Artists Rising

Welcome to the SEASON 5 FINALE of ARTISTS RISING! Today we are sharing an interview with Jon Button, bassist for The Who! In this episode we cover so many topics that I know you will love, including some of the highlights of his career and getting to work with musicians like Shakira and Sheryl Crow, what differentiates good musicians from GREAT musicians, the importance of being prepared, continuing to dream even when you are at the pinnacle of your career, how the recording scene in LA has changed in recent years, how to have a sustainable career in music, how to keep the joy alive when music is your full time job, what it's like to play for massive audiences, the biggest things he's had to overcome in his music career, what confidence looks like for him, and much more! Follow Jon @jonbuttonbass!  BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca  So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow!  Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com More info about Artists Rising Co. at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com

Hello! Welcome to Artists Rising! Today's episode is a live interview with brilliant artist (and dear friend!) Liz Lieber! We met through the Songtober Songwriting Challenge that I offered in 2021 and our friendship has continued as she's come back to the songwriting challenges at Artists Rising Co. and we cheer each other on in our artistry!  Throughout the last couple of years, her social media following grew to a over 500,000 followers collectively on all of her platforms.  We talked about her story in becoming a singer and how she made it "practically" possible to have that be her full time career, how she started going viral on social media and then got brand deals, as well as the biggest things she had to overcome as an artist. In the BONUS episode this week, we talk about how many times Liz posted before she went viral, the specifics of how she makes money through going live every week, her tech sound set up for how she goes live, and more! (All bonus episodes are available exclusively on Patreon through the Artists Rising Co. Membership Tier!)  It's not too late to sign up for the Songtober Songwriting Challenge here! www.artistsrisingco.com/songtober This month in the Artists Rising Collective we have the following workshops and masterclasses coming up through the Patreon: October 23rd, WORKSHOP: Vocal Masterclass, 8 pm CET (available both online & in person if you are in Berlin! Sign up by joining the $30 tier on the Patreon or by replying to this e-mail!)⁣ October 24th, online MEET UP for ARTISTS RISING COLLECTIVE Patrons⁣ (part of the $15 Patreon Tier) at 7 pm CET and LIVE CREATE SESSION at 7:30 pm CET BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP or LIVE CREATE SESSION each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca  So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow!  Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com More info about Artists Rising Co. at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com

Hello! Welcome to Artists Rising! Today's episode is a clip of a coaching session I did with my Songwriters Studio - a group of incredible artists that come together every week for coaching and artistic development. In this session, we are talking about adversity and how to make it an asset in your life! In the BONUS episode this week, we go deeper into this topic of adversity and talk about real adversity verses adversity that is made up in our heads, as well as how to decide who we want to be in the face of adversity. (All bonus episodes are available exclusively on Patreon through the Artists Rising Co. Membership Tier!)  Sign up for the Songtober Songwriting Challenge starting October 1st: www.artistsrisingco.com/songtober This week in the Artists Rising Collective we have the following workshops and masterclasses coming up through the Patreon: September 26th, WORKSHOP: Vocal Masterclass (available both online & in person if you are in Berlin! Sign up by joining the $30 tier on the Patreon or by replying to this e-mail!)⁣ September 30th, online MEET UP for ARTISTS RISING COLLECTIVE Patrons⁣ (part of the $15 Patreon Tier) BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca  So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow!  Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com More info about Artists Rising Co. at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com

Hello! Welcome to Artists Rising! Today's episode is an interview that Rose Kelley, a former student of mine and speech/voice therapist did with me (JennyRebecca Ronning) and so I get to share a little bit of my story here on the podcast with you! We talk about my own journey to find my voice, the importance of good teachers and the danger of having teachers in the arts who aren't sensitive to our growth, how to be creative with your voice, my own story of how I got into songwriting, the story of my song diaries, the essential ingredients for a sustainable artistic career, Creative Wholeness - what it is and why it's important, somatic singing and so much more! In the BONUS episode this week, we talk about how our mindset affects our art and specifically as it pertains to singing arts, how our thoughts and beliefs affect our development and ability to succeed, how I've used musical neuroplasticity to learn to form new beliefs. (All bonus episodes are available exclusively on Patreon through the Artists Rising Co. Membership Tier!)  Sign up for the Songtober Songwriting Challenge starting October 1st: www.artistsrisingco.com/songtober This month in the Artists Rising Collective we have the following workshops and masterclasses coming up through the Patreon:  September 24th, WORKSHOP: A Journaling Workshop focused on attunement and self-compassion. (Part of the $15 Patreon Tier)⁣ September 26th, WORKSHOP: Vocal Masterclass (available both online & in person if you are in Berlin! Sign up by joining the $30 tier on the Patreon or by replying to this e-mail!)⁣ September 30th, online MEET UP for ARTISTS RISING COLLECTIVE Patrons⁣ (part of the $15 Patreon Tier) BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca  So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow!  Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com More info about Artists Rising Co. at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com The song I shared at the end of today's episode is called 'Hero' and is available exclusively on my Patreon!

Hello! Welcome to Artists Rising! Today's episode is an interview with writer and creative guide, Jacob Nordby, author of the book, The Creative Cure.  In this conversation we talk about his story of having to start over led him to creativity, his recommended key tools from his book, The Creative Cure, the power of journaling, the incredible legacy of Julia Cameron and The Artist's Way, Meditation as a creative tool, how learning to listen to his intuition was what made him feel like a real artist, cultivating more joy, how the healing process connects to creativity, creating from joy and love and not fear, the creative self journaling process,  In the BONUS episode this week we talk about specific questions we can ask ourselves in order to rewrite our own stories if we are experiencing something painful, bringing curiosity into our process, and the link between perfectionism and rejection. Find out more about Jacob at https://www.jacobnordby.com and receive his free copy of his Creative Self Journal here: https://www.jacobnordby.com/creative-self-journal-gift/ Follow him @jacobnordby To find out more about the Writers Rising retreat for writers you can visit this link: https://awritingroom.com/retreat24/ref/22/ Sign up for the Songtober Songwriting Challenge: www.artistsrisingco.com/songtober This month in the Artists Rising Collective we have the following workshops and masterclasses coming up through the Patreon:  September 24th, WORKSHOP: A Journaling Workshop focused on attunement and self-compassion. (Part of the $15 Patreon Tier)⁣ September 26th, WORKSHOP: Vocal Masterclass (available both online & in person if you are in Berlin! Sign up by joining the $30 tier on the Patreon or by replying to this e-mail!)⁣ September 30th, online MEET UP for ARTISTS RISING COLLECTIVE Patrons⁣ (part of the $15 Patreon Tier) BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca  So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow!  Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com More info about Artists Rising Co. at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com The song I shared at the end of today's episode is called 'Good Things' and is available exclusively on my Patreon

Hello! Welcome to Artists Rising! Today I am interviewing a dear friend who lives here in Berlin who I met through the busking community here, she is an incredible singer-songwriter, street musician and new author of the book, The Buskers Guide to the Galaxy!    We talk about a lot of things in our interview: How Jasmine first got into busking, how to really believe that your voice means something; the courage it takes  to follow the inklings of your true self; overcoming limiting beliefs when it comes to money; Money Mindsets; the importance of always expanding and growing;Tips and tricks with busking; the importance of accountability; Jasmine's new book, The Busker's Guide to the Galaxy; The importance of energy in busking and everything you do; Releasing energy as you sing; how whatever desire you have is your birthright…and so much more! In the BONUS episode this week we talk about what a day in the life of a busker actually looks like for Jasmine, and how often she goes in order to make the amount of money she wants to, the most she's ever made busking, the best cities she's found to busk in, how to get over shyness or stage fright and allow yourself to be more visible, and how to find creative community! BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca  Follow Jasmine on instagram @jasmine.lajeunesse So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow!  Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com More info about Artists Rising Co. at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts!  

Hello and welcome to Artists Rising, my name is JennyRebecca and I am so glad you are here! Today I am sharing an interview I did with an extraordinary singer-songwriter named Sara Hartman. We talk about a lot of things, but here are some of the main topics we touch on: -The value of art -The importance of nurturing your community as an artist - Pressure does not always create diamonds - The reality of being signed to a major music label - Music as therapy - Her upcoming album on the stages of grief - Playing the spotify game - How to pursue a sustainable music career as a Highly Sensitive Introvert - Being okay is more important than hustling or hurting yourself along the way to success And in this week's BONUS episode we are talking about: how to have a sustainable music career when you are a highly sensitive introvert how to believe in yourself and see your own worth Changing the way we consume music and media BONUS episodes are available on Patreon as part of the Artists Rising Collective Tier! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month A journaling WORKSHOP each month A MEET UP each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! Access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast! Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca  Follow Sara @sarahartmanmusic! So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow!  Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com More info about Artists Rising Co. at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts!  

Hello beautiful souls, welcome to the ARTISTS RISING podcast! Today's episode is with Multi-Disciplinary Singer, Composer, Theater Maker and Drag Queen, Shlomi Moto Wagner, otherwise known as Mazy Mazeltov.  Shlomi and I studied opera together back in the day with the same voice teacher and he shares his story - a powerful story of facing his fears - and even quitting music at one point because our teacher was so abusive, how he recovered from that trauma, and his journey of trying to find his way and his true voice, navigating his career as both an opera singer and a drag queen.  Our conversation explores the following topics: The importance of being visible & telling our own stories through art, and how being authentic with our own storytelling frees others to do the same and change our realities Becoming the role model you wish you had Finding the path to your authentic voice The realization that our art really can change the world How to come back after leaving your art behind -How Shlomi was able to heal after an abisive voice teacher… Tool kits to encourage abundance and a healthy mindset and continue pursuing your creative calling The freedom of surrender and how spiritual principles can take the pressure off of our creativity. The importance of keeping the channel open and also of networking and learning to promote yourself The importance of continuous education - even when you are already working as a professional artist  And this week's BONUS episode: How to Recover and Heal After Traumatic or Abusive Instruction and How to Change That Critical Inner Voice to a Nurturing One! I have a new offering that I am trying here on the podcast… and that is to offer bonus episodes as well as a Journaling Workshop and a MEET UP every month as part of a membership through Patreon for Artists Rising Co! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month a journaling workshop each month and a meet up each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast (that will hopefully also become a book club)! access to the growing vault of past bonus episodes If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast… maybe even start a book club!  Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca  Follow Shlomi at @shlomimoto and @mazy_mazeltov! So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow!  If you want to hear that bonus episode and an ever growing vault full of additional bonus episodes, you can go to www. patreon.com/jennyrebecca! Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com More info about Artists Rising Co. at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts!

Hello beautiful souls, welcome to the ARTISTS RISING podcast! Today's episode is inspired by Tony Robbins' Priming exercise! I created a meditation for you that includes breathwork, gratitude, blessing and visualization based on his priming (because I love it so much!) and with a few twists! This week's bonus episode is another meditation over on the patreon and this is a very special one that I created based on some exercises from the book. Mind Magic; The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How it Changes Everything by Neuroscientist Dr. James R. Doty. I have a new offering that I am trying here on the podcast… and that is to offer bonus episodes as well as a Journaling Workshop and a MEET UP every month as part of a membership through Patreon for Artists Rising Co! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes each month a journaling workshop each month and a meet up each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast! If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast… maybe even start a book club!  Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca  And the first MEET UP is scheduled for wednesday, July 24th!  So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow!  If you want to hear that bonus episode and an ever growing vault full of additional bonus episodes, you can go to www. patreon.com/jennyrebecca! Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com More info about Artists Rising Co. at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts!

Hello beautiful souls, welcome to the ARTISTS RISING podcast! I'm so excited to share this interview with you today with singer-songwriter Cristina Alice from Madrid, Spain! Today's convo covers the follwing topics:  Small steps every day towards your dreams, Giving yourself at least 10,000 hours or 100 epic fails before you give up on your dream, how to go from small steps to soaring, how to build your confidence, how mindset and self-compassion have a direct influence on confidence, how self-judgment paralyzes our progress, how to juggle two callings/passions (Cristina is a nurse but then spends at least 4 hours a day pursuing music!) and how if you can start with just 15 minutes a day, that 15 minutes will carry you through! And also I wanted to let you know about a new thing that I am trying here on the podcast… and that is to offer bonus episodes as well as a journaling workshop and a MEET UP every month as part of a membership through Patreon for Artists Rising! The membership costs $15 and you receive: 4 bonus episodes a journaling workshop and a meet up each month to talk about all the things we are covering on the podcast! If that sounds like something that would be valuable to you, I would love to have you join and also am very open to suggestions about what could make this kind of membership really worth your while! I am excited to hopefully create a community of listeners here at Artists Rising and I would just love to meet up with you all and actually talk about some of the things we are covering on the podcast… maybe even start a book club!  Here is the link to the Patreon to sign up for this: https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca  Also, I wanted to let you know that I am going to be offering a Vocal Masterclass next week on Wednesday, July 17th at 8 pm CET that will be both in person  if you are in Berlin and available for online participation through Zoom - so if you want to jump in on that I would love to see you there! It's $30 dollars and you can also join by signing up on the Patreon and that is where I will be sharing the zoom link! And the first MEET UP is scheduled for wednesday, July 24th!    So… excited for what is coming here in the next weeks and months on the podcast and for the community and connection that will grow!    And in this week's bonus episode, we start to talk about Cristina's question of "how to really find your true voice"… we go into other topics as well: - Different ways that you can start to develop your true voice, - The uniqueness that each one of us have and the importance of realizing that, - The power of our individual presence - in the room and on the stage, - Creativity… the importance of creativity in the process of pursuing your dreams, - How to get outside of our own judgment and inner criticism, - The importance of play and ways to help ourselves get into that space,   If you want to hear that bonus episode and an ever growing vault full of additional bonus episodes, you can go to www. patreon.com/jennyrebecca!   Follow @iamcristinaalice - listen and support her music! Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com More info about Artists Rising Co. at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts!

Today's episode on the ARTISTS RISING podcast is with Josh Savage, indie singer-songwriter and pioneer in music NFTs. He shares his journey into music, how he discovered the world of NFTs, how to navigate the rollercoaster of an artistic career, how failing is the ONLY way to really win, what some of his BEST failures have been and his advice for other artists to KEEP GOING in pursuit of your creative dreams.  There is a bonus episode in the patreon community if you would like some more detailed instruction on learning how to use NFT's. Josh answers all of my questions about the specifics of HOW to get started and we talk for almost an hour in great detail about all the different ways you can really use NFTs to start to make money as an independent artist. If you are interested in that episode, as well as WEEKLY bonus episodes, I am now releasing a new bonus episode every week on the patreon. If you subscribe to that bonus episode tier, there are also a whole bunch of cool extras included, like being part of a monthly journaling workshop, having access to my Secret Song Society where I am releasing new songs each month, and also extra blog posts, meditations & random surprises. You can find out more at https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca  Follow Josh Savage @joshsavagemusic - listen and support his music, and check out his new podcast GM, Good Music @gmgoodmusic. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com   More info about Artists Rising Co at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts!   

Welcome to Season 5 of the Artists Rising Podcast! Today's episode is about Keeping Your Butterfly Net Open as you look for clues and inspiration as well as how to practice getting your brain into Alpha or Flow state! There is a bonus episode available through my patreon community that goes a little bit deeper into some different ways to help yourself get out of a high stress beta brain state and into an alpha brain wave state, so you can feel more relaxed, calm and creative. Whether you are getting ready to perform and want to learn how to calm your nerves or just wanting to cultivate a more creative, flow-state of mind, I hope you will find this valuable! If you want to find out more you can find a link to that episode here: https://www.patreon.com/JennyRebecca Please feel free to reach out with any questions or comments and let me know if there are more topics you'd like to have me talk about on the podcast: mail@jennyrebecca.com More info about Artists Rising Co. at: https://www.artistsrisingco.com Follow @iamjennyrebecca and @artistsrisingco for more creative inspo and creativity prompts!

You are going to be SO inspired by today's guest! Dancer, life coach and content creator, Pernilla Stryker is originally from Denmark but has relocated to LA. She has cultivated a following of over 158 thousand Instagram followers, 120 thousand YouTube subscribers and a podcast called Challenge Your Norm.   She is an incredibly unique artist and creator who is incredibly passionate about helping people challenge themselves and reach their goals. It is rare to meet someone else who is just as obsessed with personal growth as I am (!) so today's convo was especially fun for me! The topic of today's episode is something that came up within the context of Pernilla telling her story and it's this question - What if you believed you could?!  We talk today about all things mindset, how there is always a way, how when you commit to something it becomes easier to carry it out, how discipline leads to self-confidence and belief, and the life changing power of visualization and experimentation. I know you will love hearing all the amazing things she has to say!    You can follow her @Pernillastryker and listen to her podcast Challenge Your Norm.  If you are interested in the Musical Neuroplasticity Course starting February 4th, head to www.ArtistsRisingCo.com/Programs!   If you are looking for more support and creative community check out the Artists Rising Collective! We meet the first three sundays of the month and you can find out more at www.ArtistsRisingCo.com/community!    For more creative inspiration follow @ArtistsRisingCo and @iamjennyrebecca Have a great day and see you next week! 

I am so excited about today's episode with brilliant actress and dear friend, Anne Diemer! Anne has acted in many famous theaters in Germany as well as in primetime German television and we talk about so many things today, namely the serious work of play! Some of the other topics that we also cover are how to use whatever you are feeling and turn it into creative energy (both for performing and creating),  how to manage being a "working artist" when you don't feel like it, the danger of judgment, how to free yourself from judgment and how to push yourself even when judgment is lingering, managing the critical voice that comes up in the middle of a performance, finding inspiration in every day life and becoming more like children - taking our play seriously. I hope you enjoy this interview! Follow Anne for more infos and upcoming shows and tv appearances @anne.diemer.    Follow @artistsrisingco and @iamjennyrebecca for more creative support and inspiration and if you are looking for a supportive creative community check out the Artists Rising Collective at www.artistsrisingco.com/community.   

Hello, my friends! Happy New Year to you! I wanted to do a little mini episode today just with some thoughts on the new year and some things that I find helpful and inspiring around this time of year so here you go!  I made a list of 23 Journal Prompts for a creative start into 2023 so if you are interested in downloading that it is free and you can get your copy at www.ArtistsRisingCo.com. It's on the home page and you will see it just below the greeting! If you would like to join the Collective at Artists Rising, we are having our first session of the year this coming Sunday, January 8th and we would love to see you there! If you'd like more info about the Collective you can go to www.artistsiringco.com/community you will find it there and there are different tiers for various time and financial commitments. We would love to see you there!   Follow @artistsrisingco, @iamjennyrebecca

 I have such a beautiful episode for you today. I interviewed singer-songwriter Natalie Closner, who is just an exquisite and extraordinary human being. She is most known for her band, Joseph, which is a trio that she created with her two sisters but she has also recently released new music under her artist name Natalie Schepman. In this interview we talk about being true to yourself and having boundaries in your creative process and what that can look like, and in other words, creative freedom vs people pleasing, and how tempting it can be to abandon ourselves in small decisions that we make on a daily basis…ooof! These topics are so huge and I feel like I want to actually just pull our conversation apart and continue to tap in to each topic that we uncovered, there were so many layers! We talked about the importance of believing in your own art, not needing anything from your audience, healthy self-doubt vs self-confidence, juggling music business, music labels, touring, overcome challenges, navigating disappointment and expectations and the importance of naming your triggers as a mental and emotional resilience tool, as well as the importance of being connected to yourself as "an artist facilitating an artistic experience"…just such juicy topics! I think you are really going to enjoy getting to know her and hearing all of her beautiful stories.  And on a personal note, I just want to say, thank you so much for listening to the podcast! Last month, the artists rising podcast got 10,000 downloads for the first time and that is a huge celebration and means a lot to me because it's really been a labor of love these last few years! I don't ever run ads on the podcast and it's definitely not something I get paid to do. I really just hope that it somehow inspires other people to step a bit deeper into their own creativity and potential, and hopefully gives people more tools and encouragement to get where they want to go AND much faster than I was able to. So…thank you so much for listening and I hope you will continue to share it with people if it is valuable to you.

Welcome to Artists Rising! I hope your November is off to a beautiful, creative start! I am so excited share this intimate conversation that I had with a dear friend of mine, singer-songwriter KOKA. And this was our second attempt at recording this podcast! The first time unfortunately, somehow did not save to my computer but KOKA was gracious enough to have another interview a few weeks later and I think this one is even better than the one before so…I'm glad it turned out this way.    KOKA is an incredible artist and just recently released her new album, Eudaimonia,  - it's so beautiful and you should all go and listen to it! She is from Albania and left her career in architecture to pursue her dream of music. We talk about so many things, including breaking past barriers, dropping expectations but still holding onto hope, evolving with patience, having courage and taking risks, and balancing artistry and business - amongst many other things! I know you will love her story and all the wisdom she has to share. Follow KOKA at @i.am.koka and listen to her new album Eudaimonia on Spotify! For more creative inspiration and support: @artistsrisingco and @iamjennyrebecca; www.ArtistsRisingCo.com

I hope you enjoy Part Two of this interview with singer-songwriter and composer, Nikko Weidemann! In today's episode, we talk about ageism in the art world, How we can create a world of no limits for ourselves, resilience to withstand the obstacles of daily life and how to shut the door to constant comparison. Nikko Weidemann is an award winning composer best known for his music (and as music supervisor) in the hit TV series Babylon Berlin and the Moka Efti Orchestra.  I hope you enjoy and are inspired by today's episode! For more information about the Songwriter's Studio: www.jennyrebecca.online/songwritersstudio For more information about the Collective at Artists Rising: www.ArtistsRisingCo.com/Community @ArtistsRisingCo @iamjennyrebecca

When you trust your own ideas and let your love for the music (or whatever art form you are most passionate about) be larger than your love for success, you will always be rewarded...these beautiful thoughts from today's guest, singer-songwriter and composer, Nikko Weidemann. In part 1 of 2 podcast episodes, Nikko shares so many incredible stories and nuggets of wisdom from his life and adventures as an artist. He is the award winning composer best known as the music supervisor for the hit TV series Babylon Berlin and the Moka Efti Orchestra.  I hope you enjoy and are inspired by today's episode! If you would like to hear Nikko's music check out the Moka Efti Orchestra and Nikko Weidemann on all platforms. For more info about Songtober: www.ArtistsRisingCo.com/Songtober More info about the Songwriter's Studio: www.jennyrebecca.online/songwritersstudio The Collective at Artists Rising: www.ArtistsRisingCo.com/Community @ArtistsRisingCo @iamjennyrebecca

Hello my friends! Well, today you are in for an incredibly delicious treat because I am interviewing my beautiful friend Vlatka Alec and she is an actress, a singer, a composer amongst other artistic things - and her words are literally like poetry. She dropped so many truth bombs in this episode and it's just…a conversation that I know you are going to enjoy and be incredibly inspired by! Go follow her @Vlatka.Alec and listen to her album OVIDONO on Spotify or Bandcamp.  Sign up for the free Songtober Songwriting Challenge: https://www.ArtistsRisingCo.com/Songtober  Sign up for The Collective at Artists Rising: https://www.ArtistsRisingCo.com/Community Follow @artistsrisingco and @iamjennyrebecca for more creative inspo and encouragement!