Kristine Dizon: Hello, my name is Kristine Dizon and I'm the CEO and founder of The Modern Artist Project. Today, I'm with one of my favorite comedians, Mary Mack. She is a favorite on radio shows and podcasts around the country including Marc Maron's W T F podcast, The Bob and Tom Show, and The Grand Ole Opry. Mary co-stars as Jessie in the Hulu Cartoon Solar Opposites by the creators of Rick and Morty. She's appeared in Montreal's Just for laughs festival, HBO’s Andy Kaufman Awards, San Francisco Sketch Fest, and the Dry Bar comedy series Max. Television credits include Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, TBS Conan, Adult Swim, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Fox's Golan, The Insatiable, and N B C's Last Comic Standing, Last Call with Carson Daley and the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.
Thank you, Mary, for joining us today. Thank you. Mary Mack: I stayed quiet that whole time. I kept my face in my coffee mug so that I wouldn't interrupt you. I was trying to be so respectful. Thank you so much for that nice introduction. Holy cow, we were giggling. I know, this is your show, but I have to tell everybody about this, that we were laughing because I told Kristine she was coming to Minnesota.
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Kristine Dizon: Hello, my name is Kristine Dizon, and I'm the CEO and Founder of the Modern Artist Project. Today, I'm with Wanny Alvarez Angerer, a singer, cultural promoter, mother, women's rights activist, and world traveler. She is also an ambassador of expressive therapies and works as a change coach for the Global Leaders program. Wani is involved in many projects, including Moving Cultures, Cultural Stopovers, Music, and Dance Therapy, among countless others. She has traveled extensively across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, using arts and music to educate, unify, and bring about positive change across the globe. Thank you, Wanny, for joining us today. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. For the complete interview, you can access here.
Kristine Dizon: Hello, my name is Kristine Dizon, and I'm the CEO and founder of the Modern Artist Project. Today, I'm with Natalie Fahseh, who works with communities of varying ages and lifestyles as a choir conductor, teaching artist, composer, writer, and arts administrator. She is a mezzo-soprano with a Bachelor of Music and Voice Performance as a Palestinian Jordanian. She also has the pleasure of sharing Arabic music as a guest singer, clinician, and coral arranger. Natalie works with organizations on equity-centered, innovative organizational development strategies and project creation. She leads engaging arts-based workshops and talks on matters of decolonization, leadership, and social justice. Thank you, Natalie, for joining us today. Kristine Dizon: Hello, my name is Kristine Dizon and I'm the CEO and founder of The Modern Artist Project. Today, I'm with Stanford Thompson, a musician and educator who serves as the founder and executive director of Play on Philly and founding board chair of El Sistema USA and the National Instrumentalist Mentoring and Advancement Network. As a professional trumpeter, Stanford has performed as a soloist and member with major orchestras around the world and continues to perform throughout the Philadelphia region. Stanford is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, a graduate of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestras Talent Development Program, and holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory Sistema fellows program. Thank you Stanford for joining us today.
Stanford Thompson: Thanks so much for having me. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. For the complete interview, you can access here.
Kristine Dizon: Hello! My name is Kristine Dizon, and I'm the CEO and Founder of the Modern Artist Project. Today, I'm with Dr. Sidney Shapiro, data analytics educator, manager of data sciences at Sofvie, and professor of Business Analytics at Cambrian College, who will be an incoming Assistant Professor of Business Analytics in the Dhillon School of Business at the University of Lethbridge. He teaches courses in programming and computer science. Thank you, Sidney, for joining us today! This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. For the complete interview, you can access here.
Kristine Dizon: Hello! My name is Kristine Dizon, and I'm the CEO and founder of the Modern Artist Project. Today, I'm with Juanita Calderon, who holds a B.A. in Modern Languages and is finishing her music education and choral conducting studies at Javeriana University. She has supported music organizations such as Wimbledon International Music Festival and Latin American Forum of Music Education as a community manager and content creator. She's currently the Communications and Artistic Projects Coordinator at Somos Capazes, a Colombian NGO dedicated to peacebuilding. She believes art and language are deeply rooted in human culture and is committed to transforming lives through music and education. Thank you, Juanita, for joining us today. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. For the complete interview, you can access here.
Kristine Dizon: Hello, my name is Kristine Dizon, and I'm the CEO and founder of the Modern Artist Project. Today, I'm with Margaret Gonzalez, a musician and educator from Venezuela. The founder of El Sistema, maestro Jose Antonio Abreu, believes in the transformative power of music and in making positive and lasting changes in the lives of our children. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. For the complete interview, you can access here.
Kristine Dizon: Hello, my name is Kristine Dizon and I'm the CEO and founder of the Modern Artist Project. Today, I'm with Dr. Julia Heinen who is committed to ensuring participation in the arts is available to all and works diligently to advocate for schools. Her research and leadership projects focus on underrepresented constituencies, and she works to ensure that everyone who wishes to participate in the arts as a vocation or avocation has the opportunity to do so. Julia is currently a professor of clarinet and Director of Community Engagement at California State University, Northridge. Thank you, Julia, for joining us today.' Julia Heinen: Thank you, Kristine, for the invitation. I really appreciate it. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. For the complete interview, you can access here.
Kristine Dizon: Hello, my name is Kristine Dizon, and I'm the CEO and founder of the Modern Artist Project. Today, I'm with Evangelos Saklaras, a Greek double bassist who started his studies at the age of 25 in Athens. Three years later, he was awarded a scholarship at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London to study with Colin Paris, the principal with the London Symphony Orchestra. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. For the complete interview, you can access here.
Kristine Dizon: Hello! My name is Kristine Dizon, and I'm the CEO and Founder of The Modern Artist Project. Today, I'm with Jeff Bernett, who is a musician, producer, digital marketer, and vintage synthesizer enthusiast, who happens to be the CEO of Caedence. Thank you, Jeff, for joining us today. Jeff Bernett: Thank you for having me Kristine! |
AuthorKristine Dizon is a multi-faceted performer, teacher, writer, author, linguist, and entrepreneur. She is Founder & CEO of the Music & Language Learning Center, The Modern Artist Project and co-founder of the Gran Canaria International Clarinet Festival and American Single Reed Summit. She is an artist for Uebel Clarinets and Silverstein Works. Learn more at www.kristinedizon.com. Archives
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