Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi

Pivot Point explores the personal experiences of those who have made a life and career in the world of film, music and the arts. We’ll hear from industry pros about how they got started, the hurdles they overcame and the help they received along the way.

Joseph’s style of interviewing reveals stories we embrace as our own, finding empathy and encouragement in the creative journey and hopefully help you move closer to your own personal Pivot Point.

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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 60 minutes
Episodes: 77
Years Active: 2020 - 2021

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Episode 13 with Kathryn Bostic

Today on Pivot Point - The multi-talented, award-winning, Emmy-nominated artist and film composer, Kathryn Bostic. Kathryn talks about her early-music childhood, which led to music gigs, which led he…

00:56:06 | Wed 23 Sep 2020

Episode 12 with Colleen Sharp

Colleen and Joseph worked together on Shining Through, directed by David Seltzer. Since then, they haven't had the opportunity to work together. Today's conversation is a reunion of sorts as Colleen …

01:14:35 | Wed 16 Sep 2020

Episode 11 with Brian McNelis

Brian McNelis, SVP of Music and Soundtracks at Lakeshore Entertainment. Brian talks with Joseph about his early days in a band, why he chose the business side of music and how his Pivot Points let hi…

01:12:41 | Wed 09 Sep 2020

Episode 10 with Dennis Spiegel

Dennis is an Emmy award winning lyricist. He talks with Joseph about the life of a lyricist, working on hit songs for films, TV and Broadway. Though Dennis was first inspired by lyric writing for t…

01:01:39 | Wed 02 Sep 2020

Bonus Episode 3

In this episode, Joseph describes leaving LA in utter defeat thinking he would never work in the film business...ever. He was crushed. With a broken spirit he went back to Boston, got a TA job at Ber…

00:23:32 | Wed 26 Aug 2020

Episode 9 with Tom Fleischman

Tom is a re-recording engineer with 5 Oscar nominations: Reds, Silence of the Lambs, Gangs of New York, The Aviator and Hugo. He won for Hugo. Tom talks about his working relationship with Martin S…

01:41:28 | Wed 26 Aug 2020

Episode 8 with Paul Levin

Paul talks about his early days - working his way through college and how he called and called to get his his first break. He's worked with directors like Martin Scorsese, Malcolm D Lee, David Koepp…

00:57:41 | Wed 19 Aug 2020

Episode 7 with Jon Taylor

Four time Academy Award nominee Jon Taylor talks with Joseph about his time as a Hip-hop dancer, why he left that art form and how he found his way to become one of the top re-recording engineers in …

01:04:52 | Wed 12 Aug 2020

Episode 6 with Cindy Mollo

5 time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, Cindy Mollo talks with Joseph about her early editing days and being a female editor in a mostly male environment.

00:53:58 | Wed 05 Aug 2020

Bonus Episode 2

On this bonus episode, Joseph talks about the major event that changed his life forever while attending Berklee College of Music.

00:11:07 | Wed 29 Jul 2020

Episode 5 with Craig McKay Part 2

Craig McKay, picture editor for Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia continues his conversation with Joseph. Craig talks about working with Jonathan Demme and some of the memorable scenes that were …

00:56:12 | Wed 29 Jul 2020

Episode 4 with Craig McKay Part 1

In this episode Craig and Joseph talk about Craig's early days, his hip surgery, his near death experience (NDE) and the film that changed the direction of his life. We'll also hear Craig tell how he…

00:35:33 | Wed 22 Jul 2020

Episode 3 with Ron Bochar

In this episode, Ron and Joseph talk about what kind of effects the pandemic and having on the movie business and what it might look like in the future. Ron also talks about his early days, getting s…

00:54:45 | Wed 15 Jul 2020

Episode 2 with Missy Cohen

In this episode, Missy talks to Joseph about her growing up in DC and just outside Alexandria, Virginia, her college experience and the two people who influenced her the most in pursuing a career in …

01:02:04 | Wed 08 Jul 2020

Episode 1 with Bobbi Banks

Bobbi Banks, Supervising sound editor, supervising dialogue editor on films like Queen & Slim, Men in Black: International, Straight Outta Compton shares with Joseph her journey in getting started in…

00:44:03 | Wed 01 Jul 2020

Bonus Episode 1

In this bonus episode, Joseph explains his tag, "if someone is doing it, why not you." Joseph also talks about some of his early pivot points, why he made those choices and how they affected his life…

00:08:15 | Wed 01 Jul 2020