Category: Episodes
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E36: Artists #24, Featuring Ned Mortimer
Ned Mortimer, musician and writer, is my guest in this installment of the Voices from the Dark Artists series. We have a great talk about his trajectory as a musician and how it has taken him from the south of England to London and now to Berlin. As a lifelong musician, artist and writer, Ned…
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E35: Artists #23, Featuring Robert Grant
Robert Grant, poet, is my guest for this episode, during which we have a great conversation about his work, his life, his art and the influence that each one has upon the others. He shares insights from his artistic journey, which include finding your own voice, the value of making mistakes and the importance of…
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E34: Artists #22, Featuring Mwenda Mayer
Mwenda Mayer, Afrofusion solo dance artist, is my guest for this episode of the Voices from the Dark Artists series. She shares with us her experiences in the dance world from Southern Africa to Berlin, how she overcame the challenges of creating a style that fits her personal preferences and how she deals with being…
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E33: Artists #21, Featuring Marko Ivic
Marko Ivic, musician and interdisciplinary artist, is my guest in this episode of the Voices from the Dark Artists series. He shares with us how his career took him from Venezuela to Croatia and Germany, the way he balances his classical training with his experimental projects, and how his sense of “being in a place…
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E32: Artists #20, Featuring Tau Tau Menghan
In this episode I had the opportunity to speak with Tau Tau Menghan, a Berlin-based filmmaker, novelist and storyteller originally from China. She shares her experiences in the Berlin filmmaking community, the differences between the Chinese and German art scenes, and the many boundaries that she has broken through on her artistic journey. She also…
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E31: Artists #19, Featuring Clare Saponia
In this episode I sit down with Clare Saponia, a London-born writer and artist. We discuss a variety of topics, including her mixed family origins and European identity, her passion for language and culture, her holistic approach to life, and how these things have inspired and influenced her on her artistic journey. She shares with…
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E30: Artists #18, Featuring Naco Fichetti
In this episode I have a conversation with amazing Argentine painter and illustrator Naco Fichetti, a good friend of my family from down south in Argentina. We speak about his journey as an artist, which has taken him from his native city of Viedma, Rio Negro, to Buenos Aires and back. We trace his unique…
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E29: Artists #17, Featuring Blake Worrell
In this episode I interview musician and award-winning mobile filmmaker Blake Worrell. Blake is an old acquaintance of mine from Berlin who is in the process of relocating elsewhere. I caught up with him during his visit to the city, where he was giving mobile filmmaking classes over the weekend. He was hungry, so we…
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E28: Voices from the Dark Specials #2, Featuring Sgambetto
In this episode I have the extreme pleasure to converse with the enigmatic host of the Sgambetto radio show, Emanuele (Emanuello, Manuelo etc.), who also happens to be the proprietor of the local Neukoelln bar, LaBettolab. Special thanks as usual to RBL Berlin. This is the last episode of the Voices from the Dark–RBL Berlin 2018 collaboration.…
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E27: The Spectrum #3, Featuring the Left-Right Spectrum 2
In this episode Neo and I continue our conversation about the mysterious left–right spectrum, coming at you semi-live from the beautiful Horse bar in lovely Neukoelln, Berlin. We go off on several glorious tangents but focus on the topic at hand, going into further detail about the definitions of the terms left and right. We also try to…