DreamPath Podcast
Exploring the artistic journeys of successful musicians, filmmakers, writers, painters and other creatives.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 167
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
RECAP: Takeaways from Nick Cassavetes, Turning 50, and What's Ahead
Bryan and Jason discuss takeaways from the Nick Cassavetes episode, what it's like turning 50, what life was like in 1970 (the year of Jason's birth), and preview next week's episode with screenwrite…
Nick Cassavetes on Breaking the Family Mold as an Actor, Writer, and Director
Nick Cassavetes is an actor, screenwriter, and director. The son of independent film pioneer John Cassavetes and Academy Award-nominated actress Gena Rowlands, Nick started his career as an actor but…
RECAP: Takeaways from David Frangioni, Pandemic Life, and What's Ahead.
Bryan and Jason discuss:
- Last week's interview with David Frangioni.
- How they are coping as the pandemic drags on.
- The loss of folk/country music songwriting legend John Prine.
- Bryan's childhood t…
David Frangioni on Recording with Aerosmith, and Playing Drums with No Plan B
David Frangioni is a professional drummer, music technologist, magazine publisher, author of three books, designer of custom recording studios, and philanthropist. David has been the music technologi…
RECAP: Sundance 2020, Podcasting in a Pandemic, and What's Next?
Bryan and Jason discuss takeaways from the eight interviews recorded at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City this year. They also talk about the challenges of podcasting during a global pandemic a…
Filmmaker Natalie Johns on Finding Untold Stories
Natalie Johns is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. In 2007 she founded Dig For Fire, a studio capturing inspired music stories and live experiences. Commercial clients included Nike, iTunes, Coca Cola, Sp…
Speaking Truth to Power, with Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger and Guest Adam Steed
Brian Knappenberger is a documentary filmmaker. His film Church and the Fourth Estate, about a sexual abuse scandal in Idaho that rocked the Boy Scouts of America and the Mormon Church, premiered at …
Storytelling Through Animation, with Filmmaker Florentine Grelier
Florentine Grelier is a filmmaker from Paris who specializes in animation. Her animated short My Jukebox premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. My Jukebox explores the relationship between Flo…
Capturing a Story of Intersecting Lives Through the Lens of Cinematographer Kristian Zuniga
Kristian Zuniga is a cinematographer based in Atlanta, Georgia. Kristian has shot commercials for Coachella, Adidas, and Proctor and Gamble. He has also shot music videos for Ed Sheeran, featuring Ch…
Film Composer Anthony Willis on How To Train Your Dragon 2, and Promising Young Woman
Film composer Anthony Willis has worked on Hollywood films such as How to Train your Dragon, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jason Bourne, Wreck it Ralph, & Despicable Me 2. Anthon…
Coming to a Fork in the Road and Taking it, with Television and Film Actor Nick Basta
Nick Basta is a television and film actor. His film credits include Harriet (nominated for 2 Oscars), about Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery, and The Glorias, a biopic about Gloria Steinem starri…
Creating the Look and Feel of a Film, with Production Designer Adri Siriwatt
Adri Siriwatt is a production designer in television and film. Her film credits include Batman Begins with Christian Bale (directed by Christopher Nolan), Stranger Than Fiction with Will Ferrell, Emm…
Chasing Ice, Coral, and the Perils of Social Media, with Filmmaker Jeff Orlowski
Jeff Orlowski is a documentary filmmaker whose latest film, The Social Dilemma, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The film weaves interviews with tech founders into dramatically portrayed…
RECAP: Mai Leisz, Jim Haven, and Preview of Sundance Interviews
Bryan and Jason talk about the Mai Leisz and Jim Haven interviews. They also talk about Bryan's experience at the Sundance Film Festival and preview the first of eight long-form interviews conducted …
Finding Remarkable Solutions to Beautiful Problems, with Advertising and Design Guru, Jim Haven
Jim Haven’s career is rooted in advertising and design but at his core he is a storyteller and problem solver. His corporate clients, including Starbucks, Seattle’s Best, Amazon, Nike and Bill Gates,…
Bass Guitarist Mai Leisz on Jazz, Melodic Playing, and Writing/Performing with Rock Legends
Mai Leisz (pronounced Lease) is a “melodic” bass player and composer from the post-soviet country, Estonia. In 2010 she moved to Sweden to hone her craft, where she started her own jazz-fusion group,…
RECAP: Takeaways from Chris Kinkade, What's Next, and Farewell to a King
Bryan and Jason discuss takeaways from the Chris Kinkade episode, what's coming up next week on the podcast, and what they are reading, watching, and listening to. They also pay homage to the late dr…
Hollywood, Harps, and the Healing Hands of Chris Kinkade
Chris Kinkade is a stage and film actor whose work includes Alpha Dog with Emile Hirsch and Justin Timberlake, and My Sister's Keeper with Cameron Diaz and Alec Baldwin (both directed by Nick Cassave…
RECAP: Takeaways from A.J. Eaton, Listener Reviews, What's Next, and More
Bryan and Jason discuss takeaways from the A.J. Eaton episode, read listener reviews, and discuss what's coming up next week on the podcast. They also talk about what they are reading, watching, and …
Capturing the Essence of a Rock Legend, with Film Director A.J. Eaton
The son of a musician and songwriter, A.J. Eaton grew up in rural Idaho but has worked as a television and film director in Los Angeles for the last 20 years. His 2019 documentary David Crosby: Remem…