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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.

Today's guest is Ari Solotoff, Esq. Yes. Ari is a music lawyer. Joseph met Ari when working on Sinfonia. In need of a music attorney, Ari was referred to Joseph from Lucas Richman (episodes 17 & 18). Trained as a classical musician, Ari focuses his law practice on serving clients in entertainment and intellectual property law, as well as related areas of practice. He represents leading musicians, composers, artists, and other creative entrepreneurs. This is Ari's journey. Ari's website: www.solotofflaw.com.

This week we hear how Don pivots from Hollywood, CA and find himself landing back at Berklee College of Music and developing one of the best Film Scoring music departments in the country. Also - please visit www.chla.org and support Shie Rozow's walk that is happening this Saturday, February 13, 2021 to raise money for Children's Hospital Los Angeles. I give you more details about it at the beginning of this weeks show. Thank you. direct link to Shie's support page: http://connect.chla.org/site/TR/DIY/DIY_Fundraising?px=2566762&pg=personal&fr_id=1090

This week on Pivot Point is Don Wilkins. Don and Joseph go way back. In fact, Don was Joseph's teacher and mentor at Berklee College of Music. Don and Joseph have worked professionally on two projects: Hometown, a CBS tv series and The First Killing Frost, an independent feature film. Though Don has taught and mentored hundreds of film scoring students over his 30 year career, Don's initial career path was to be a Hollywood composer. This two part conversation takes you on his journey of Pivot Points.

Today's guest is Michael Stearns. Michael and Joseph met each other while working together on Alpha, directed by Albert Hughes. Michael is a composer and soundtrack designer/producer. His credits include music and soundtrack production for television, feature films, planetariums, theme parks, twenty two IMAX films and seventeen solo albums. His music has been used for James Cameron’s “The Abyss”, “Titanic” and “Avatar”, as well as music for Disney Films, HBO, ABC, PBS, BBC, Discovery Channel, and Ron Fricke’s non-verbal 70MM films “Chronos”, “Sacred Site”, “Baraka” and “Samsara”. It has also been used by NASA, Laserium, and choreographed by the Berkshire Ballet. Michael has produced the soundtracks to Universal Studio’s themed attractions “Earthquake” and “Back To The Future, The Ride”. He produced the soundtrack to Paramount Picture’s ride film “Star Trek, The Experience” and produced music for World’s Fair/Expos in Korea, Japan and Spain. Michael works in his music and post production studio “The Guest House”, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Today Joseph speaks with picture editor Jett Sally. Joseph and Jett met when working together on NINJA ASSASSIN. Joseph “Jett” Sally is currently cutting Lana Wachowski’s highly anticipated THE MATRIX 4 starring Keanu Reeves. His most recent work can be seen on WORK IN PROGRESS, the unique Showtime comedy series executive produced by Lilly Wachwoski. Jett has also collaborated with the Wachowksis on the popular Netflix series SENSE 8. Jett is known for editing both James McTeigue’s Netflix series, MESSIAH, and his feature film, BREAKING IN.

Sally Boldt is an experienced music editor whose credits include films from a wide array of genres, ranging from Groundhog Day, Hairspray, and L.A. Confidential to American Hustle, Tron: Legacy, and most recently Soul and Watchman. Equally adept at creating a temp score in a period drama as managing the complex logistics of a musical, Sally has skill and expertise that make her a go-to music editor for films of all stripes. Today Sally and Joseph talk about how her career unfolded from unexpected opportunities.