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Katie Leigh is a voice actress, best known for her roles as Sunni Gummi in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Zuzu in Poppy Cat, Alex in the first two seasons of Totally Spies!, and as Connie Kendall in the Focus on the Family radio program Adventures in Odyssey since 1987. This is her story.

Today's episode you'll hear Joseph talk about his decision to change markets - from NYC to Los Angeles; how a scoring rejection caused him to reconsider his dreams and how he received the opportunity to compose the underscore music for American Sniper.

For the first episode of Pivot Point in year two, Joseph continues with an exploration of his own journey. This Pivot Point explores his years in Nashville, his time working at Belmont Church, his unsuccessful production company and how he dealt with difficulties in his personal life. This two-part series starts where he left off in bonus episode #4. Want to know more about his earlier journey? Listen to bonus episodes 1 - 4 in year 1.

Today's guest is Janay Woodruff. Janay is a powerhouse rock singer and songwriter. She hails from St. Louis where she cultivated her love for music at age 9 through the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Known for her laser focus and unshakeable drive, Janay was unsurprisingly tapped to open for FloRida for NOW 96.3 NOW Night Out. The into features her successful song, Diamonds. www.janaesound.com

Kevin Brewerton is a 5 time world kickboxing champion, author, director, actor and painter. His story is one of seeking the truth both in his life and in his art. Kevin's book is called - These Are African Hands-A Memoir. You can find it on Amazon.

Beau Stroupe: Opera singer, actor and coach is my guest this week. Beau and I met 25 years ago in Nashville. A graduate of Manhattan School of Music, Beau's talent provided him opportunities as a professional opera singer. Listen in on how his path changed directions and why. In the podcast intro, hear Beau sing Che gelida manina from La Boheme.

April Cleveland is a director, educator, and the creator of THE EXODUS ENSEMBLE in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which creates wild and immersive theatrical events. April directs fast-paced thrillers across genres, from classics and contemporary adaptations to dystopian new work and large-scale musicals.

Kimber Terry is today's guest. She is know by her stage name, Kimber. She is a singer/song writer from Nashville, TN. From a young age Kimber has always been singing and writing songs. She would even sing her math homework and make the questions into lyrics. Today her lyrics and music go far beyond math equations. Check out her song: Used to Being Used in the podcast intro. For more info on Kimber go to https://www.kimberofficialmusic.com

Adele Cabot is a well-known voice coach in Los Angeles. Her clients are actors who have appeared on Broadway, in regional theatres, and in starring roles in films and on TV. Adele was also an actor and director of plays for many years in New York. She is the head of LAvoiceJOY, a studio she founded where she teaches Linklater Voice for actors and executives (speaking voice). Her MFA in Acting is from Brooklyn College and she is a Designated Linklater Voice Teacher. (Designated by Kristin Linklater in 1998.) Adele has taught and coached voice, acting, and acting Shakespeare in many places around the world - including at Shakespeare's Globe in London, Shanghai Theatre School, Shanghai, China, and National Theatre of Korea in Seoul, South Korea. She was the primary Voice and Speech Consultant at Arena Stage in Washington DC. See www.adelecabot.com for more info.

Today Joseph chats with Ed Hooks. Ed is an actor for almost thirty years. He's written several books on acting and became a respected acting coach. He was trained as an actor in New York, where he appeared in many stage plays plus TV Soaps and hundreds of TV commercials for major companies like AT&T, Bounce Fabric Softener, Dawn Dishwashing Liquid, Excedrin, Traveler’s Insurance and McDonald's. In 1996, Ed was invited to teach acting to animators at PDI/DreamWorks in Palo Alto, California, when that company was working on the movie “Antz”, starring Woody Allen. After the film was released, Ed wrote the book “Acting for Animators”, and it was quickly embraced by the entire animation industry. Today, it is available in a revised 4th edition, published by Routledge in London.

Dan Navarro is Joseph's guest this week. Dan is co-author of the song We Belong with his late partner Eric Lowen. Prior to Eric's illness, they toured together for years as Lowen & Navarro. Eric's illness from Lou Gehrig's disease had Dan eventually go solo. You can find Dan on Facebook at Dan Navarro Music.

Today's guest is Kyle Fritz. 🎬 Kyle is the owner and president of Kyle Fritz Management, a talent management company in Los Angeles that has developed and guided the careers of Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winners for the past 25 years. ✨ Kyle studied acting at ASU and later with the master Sanford Meisner. Joseph met Kyle through Kyle's class - Kyle's Acting Files: Guiding Actors Through the Business of Acting.

Accomplished composer for film, television and theater, Cindy O'Connor is Joseph's guest today. You'll know Cindy's music from the show "Once Upon a Time" which ran for seven seasons. She also toured for four yeas as a keyboard player and BG singer with Pat Benatar. Kristen's Poem at Menacing Hedge - Unforgiven. http://menacinghedge.com/spring2021/entry-debeasi.php

Today's guest is Doreen Ringer-Ross. Doreen is best known as a supporter of artists and for her years at BMI (Broadcast Music Inc). She is responsible for starting programs such as BMI's conducting workshop, The Sundance Composer's Lab and many others. This is Doreen's journey.

Bianca Bethune is Joseph's guest this week. She is an actor on movies like Bad Boys ll & Bad Boys for Life and the TV show: Switched At Birth. Bianca and Joseph met at while working on BB4Life. Today she tells her story of how she went from dancing to acting and transitioning from a childhood actor to an adult actor. Bianca also has a podcast called What Else w/ Bianca Bethune.

This week features guitarist, Justin Derrico. Justin is a phenomenal player and is the guitarist sideman for P!NK for over ten years. You can also see Justin play on NBC's The Voice. Joseph met and worked with Justin on P!nk's documentary, P!NK: ALL I KNOW SO FAR debuting on Amazon Prime Video in May. This is Justin's story.

Today's guest is Joanie Diener. Joanie is an Emmy-winning music editor, with extensive experience in both feature films and television. The recipient of thirteen MPSE Golden Reel Award nominations and five wins. Classically trained, she earned a B.A. in Music at UC Berkeley, with continued graduate studies in Musicology at Boston University where she conducted the BU Women’s Chorus. After spending a number of years as a singer/songwriter, an interest in film led to her present career as a film music editor. Joseph and Joanie worked together on the Michael Mann show, Luck

Arranger/Orchestrator Jeff Atmajian is Joseph's guest today. Jeff is a highly sought after arranger and orchestrator for films. His steady clientele are well-known and highly successful composers such as James Newton Howard, Marc Shaiman, Rachel Portman and Gabriel Yared. In the past two years Jeff has been pursuing a more high profile composing career. Recently he scored the 90-minute documentary about the Armenian Genocide called Screamers. Joseph and Jeff first worked together on the Rachel Portman's score for BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE.

Matt Moran is Joseph's guest this week. Matt began his career in entertainment at the age of eight, singing radio jingles and appearing on various children’s television programs and recorded albums. Upon earning a degree in Communications and Film, Matt headed to Nashville, where he spent the next 12 years performing and hosting entertainment events, as well as penning songs for several Grammy-nominated artists, eventually garnering a 36th position on Billboard’s top 200 with his song, “For Freedom.” He recently released his first full-length solo album entitled, “Awakening,” and his music has been featured on Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Regis and Kelly, The View, Comedy Central, and ABC News with Bob Woodruff.

Shie Rozow is Joseph's guest today. Shie is a composer, music editor. He has taken a different path than most leading him to work on over 100 feature films. As a music editor, Shie has earned 17 Golden Reel Award nominations and winning of three. Some of his credits include Avengers: Age of Ultron, Oz: The Great & Powerful and Hustle & Flow. This is Shie's story.