The Process

Anna Ray: How to Craft the Artifacts of Tomorrow

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Filmmaker and producer Anna Ray, MFA, speaks with Siena about revolutionary storytelling, Southern Black joy, and changing the narrative.

Anna’s Work:
www.portraydproductions.com

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This podcast is produced by Siena Facciolo, edited by Jessica Luo and Siena Facciolo. Our theme music, Winter Woods, is written and performed by Siena Facciolo, Chris Palace, and Jordan Rabinowitz, featuring Sally Louise on guitar, mixed by Chris Palace, mastered by Jett Galindo.

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Seth Faergolzia: How to Create a Real-Life Wonderland

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter (and puppeteer and visual artist and father etc) Seth Faergolzia speaks with Siena about pretty much everything.

Seth’s Work:

https://faergolzia.com/

https://multibird.bandcamp.com/

https://dufus.bandcamp.com/music

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Susan Begy: How to Unlock the Mystery of Us

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Visual artist, sculptor, and educator Su Begy speaks with Siena about grief, play, and the connective tissue that forms the mysterious collective “us.”

Su’s Work:

https://www.susanbegy.com/

I Am Waiting
By Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Read the full poem here.

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John Wilson Smith: Why Stories Hold More Power than We Think

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Community leader and activist John Wilson Smith speaks with Siena about the power of story, community, and communication.

John’s Work:
Facebook
Bahama Village Museum Exhibition, “Relics of a Fading Community”
John Wilson Smith Key West City Commission

Contact John: jwskeys@gmail.com

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What Makes You Come Alive?

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Who makes you come alive? How do you know who to let in to your creative process? All this and more in this discussion of how to find your people in creativity and in life.

Siena Facciolo is a musician, podcast host, educator, and writer who is fascinated by the art of being. She is honored to put this podcast out into the world. If you’d like to support The Process, and listen to exclusive content from The Process interviews, please consider becoming a patron here.

“The actual presence of others (proximity and regular contact) is essential, and many studies document these structural indicators have just as powerful and, in some cases, more potent effects on indicators of health and well-being.” (Holt-Lunstad J, Steptoe A., 2022 Study)

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Margot Lasher: You Already Know What You’re Doing

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Margot and Siena discuss what the writing process is really like. How do our brains work while we write? How does the creative process change as we age? Is there any value in adjusting the tone of your writing based on where you’re submitting? This fascinating conversation covers all of that, and so much more.

Margot’s Work:
Website
Plays

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Kijana Crues: How to Find Your Path

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Is it possible that the imperfect can be perfect? How do you know you’re on the right path? How do you use your gifts to the fullest? Who is God, anyway? Photographer, musician and magazine CEO Kijana Crues begins to answer these big creative questions and more in this inspiring conversation.

Kijana’s Work:

Website: Kijanacruesimaging.com

Be Brave Magazine: http://bebravemagazine.com/

Comedy: https://www.youtube.com/@KijanaCruesComedy/

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How to Use Boundaries to Combat Burnout

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Siena discusses boundaries: What are boundaries? How do we deal with guilt after disappointing people? How do boundaries help us avoid burnout?

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Sally Louise: How to Create Your Ideal Life

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Sally Louise, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur, unpacks how to create the life you really want to live, and discusses what it REALLY means to be a freelancer.

Join Sally’s course, Becoming a Freelance Musician, and enjoy 20% of your purchase with exclusive code THEPROCESS20.

You can listen to Sally’s music, watch her perform, and catch her next live performance on her website or on social media @sallylouisesings.

Sally Louise’s Work:
https://www.sallylouisesings.com

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Unpacking Perfectionism

Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Siena discusses perfectionism, and offers up questions we can use to reflect on our own relationship with perfectionism.

Siena Facciolo is a musician, podcast host, educator, and writer who is fascinated by the art of being. She is honored to put this podcast out into the world. If you’d like to support The Process, and listen to exclusive content from The Process interviews, please consider becoming a patron at the link below.

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Jaclyn Sanchez: How to Own Your Worth

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Grammy-winning sound engineer Jaclyn Sanchez discusses taking care of her mental health as a powerhouse in the music industry, owning her worth, working through grief, and much more.

Check out Jaclyn’s work.

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How to Truly Practice Your Craft

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Siena and Hanna PK (musician & songwriter) discuss practicing: how do we create habits to get better at something? How do we know what to practice? How do we let go of perfectionism?

Siena Facciolo is a musician, podcast host, educator, and writer who is fascinated by the art of being. She is honored to put this podcast out into the world. If you’d like to support The Process, and listen to exclusive content from The Process interviews, please consider becoming a patron at the link below.

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Siena Facciolo: How To Answer the Question "Who Are You"?

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500

We have no answers for you. But we have lots of questions! Siena and Sophia discuss what the vision for this podcast is, and why it’s important to keep making it.

Sophia Scoppettone is a special education teacher in Winooski, Vermont, as well as a writer, occasional comic, and cat mom. She is an amazing human.

Siena’s Work:

https://www.sienaofficial.com/

Jessica Luo’s Work:

https://jessicasluo.wixsite.com/mysite/

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Cammy Enaharo: How to Let Go of What Other People Think

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Cammy Enaharo recommends appreciating the things we create, instead of judging ourselves (and our art) harshly. A Rochester-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, she discusses how to keep creating no matter what, how to set up an environment that nurtures artistic work, and why sharing your creative work with a community is pretty much the most important thing you can do.

Cammy’s Work:

https://linktr.ee/Cammyenaharo

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Nicke Henriksson: The Amazing Power of Rest

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Swedish chef, musician, and cat dad, Nicke discusses creative daily life, recovery from addiction, and why rest is one of your most important creative tools.

Nicke is a guitarist, bassist, singer/songwriter and occasionally a musician. He's an advocate for mental health and donuts. Until he gets more relevant music out you can check his band "Goddess Cult" out on Spotify. Don't forget to rest once in a while and support your local bakery.

Nicke’s Work:
Listen to Goddess Cult’s music on Spotify

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Hanna PK: Do What You Love

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500

What are the steps to success?

Do what you love.
Keep doing what you love.
Keep going.

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Hanna PK is a solid pianist, soulful vocalist, and vibrant performer, born and raised in South Korea, currently residing in Rochester, NY. She plays a wide variety of the blues & swing, old school folk, and boogie-woogie. She has a dynamic songwriting style - ranging from a funky tune with socially conscious lyrics to a mournful slow blues, from a pop-edged ballad to an uplifting swinging number, and from barrelhouse boogie to jazz. Her seemingly sweet and soft-spoken appearance often leads to surprise when hearing her rich, resonating voice that goes from a whisper to belting with intensity. Her piano style is much more lyrical and imaginative than simply repeating so-called “licks”, though she knows when to toss them in the mix for a thrill, and is always in the groove. And what draws the audience closer to her heartfelt, honest music are her genuine passion, and the originality that comes from within.

In November 2021, She released her debut album on the VizzTone Label with Booga Music of internationally-known bluesman, Kenny Neal. Though Kenny had met her in Memphis, and during his tour in upstate New York, what got his attention to sign her to his label was a video of hanna’s performance on a Curtis Jones’ song “Decoration Day Blues” that she recorded in her U-Haul storage room. Debuted at #13 on Billboard’s US Blues chart, since its release, the album has been played all over the U.S. and the world.

But words, and even recorded samples, cannot fully convey the essence of Hanna’s ''music — to really understand it and feel it, you have to hear her perform live. Her music continues to evolve and reflects the very moment she is living in — the happenings and vibe in the room, the reactions of her listeners, the musical contributions of each band member, and even the events of the week in the world, all combine to inspire a new and different performance of each song. As is the case with all true blues performers, she works from and in the tradition of the music while bringing her own stamp of creativity and originality to it. Her music tells a story, sometimes an age-old one, but she tells it in her way from her perspective, which in turn informs and expands our experience.

Hanna's Work:

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Jett Galindo: How To Find Balance in a Chaotic World

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Can we take care of ourselves while also taking care of our community? Jett Galindo thinks so. We touch on self-care, how to lead a balanced life, and how to set your rates to reflect the quality of your product, while keeping it accessible.

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Los Angeles-based mastering engineer and vinyl cutter, Jett Galindo of The Bakery, has worked on albums spanning a wide array of genres and artists (Barbra Streisand, Haley Reinhart, Weezer, the La La Land OST, to name a few). Jett Galindo carries on the legacy left behind by her late mentor, mastering legend Doug Sax (The Mastering Lab).

Recipient of Summa Cum Laude honors and the 2012 Robin Coxe-Yeldham Audio Scholar Award from Berklee College of Music, Jett Galindo was mentored by luminaries in the music industry including George Massenburg; producer Prince Charles Alexander; recording engineer Susan Rogers (Prince’s Purple Rain); and mastering engineer and AES President-elect, Jonathan Wyner. Jett kickstarted her post-Berklee engineering career in the world-renowned Avatar Studios in New York (now known as Power Station) as the recording engineer for producer Jerry Barnes. As Barnes’ engineer, Jett engineered for veteran artists such as legendary singer-songwriter Roberta Flack, Nile Rodgers, Bashiri among others.

Jett's Work:

www.jettgalindo.com
Instagram: @jettgalindo

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June Gervais: How to Discover Your One Next Step

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

What is the next right step? Author June Gervais asks herself this question every time she sits down to write.

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June Gervais's debut novel, Jobs for Girls with Artistic Flair (Pamela Dorman Books/Viking Penguin, June 2022), is a coming-of-age love story about a young queer woman striving to make it as a tattoo artist in the gritty, male-dominated tattoo industry of the 1980s. Jobs for Girls with Artistic Flair has been featured in The New York Times, Newsday, Shondaland, Autostraddle, Ploughshares, and Lambda Literary's "Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature," and praised by Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews as "thoughtful and tender," "charming," "immersive and wholly alive...original and a pleasure to read." June's essays and stories have appeared in Lit Hub, Writer’s Digest, Sojourners, The Common, Cordella, Big Fiction, The Missouri Review, and elsewhere. Alongside writing, her many jobs have included shelving library books and taking classified ads, graphic design and grassroots organizing, art direction and teaching. She holds an MFA in Writing and Literature from Bennington College.

Jobs for Girls with Artistic Flair is available in hardcover, ebook and audiobook! Support indie bookstores with your purchase by buying your copy through bookshop.org (or audiobook at libro.fm), or find it at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Apple Books/Google Play, and all other major retailers.

June's Work:

junegervais.com
Instagram: @june.gervais.writer
If you'd like June to speak at your school, classroom, or book club, email june.gervais.writer@gmail.co

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Lilac Milk: How to Expand into your Truest Self

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Lilac Milk (photographer, filmmaker & musician) encourages us to not settle for anything less than doing what we love.

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Lilac Milk, is a photographer, filmmaker, and musician based in Ithaca, NY. Her freelance work concentrates on making media for music artists— concert photography/videography, and music videos. Her artistic expression ranges from performed self portraiture to songwriting and producing music. She grew up in France and later in Syracuse, NY, and graduated college in 2019 with a film, photo, and visual arts BFA from Ithaca College. She lives with her awesome musician partner TJ Schaper and their adorable Great Dane, Hugo.

Lilac’s Work:

https://www.instagram.com/lilac._milk/

https://www.lilacmilk.com/

Winter Woods Music Video:

https://youtu.be/JYAFWGA4nJc

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Rivkah Simcha: How to Let Go of Perfection

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Artist and actor Rivkah Simcha discusses letting go of perfection, making art as an expression of life itself, healing through art, motherhood as an artist, and so much more.

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Rivkha’s Work:

https://www.instagram.com/shulamith_in_shadow/

https://www.instagram.com/thevelvetnoose/

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Echo Rose Rising: Building a Nomadic Creative Community

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Welcome back to The Process, with host Siena Facciolo: honest conversations between artists that reveal the strength, challenges, purpose, vulnerability and joy of living a creative life.

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Echo Rose Rising is an avid musical adventurer, whether on a stage or exploring the mountains, she’s sure to have an instrument in hand. She most often performs as a solo musician; weaving her vocal riffs in with the sounds of many stringed instruments to create a smooth blend of folk, pop and jazz genres. She uses a looper pedal to build harmonies with her voice and voila. She is currently touring the US in her RV and sharing her recently released album, Time is Now. All creations from Echo Rose Rising are designed to inspire the audience to integrate more self care and adventure into their lives.

Echo Rose Rising's Work:
liinks.co/echoroserising

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Anthony Siciliano: How to Heal from Burnout

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Songwriter and band leader Anthony Siciliano talks about his practice routine, how to find true balance living a creative life, and more in this delightful conversation.

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After years of vagabonding through the states, singer-songwriter Anthony Siciliano returned to his home city of Rochester, New York, and began to build Head to the Roots - an original roots rock music project. With humble beginnings as a one man band, Anthony performed live around the area while also producing two EP’s, Transitions and Seeker, which were recorded in the likes of his bedroom and parent’s basement. Now, Head to the Roots has evolved into a four-piece band. They perform on some of Rochester’s most renowned stages, they are touring through the North East, and are currently working on recording a new album.

Anthony’s Work:

https://www.headtotheroots.com/

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Solange Rodrigues: How to Cherish Where You're At

Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Dancer, choreographer and educator Solange Rodrigues discusses finding creative inspiration during difficult times, as well as the importance of rest, gratitude, and family.

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Solange Rodrigues is a graduate of SUNY Purchase College, Class of 2020, with a BFA in dance, and a concentration in composition. Born and raised in Rochester, NY, she trained at Little Red Dance Studio for 14 years. At Purchase, she performed in several works and choreographed pieces within the Conservatory of Dance, as well as the Conservatory of Theater Arts. While teaching at various schools and studios throughout the city of Rochester, she is continuing to make work, and is currently dancing for Frazee Feet Dance under the direction of Zachary Frazee, BioDance under the direction of Missy Pfohl Smith, and is a guest artist for The Pocketfuel Groovers, directed by Nick Alselmo.

Solange's work:

instagram.com/solangeroddy

Solange’s Senior Project

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Yen Ospina: The Strange Beauty of Being Human

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Artist and healer Yen Ospina discusses her artwork and creative process, highlighting the beauty and power of women of color, intergenerational trauma, and methods of healing.

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Yen Ospina is the daughter of Colombian born immigrants who came to the United States in order to provide a better life for their child. As a proud LATINX queer artist, Yen enriches the lives of those around her through her unique and captivating work. A multi-talented artist, she creates in multiple mediums and scales - from digital prints to community murals. Her work centers on themes of power, mysticism, and visibility. She utilizes a core color palette of ochre, chocolate, cinnamon red, earthy orange, and a deep dusty teal that makes her diverse body of work instantly recognizable as done in her hand.

Yen's Work:

yenospina.com

instagram.com/yenospina

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XOXO (Kristina Kaiser): How to Come Home to Yourself

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Artist and community powerhouse Kristina Kaiser discusses how to nourish yourself as an artist, how to build a sustainable creative career, and the importance of community artistic spaces and residencies.

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Kristina Kaiser is a multi-media artist, creative consultant, and museum professional. She has been living and creating in Rochester, NY for most of her life. In 2013 Kristina earned a BFA in Studio Arts: Painting with a dual major in Art History from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Kristina is widely exhibited in the Rochester area and has been directing the Yards Collective since 2017. Acting as an art administrator Kristina has developed programming to help support and encourage emerging artists to reach creative success.

Kristina's Work https://theyardsrochester.com/

https://www.patreon.com/attheyards/

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Zahyia: How to Find Joy in the Small Things

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Musician and creator, Zahyia discusses mental health, her musical origin story, and family dynamics as a creative with host Siena Facciolo.

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Zahyia, a songwriter, lyricist, producer and creative visionary, has dedicated her life to existing in spaces that elevate and change the limited narratives, images, and awareness of what it means to exist as a Black American Woman. With her eclectic background of Jazz, Hip-Hop, R&B, Lo-fi Hip-hop, Music Theater, Funk and Soul, Zahyia finds ways to push traditional boundaries in the world of music and Alternative R&B. In this conversation, she discusses letting go of the idea of perfection, infusing creativity into every aspect of life, and the unavoidable reality that all of us are struggling right now. Zahyia has found unconventional ways to build her daily life so that both her creative process and her family can flourish. Even as she pursues her artistic goals, she practices the art of appreciating the little things.

Zahyia’s Work: https://linktr.ee/zahyiamusic

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