CL018: Sandy Gennaro on preparation, tenacity and Cyndi Lauper

Sandy Gennaro is a Nashville based drummer, speaker, teacher and author who over the last 50 years has worked with some of the biggest names in pop and rock. These include Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett, Bo Diddly, Johnny Winter, Michael Bolton, Robin Gibb and The Monkees. Since 2007 Gennaro has been a frequent counsellor at […]

CL017: Julie Flanders on creativity, leadership and creative habits

Julie Flanders is a New York based Renaissance woman. She is an award-winning songwriter, poet and creative success coach whose clients include Academy Award winners, New York Times best-selling authors, performers and creative entrepreneurs. As a writer and poet she is known for her passionate and haunting texts with Oprah Magazine columnist Martha Beck who […]

Creative Cross-Training

In this episode of The Creative Life TV Show, I talk about how we often get fixated with the labels we give ourselves as creatives. “I am a writer, musician, artist, entrepreneur, etc”. Srinavas Rao wrote an intriguing article about how creative cross-training can open up new possibilities. The idea is that you immerse yourself in another art form outside […]

CL015: Drummer Gabor Dornyei on taking creative risks and learning your craft

Gabor Dornyei is a Hungarian born, UK based session drummer and faculty member at ICMP London, visiting Professor at Swiss Drum Academy and member of the group Thunder Duo. Gabor talks about how he first found his passion for drumming and shares with us his process and techniques in constructing a drum solo piece. Gabor also tells us […]