I brought my Nord drum synthesizer to Unimate, the international robot and animation dance convention, for a series and drum and dance improvisations. If you are listening to an audio-only platform I really encourage you to change it up watch this on YouTube or Spotify - I’ll put a link in the show notes.

This music and movement exchange features Australian animation and waving dancer Mitchell Trott. Mitch has been at all three editions of Unimate. His fluid, emotive style made an impression from the jump and every year he adds to his unique vocabulary that evokes both contemporary dance and street styles. Like all good dancers, Mitch knows how to listen and our exchange really locked in from the start. Let’s get into a Real Future drum and dance improv, with Mitchell Trott

CREDITS

• Nord Drum 3, Production, Writing, Concept, Design, Video, Audio, Music by John Nyboer
• Movement by Mitchell Trott

LINKS

• Watch this drum and dance session on YouTube
• Mitchell Trott Instagram
• Nyboer Photography
• Unimate Dance

I started this podcast to share the stories, history, and styles behind street dance culture. However, my guest today is visual artist and children’s book author Fuzz Garden. I was contacted by the public relations wing of pH Collective, a socially-conscious women-owned creative agency that is working with United Artists San Pedro, the organization that funded the soon-to-be released Mimi and The Silly Sea Lion. This unique book is not only a book for children, it was, thanks to vision of my guest, co-illustrated by students from Point Fermin Elementary. This podcast is ultimately about artists and community so I was happy to welcome the author into my studio to talk about the book and her personal story. Thanks to pH Collective for reaching out!

CREDITS

• Production, Writing, Concept, Design, Video, Audio, Music, Photography by John Nyboer
• Special Thanks to pH Collective for connecting The Real Future with guest Fuzz Garden

LINKS

• Fuzz Garden’s Site
• pH Collective
• Angels Gate Cultural Center Studio Artist Program
• Arts United San Pedro
• Marine Mammal Care Center

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My guest today is James Jimenez aka Animated J.

I’ve always admired J for his category-defying style of movement, so I was eager to ask him about the evolution of his dance. We talk about his beginning steps in New York, to his developmental years in Allentown PA, to the present in L.A.. He’s also the first interviewer that I’ve interviewed, and we talked about the motivation behind his podcast Creative Movers; it’s on YouTube and I’ve linked to it in the show notes. This is a great conversation with a thoughtful artist and we conclude with a drum and dance exchange, so stick around until the end!

CREDITS

• Production, Writing, Concept, Design, Video, Audio, Music, Photography by John Nyboer
• Movement by James Jimenez aka Animated J

LINKS

• Creative Movers YouTube
• Smart Mark’s YouTube
• Nyboer Photography
• Animated J’s YT Channel