The Creative Train Podcast

Your Tools Are An Extension Of Your Creativity

So many new creators equate the cost of their tools with their ability to create, and this is so wrong!
Sure, you don't use a hammer to drive a screw, proper tools are necessary; but you should never feel discouraged by not being able to afford high-end tools or that you simply should not even try to create if you don't have the latest/greatest thing talked about online!
The history of art is filled with glorious examples of things created with what we would call "primitive tools", the difference is the mind and spirit wielding those tools, not the cost of them!
Here, I offer my perspectives on the value of good tools but also the drive to create with whatever we have available to us. If the fire burns hot enough, you'll get cooking! 
 

A.I. Therefore I Am

In this episode I dig into the topic of A.I. generated art and the impact it already has had on the "real" creative industry. 
No, this isn't some guy just complaining about how the good 'ol days were so much better, it's an honest and genuine look into the fact that many creatives are being pushed aside for the apparent ease of using A.I. for their images, sounds and much more. 
I would love to know your thoughts on this topic- have a listen and leave a comment!

In Conversation with Timber Masterson

Timber Masterson is a truly diverse creative. Actor, author, writer, singer/songwriter and dreamer of dreams. 
I have had the pleasure of working with Timber for a few years now, as audio engineer, co-producer and consumer of fine coffee. 
In this episode, Timber and I discuss the pleasures and pressures that come with living a creative life- grappling with distraction, doubt, dilution, empowerment, inspiration and the Muse, and how we try to hold it all together and look cool to those around us! 
Though we talk about some very heavy concepts, we keep it light and listenable for you. 

Ego versus Experience.

In this episode, I go into the topic of ego versus experience, and how that can and likely will impact the experience of a creative group setting. 
We can fool ourselves, but how far can what we "think" we are take us in a creative venture with others?
It will go one of these two ways- we will pull up our creative socks and grow and excel or we will trip over that ego and have to face some harsh realities. 
As always, I'm speaking about real-life experiences working both solo and as a collaborative artist. 

In Conversation with Roger Guetta, audio only version.

Roger Guetta is a multidisciplinary artist currently living in Montreal, Canada. 
 
His early years in the arts were somewhat by accident as he recounts his story of attending business management school. From there, Roger pivoted into theatre, photography, poetry, and eventually into being a professor in a liberal arts program in Quebec, Canada. 
 
Here, Roger and I discuss motivation, inspiration, the momentum of creativity, teaching philosophies, monetizing your art, food, a bit of politics and even our possible immortality as artists and creators and educators.
 
If you want to tune into this podcast on YouTube, you can watch a lovely montage of some of Roger's recent digital photography, this, is audio-only. 

An Inspiring Conversation with Cassie Noble

Singer/songwriter, tattoo artist and nature lover, Cassie Noble stopped by the studio this week to talk about all things artsie, creative and lets us in on a bit of what makes her as an artists running TWO businesses simultaneously does to keep focused and keep those creative fires burning!
Sha also performs for us her latest, yet unreleased song; it's a wonderful note-to-self moment about how and where to invest our time and energies.

Live From the Breakroom

This episode is just a little check-in and update about some changes I'm going to bring to the Creative Train podcast in 2025. This will be my only upload this month, but stay tuned for lots of great stuff coming up in the new year! 
 
Have a listen, I'm putting out an appeal for your input about guests you'd like to hear on the podcast; artists, educators, anyone creative who has made an impact upon you as a creator or educator or consumer of art in any of it's forms. 

The Tortured Artist: Meme, Menace or Mentor?

In this episode, I'm going to take a swing at an icon. Not because of his work, but at the quality of his character. A recent docu-drama cast a new light upon this icon of Canadian literature and I honestly found him repellant after this. Although I almost hate to say such things- this has been on mind mind so much that I have to speak it to the world; not for confirmation but more as a cleansing. 
Let me know what you think. Let's discuss this "tortured artist" thing.