Experimentation, Growth, and The Creative Process | Death By Fireworks

In this week’s episode, Christian Wheeler interviews me!He and I discuss lessons from my many years of collaboration, playing and making cool shit, my relationship to process over time, curating my environment, appreciating your work, the many takeaways from the past 27 Instagram Lives, and more…Our Guest: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/Learn more at: http://mjm.earthIntro Music by: Karl Remus https://www.instagram.com/karlremus/Episode Music by: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/Mixed and Edited by: Moon Studios https://www.moon.nyc

Musician & Writer Christian Wheeler and I discuss “Feedback languages“, setting conditions and agreements with collaborators, overcommitting and saying no, having a point of view, the creative journey towards understanding concepts and dismantling them, waiting for inspiration vs. grinding for inspiration, why networking isn’t as sleazy as it seems, wanting people to win, process orientation versus outcome orientation, burnout, and more…Our Guest: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/Learn more at: http://mjm.earthIntro Music by: Karl Remus https://www.instagram.com/karlremus/Episode Music by: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/Mixed and Edited by: Moon Studios https://www.moon.nyc

Mastering Engineer Ruairi O’Flaherty and I discuss what it looks like to be an awful collaborator, the burden of teams, the instructions around feedback, honesty, the toxicity and benefit of comparison, productizing creative work, the necessary conditions for play, discovering the self, reframing past narratives, and more…Our Guest: Ruairi O’Flaherty https://www.instagram.com/nonamemcnoname/Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/Learn more at: http://mjm.earthIntro Music by: Karl Remus https://www.instagram.com/karlremus/Episode Music by: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/Mixed and Edited by: Moon Studios https://www.moon.nyc

Violinist, Composer, Touring & Recording Artist Molly Fletcher and I discuss How giving yourself a title can limit you, multipotentiality, the Macarena, viewing yourself as a business and a creative, The various forms of practice, collaboration, The ebb and flow of creative work, and more…Our Guest: Molly Fletcher https://www.instagram.com/molfizzle/Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/Learn more at: http://mjm.earthIntro Music by: Karl Remus https://www.instagram.com/karlremus/Episode Music by: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/Mixed and Edited by: Moon Studios https://www.moon.nyc

SPECIAL EPISODEI have recently released a clothing collection called MERCHHHTo give you some background on the line and introduce you to one of my favorite collaborators on the project, I spoke with Hybrid Creative and Fashion Architect, Lord Landon Michael.We discuss the inspiration for MERCHHH, what makes an excellent collaborator, fashion and its relationship with our identity, and so much more...⁠Listen until the end for a special coupon code.⁠ ;-)Our Guest: Lord Landon Michael https://www.instagram.com/lordlandonmichael/Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/Learn more at: http://mjm.earth https://www.merchhh.com

Photographer & Creative Director Elmer Quintero and I discuss inspiration and intimidation, the rabbit holes of self-doubt, validation versus feedback, finding friends who elevate you and help you grow, the definitions of success, the importance of practice, motivation and goal-setting, insecurity and impatience, falling out of love with the craft, self-love, and more…Our Guest: Elmer Quintero https://www.instagram.com/elmzqphotos/ Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/Learn more at: http://mjm.earthIntro Music by: Karl Remus https://www.instagram.com/karlremus/ Episode Music by: Christian Wheeler https://www.instagram.com/christianwheeler/ Mixed and Edited by: Moon Studios https://www.moon.nyc

Interior Designer Ébru Kuyak and I discuss decision making, managing time and schedule, how the environment affects creative work, helping people through the creative process, taste, perfectionism, making decisions in subjective space, learning to appreciate things you don’t like, the pros and cons of openness in the creative process, and more…Our Guest: Ébru Kuyak https://www.instagram.com/ebrukuyak/Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/Learn more at: http://mjm.earth

This week on the podcast is Professor, Designer, Researcher, and Entrepreneur, Kinza Kasher.⁠She and I discuss our biggest takeaways of teaching this semester, how people can enhance their creativity, finding a mentor and so much more...⁠Our Guest: Kinza Kasher https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinzakasher/Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/Learn more at: http://mjm.earth

Singer-songwriter, Musician, and Producer, Death By Fireworks (aka Jake Russo) and I discuss experimentation, his unique creative process, his collaboration with our dear friend Evan Yoshino, and his new EP, "333".Our Guest: Death By Fireworks https://www.instagram.com/deathbyfireworks/Hosted by: Michael J. Morgan https://www.instagram.com/michaelj.morgan/Learn more at: http://mjm.earth

Director, Producer, & Editor Matthew John Stubstad and I discuss the benefits of getting older, the seasons of creativity, deep work, the myth of the starving artist, diving into the deep end, the unintentional judgment that creatives carry, art scars, falling out of love with the work, imposter syndrome, cultivating and discovering your purpose, and more…Hosted by: Michael J. MorganIntro Music by: Karl RemusEpisode Music by: Christian WheelerMixed by: João MartinsEdited by: Christian Wheeler and João MartinsProduced By: Nate Frary, João Martins, Christian Wheeler, and Michael J. Morgancreattte.com