Orlando Arts Podcast

Brent Chesanek- TallSlenderTrees.com

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:50:08 GMT

April 4, 2009 I had a chance to speak with Brent Chesanek, one of the Producers of the film currently in development to be shot in Central Florida, Tall Slender Trees. "Tall Slender Trees is the story of a sixteen year old boy wandering the area just outside Orlando's tourist hotbed seeking the greatness and adventure that Central Florida's reputation promises." Chesanek attended high school in the Central Florida area and made short films here and went on to study journalism and English at the University of Florida. Brent lives in Brooklyn but is in Florida about 1/3 of the year and has just completed photography on an untitled short film.

23: KidzConnect.org

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:51:23 GMT

Josephine Dorado, Media Artist, Performer, Educator, Social Entrepreneur and founder of Kidz Connect speaks with host Mark Baratelli about Kidz Connect. Kidz Connect is a program that connects young people in different countries via media art, performance and collaborative creation in virtual worlds. This summer, students at the Patel Conservatory in Tampa, Florida, wrote, created and performed a live show with students at the IVKO Montessori School in Amsterdam, Netherlands, learning about each other’s culture in the process through music, dance, digital art and/or storytelling within the virtual world Teen Second Life. This Kidz Connect project is funded in part by the Joy McCann Foundation and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts and is supported by partnerships between IVKO Montessori School, the Patel Conservatory, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, the Waag Society for Old and New Media and ZoomLab. Links Mentioned in this Episode: the Waag Society for Old and New Media Kidz Connect ZoomLab Teen Second Life Patel Conservatory Linden Labs MetaPlace Skype Video Conferencing

22 Orlando Sentinel Redesign

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:51:36 GMT

Bonita Burton, Associate managing Editor for Visuals for the Orlando Sentinel, speaks with host Mark Baratelli about the paper's June 2008 re-design. She has been with the Orlando Sentinel since 2004 and offers a first-hand account of the reason behind the re-design, the work that went into it and how a shift content focus dictated many of the changes found in the new look.

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21 David Estrada of Fantacine.com

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:11:23 GMT

Filmmaker David Estrada of film collective Fantacine.com discusses the history of the site and some background on his innovative commercial made for Park Ave CDs

The Orlando Arts Podcast:
--OrlandoArtsBlog.com
--myspace.com/orlandoartspodcast
--Hosted by Mark Baratelli

20 Enzian Film Slam

Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:48:52 GMT

Originally a project of University of Central Florida's Downtown Media Arts Center, the Film Slam seemed fated to end when DMAC closed. The local filmmaking community and FilmSlam organizers John Thiesen and Brian Feldman came to the Enzian with a request to continue the monthly screenings of local filmmakers' projects. As a result, Enzian will continue the program to focus on the growing number of indie and student filmmakers in the State of Florida. FilmSlam is held on the second Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM.

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19 New York City Author Eve Lederman

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:28:14 GMT

(38:49) Eve Lederman is the author of the book "Letters from My Sister: On Love, Life and Hair removal" available on Amazon.com and New York City Barnes & Noble locations. Lederman describes the book she wrote with her sister like this: "Letters From My Sister is a memoir of our lives in progress comprising a collection of correspondence. Our offbeat adventures run the gamut from men to careers to hair removal, and we blame all our frustrations and fears on our Jewish mother who used to buy an entire tongue pickled from the butcher. She’d plop the whole organ down on the table like an autopsy. We were traumatized by that tongue." Michael Molyneux, staff editor of the City section of the The New York Times said “The Lederman sisters serve up a warm slice of life on the edge, with an edge. A thoroughly enjoyable tale of urban escapades.” Matthew Cooper, White House correspondent for Time Magazine called the book “A racy conversation worth wiretapping, and an uproarious celebration of free speech.” And Wayne Fisk, Director of Programming for ABC Broadcasting called it “An entertaining and tantalizing literary lap dance.” Mentioned in this Episode --Book's website --Buy it on Amazon --A Good Uplift (the bra documentary she made with her sister) --The Moth --Shag's Zodiac: Offbeat Adventures in Astrology --Shag's Little Book of Love: Dating, Mating and Mischief Making --Pink Panther Cockatil Party --Orchard Corset

18 Atlanta Author Jennifer Bouani

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:26:44 GMT

(15:30) Jennifer Bouani of Bouje Publishing is the author of the children's book Tyler and his Solve-a-matic Machine about which Amazon.com Top Ten Reviewer Grady Harp said “Jennifer Bouani has the gift for writing for children." Chosen from thousands of children’s books currently on the market, Tyler & His Solve-a-matic Machine has been honored with the nationally prestigious iParenting Media Award, The 2007 Excellent Products Call in Children’s Books. (From her bio) Jennifer Bouani is an advocate for capitalists and entrepreneurs. She believes it is more critical than ever that children learn early the principles of free market trade and how to become leaders in a capitalist society.

Mentioned in this Episode
--Bouje Publishing
--Tyler & His Solve-a-matic Machine on Amazon.com
--iParenting Media Award
--Bouje Publishing Blog
--Tyler and His Solve-A-Matic Machine on Google Book Reader

17 Host Mark Baratelli on 91.5 WPRK

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:26:10 GMT

(39:26) Hi this is Mark Baratelli, the host of the Orlando Arts Podcast. I had the opportunity to appear as a guest on the radio show called "Life in Stages," hosted by Scottie Campbell on 91.5 FM, a radio station based at Rollins College in Orlando, Florida. We talked about the 2007 Orlando Fringe Festival, new ideas for it from me, Beth Marshall and the patrons responding on the Official Orlando Fringe Blog, my show Improv Cabaret going to San Francisco and New York City and me going on tour in August with the "I Love a Piano" national tour.

The recording you hear was done on my laptop in the studio while the interview was happening live on the radio, so you don't get that "radio quality" audio. I would have just linked to their podcast version of the show, but they don't podcast yet.

16 indyish.com

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 13:55:36 GMT

(33:07) Risa Dickens and Elran Oded are the two co-founders of indyish.com, "a loose affiliation of folks who make stuff like Art, Clothing, Literature and Music. Together we co-author an indie arts group blog, sell our wares and produce Indyish events."

Mentioned in this Episode
--indyish.com
--indysih on myspace
--Indyish Assembly on Facebook
--Indyish Assembly on myspace

The Orlando Arts Podcast:
--orlandoartspodcast.com
--myspace.com/orlandoartspodcast
--Produced by imakepodcasts.com
--Hosted by Mark Baratelli

15 Podcampnyc, an unconference

Tue, 08 May 2007 16:48:00 GMT

John C Havens is the lead organizer of Podcampnyc and the writer of the Podcasting Section of About.com. This is a great interview for those unfamiliar with podcasting who want to know what it can do for you and why others are so excited about it. This interview also a great introduction to the emerging ideas of barcamp and unconferences. I picture this episode being great for those arts organizations who've heard about these concepts but have yet to implement them. Mentioned in this Episode:
--Podcampnyc.org
--Unconference (Wikipedia definition)
--Barcamp (Wiipedia definition)
--About.com's Guide to Podcasting
--New Yorker Hotel
--Creative Commons
--Portable Media Expo
--Jason Van Orden
--Jason's Book: "Promoting Your Podcast"
--Podcast Vision and Voice, John's company

The Orlando Arts Podcast:
--orlandoartspodcast.com
--myspace.com/orlandoartspodcast
--Produced by imakepodcasts.com
--Hosted by Mark Baratelli

14 "Electric Youth, the Musical"

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:37:19 GMT

Dean Parker wrote the book for a musical featuring Deborah Gibson's music he thought no one would ever buy. The show has gone on to an out of town try out in a small family-owned theatre called the "Starlight Theatre" in Orlando, FL, with Ms Gibson attending opening night and who-knows-where next!

Mentioned in this Episode:
--Electric Youth Official Site
--Mamma Mia
--All Shook Up
--Deborah Gibson Official Site
--Starlight Theatre

The Orlando Arts Podcast:
--orlandoartspodcast.com
--myspace.com/orlandoartspodcast
--Produced by imakepodcasts.com
--Hosted by Mark Baratelli

13 12k Myspace Friends

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:27:50 GMT

Jamesson Beane has 12,000 friends on his myspace profile. He's gotten modeling jobs, writing jobs and acting work from myspace. He shares his lessons and tips on blogging, moblogging and good and bad bulleting, all of which add up to success both on and offline for this myspace diva.

Mentioned in this Episode:
myspace.com/jamesson

The Orlando Arts Podcast:
--orlandoartspodcast.com
--myspace.com/orlandoartspodcast
--Produced by imakepodcasts.com
--Hosted by Mark Baratelli

12 Disney's Monsters, Inc Laugh Floor

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:14:35 GMT

Host Mark Baratelli interviews Dave Russell, the Walt Disney World Entertainment Show Director for "Monsters Inc Laugh Floor Comedy Club." Mr Russell also is a Show Director for the "Comedy Warehouse," "Adventurers Club" and "Turtle Talk with Crush." He touches on the history of "living characters," what he enjoys most about being a show director, and gives a full description of what guests can expect when they see this Monsters Inc.-inspired production.

Mentoned in this Episode:
Dave Russell
Im agineering
Timekeeper
Comedy Warehouse
Adventurers Club
World Showcase Players
Turtle Talk with Crush
Monsters Inc Laugh Floor Comedy Club
Wayne Brady in Tempe, Arizona
Finding Nemo, the Musical
Avenue Q
Monsters, Inc (the movie)

The Orlando Arts Podcast:
--orlandoartspodcast.com
--myspace.com/orlandoartspodcast
--Produced by imakepodcasts.com
--Hosted by Mark Baratelli

11 Podcast Plays Part Two

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:05:39 GMT
(24:11) Podcast Play's producer Patrick Flick and co-producer David Lee sit down with host Mark Baratelli for a discussion of their project.

Mentioned on this Episode:
Playfest --Playfest.org
--Video Description
--Kate Ingram
--Margaret Nolan
--Apple Store at Mall of Milennia

The Orlando Arts Podcast:
--orlandoartspodcast.com
--myspace.com/orlandoartspodcast
--Produced by imakepodcasts.com
--Hosted by Mark Baratelli

10 United Arts' Artsy Happy Hour

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:45:46 GMT
The Artsy Happy Hour is one of many mingling opportunities for those interested in the arts. United Arts' Autumn Schafer and The Central Florida Performing Arts Alliance's Jamesson Beane share how the event started, what you can expect when you attend, and where other mingling opportunities for the arts community are. To get placed onto the "Artsy Happy Hour" Evite list, send an email to autumn@unitedarts.cc.

Mentioned in this episode:
--United Arts
--United Arts myspace profile
--Central Florida Performing Arts Alliance
--The Wine Room
--Podcast and Portable Media Expo
--Global Peace Film Festival
--First Thursdays (Orlando Museum of Modern Art)
--Third Thursdays (downtown)
--Women in Film
--Cocktails & the Cosmos (Orlando Science Center)
--Tammy Kopko's Happy Hour
--Orlando Fringe

The Orlando Arts Podcast:
--orlandoartspodcast.com
--myspace.com/orlandoartspodcast
--Produced by imakepodcasts.com
--Hosted by Mark Baratelli

9 Orlando Cabaret Renaissance

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:08:17 GMT
11-30-06: It appears the Parliament House is leading the way in bringing a cabaret scene to Orlando. The second act to play the newly-christened cabaret room inside the hotel/bar, singer Becky Fisher talks about her solo cabaret show with pianist Rich Charron, director/producer Kenny Howard and booker Michael Wanzie.

Mentioned in this episode:
--The Lion Queen
--Menopause the Musical
--Parliament House
--Orlando Fringe
--Wanzie.com

The Orlando Arts Podcast:
--orlandoartspodcast.com
--myspace.com/orlandoartspodcast
--Produced by imakepodcasts.com
--Hosted by Mark Baratelli

8 Orlando Fringe Festival Producing Artistic Director

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:53:19 GMT
Producing a 16-year-old festival of theater on the fringes of Orlando's arts scene can be a huge task, but not for Producing Artistic Director Beth Marshall. Her unabashed confidence comes from her heartfelt belief in both the festival and the artists within. She herself a former artist puts the performers and producers of the shows in the festival first before anything else. She has a clear passion for them and takes mighty good care to give them everything they need, and then some. Most fringe festivals do not provide the attention she gives her artists. But then again, the Orlando Fringe is not like most festivals.

7 Podcast Plays

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:20:31 GMT
Playfest Producer Patrick Flick and Associate Producer David Lee talk podcasting, plays and the Podcast Plays with host Mark Baratelli. 11-21-06

Mentioned on this Episode:
Playfest --Playfest.org
--Video Description
--Kate Ingram
--Margaret Nolan
--Apple Store at Mall of Milennia

The Orlando Arts Podcast:
--orlandoartspodcast.com
--myspace.com/orlandoartspodcast
--Produced by imakepodcasts.com
--Hosted by Mark Baratelli

6 Broadway's "Light in the Piazza" National Tour

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:46:53 GMT
Chris Danner is the Company Manager for the National Tour of "The Light in the Piazza." He works for the NETworks production company, bringing several tours to Orlando and all across the country.

Mentioned in this episode:
Light in the Piazza
--Offical Site
--Chris Danner, Company Manager
--Christine Andreas, Margaret Johnson

Touring
--NETworks
--Current NETworks productions
--Florida Theatrical Association
--Broadway Across America
--Video of upcoming tours

The Orlando Arts Podcast:
--orlandoartspodcast.com
--myspace.com/orlandoartspodcast
--Produced by imakepodcasts.com
--Hosted by Mark Baratelli

5 Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:45:50 GMT
Ron Weaver is an instructor in Video Game Design at the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, a graduate video game design school offering an accredited master's degree in interactive entertainment.

4 Central Florida Performing Arts Alliance

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:44:55 GMT
Jim Morris is the Executive Director of the Central Florida Performing Arts Alliance. Finding opportunities for the arts and cultural industry to collaborate and helping to ignite a cultural identity within the Orlando area are two key reasons Jim enjoys the Executive Director role.

3 Mad Cow Theatre's Sweeney Todd

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:43:40 GMT
Laura Hodos' Mrs Lovett in Mad Cow Theater's Sweeney Todd is a highpoint in the long professional musical theater career of this Orlando transplant. She's worked in Tokyo, dinner theaters and even a gigantic castle. The six week run of Sweeney Todd allows this sweet, charming belter a chance to wield knives, plot murder...and sing about it!

2 Corporate Entertainment Producer SAK

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:41:49 GMT
Keith Dickerson is the Director of Corporate Entertainment for SAK Comedy Lab, creating and producing professional, custom events for Fortune 1000 clients all over the country with a staff of professional writers, producers and performers. This little-publicized arm of the 30 year old professional theater is a fascinating department where original works are created and sold.

1 Off-Off Broadway Goes to Germany

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:36:08 GMT
Musical of Musicals goes to Germany, Dracula cancelled, Three-man compilations done differently