In conversation with Independent Casting Director - Leslie Brown

We are excited to be back after a short break - we have lots of updates to share - plus we discuss Seamless Entertainment's past and upcoming events on the Isle of Wight - An Evening with Matt Le Tissier at Medina Theatre on 18th November 2023 hosted by presenter Kenzie Benali. https://seamlessentertainment.co.uk/events An Evening with Southampton FC Legend Matt Le Tissier. Matt signed for Southampton FC in 1986 and stayed there for 16 years – the entirety of his career. He scored 209 goals in 540 appearances for the club and was the first midfielder to score 100 goals in the English Premier League. Matt also earned 8 caps for England from 1995 to 1998, retiring in 2002. In 2020, he was the winner of a Eurosport poll that named him the Greatest Premier League Player Ever. Since his retirement, Le Tissier has forged a successful career as a pundit and panellist. He made his name as a regular on Sky Sports Gillette Soccer Saturday, as well as working with Paddy Power, and a long-term ambassadorship with WhichBookie. Matt was an integral part of the Harry's Heroes cast for ITV in the 2019 and 2020 series, the former being nominated for a BAFTA. He also reached the final of ITV's Eternal Glory in 2015, competing against a number of retired athletes in both physical and mental challenges. Other notable TV appearances include Countdown and A Question of Sport. ABOUT THE EVENT: This EXCLUSIVE show features a LIVE & UNSCRIPTED INTERVIEW and Q&A session with the Southampton FC footballing Legend Matt Le Tissier. Included in the standard ticket: * 7.30 pm - Watch the live show and exclusive interview on stage with Matt Le Tissier and the event host Kenzie Benali. * Audience Q&A session where you can pose a question in a relaxed atmosphere with Matt Le Tissier. * Opportunity to view and purchase signed memorabilia boasting iconic sports personalities past and present for that total fan experience. * Charity Silent Auction – Matt Le Tissier has personally signed sports memorabilia which will be helping to raise funds for charity on the Isle of Wight. *VIP Meet and Greet Tickets are also available, which include all the above PLUS your own EXCLUSIVE VIP MEET & GREET experience, personal signing, and professional photo opportunity with MATT LE TISSIER before the show - please book via the separate page for more information and click the link here >(Buy Now - An Evening with Matt Le Tissier - VIP Meet and Greet) www.medinatheatre.co.uk Presented by: Seamless Entertainment --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entertainmentengine/message

This week we welcome Shyan Selah, the Founder/ CEO of Brave New World, a boutique music & entertainment company based in Seattle/Los Angeles. Shyan Selah has over 20 years of experience as a Creative Artist, Entrepreneur and Youth Advocate. This Kentucky-born Singer-Songwriter and Multi-Genre Music Artist was raised in the city of Federal Way (south of Seattle) where he excelled as an All-American Athlete nationally recognized in football, basketball, and track and field. A graduate of Federal Way High School, he rounded out his educational and sports journey at Central Washington University as a triple major (Sociology, Psychology, Theology) who played RB for the 1995 NAIA National Championship team and has since been inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. While in college Shyan began developing his passion for writing, recording and performing music. This desire drove him to the Mecca of entertainment in Hollywood CA where he developed a reputation based on his work ethic, talent and desire. Shyan immediately began working as a Model, Actor and Recording Artist landing appearances on MTV, ESPN and FOX while touring internationally and developing his brand. It was while studying entertainment legal books and working on his laptop on the set of The Wayan’s Bros, (WB) that Shyan made an impression on producers, agents and managers. He negotiated & signed his first record deal with N’Focus Entertainment/EMI in the late ’90s with famed producer Mark Hill (Babyface, Madonna, Mariah Carey), and has since gone on to do a multitude of deals including some with industry powerhouses House of Blues, WEA, SONY, and Universal Music. Shyan has performed, recorded or produced with the likes of Pink Floyd, DMC, Seal, KRS ONE, Robin Thicke, and more... www.shyanselah.com The episode is available on all streaming/ download platforms. Follow & subscribe to ''The Entertainment Engine'' for weekly news & updates. (Podcast created by Peter Moore & BeX Gregory at Seamless Entertainment) Twitter @entengine Facebook www.facebook.com/TheEntertainmentEngine Instagram @seamless_entertainment Sign up to the > Weekly Newsletter The Entertainment Engine  - Website  Seamless Entertainment - Website The Entertainment Engine - Merch Store Email the team:  [email protected] Send us a voice message for a chance to be featured on the show via - https://anchor.fm/entertainmentengine/message  The background music was written & produced by BeX & Alan Glass. (Seamless Music productions) Podcast engineered & mixed by BeX Gregory. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entertainmentengine/message

This week on The Entertainment Engine we welcome ZARAH. Primarily known as an American television personality, writer and producer, ZARAH (pronounced as ZAY-rah) is also a trained actress and an accomplished recording artist who performed with rock bands like Goo Goo Dolls. Her flair for edutainment utilizing music had inspired teens through her various media platforms of educational excellence programs namely her nationally syndicated television show B InTune TV.  She is the co-founder of B InTuneCARES—a global media initiative for youth which focuses on edutainment to help advance music and arts education in conjunction with the United Nations and its humanitarian efforts. Based out of Los Angeles but originally born in Manila, the Philippines, ZARAH's love for story-telling did not come to fruition until her adult life.  A Novel - Diamonds are for Cocktails: In a setting that permeates a decadent lifestyle, a palatial chateau sprawls across the sun-kissed French Riviera coastline in the Principality of Monaco. Ever glamorous Camille Rogers, the adopted French sole heiress to a vast multi-billion-dollar jewellery empire seems to have it all. Her life—as it turns out—is nothing more than a fantastical illusion. Childhood best friend James Hughes offers solace and fortitude. https://www.thezarah.com/the-book The episode is available on all streaming/ download platforms. Follow & subscribe to ''The Entertainment Engine'' for weekly news & updates. (Podcast created by Peter Moore & BeX Gregory at Seamless Entertainment) Twitter @entengine Facebook www.facebook.com/TheEntertainmentEngine Instagram @seamless_entertainment Sign up to the > Weekly Newsletter The Entertainment Engine  - Website  Seamless Entertainment - Website The Entertainment Engine - Merch Store Email the team:  [email protected] Send us a voice message for a chance to be featured on the show via - https://anchor.fm/entertainmentengine/message  The background music was written & produced by BeX & Alan Glass. (Seamless Music productions) Podcast engineered & mixed by BeX Gregory. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entertainmentengine/message

This week on The Entertainment Engine we welcome Jim Piddock. Jim is an actor, writer, and producer, who began his career on the stage in England, before emigrating to the U.S. in his early twenties.  He made his theatrical debut in the U.S. in “The Boy’s Own Story”, a one-man show about a soccer goalkeeper, at the Julian Theatre in San Francisco. The show was an instant success with critics and audiences, winning Jim the Bay Area Critics’ Best Actor Award. The show was then produced Off-Broadway and he quickly gained the attention of the New York theatre scene. That same year (1982), he was cast in Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter” by George C. Scott, who directed/starred in the revival, which also featured Nathan Lane, Christine Lahti, Dana Ivey, and Kate Burton.  After replacing Frank Langella in “Design For Living” at the Circle-In-The-Square theatre, he moved to Los Angeles and has since appeared in a long succession of tv shows, such as “The Tracey Ullman Show”, “Coach”, “Max Headroom”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Murder She Wrote”, “Mad About You”, “Angel”, “ER”, “Friends”, “Crossing Jordan”, “The Drew Carey Show”, “Lost”, “Monk”, “Without A Trace”, “Dollhouse”, “Party Down”, “Law And Order: LA”, “Castle”, “Two And A Half Men”, “Children’s Hospital”, “Mom”, “The Royals”, and “The Grinder”. "DRY AS A BONE, LETHAL AS A RAPIER. COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN. GREAT READ" - Ian McShane “JIM HAS A BIG HEART AND A SHARP WIT AND BOTH ARE ON DISPLAY IN THE PAGES OF THIS BOOK. SO F*CKING READ IT.” - Seth Myers  "A HILARIOUS AND OCCASIONALLY TEAR-JERKING READ. A FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO AN ACTOR/WRITER'S LIFE. I LOVED IT." - Geoff Thomas MBE Caught With My Pants Down - https://jimpiddock.com/ Available March 23, 2022 eBook is available for pre-order now! The episode is available on all streaming/ download platforms. Follow & subscribe to ''The Entertainment Engine'' for weekly news & updates. (Podcast created by Peter Moore & BeX Gregory at Seamless Entertainment) Twitter @entengine Facebook www.facebook.com/TheEntertainmentEngine Instagram @seamless_entertainment Sign up to the > Weekly Newsletter The Entertainment Engine  - Website  Seamless Entertainment - Website The Entertainment Engine - Merch Store Email the team:  [email protected] Send us a voice message for a chance to be featured on the show via - https://anchor.fm/entertainmentengine/message  The background music was written & produced by BeX & Alan Glass. (Seamless Music productions) Podcast engineered & mixed by BeX Gregory. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entertainmentengine/message

This week on the Entertainment Engine podcast we welcome Gill Tee, co-founder of Black Deer, an Award-winning 3-day UK festival celebrating Americana music & its culture. Gill started her music career at Capital Radio, one of the largest commercial radio stations in London. Her role at the start was to promote ‘on air’, music events and festivals for the leading UK promoters of the time. She worked her way through the ranks becoming Head of Entertainment at the station, looking after all the live music elements, along with developing new projects. During this period Gill was charged with pulling together, the first 100,000 capacity Party in the Park at Hyde Park in 1998. This is where Gill fell in love with producing events. Having secured a production company to work with on the project, and watching a world build from a greenfield site, it became apparent to her that this would be her next move into the world of live music. Gill took the massive step of leaving a secure job at Capital to start her own events business, Entertee.  Gill was determined to go it alone but was persuaded by Deb Shilling,  whom she had worked with at Capital that having a business partner would be more fun, so she and Debs set about finding an office and building a business. In 2009, she was asked by one of the UK’s top promoters, Vince Power,  to produce a new festival in Kent, the Hop Farm Festival. There she learned first-hand the ups and downs of producing a festival from scratch.  The Hop Farm was headlined by some incredible artists, Bob Dylan, Neil Young the Eagles and hundreds more. The performance that stood out above all others during the 5 years of Hop Farms life, was the iconic Prince’s first and only UK festival appearance.  https://blackdeerfestival.com The episode is available on all streaming/ download platforms. Follow & subscribe to ''The Entertainment Engine'' for weekly news & updates. (Podcast created by Peter Moore & BeX Gregory at Seamless Entertainment) Twitter @entengine Facebook www.facebook.com/TheEntertainmentEngine Instagram @seamless_entertainment Sign up to the > Weekly Newsletter The Entertainment Engine  - Website  Seamless Entertainment - Website The Entertainment Engine - Merch Store Email the team:  [email protected] Send us a voice message for a chance to be featured on the show via - https://anchor.fm/entertainmentengine/message  The background music was written & produced by BeX & Alan Glass. (Seamless Music productions) Podcast engineered & mixed by BeX Gregory. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entertainmentengine/message

In this weeks episode of The Entertainment Engine, we welcome Anthony Saldana an Award-winning filmmaker based in Queens, New York! He has a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from the Queens College City University of New York and a Masters of Arts Degree in Communications from the New York Institute of Technology. The latest film Anthony Saldana & Jason Figueira have produced is called ‘Straight Off The Canvas’ an award-winning documentary that captures the journey and passion of several New York artists that are blind and visually impaired. This amazing film shows us how the visually impaired can create, teach, and appreciate art. It features working artists and art teachers from the New York City area. This film has won several awards, including being named Best Public Awareness Video in the 42nd Annual Telly Awards and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks, production companies including Netflix, A&E Networks, Nickelodeon, ESPN Films and Vimeo. Both Anthony and Jason have a great back story, looking at how they both met and how they came to decide to make films about groups like the visually impaired. Anthony and Jason have been collaborating ever since they met in college, and are the writers, filmmakers, and producers of two documentaries so far: “Straight Off the Canvas” and “We’re Ordinary People.”  Then we had a talk about their own personal adversities and how their experiences play into their lives. They haven’t let their disabilities or Covid keep them from continuing to chase their dreams of being successful filmmakers. We really hope you enjoy the conversation..... Links: www.staightoffthecanvas.com | www.twitter.com/straightcanvas The episode is available on all streaming/ download platforms. Follow & subscribe to ''The Entertainment Engine'' for weekly news & updates. (Podcast created by Peter Moore & BeX Gregory at Seamless Entertainment) Twitter @entengine Facebook www.facebook.com/TheEntertainmentEngine Instagram @seamless_entertainment Sign up to the > Weekly Newsletter The Entertainment Engine  - Website  Seamless Entertainment - Website The Entertainment Engine - Merch Store Email the team:  [email protected] Send us a voice message for a chance to be featured on the show via - https://anchor.fm/entertainmentengine/message  The background music was written & produced by BeX & Alan Glass. (Seamless Music productions) Podcast engineered & mixed by BeX Gregory. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entertainmentengine/message

This week on The Entertainment Engine Podcast we speak with Chantel Cofie a multifaceted talent based in Sydney, Australia. From her start in the arts at just 6 months old, she is now a professionally represented singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actress and screenwriter. Chantel was introduced to acting as a young child and has been in numerous television and film roles. A few career highlights include working with, The Disney Channel, Fox, and Channel 7. Chantel rose to musical prominence very early in her career, being awarded a scholarship to Australia’s leading academic and performing arts school, The McDonald College, at 15. In 2015, she graduated from Inaburra High School, with a 4.0 GPA in Music Theory, Musicology, Live Performance and English Literature. Following in the likes of global superstars (Quincy Jones, John Mayer, Lalah Hathaway and Charlie Puth), who attended the world’s most prestigious music school, Berklee College Of Music, Chantel was also accepted on a scholarship. Her latest performance startled the nation after appearing on season 10 of The Voice Australia. The coaches gave her a 4-chair turn and a standing ovation after she sang her original song ‘2020’ for the blind auditions; a song inspired by the Black Lives Movement. With 1.7 million viewers watching that night.  Chantel has always been passionate about writing. From collaborating in songwriting and conversing with the likes of Erran Barren Cohan, Hélène Muddiman, Usher and Quincy Brown, to writing numerous screenplays, she is excited about the prospect of getting her first screenplay green-lit. Now at 24, she has a huge career ahead of her. She has an ambitious vision to fulfil her dreams of dominating the international music charts and writing and performing in critically acclaimed films.  https://www.instagram.com/theonechantel The episode is available on all streaming/ download platforms. Follow & subscribe to ''The Entertainment Engine'' for weekly news & updates. (Podcast created by Peter Moore & BeX Gregory at Seamless Entertainment) Twitter @entengine Facebook www.facebook.com/TheEntertainmentEngine Instagram @seamless_entertainment Sign up to the > Weekly Newsletter The Entertainment Engine  - Website  Seamless Entertainment - Website The Entertainment Engine - Merch Store Email the team:  [email protected] Send us a voice message for a chance to be featured on the show via - https://anchor.fm/entertainmentengine/message  The background music was written & produced by BeX & Alan Glass. (Seamless Music productions) Podcast engineered & mixed by BeX Gregory. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entertainmentengine/message

This week on The Entertainment Engine Podcast we speak with Los Angeles based guitarist, vocalist and composer ROCKY KRAMER who has been song-writing from an early age. Hailing from Norway, Rocky Kramer is truly a modern-day Viking, poised to take no prisoners as he conquers the hearts, minds and souls of rockers around the world! Rocky is a formidable musician. Rocky hosts a show called Rock 'n' Roll Tuesdays on Twitch, and has secured the lead role in a movie called Rockin' In Time. We discuss his early beginnings in Norway, how he found his love for rock music, performing live and touring, and we learn about his debut album "Firestorm". Born in the 1990s to musician parents, few could have known that Rocky would inherit his parents' passion for music, ultimately transforming into Norway's ambassador of rock.  While some homes have a piano, Rocky's home had two – one for the upstairs and another for the downstairs.   Although Rocky's father was the first violinist in the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, his mother was an accomplished pianist in her own right.  At the age of four, young Rocky began exploring this massive instrument. Rocky recalls "I was fascinated when I discovered I could play a melody!"  Filled with musical curiosity, the four-year-old began banging out rudimentary melodies that foreshadowed the composer he would become. Rocky was voted Best New Male Rock musician by the editors of Rock Over and is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (“The Grammys”).  https://www.rockykramer.com The episode is available on all streaming/ download platforms. Follow & subscribe to ''The Entertainment Engine'' for weekly news & updates. (Podcast created by Peter Moore & BeX Gregory at Seamless Entertainment) Twitter @entengine Facebook www.facebook.com/TheEntertainmentEngine Instagram @seamless_entertainment Sign up to the > Weekly Newsletter The Entertainment Engine  - Website  Seamless Entertainment - Website The Entertainment Engine - Merch Store Email the team:  [email protected] Send us a voice message for a chance to be featured on the show via - https://anchor.fm/entertainmentengine/message  The background music was written & produced by BeX & Alan Glass. (Seamless Music productions) Podcast engineered & mixed by BeX Gregory. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entertainmentengine/message

This week on The Entertainment Engine Podcast we welcome comedian, model and actress Wendy Stuart Kaplan. Fit Model Extraordinaire Wendy is known in the fashion industry as an expert fit model and consultant working with major brands such as; Eileen Fischer, Nina McLemore, and Michael Kors Outerwear as a standard for size 8 clothing. Wendy is also an author, producer, Host of her own comedy-cooking show, film producer, documentary maker, gay activist, animal activist, and New York Nightlife personality. Wendy has had so many adventures and stories to tell. Wendy believes that successful performers must draw from their own life experiences. New Yorker Wendy Stuart-Kaplan is a ’70s club kid and model who has done it all, from basking in the dazzling lights of the legendary Studio 54 and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Carl Bernstein, Andy Warhol and Calvin Klein, to saving elephants on treks to Thailand. Model With A Mission is a series of videos Wendy created, interviewing an international group of everyday people and experts, who are protecting endangered species, and cultures from environmental impact. Wendy's recently published memoir She’s The Last Model Standing is a hilarious, occasionally poignant story of coming to New York City with dreams of becoming a supermodel, and ending up becoming one of the most sought after fit models in the industry. The path along the way for Wendy was often rocky but led to meeting Andy Warhol, shooting with Francesco Scavullo, and starring so far off-Broadway Wendy was almost in the Hudson River. We hope you enjoy the conversation... The episode is available on all streaming/ download platforms. Follow & subscribe to ''The Entertainment Engine'' for weekly news & updates. (Podcast created by Peter Moore & BeX Gregory at Seamless Entertainment) Twitter @entengine Facebook www.facebook.com/TheEntertainmentEngine Instagram @seamless_entertainment Sign up to the > Weekly Newsletter The Entertainment Engine  - Website  Seamless Entertainment - Website The Entertainment Engine - Merch Store Email the team:  [email protected] Send us a voice message for a chance to be featured on the show via - https://anchor.fm/entertainmentengine/message  The background music was written & produced by BeX & Alan Glass. (Seamless Music productions) Podcast engineered & mixed by BeX Gregory. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entertainmentengine/message

Happy New Year everyone. We are excited to be back with our first guest for 2022. This week on The Entertainment Engine Podcast we welcome Jonesy on the show - a standup comedian, podcaster and actor seen on Gotham (Fox), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix), Letterman Show (NBC), and Nurse Jackie (SHO). Jonesy is also the host of Weird AF News Podcast which has hit over 1 million downloads. As a standup comedian, Jonesy has performed in 7 different countries including Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan. Something you might find noteworthy is that he was touring all of those countries during the outbreak of the coronavirus. And yet he didn't end his tour. Plus we get to learn about Jonesy’s experience working with A-list actor Tina Fey. To learn more about Jonesy click on the link; https://jonesy.com/ The episode is available on all streaming/ download platforms. Follow & subscribe to ''The Entertainment Engine'' for weekly news & updates. (Podcast created by Peter Moore & BeX Gregory at Seamless Entertainment) Twitter @entengine Facebook www.facebook.com/TheEntertainmentEngine Instagram @seamless_entertainment Sign up to the > Weekly Newsletter The Entertainment Engine  - Website  Seamless Entertainment - Website The Entertainment Engine - Merch Store Email the team:  [email protected] Send us a voice message for a chance to be featured on the show via - https://anchor.fm/entertainmentengine/message  The background music was written & produced by BeX & Alan Glass. (Seamless Music productions) Podcast engineered & mixed by BeX Gregory. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entertainmentengine/message