Támar Talks About Edutainment and More...It's a Music Business 4 a Reason!

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Támar Talks with Sarah Iseley - Post Production Editor (Television & Film) Mar 28, 2025

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Although I met Sarah two weeks ago at this years' SXSW in Austin, I started working with Sarah on the film "Trap Jazz" (HULU) two years ago.

Sarah Iseley is a Post-Production professional and somatic storyteller who dutifully studied film, as well as Theatre and Psychology, at the University of Wilmington in North Carolina. Though she did not take any Post-Production classes, Sarah, upon graduation, landed an internship at a Post-Production house where she learned basic industry workflows. She then continued her education by moving to Atlanta as a freelance Post professional. Eventually, after finding work as a Post Production Assistant and a Dailies Technician on a few major motion pictures, the stars aligned, and Sarah joined the Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG) as an Assistant Editor. Her most recent project, Slanted, won the SXSW Narrative Feature Grand JuryAward. Sarah's success in Post encouraged her to launch The Let Me Play Project: a vlog exploring Sarah's love of storytelling through her movement and her voice. Whether Sarah's sorting dailies into bins or training her swordwork, Sarah is very grateful to tell – and to help others tell – stories for a living.

Colorism in the Music Industry - A Thesis by Aja Witt Mar 26, 2025

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"Women benefit from Colorism and Colorism is gendered." ~ Aja Witt

Aja Witt, a former honors student at Iowa University, wrote her dissertation on topics relevant to the black community and often rarely discussed. Under the direction of Professor Michael Hill, Aja created a powerful dissertation titled: "Colorism in the Music Industry and the Women It Privileges." In Aja's thesis she focuses on the lives and careers of her childhood influences: Rihanna, Beyonce, and Nicki Minaj. Her tone is centered around gender, race and the economy of women and how women play into the male hierarchy of the dynamics it's created amongst female artists.

I was inspired to invite her to Tamar Talks Podcast especially being a woman in the ever-changing Entertainment industry. What blew me away, as Aja states on my podcast, "Many people have downloaded her article but NEVER reached out to her."

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More About Gretchen Evans - Wig Maker (Television, Film, Broadway) Mar 25, 2025

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Gretchen, though she works on some of the biggest shows, still misses the Broadway world. Learn firsthand the differences between the verticals and how she utilizes her gift in all arenas.

Támar Talks with Broadway & Television Wig Designer Gretchen Evans Mar 12, 2025

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Ashley Támar met Gretchen while performing the Broadway classic "Motown the Musical." Enjoy this long-awaited conversation (they haven't spoken since 2017) between the ladies about solving problems and finding your niché by being the 1st to curate a path while following your passion.

Gretchen has been working as a wig maker since 2005. While attending school at the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music (UC/CCM), Gretchen spent her summer building wigs for the Utah Shakespearean Festival (USF) in Cedar City, UT. After receiving her MFA in Wig and Makeup Design from UC/CCM in 2007, she spent two years as the wig master at the Cincinnati Playhouse and 3 summers as wig master at USF before moving to New York City. While in NYC, she spent 8 years in the studio of Charles Lapointe and Tom Watson. As studio manager, she oversaw wig production, taught new employees how to make wigs, and built wigs for various Broadway shows and films, including Memphis, Motown, and Hamilton. In 2017, she moved to the Atlanta area where she continues to build wigs for film, as well as private clients. Gretchen has built wigs for American Horror Story, Marvel, Netflix, Nat Geo and many other production companies. She started teaching her own wig making workshops in 2019 where she has the opportunity to share her passion for wig making with others.

Finding Allies in Entertainment with Zakiya Larry Mar 04, 2025

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Zakiya Larry redefines the power of pivoting while loving what she does in telling stories through journaling. As a Strategic Journalist, Zakiya uses story-telling in a poignant way while helping others tell their narrative. Listen and learn how these women explore topics such as how to take care of your mental while following your passion to knowing when to take care of you, by removing yourself from any and every toxic career path while trying to advance and keep a healthy, productive lifestyle.

Black, Female and Evolving in the Entertainment Business Mar 01, 2025

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It's March and you know what that means? It's "Women's History Month." We are honored to kick off this month with a flashback Town Hall Meeting featuring Grammy-Nominated Artist Ashley Támar, Broadway Actress Patrice Covington, Music Executive Carolyn Owens and Council for Paramount Global, Maya Day. In this gathering, the ladies explore topics from upward mobility to how they secured prominent positions in a vast-changing industry. Grab a pen, and let's go in!

Ashley Támar Speaks with Sean Thomas (Prop Master) Feb 28, 2025

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Sean Thomas shares an inside nugget about working as a Prop Master on some of your favorite television and film projects. And he's on 35 years young!

Támar Talks with Daniel Meyer (Music Director Erie Philharmonic) Sep 05, 2024

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I met Daniel Meyer while performing with the Stewart Copeland Orchestra in Erie, PA. From the very first song, his energy gave me chills. To watch a conductor use every morsel of his body into a new body of work, is quite jaw-dropping. As soon as I asked Daniel to be a guest on my podcast, he immediately said yes. And what's crazy? I've always wanted to know how a conductor secures such a niché profession.

As Music Director of the Erie Philharmonic, Artistic Director of the Westmoreland Symphony and Cleveland’s BlueWater Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Meyer has reinvigorated orchestras with his innovative programs, engaging presence and keen musical intellect. Named Music Director of the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, Meyer took the helm of the historic summer music festival in July 2019.

A native of Cleveland, Meyer studied conducting at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, and is a graduate of Denison University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He composed and conducted works for ensembles at both schools, including a Stabat Mater for soprano, chorus and orchestra. At Boston University, Meyer received the Orchestral Conducting Honors Award and was awarded the prestigious Aspen Conducting Prize from David Zinman.

Támar Talks with Kenyon Dixon (2x Grammy Singer, Songwriter, Composer) May 16, 2024

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R & B will never be dead if Kenyon Dixon's pen game and vocals have anything associated with it. Besides writing hits for Justin Timerberlake and Tyrese, Mr. Kenyon's faith is un-matched and un-wavering. He walks in a musical freedom that has a tempo of its own. Discover how he got his start and how he remains level-headed in a commercially-driven industry while staying true to his musical roots.

Támar Talks with EAL (Broadway Triple Threat) Dec 07, 2023

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🎙️ On this weeks Tamar Talks Podcast (Season 5, Episode #3), we get gritty about Elijah's journey, how we met, discuss what it takes to perform 8 shows a week and solutions to todays inequalities as a performer in various shows. We also shoutout and give accolades to important creatives who have inspired him to keep going.

If you're desiring to perform, whether in your local theatre or the main stage(s), this is the podcast to listen too.

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