Interviews with interesting people
If you want to listen to Ray Charles, you buy an album. If you want to put the likeness of Ray Charles on a t-shirt or sing his song in a movie, you call Tony Gumina. He knew Ray, traveled with him, and now represents his legacy. You’ll love his story of how he went from golf caddy to casino owner at the age of 12.
Tony died on April 27, 2014. He was 56, way too young to leave us.
What does a music video genius do after years of success, in Mick Kleber’s case, switch to being a screenwriter. He is a descendent of a famous French family, grew up moving from one Marine base to another, and now spends his time in Hollywood. Mick gives insights to what makes a good music video, and how to follow the passion of your heart. Carnie Wilson & Mick Kleber click here.
The compliments he received for taking pictures as a child propelled him to take photography in high school and to study at Brooks Institute. He started out with “wet” photography but has been all digital for the last decade. Check out the smooth transitions I make been segments; clearly I edit audio like audio engineers do cognitive therapy. For Jay’s site click here.
Kevin Purdy was born in Syracuse but lives in Buffalo, NY; it’s okay, he has a shovel. Trained as a newspaper reporter, he left his job as a contributing editor at Lifehacker for the security of being a freelance writer. Essentially, he is a mercenary; have pen will travel. For Kevin’s site click here.
Mary is an animator, cartoonist and artist. Living in NY, she gets to do a wider variety of projects as a free lancer. Although she loves directing animated shows, she’s working hard on her own cartoon strip (online, of course). For Mary’s site click here.
I’ve interviewed Brian Brushwood and Andrew Mayne, so how could I not include JRY to complete the trilogy? He’s a comedian, writes about magic, and is remarkably clever. Other descriptors: journalist, podcaster, atheist, blogger, marketer, online publisher, promoter, and gun lover. Weird Things site click here.
Aaron Walter started drawing as a kid. He took art lessons, summer classes in cartooning and even set up a studio in the basement to encourage his love of painting. All that’s gone to waste.
Well, not really. Aaron isn’t a painter but he still draws every day. Even more importantly his uses his art background to solve problems. He says art helps you think creatively and laterally (finding connections between things). And creative problem solving is what helps him manage a team that make software interfaces more human. For Aaron Walter’s site click here.