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JaNae Contag

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Damion Lupo

Neil Patrick Harris

Andrew Yang

Joe Saul-Sehy

Christa Miller

Julie Broad

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Carmen Electra

Michelle Williams

David Choe

Awilda Rivera

Sarah Wilson

Eugenia Zukerman

Angela Ferrari

OwlTail

Ryan Black

MEET JANAE CONTAG  JANAE CONTAG   JaNae Contag is a Chicago-based artist, musician, photographer, and educator. She received her MFA in Visual Art from the Sam Fox School of Design &amp; Visual Art at Washington University in St. Louis and her BA from Trinity University in San Antonio. Contag’s practice spans photography, video, music, performance, drawing, and interactive installation.  NÆ is Contag’s musician persona and the performative embodiment of her visual art practice. She writes and performs original music alongside her partner Ryan Black (artist, composer, producer, and engineer). With her inquisitive electronic sound and humorous lyrical satire, NÆ delivers a subversive critique of the American desire for wealth, perception, and land. Her original music videos have been featured on VEVO, and she has collaborated with Black and Creative Developer Nathan Glynn on creating a series of original video games audience members play as projected visuals during her performances. NÆ and Blizz (Ryan Black) launched a live-streaming interactive / improv performance series, “Saturnae”, amidst the pandemic in 2020. NÆ is releasing her first album, Push Button Future in 2021. Contag teaches photography and design at The Art School at DePaul University and at the School of Music, Art, and Theater at North Park University. In addition to her creative and academic work, Contag is a commercial photographer in Chicago.  Contag’s artwork has been exhibited at galleries and museums across the country, including Co-Lab Projects in Austin and the Michael and Noemi Neidorff Gallery in San Antonio, TX; The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Intersect STL, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, Free Paarking, and The Luminary Center for the Arts in St. Louis, MO; Central Booking and Trestle Projects in Brooklyn, NY; and Parallax Labs, The Carlson Tower Gallery, Martyr’s, and The Wilmette Theatre in Chicago, IL, and others. Her work has been featured in Esthetic Lens Magazine, Fotoseptiembre, The Chicago Tribune, The COMP Art &amp; Design Magazine, Vellum Magazine, Forgotten Chicago, DePaul University Radio, and the Artists of the Industry Podcast.  CONTACT:  NÆ Website: https://www.naemusic.com/ JaNae Contag’s Website: https://janaecontag.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naesynthpop/ NÆ on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/3pZPn0A MEET RYAN BLACK:   [caption id="attachment_3710" align="alignnone" width="240"] RYAN BLACK[/caption]   Ryan Black AKA “Blizzle” is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, President of REB Records, and leader of the artist collaborative Black’s Backbone. With a vast artistic vision for creating experiences, Blizz is grounded by almost two decades of audio production and professional work as a jazz and classical musician. He holds his Master’s of Performing Arts Technology in Sound Engineering from the University of Michigan where he also completed his Bachelor’s of Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation – trumpet and Bachelors in Performing Arts Technology. Black is also a faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, in the Audio Arts &amp; Acoustics program.  Blizzle’s most familiar work environments include large-scale studios, concert venues, production studios, corporate podiums, festival stages, and sometimes a laptop by the lake. In talking about what actually makes creative collaboration work he says, “the key is the people, and each member’s drive to be involved, create and learn. Then, we figure out how to fit it all together. We figure out how to make some ‘ cool $##&amp; every day!”  CONTACT: REB Records Website: www.rebrecords.com REB Records Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reb_records/ Black’s Backbone on Spotify: www.bit.ly/spiral-world-blacks-backbone SUPPORT THE SHOW BECAUSE I LOVE PUPPIES! 1)MEETFOX www.meetfox.com Monetize your time with an easy to use online platform. Use promo code “yuri” for 2 MONTHS FREE!  2) TAXHUB  NEED ACCOUNTING HELP? – Sign up for A Less Taxing Way To Work With A CPA. Get a free intro call with a tax professional.  3) Audible.com  This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. Click on the link to get a 30-day free trial, complete with a credit for a free audiobook download  4) ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BITCOIN OR CRYPTOCURRENCY? BUY MY BOOK BECAUSE IT’S AMAZING!!! I’ll SIGN IT FOR YOU : ) BE LEFT BEHIND: Discover Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Before Your Grandma Beats You to It  yuricataldo.com CREDITS: Our theme music is written and mixed by Chicago-based composer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Black of the Black’s Backbone collaborative. And produced by REB Records.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

MEET JANAE CONTAG <a href="http://www.advanceyourart.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CONTAG_JANAE_AYAPodcast_Headshot.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> JANAE CONTAG JaNae Contag is a Chicago-based artist, musician, photographer, and educator. She received her MFA in Visual Art from the Sam Fox School of Design &amp; Visual Art at Washington University in St. Louis and her BA from Trinity University in San Antonio. Contag’s practice spans photography, video, music, performance, drawing, and interactive installation. NÆ is Contag’s musician persona and the performative embodiment of her visual art practice. She writes and performs original music alongside her partner Ryan Black (artist, composer, producer, and engineer). With her inquisitive electronic sound and humorous lyrical satire, NÆ delivers a subversive critique of the American desire for wealth, perception, and land. Her original music videos have been featured on VEVO, and she has collaborated with Black and Creative Developer Nathan Glynn on creating a series of original video games audience members play as projected visuals during her performances. NÆ and Blizz (Ryan Black) launched a live-streaming interactive / improv performance series, “Saturnae”, amidst the pandemic in 2020. NÆ is releasing her first album, Push Button Future in 2021. Contag teaches photography and design at The Art School at DePaul University and at the School of Music, Art, and Theater at North Park University. In addition to her creative and academic work, Contag is a commercial photographer in Chicago. Contag’s artwork has been exhibited at galleries and museums across the country, including Co-Lab Projects in Austin and the Michael and Noemi Neidorff Gallery in San Antonio, TX; The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Intersect STL, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, Free Paarking, and The Luminary Center for the Arts in St. Louis, MO; Central Booking and Trestle Projects in Brooklyn, NY; and Parallax Labs, The Carlson Tower Gallery, Martyr’s, and The Wilmette Theatre in Chicago, IL, and others. Her work has been featured in Esthetic Lens Magazine, Fotoseptiembre, The Chicago Tribune, The COMP Art &amp; Design Magazine, Vellum Magazine, Forgotten Chicago, DePaul University Radio, and the Artists of the Industry Podcast. CONTACT: NÆ Website: <a href="https://www.naemusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.naemusic.com/</a> JaNae Contag’s Website: <a href="https://janaecontag.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://janaecontag.com/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/naesynthpop/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/naesynthpop/</a> NÆ on Spotify: <a href="http://spoti.fi/3pZPn0A" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">http://spoti.fi/3pZPn0A</a> MEET RYAN BLACK: [caption id="attachment_3710" align="alignnone" width="240"]<a href="http://www.advanceyourart.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BLACK_RYAN_AYAPodcast_Headshot.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> RYAN BLACK[/caption] Ryan Black AKA “Blizzle” is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, President of REB Records, and leader of the artist collaborative Black’s Backbone. With a vast artistic vision for creating experiences, Blizz is grounded by almost two decades of audio production and professional work as a jazz and classical musician. He holds his Master’s of Performing Arts Technology in Sound Engineering from the University of Michigan where he also completed his Bachelor’s of Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation – trumpet and Bachelors in Performing Arts Technology. Black is also a faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, in the Audio Arts &amp; Acoustics program. Blizzle’s most familiar work environments include large-scale studios, concert venues, production studios, corporate podiums, festival stages, and sometimes a laptop by the lake. In talking about what actually makes creative collaboration work he says, “the key is the people, and each member’s drive to be involved, create and learn. Then, we figure out how to fit it all together. We figure out how to make some ‘ cool $##&amp; every day!” CONTACT: REB Records Website: <a href="http://www.rebrecords.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.rebrecords.com</a> REB Records Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reb_records/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/reb_records/</a> Black’s Backbone on Spotify: <a href="http://www.bit.ly/spiral-world-blacks-backbone" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.bit.ly/spiral-world-blacks-backbone</a> SUPPORT THE SHOW BECAUSE I LOVE PUPPIES! 1)MEETFOX <a href="http://www.meetfox.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.meetfox.com</a> Monetize your time with an easy to use online platform. Use promo code “yuri” for 2 MONTHS FREE! 2) TAXHUB NEED ACCOUNTING HELP? – Sign up for A Less Taxing Way To Work With A CPA. Get a free intro call with a tax professional. 3) <a href="http://Audible.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audible.com</a> This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. Click on the link to get a 30-day free trial, complete with a credit for a free audiobook download 4) ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BITCOIN OR CRYPTOCURRENCY? BUY MY BOOK BECAUSE IT’S AMAZING!!! I’ll SIGN IT FOR YOU : ) BE LEFT BEHIND: Discover Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Before Your Grandma Beats You to It <a href="http://yuricataldo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yuricataldo.com</a> CREDITS: Our theme music is written and mixed by Chicago-based composer, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Black of the Black’s Backbone collaborative. And produced by REB Records. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - <a href="https://podcorn.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcorn.com/privacy</a>

Ep200!! JaNae Contag and Ryan Black – The Business of Making Music in 2020

JaNae Contag is an artist, curator, musician, a lecturer at two universities, and runs a studio where she produces photographic work for clients and collaborators. She has spent her artistic career looking at the connections she finds in the world and making visual cultural critiques of the ideas she encounters in her life. Our conversation focuses on how she finds new ideas and connections in her work and personal life as well as what she tells her photography students who are just starting their career.MEET JANAE CONTAG:JaNae Contag received her BA in Studio Art, Political Science, and Spanish from Trinity University in San Antonio and her MFA in Visual Art from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Art at Washington University in St. Louis. Contag’s work deals with aspirational middle-class America, idiosyncratic moments in which tourism and elitism co-exist (malls, airports, lifestyle centers, megachurches, cemeteries), and overlooked architectural elements that reveal a checkered history of dwelling, shopping, and consuming. Her work has been exhibited at Central Booking, New York, Intersect Art Center, St. Louis, The Luminary Center for the Arts, St. Louis, Points North, Farmington, Maine, and Trestle Projects, Brooklyn, among others. Giving Up the Ghost was completed through a grant from the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis. Contag lives in Chicago and teaches Photography and Film &amp; Video Production DePaul University and at The Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg in addition to freelancing as a co-owner of Concrete Imaging. She is also working on recording and production for a full-length synth pop album under her music pseudonym, NAE. Her other current collaborative projects include a feature-length documentary about the former Chicago Mayor, Harold Washington, as well as a podcast called Unfolding Six Points, about esoteric Chicago history.CONTACT:www.janaecontag.comwww.concreteav.comwww.naemusic.comjanaecontag@gmail.comBOOKS:ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career by Heather Darcy BhandariSeven Days in the Art World by Sarah ThorntonSprawl: A Compact History by Robert BruegmannTeaching Artist Handbook, Volume One: Tools, Techniques, and Ideas to Help Any Artist Teach Paperback by Nick JaffeNever Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith FerrazziBONUS:This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. Click on the link to get a 30-day free trial, complete with a credit for a free audiobook downloadAudible.comQUESTION(S) OF THE DAY:What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

JaNae Contag is an artist, curator, musician, a lecturer at two universities, and runs a studio where she produces photographic work for clients and collaborators. She has spent her artistic career looking at the connections she finds in the world and making visual cultural critiques of the ideas she encounters in her life. Our conversation focuses on how she finds new ideas and connections in her work and personal life as well as what she tells her photography students who are just starting their career.MEET JANAE CONTAG:JaNae Contag received her BA in Studio Art, Political Science, and Spanish from Trinity University in San Antonio and her MFA in Visual Art from the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Art at Washington University in St. Louis. Contag’s work deals with aspirational middle-class America, idiosyncratic moments in which tourism and elitism co-exist (malls, airports, lifestyle centers, megachurches, cemeteries), and overlooked architectural elements that reveal a checkered history of dwelling, shopping, and consuming. Her work has been exhibited at Central Booking, New York, Intersect Art Center, St. Louis, The Luminary Center for the Arts, St. Louis, Points North, Farmington, Maine, and Trestle Projects, Brooklyn, among others. Giving Up the Ghost was completed through a grant from the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis. Contag lives in Chicago and teaches Photography and Film &amp; Video Production DePaul University and at The Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg in addition to freelancing as a co-owner of Concrete Imaging. She is also working on recording and production for a full-length synth pop album under her music pseudonym, NAE. Her other current collaborative projects include a feature-length documentary about the former Chicago Mayor, Harold Washington, as well as a podcast called Unfolding Six Points, about esoteric Chicago history.CONTACT:<a href="http://www.janaecontag.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.janaecontag.com</a><a href="http://www.concreteav.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.concreteav.com</a><a href="http://www.naemusic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.naemusic.com</a><a href="mailto:janaecontag@gmail.com">janaecontag@gmail.com</a>BOOKS:<a href="http://amzn.to/2o36nqa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ART/WORK: Everything You Need to Know (and Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career by Heather Darcy Bhanda</a>ri<a href="http://amzn.to/2oCGjA2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton</a><a href="http://amzn.to/2o366TV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sprawl: A Compact History by Robert Bruegmann</a><a href="http://amzn.to/2ouLZip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teaching Artist Handbook, Volume One: Tools, Techniques, and Ideas to Help Any Artist Teach Paperback by Nick Jaffe</a><a href="http://amzn.to/2ov1SVR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi</a>BONUS:This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. Click on the link to get a 30-day free trial, complete with a credit for a free audiobook download<a href="http://www.audibletrial.com/Yuri" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audible.com</a>QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY:What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - <a href="https://podcorn.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcorn.com/privacy</a>

AYA038 – Why You Should Ask Everyone Questions with JaNae Contag