Kelly Coughlin is a musician, teacher, singer and actress currently based in London after taking a career break from teacher in Los Angeles. Kelly moved to London to study at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, (R.A.D.A) then after deciding to stay in London returned to Los Angeles to say good bye to her former students to take the plunge into the world of acting full time. Then the most magical thing happened that all us creatives dream about, Kelly got a casting from SPOTLIGHT.

Listen to hear Kelly’s incredible, mind-blowing story, her time at the Upright Citizen Brigade, her love for musical improv and the delightful imposter syndrome that so many of us have suffered from. 

You can catch Kelly as Jaden on Armando Iannucci’s new show on HBO, Avenue 5. You can also listen to me gush over my super crush Zack Woods and Kelly’s time on Season One of Avenue 5 and to the wait until the next season. 

You can follow Kelly on Twitter @kellycoughlin and Instagram @actuallykellyc

Jamison Haase has had a steady career since moving to Los Angeles twenty one years ago. Not only is Jamison a working actor (even though he will dispute this) but he is also an acting coach at L.A On Camera Training Center. 

You can catch Jamison on television shows such as, The Last Ship, Colony, American Crime Story, NCIS: Los Angeles, Melissa and Joey to name but a few.

L.A. On-Camera Training Center was founded by Haase in 2007 with the intention of training Los Angeles based actors in on-camera and audition techniques. In today’s Industry, the camera has become the most important tool in the casting process. Writers, directors, and producers often times do not have the time or ability to come and meet you face-to-face, which means that your performance on-camera is crucial in determining whether or not you get the job.

Due to Covid-19 L.A On Camera have taken their courses online so it does not matter where you are in the world, you can jump onboard and take one of their courses, which I would highly recommend. 

Listen to hear what Jamison keeps in his set bag, who coaches Jamison when he has an audition and his advice to actors out there how are still trying to break into the industry. 

You can follow Jamison on Twitter and Instagram @JamisonHasse 

And you can follow L.A On Camera Training Center on Twitter and Instagram @LAoncamera and you can also find them https://laoncamera.com/

Leaphy Khim is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, stunt woman, actress, fitness model and trainer. Leaphy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cambodian genocide survivors.

Having enlisted into the Marine Corps when 9/11 happened it was after Leaphy left and finished college did she decide to pursue the film industry with hopes of becoming a director before turning to stunts. 

After getting her Screen Actors Guild card Leaphy has not looked back. Working as lead actress on short film, Let it Go, Leaphy Won Best Actress at the G.I Film Festival in San Diego proving to herself that pursuing acting as well as stunts went hand in hand. 

Since then Leaphy has worked on stunts for television shows, Scorpion and SEAL Team and booking her first television show as an actress on The Rookie. 

You can follow Leaphy on Instagram and Twitter @leaphykhim 

If you are anything like me and love singing but are absolutely terrified to sing in front of others then this is a must listen. 

Meet Tara Wallace, singer and owner of The Hummingbird Conservatory. 

Founder and voice teacher Tara Wallace is in her 25th year of singing training and began the Hummingbird Conservatory with two objectives – provide singers with excellent vocal technique and musicianship while giving them ample performance opportunities and collaborative experiences with other musicians and performers.

The Hummingbird Conservatory is a music school dedicated to the training and development of singers of all ages, with all levels of ability and training across all genres.  We seek to provide conservatory-level training in a warm, wonderful, creative atmosphere fostering not just musical abilities but leadership skills, confidence and discipline.

Find out how Tara navigated her way through the pandemic with teaching and also valuable bale advice for aspiring singers out there.

You can find out more about Tara and The Hummingbird Conservatory here:

http://www.thehummingbirdconservatory.com/home-1.html

Follow her on Instagram @thehummingbirdconservatory

Head over to Miss Tara’s Youtube Channel, MISS TARA THE HUMMINGBIRD

And you can catch Tara on Twitch here:

https://www.twitch.tv/singwithme2020

Recently you must have stumbled onto Dubrobot. Perhaps the strange machine appeared when you crossed a time threshold or slowly entered your lane on the highway.  It’s not strange that you are here seeking more information.  Time is valuable, except when it is wasted. 

Musician and studio producer Brian Wallace is known for his Saxophone work with a wide variety of artists from the west coast.  From his early days with Sublime (40oz to Freedom) to current titles, he strives for soul and rhythm in the Los Angeles music scene.  He works under the name Dubrobot and enjoys a long term association with Scientist as his mix assistant.  

Known for his groundbreaking sound design work for the creative sampling plugin Arcade by Output.com, Dubrobot's sounds are treasured by producers from all walks of life. Nominated for a Grammy in 2016 for his work in Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra.  In 2019 "Jr Thomas and the Volcanos" have reached #1 on the Billboard Reggae Charts with Rockstone an Album played on and mastered by Dubrobot.  Check out the 2020 releases by DUB Propulusion records, Invisible Mass Records, and The Bandulus.  Brian produces sound for film, music and artists at Majestic Sound Studios where creativity, time and space collide with spectacular results. DUBROBOT is an art car that houses his dub mixing sound system and attracts musicians from all over the world. 

Join the mission and support time recycling before its too late!  Now is more important than ever before and Dubrobot has the technology to help you find it.

Follow Brian (Dubrobot) on Instagram and Twitter @dubrobot 

Find Dubrobot on Spotify and check out his site at www.dubrobot.com

Energy-fueled alternative trio Poe the Passenger is a Los Angeles-based indie force set on stimulating their community with togetherness, authenticity, and sustainability. They have been featured on Jam in the Van, have been #1 on KROQ's Locals Only, and have clocked upwards of 100 live shows.

Constantly pushing boundaries through their live performance, Poe the Passenger instantly converts listeners to fans with their tangible high-energy performance. Poe has garnered international success with their community-driven social platforms, and they wish to bring positive social change to the world while forging real relationships with their fans. 

Go watch Poe the Passenger’s music videos and listen to the band you never knew you needed in your life. With such a fun, upbeat and catchy tunes their songs will be drilled into your brain by the second listen and you won’t regret it. 

You can follow Poe the Passenger on Instagram and Twitter @poethepassenger you can listen / watch them here:

https://poethepassenger.com/home

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQldeAg895yCz7ugIEZwcjQ

https://www.facebook.com/poethepassenger

And on Spotify Poe the Passenger 

Dominic Burgess was born and grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, England before making his way to The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, (ALRA) in London, where he spent the next three years perfecting his craft. 

Dominic moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and has been living there ever since, not without a lot of visa issues, which we discuss in depth. 

Since being in LA, Dominic has had huge success with his acting career, his credits, (to name but a few) include, A.N.T Farm, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Leftovers, Feud: Bette and Joan, The Good Place, Santa Clarita Diet, Star Trek, The Magicians and the soon to be aired Dr Death. 

Dominic also wrote, directed and starred in short film with Alfred Molina, Sam Did It, that won awards at the Catalina Film Festival, Dances With Film, Los Angeles Comedy Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival and Sonoma International Film Festival. 

You can follow Dominic on Instagram @dominicburgess1 and on Twitter @dominicburgess 

Shannon Corbeil is not only an actress and creator but Shannon was in the United States Air Force. She served as an Intelligence Officer in Texas, the Republic of Korea, and the National Security Agency, during which time she received her Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence.

After finding her way back into acting Shannon has become a jack of all trades in learning new skills such as filming, editing, lighting, in order to help create her own projects. Which is when Shannon realized just how important community is.

We discuss just how important branding is, the sooner you find your brand the better it will be to help you navigate your way into getting bookings. Remember your branding and type will always change just like you do. 

You can watch Shannon in shows such as SEAL Team and The Rookie as well as Library Soulmate, a short film Shannon wrote and performed in that was recently an Official Selection at The New Filmmakers Film Festival. 

You can follow Shannon on Twitter and Instagram @shannoncorbeil 

Stacey Moseley started out as a child actress in New York, booking any teenagers dream job as a series regular on the television show Swans Crossing, which has a huge cult following. Listen to hear how Saved By The Bell squashed those teenage dreams. 

Stacey moved to Los Angeles and has continued pursuing her passion for thirty five years, remember this industry is a marathon not a sprint. Stacey has appeared in several television shows since moving to LA including, Lie to Me, Jane the Virgin, Grey’s Anatomy, Shameless, Fresh Off The Boat and Young Sheldon to name but a few. 

We also discuss having a life outside of acting and how important it is. We can sometimes get so focused (a little too focused) and forget to actually live a full life. 

As well as acting, Stacey created her own web series, Missed America based on her experiences as a beauty Queen Paget child and teen. 

You can follow Stacey on Twitter and Instagram @staceyRMoseley

Hailing from Newcastle Cat LaCohie moved to London and spent the next twelve years performing burlesque, acting, as well as touring Germany for four months before taking the leap to try out LA. 

Since moving to Los Angeles Cat has had some amazing success with her Burlesque performances and alter ego, Vixen DeVille and has performed multiple times of Masters of Illusion.  Not only is Cat an accomplished actress and burlesque performer in the LA scene, Cat is also a fantastic fire eater, glass walker and aerialist who wrote and performed in her solo show “Vixen DeVille Revealed” was awarded Winner of the Best International Show, Winner of the Soaring Solo Artist, Winner of the Encore Producers Award, and Nominated Best of Cabaret & Variety at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018. The show went on to be awarded Winner Best Out Of Town Show at the Tucson Fringe Festival 2019, Winner Best One Person Performance at The Valley Theatre Awards 2019 and Winner Best Solo Performance at the Indiana Fringe Festival 2019.

In addition to performing for audiences, Vixen also teaches her craft both privately 1-on-1 and in supportive group workshop environments. Whether working with students in-person or worldwide online, she is a one-stop-shop for anyone interested in the world of Burlesque. Her classes range from “Introduction to Burlesque & Body Confidence” to full “Solo Act Development” as well supplementary classes covering “Costume Crafting” and a range of specialty performance skills including Fire Performance, Aerial and more.

You can follow Cat on Instagram and Twitter @catlacohie 

And Vixen DeVille on Instagram @vixendeville and Twitter @vixendeville_

You can also check out Vixen DeVille www.vixendeville.com

Helen Kennedy is a British actress, writer and voice over artist who originates from Dorset and is based in Los Angeles. Helen is a professional member of BAFTA LA and is an emerging name in the video game world too having voiced several characters for the World Of Warcraft Shadowlands 2020 release and Racoon Lagoon (Oculus).

Helen trained at Bretton Hall and has had wonderful success ever since. Not only is Helen a wonderful actress she also creates her own work drawing from personal experiences. Whore Table #6 is a hilarious comedy short Helen wrote that has been wildly popular in the film festival circuit including HBO Women In Comedy FF, the Oscar Qualifying Hollyshorts, Mammoth FF 2020 and was shortlisted for the Funny Women UK Awards 2019.

Most recently Helen wrote and performed in Wasted Seed a short based on the grueling affects IVF treatment can have on both parties in the relationship.

You can follow Helen on Twitter @helenkennedy1 and Instagram @helenkennedyturner1 

Sarah Mayhew is an Actress, Co-Artistic Director of Old Trunk Theatre Company and Associate Artist at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch.

Sarah has had a wonderful career as a dancer, improviser and actress. Sarah was a major part of  improv troupe, Scared Scriptless for many years before becoming a Co-Artistic Director for Theatre Company Old Trunk that went on to have many successes with Playwright Sadie Hasler’s Pram Kicker and Fran and Leni that toured all over the UK. 

You can catch Sarah in television shows such as White Gold and PROFESSOR T and most recently Alfie Dale’s short film My Brother is a Mermaid that has been having huge success in the film festival circuit, including Hollyshorts, Leeds International Film Festival and IRIS Prize Winner for Best British Short just to name a few. 

Sarah is also very active with the Essex Girls Liberation Front, a group of women smashing the Essex Girl stereotype.

You can follow them on Instagram @essex_girls_liberation_front_

And you can follow Sarah on Instagram and Twitter @hewston

Kevin Brown is an actor / musician who also just so happens to be married to Emmy Award Winning Casting Director for 24, Debi Manwiller.

Kevin has been a working actor since the 80’s working with Keanu Reeves in Permanent Record to working on television shows such as Wicked City, Grey’s Anatomy, The Fix and Franklin & Bash. 

Kevin opens up about his decade long struggle with alcoholism and how he battled the addiction to start his life afresh and throw himself back into acting once again. 

In this interview Kevin also talks about what it is like being married to an Emmy Award Winning Casting Director and gives us insight from an  actors as well as casting director’s perspective. 

You can follow Kevin on Twitter @Beatlekevin

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***If you are struggling with alcoholism, drug addiction or depression and need help please feel free to reach out. The links below are for the UK and US and remember you are not alone***

Resources:

UK

https://www.addiction.org.uk/contact-us/

https://www.ukat.co.uk/

CALL 0808 274 8360 / Local 0203 131 5161

https://rehabhelper.co.uk/

CALL 0736697715

https://www.lifeworkscommunity.com/addiction-treatment/guide-to-uk-free-addiction-helplines

US

https://www.addictionresource.net/best-drug-rehab-centers/

Hotlines:

https://www.recovery.org/addiction/recovery-helplines/

Zita Zutic Konak is a Casting Director for ET Casting having cast multiple commercials, films and music videos.

Zita has had a wonderful and very non linear journey to get to where she is right now. Starting out as a child actor in Serbia to making her way to the UK and studying at Kingston University and finding a passion in directing and pursuing that at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

Before finding her love for casting Zita worked in a variety of fields including a floor runner to being Third Assistant Director on Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie. 

Every casting director is different with what they want and do not want to see, listen to Zita give her take on the:

• The audition process

• Actor preparation

• Her opinion on the self tape

Follow Zita on Twitter @zitazutic and keep up to date with casting calls from ET Casting at https://www.etcasting.com

* During the episode we talk about what makes a great self tape and how really there is no real right or wrong answer except good lighting, sound and that your face is visible. In the link below is the video I was trying to think of during the show*

Josh Hutcherson’s incredible Spider-Man audition that goes above and beyond.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvCdfXozqF8

This weeks guest is best known for his role on Hollyoaks, Freddie Roscoe, Charlie Clapham. Charlie started performing at a young age, attended Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before landing the role of Freddie Roscoe on Hollyoaks where he spent the next five years working. 

Charlie moved to Los Angeles after leaving the show and has had may successes since being in Los Angeles and has recently been writing two pilots as well as producing and acting in short film Velvet that has been having great success in the film festival circuit. 

Here all about Charlie’s adventures, what its like moving to Los Angeles as well as working at his parents tattoo and piercing shop, Kazbah back in Leicester, England. 

You can watch Velvet on AmazonPrime and you can follow Charlie on Instagram @charlieclapham91 and on Twitter @charlieclapham 

Meet Lindsay Perry, the wearer of all of the hats, actress, writer, producer, director, gymnast and content creator. Lindsay most recently finished shooting feature film Hide and Seek with director Joel David Moore and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers that just got picked up at Berlin Film Festival. Lindsay has worked on all sides of the industry as well as helping start up production company Balcony 9 before Covid-19 shut the industry down.

Lindsay wrote and performed in Short film, Swing Night that has been viewed over 1,000,000 times on YouTube and had a successful run in the festival circuit. 

Lindsay spent many years at The Pit in New York City writing and performing sketch comedy as well as being a regular performer at The Upright Citizen Brigade in NYC.

Lindsay appeared in Red Dead Redemption II and Grand Theft Auto as a Motion Capture Performer and Voice Over Artist and can be seen on the  TV show The Affair. 

Keep up with Lindsay on Instagram @lindsayaperry 

Meet the man behind the page @supportbritish on Twitter, John Craggs. John trained at The Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and has been an actor for over thirty years performing in numerous plays, commercials, and most recently during lockdown rehearsed readings of Dracula and Winter’s Tale and the man of many quotes. “We are all responsible for each other” - Glady’s Irwin. John has so many words of wisdom and is truly wonderful in bringing the acting community together.

Listen to how John’s mother was a profound influence in John’s life and career and how simple things like taking a walk can clear your mind and hit a reset button. 

You can watch all of the rehearsed readings online here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpw8CGobk2n4Tap_w-G6u_A

And you can follow John’s wonderful acting community:

@supportbritish

And John’s personal account:

@johncraggsactor 

In this Bonus episode of Tea Time With Lindz, even though it is a short one it is jam packed full of story time goodness.

Listen to Erron Jay as he tells us all about the highs and lows of his creative journey so far.

Erron was born In Kansas City, Missouri and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre Performance from Missouri State. After four years and only one play later Erron auditioned and got accepted into DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. 

After spending six years in Chicago Erron made the move to Los Angeles, with less than $400 to his name. Listen to how Erron navigated his way in LA, booking pilots and commercials to sleeping in his car when rent was not an option. 

You can catch Erron on Lucifer, No Good Nick, and many more. 

Erron Jay is currently looking for a kidney donor and you can find out all the details here:

www.gofundme.com/f/kidney4erronjay

Go follow Erron on social media on Twitter @erronjay and on Instagram @erronjay

Hannah Whiteoak is a British Actress, Producer and Voice Over artist living in LA trained in Motion Capture, you can catch Hannah in Pride and Prejudice Cut, Military Wives, Accidentally in Love that comes out this Christmas and catch her voice in commercials such as Xbox and Video Games, Hand of Fate 2 and The Elder Scrolls Legends: The Fall of the Dark brotherhood.

This week you can listen to Hannah and I talk about the importance of not being a dick on set, what it’s like working as a gaffer whilst also pursuing acting, and it’s never too early to start on the Mezcal, it’s five’o’clock somewhere right?

Follow on Instagram @hannahblakewahiteoak2015 

This week Lindsay interviews old class mate Alex Hafner. Hear all about Alex’s move from Europe to the States, and back to Europe again where, in the last couple of years Alex has really started to thrive as an actor. Of course there are ups and downs, scenes being cut, shows being put on hold due to Covid-19, but that is the life of an actor in general, you have to go with the flow. Find out how Alex has navigated his way so far.

You can catch Alex on Netflix’s Television show, Cable Girl’s, feature film, Submergence and The Mallorca Files on the BBC.

Follow Alex on Instagram and Twitter at both: @thealexhafner

Enjoy the episode.