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Catholic composer and musician Ken Canedo discusses the influence of Fr. Rivers on his life and career in liturgy and music. Ken is the co-composer (with Bob Hurd) of the Gospel-styled song “Alleluia! Give the Glory”. Ken and the hosts talk about the advice Fr. Rivers gave Ken when he met him as a young composer and what elements of Fr. Rivers’ compositions Ken still strives to incorporate today. Ken is also a chronicler of the story of contemporary music in the North American Catholic Church since Vatican II, and he has authored two books on that subject; guest and hosts dig into Fr. Rivers’ place in that story. Ken’s fascinating, enlightening ideas about Fr. Rivers, his music and his legacy are too much for one episode to hold! Look for part 2 of our interview in Episode 19. For the Episode 18 Show Notes, click here.

We sat down with Ordinary Folk, a new studio led by JR Canest, to chat about their recent launch, pain points, how they create such beautiful work, and even how faith plays a role in their lives.

https://www.schoolofmotion.com/podcast/ordinary-folk-interview

Jorge Canedo Estrada lives in Vancouver, Canada and is a creative director and animator at Giant Ant. During our conversation he shared about how he started in animation, his role and the team dynamics at Giant Ant, and his learnings from Blend.

Links:

Giant Ant: http://www.giantant.ca/

Guyana: https://vimeo.com/96605256

https://twitter.com/jrcanest

http://www.jrcanest.co/

Highlights:

-Motion animation with a camera in Bolivia

-Cyber Cafes

-Mom got him first gig

-Scholarship at Vancouver Film School

-Giant Ant

-Monday morning planning

-Half and half animating and creative direction

-Team dynamics

-Pros and cons of working for a studio vs. freelancing

-“Sometimes the best way to grow is to find the best person for the job and learn from them.”

-Future of Giant Ant

-Learnings from Blend

-Dream client: The one that he doesn't know that he would love

-Favorite Animated Film: Toy Story

-What your kids think you do: "He thinks I click on metal all day"

-Animalator: A llama, the national animal for Bolivia