Dialogues exploring how artists & writers relate to rituals and the spiritual — connecting to inspiration & maintain a creative practice. Hosted by Derek Denckla, poet, professor of creative writing at L.A. Film School, and fellow seeker of inspiration practices. Listen to our "sister" podcast— Praxinoscope— that details our experimental performance platform launched in 2022.
Inspiration Practice
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Dialogues exploring how artists & writers relate to rituals and the spiritual — connecting to inspiration & maintain a creative practice. Hosted by Derek Denckla, poet, professor of creative writing at L.A. Film School, and fellow seeker of inspiration practices. Listen to our "sister" podcast— Praxinoscope— that details our experimental performance platform launched in 2022.
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December 15, 2021
The Read-Write-Read-Write Method Man: Hiram Sims and The Sims Library of Poetry
<p>In this episode, I speak with friend, mentor, colleague and poet, Hiram Sims, an unstoppable force who brings poetry to all the diverse corners of Los Angeles --- and the World. The episode was recorded live at Sims's latest, greatest bricks-and-mortar enterprise --- The Sims Library of Poetry! Soon, I predict that this town will come to be known as: "Sims City."</p> <p>Born and raised in and around Los Angeles, Sims is a poet, essayist and Creative Writing Professor teaching with The Community Literature Initiative. He graduated from University of Southern California and received a B.A. in English: Creative Writing, and a Masters of Professional Writing in Poetry. </p> <p>In addition to teaching essay writing, creative writing, and literature, He has published three collections of poetry, including <u>Poems of a Young, Troubled Mind</u> (2007), <u>Write or Die: An Anthology of Poetry</u> from the Urban Poet's Workshop (2008), and <u>PHOTOETRY: Poetry and Photography from South Central </u>(2013), and his creative writing textbook, <u>These Pages Speak</u> (2015). He is the co-founder of World Stage Press, and founder of The Sims Library of Poetry, boasting the largest (and still-growing) collection of poetry in Los Angeles. Disclosure: I am a proud 44 Campaign Supporter of this new, bold endeavor --- launched during the pandemic when we all needed poetry more than ever!</p> <p> A special note of gratitude for our original theme music composed and performed by Cato (Gilmour) @cato_gilmour and Creative Soundscapes.</p> <p>"Inspiration Practice" was produced by Taller Alturas (Media) by Host-Producer-Editor Derek Denckla. <strong>Follow us: @inspiration_practice </strong></p> <p>We also send our brightest light and our deepest gratitude to all those lovely beings who have either inspired us to create this work or given us the space, the time, or the love to practice, practice, practice. (c) 2021.</p> <p><br></p>
October 14, 2021
Tweaking The Feedback Loop Of Vocation and Devotion: Cato (Gilmour) + Circadian Delays
<p>"Noises are sounds that have not yet been intellectualized." -- John Cage Producer-Host Derek Denckla spoke with Cato in the kitchen of his home studio, an industrial loft located in downtown Los Angeles. Recording artist, film & television composer and remixer Cato got started by tweaking modular synthesizers, inspired by artists as diverse as Tangerine Dream and Throbbing Gristle, and by classical composers like Stravinsky and Schoenberg, while writing and producing electronic music ranging from experimental to pop. </p> <p>Cato soon found himself scoring prime-time national television and documentary films in his native country of Norway, before relocating to LA in pursuit of bigger musical challenges. As an artist, he releases as Cato / Cato Gilmour, schwarzmodul, Circadian Delays, Eccotonic and onecarreratwo, with remixes and collaborations including T.Rex, The Who and Robot Koch. Cato’s work is heard in productions like "How To Get Away With Murder”, “Need For Speed", “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”, “Dexter” and countless others. </p> <p>Cato was chosen as the only one to reimagine the original “Blade Runner” score by Vangelis for "Blade Runner 2049”, for the entire marketing campaign, in competition with several major artists. As a film composer Cato has written music and scores for several feature films including "Stone" (Robert De Niro), “Smokin' Aces" (Ryan Reynolds) and “Mini’s First Time” (Alec Baldwin), and has scored numerous documentaries (incl. "The Kennedy Detail” for 3-time Oscar™ nominee Vince DiPersio). </p> <p>Some works cited as influences by Cato in the Episode: "Alpha Centauri" by Tangerine Dream "Circle 21" by Circadian Delays, Foam and Sand, and Robert Koch "The Cinema Show" by Genesis The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Cato Remix) (NFS Most Wanted 2012 Soundtrack) Cato playing his "Stradivarius" the Electronic Music Studios (EMS) Synthesizer Cato playing his favorite module Dewanatron Swarmatron See examples of visual art glitches: Glitch Feminism - Legacy Russell and Kyle F. Williams </p> <p>A special note of gratitude for our original theme music composed and performed by Cato and Creative Soundscapes. </p> <p>"Inspiration Practice" was produced by Taller Alturas Media with contributions from Host-Producer Derek Denckla and Audio Editor Neyat Yohannes. </p> <p>We also send our light and our gratitude to all those lovely beings who have either inspired us to create or given us the space, the time, or the love to practice, practice, practice. (c) 2021.</p>
September 22, 2021
Looks Like He Made It: Mathew Timmons + Insert Blanc Press
<p>Host Derek Denckla spoke with Impresario <strong>Mathew Timmons</strong> at the tail-end of August, after Matt had recently produced, "We Made It," an event celebrating the 15th Anniversary of his LA-based imprint, <a href="https://www.insertblancpress.net/" target="_blank"><strong>Insert Blanc Press</strong></a><strong>, </strong>and as we were swinging into the September start of the Art Season (with its renewed post-COVID flurry of publications, openings and fresh performances). </p> <p>In our conversation, we grappled with the sometimes painfully incompatible and sharply conflicting motives of those who make art and those who consume it. And, how artists might find ways to reconcile themselves to continue to create work with integrity.</p> <p>Matt read the work of an author that inspired him, Harold Abramowitz, whose book, <strong>Colloquy at the Abyss</strong>, he has recently published on his imprint, <a href="https://www.insertblancpress.net/" target="_blank"><strong>Insert Blanc Press</strong></a>:</p> <ul> <li>"It was one, or it was the other. That much, and violence. If you were a prince. That was the way the picture wanted to go. To put up its fists and fight. But we were broken for the way we spoke in mediation, as if your emotions were better than anyone else's. It was in the way we looked at time. It told us, told us all sorts of things. I was walking, I was eating food from the palm of my hand, and then I wondered what the point was. Troubling times, it is the force, full of the violence that calls us names. I'm a junior laying in my casket and that was before you believed in me. What I would then say to you is about the state of my heart." - Abramowitz</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Bio</strong>: Mathew Timmons is the author of Love Prose, a recent chapbook from eohippus labs. He is the author of the books Terrifying Photo (Wonder 2015), Joyful Noise (Jaded Ibis 2012), The New Poetics (Les Figues 2010) and CREDIT (Blanc Press 2009) among other editions and ephemera. He is the Editor and Publisher of Insert Blanc Press and the Director of General Projects gallery in Los Angeles, CA.</p> <p><strong>Look</strong> for his forthcoming video edition of Love Prose, vintage editions of Parrot and other re-releases of early chapbooks from Insert Blanc Press.</p> <ul> <li> “My biggest problem would be that I want to do all of the things.” - Timmons</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p>A special note of gratitude for our original theme music composed and performed by<a href="https://creativesoundscapes.com/"> Cato and Creative Soundscapes.</a></p> <p><strong>Inspiration Practice</strong> was produced by <strong>Taller Alturas </strong>with contributions from Derek Denckla and Neyat Yohannes. Sending out a glowing beam of gratitude to all those lovely beings who have either inspired us or given us space, time or love to practice, practice, practice. (c) 2021.</p>
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