Youtube page https://www.youtube.com/@restingpotentialfilm. You can follow Mark on most social media for updates @restingpotentialfilm

David sits down with Shayla Souliere, a Regina based pop singer/songwriter, to talk about her career as a musician and what it takes to gain success in the music field. Check out her linktree for her latest music video and tickets for her upcoming shows: https://linktr.ee/shaylasouliere Find Shayla on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaylasouliere If you want to catch Shayla live she is opening for Karl Wolf in Regina on December 1st, 2022 at The Exchange and in Saskatoon on December 3rd, 2022 at The Roxy!

Comedian and Podcast Host Nikki Buziak joins the podcast to chat about her comedic journey and the joyful chaos of the creative process.  She also gives us the lowdown on her very successful podcast about Ted Lasso called "The Lasso Effect".  After recording this episode, I binge watched Ted Lasso and absolutely fell in love with it.  You can check out Nikki's podcast here: https://thelassoeffect.buzzsprout.com/

Prairie Urban Music artist Renz DF stops by the studio to share his musical journey.  We nerd out over contemporary singing and lyric writing as fellow POC prairie artists.  You can check out his socials and music here: https://linktr.ee/RenzDMusic

Lucas Frison from Prairie Cat Productions joins the podcast to share his mutual love for Batman in film with David.  We talk about some of the filmmaking history of Batman and discuss our thoughts about the new Matt Reeves movie, "The Batman".  This is an episode for those creatives who love all things Batman.  SPOILER ALERT: Around the 35 minute mark we share spoilers from "The Batman". www.prairiecatproductions.com

Pianist and Vocalist Allysia Van Betuw comes by the studio to chat about her lifestyle as an online piano teacher, YouTube content creator and original songwriter.  She's one of Saskatchewan's most well known musical content creators, and likely one of the busiest. You can find her online piano lessons here: https://www.pianotv.net/ Her band The Criminal Kid here: https://thecriminalkid.com/ And her YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/PianotvNet/featured

On the third episode of the Creative Colosseum, David's new business partner Kyle Parkinson hops on the mic to share his story about falling in love with audio and finding his way to the Empire.  For more info on Kyle and the studio as a whole, check out www.romanempirestudios.com

In the second episode of the podcast, David sits down with PrettyPrinceT, a former Regina rapper who is now running through the 6ix with their woes.  We talk growth as an artist and what it's like transitioning cities.   You can check out PrettyPrinceT on all streaming platforms and on Spotify at the link. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PLTwb2geWbWEfAqLEXaYs?si=BpDgjfO_Su2UQO53KVm0ow 

This marks the first episode of the Creative Colosseum Podcast.  We take a deep dive into the creative mind of local Regina Audio Mixer Walt J.  Walt is an incredibly successful music engineer and musician.  You can hear his work all over the Regina music scene, and his own music project GHSTWRLD is an absolute delight.  Check them out here https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Aj3X1SgakIQpsyPynw0YO?si=L1sXL3oQTHG-4SJDeWjQMw