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The Precipice of Delusion

My name is Julian Gavilanes. I am an actor, filmmaker and now podcaster in NYC, who has an ever-growing fascination with the artists journey. Furthermore, how they’ve uniquely managed to stick with it through all the inevitable adversity that seems to be a prerequisite for getting to where they want to go.

Many artistic people will say, “you have to be delusional just to believe you even can.” And this show attempts to explore how some of my favorite artists in the world learned to cross over from just believing that they could do this, to actually executing these “impossible” aspirations.

Ideally, through these conversations we will impart some level of valuable insight for all of us who are struggling to keep pushing the rock up the hill. Attempt to find the best skills for prioritizing self-care inside and keeping positivity at the forefront of their hearts. Because at the end of the day, no matter what level you reach–it doesn’t get and easier. It just gets different. But the good news is, you’re not alone. And you’re far from inadequate. So, enjoy the talks and stay inspired!

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Brian Sutherland on Breaking All the Rules Jul 01, 2024

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Brian Sutherland is a TV and film actor (Big Sky, Pig, Z Nation, Walker: Independence). He is a Pacific Northwest boy, like Julian who's been working professionally for over two decades. Brian sits down with Julian to discuss how it all got started. Julian discovers that Brian was the catalyst for him to become an actor, after walking into his trailer, while PA'ing on a commercial shoot in WA, that Brian was acting on, and asking him how he got there. Brian took Julian under his wing and offered him all the advice he had. Fast forward a couple months, and these two were on set together acting in Julian's first move, "Fat Kid Rules the World," directed by the one and only Matthew Lillard. Brian talks about his process for getting into character(s). How heavily he leans into the truth of the circumstances, and how he doesn't really care how it comes across to anyone else as long as it gets the performance across how he intended it to come across. He talks about having 18 agents all over the country and finding a way to break all the rules with whatever conditioned approach acting schools try to impose on us. He talks about his coaching practice and how he tries to get his students to break all the rules as well, so they can find something honest inside their efforts. Brian has become one of the most high profile independent film actors in the PNW and is an asset to every film set he goes on. His work is a testament to his craft. And he is most certainly somebody to look out for.

For EXCLUSIVE shows and unreleased material, go check out my PATREON PAGE: patreon.com/theprecipiceofdelusion, and learn ways to support this podcast there!

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Follow Brian and check out his acting classes @brian_sutherland_actor

Check out Brian's work here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3456797/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_brian%2520sutherland

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Tommy Cantillon on the Many Miles that It Takes Jun 24, 2024

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Tommy Cantillon is a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and has been a nationally touring musician since he was a teenager. Tommy sits down with Julian to discuss what it was like being so young on the road. Having his older brother manager their first band, "Holden." What it was like to live out of a van, play shows in every nook and cranny of the country and become a real road dawg. Tommy talks about learning how to be efficient at touring through learning the tricks of the road. What it was like to play every State Fair and High school this giant country has to offer. Going through his first breakup of a band. Starting Tommy and the High Pilots, and seeing success. Applying all the grassroots approaches they learned from the early days to build out tours, play big stages and ultimately cultivate a giant following all over the world. Tommy talks about persistence. The importance of staying with it, but also knowing when to call it. The good times and the bad. What becoming a father has been like for his musical journey and how he's managed to keep his passions and his family both at the forefront of his pursuits. finally, how a bunch of unreleased music from Tommy and the High Pilots became their new titled EP, and how it sparked the interest to get the band back together and do a reunion show this October in St. Louis. If you're around or you can swing it, you won't wanna miss this one!

For EXCLUSIVE shows and unreleased material, go check out my PATREON PAGE: patreon.com/theprecipiceofdelusion, and learn ways to support this podcast there!

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Check out Tommy's music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/67b9QkZPVWgGiC3xDUk2um

And get tickets to the TATHP reunion show here: www.thepageant.com

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Brian Charles Johnson on Rebuilding Your Self-Worth Jun 17, 2024

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Brian Charles Johnson is a stage/screen actor and singer who got his start, while still a student at NYU Tisch School, being cast in, the original Broadway production of, "Spring Awakening." The show wound up sweeping the Tony's and putting Brian immediately on the map. He went on to star in Green Day's "American Idiot" and receive critical acclaim from an international level. And after about an 8 year run of being at the top of his game, it all came to an end. And when the calls didn't keep rolling in, he wondered what the deal was. All his co-stars were going on to star in TV shows and other Broadway shows. And he jus stood on the sidelines and watched the bright and shining career he once had slowly dissolve. Brian discusses what it was like to learn to manage his expectations after all of that. And how he turned it all around for himself, after many hears of deep personal work and growth. How he found his path back to the screen. And how he has learned to rebuild his own self-worth along on the way.

For EXCLUSIVE shows and unreleased material, go check out my PATREON PAGE: patreon.com/theprecipiceofdelusion, and learn ways to support this podcast there!

Follow Julian on Instagram @juliangavilanes and this podcast @theprecipiceofdelusion

Check out Brian's work here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4811041/

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Anastasia Baranova on Recognizing the Star In You Jun 10, 2024

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Anastasia Baranova is a Russian American actor (Z Nation, Sons of Anarchy, Veronica Mars, Scouts Safari). Anastasia sits down with Julian to discuss what it was like getting started in acting as a pre-teen. The challenges of falling in love with this profession so hard that it made it impossible to be happy without. Julian walks her through the impactful experience of meeting her on the set of Z Nation and how she helped him rebuild his confidence after the show was over, by reminding him that, "it's ok to want to be a star. Especially if you actually are one." She talks about how she came to develop that state of mind for herself, all the negative self-talk that has tried to get in the way of it since. And what it was like to say goodbye to playing the LEAD on the hit TV series, "Z Nation" for 6 seasons. What her expectations were coming off that show, and what the reality became were two very different things. But how she managed to pull herself through and find self-love in knowing that she still possesses every part of that STAR in herself, and how she's now working on the most challenging, yet rewarding role of her life so far--herself.

For EXCLUSIVE shows and unreleased material, go check out my PATREON PAGE: patreon.com/theprecipiceofdelusion, and learn ways to support this podcast there!

Follow Julian on Instagram @juliangavilanes and this podcast @theprecipiceofdelusion

Check out Anastasia's film and TV catalogue here:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1325199/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_q_anasasia%2520bar

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EJ Worland on Working in Tunnels to Tunnel Vision. Jun 03, 2024

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EJ Worland is an Australian singer/songwriter whose soulful voice transcends its own genre. He sits down with Julian to discuss the all trials and tribulations of his early years in making music down under. How taking a job as a camp counselor in the states would allow him to eventually move to LA. And how moving back to Australia during the pandemic and spending months, working underground in Tunnels, doing construction and losing sight of his musical vision altogether would ultimately inspire him to get back to Los Angeles and produce his newest EP "TUNNELS" out June 7th. Julian Knows EJ as "RIFF-DADDY," and their friendship is contagious. Make sure you check out EJ's new music this week, wherever you find new music. If you were't aware of him before, you're welcome.

For EXCLUSIVE shows and unreleased material, go check out my PATREON PAGE: patreon.com/theprecipiceofdelusion, and learn ways to support this podcast there!

Follow Julian on Instagram @juliangavilanes and this podcast @theprecipiceofdelusion

Check out EJ's music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5nMHRjG7zxYLDC5vIpI5N8

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Dan Olson on the Abject Normalcy of Being A Trans Artist. May 27, 2024

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Dan Olson is an actor, (Mr. Robot, The Blacklist), filmmaker, creator and somewhat of a renaissance person. They have been acting on stages around the world for well over a decade in plays like, "Antigone," "Jericho" and "The Addams Family, where they got to play LURCH. Dan also happens to be trans. And has been on an artistic journey of themself to explore the depths of their human condition and inflect that back outwards into the universe. Dan and Julian discuss what it was like growing up in a small farm town in Wisconsin, being raised SUPER religiously and contending with hating themself for something they didn't choose. How they discovered a key to repelling their insecurities through becoming an actor, and the liberation that came with being able to live truthfully on stage. At least for a period. And then what it finally took to stop hiding behind the characters they were playing and figure out how to become the topic of their own stories. Dan is on a mission to rewrite a narrative that our culture can finally start to get behind. One that has nothing to do with gender or belief systems or which way we lean--but instead about what make us uniquely human in the face of adversity and pain. And how we continue to find our strength and wonder through it all. A mission that this podcast FULLY supports.

For EXCLUSIVE shows and unreleased material, go check out my PATREON PAGE: patreon.com/theprecipiceofdelusion, and learn ways to support this podcast there!

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Check out Dan's work here: https://www.dan-olson.com/2017/1/4/dan-olson-drama-1

And Hear Dan's tribute to himself and all those moving through it: "Reliably Predictable." https://soundcloud.com/danol5on/reliably-predictable-final-6?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&si=78DF918123504535ADEBF2CC84363E57&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Blake Lewis on American Idol and All That It's Not. May 20, 2024

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Blake Lewis is an American musician, singer and actor who was the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol in 2007. He sits down with Julian to discuss how he didn't intend to audition for the show because of all the other musical ventures he had going on at the time. Being an underground performer was where his heart was, but when he made it onto the show, everything started to change. Especially after he started becoming a fa favorite. He talks in depth about what the experience was like. How quick he was to become aware of the manipulative nature of the show as a whole. What actually getting famous overnight felt like. And what it was like to leave the show as the runner up behind Jordan Spark--and the rug that got pulled out from underneath him as it all came to an end. He talks openly about the depression he had to navigate over the decade that followed the shows finale, and the road he had to take to become a whole person again. It's a wild ride with lots of exclusive stories that have never been told. And it really gives some powerful insight into the machine that is American Idol. A good reminder to be careful what you wish for. Especially the young people out there that feel like this is their answer. It's not always what it's cut out to be.

For EXCLUSIVE shows and unreleased material, go check out my PATREON PAGE: patreon.com/theprecipiceofdelusion, and learn ways to support this podcast there!

Follow Julian on Instagram @juliangavilanes and this podcast @theprecipiceofdelusion

Check out Blake's music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4H6tLRh1nuIuVxHtXo68ZE?autoplay=true

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Spenser Granese on "Every Level Another Devil" May 13, 2024

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Spenser Granese (Barry, Fear the Walking Dead, Better Call Saul, The Mayans and Pam and Tommy) is an actor who is on his rise. As someone who also got into the business late in his adult life, Julian and Spenser discuss what life was like before finding acting. How he's learned to let go of what's not in his control, after losing the biggest opportunity of his career. What it was like to get a message from George Clooney saying, "I love you but I have to let you go." How he has approached every new role he's gotten from a place of truth within himself, and what it's been like to wake up the following Monday after wrapping the best gigs of his life and being an unemployed actor again. We talk about climbing the industry ladder and how at "every next level there's another devil." Meaning, it never gets easier. It just gets different. And stressful but wonderful in its own unique new way. Spenser talks about working with Bill Hader on "Barr." How he manifested the role for himself. And finally feeling the pride of being unrecognizable to his own family in that role. Spenser has some incredible work coming out this year, so keep your eye out.

For EXCLUSIVE shows and unreleased material, go check out the new PATREON PAGE: patreon.com/theprecipiceofdelusion, and learn ways to support there!

Follow Julian on Instagram @juliangavilanes and this podcast @theprecipiceofdelusion

Check out Spenser's film work here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5372946/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_5_tt_3_nm_5_q_spenser

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Hueston on Being Unapologetically Who You Want To Be May 06, 2024

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Cory "HUESTON" is the kind of backwoods outlaw, singer that you'd hear in a broken glass, raunchy dive bar down south. The rich and gritty quality of his voice make him sound like he's bleeding through the speakers. His songwriting takes you on a spiritual journey and leaves you feeling intoxicated. His voice sounds like it's soaked in bourbon and blended with the smoke of an unfiltered cigarette. Fortunately for all of us, his music has transcended it's natural habitat and made it's way into the pop culture. Hueston came to be known to many through his incredible performances on The American Song Contest on NBC, where Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg fell in love with him. He's released multiple singles since then and they have become viral sensations to many. You can see him on social media acting unapologetic about who he is any day of the week, and I suggest you do. He's ascending as we speak and just might be a household name before we know it. Look out for him.

For EXCLUSIVE shows and unreleased material, go check out the new PATREON PAGE: patreon.com/theprecipiceofdelusion, and learn ways to support there!

Follow Julian on Instagram @juliangavilanes and this podcast @theprecipiceofdelusion

Check out Hueston's music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ak6WzG7TJnqL6x6CRYoxP?si=muLsDxwCS2ugve4DAWTwbw

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David Holmes on Letting Humility Be the Leader May 02, 2024

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David H. Holmes (High Fidelity, Mindhunter, Mr. Robot and Penguin coming to MAX this fall) and Julian discuss why quitting acting has never been an option, even in the years where it would make the most logical sense to throw in the towel. What it was like to catapult into show-business the way he did. Working with his heroes. Losing out to Jonah Hill in Superbad, and how he learned to finally let go of what was not meant for him. He talks about what it was like to deal with a decade of uncertainty, after a fiery start and how he tapped into an energy that would eventually propel him to find success in all the places he wasn't even looking anymore. Finally getting cast opposite Zoe Kravitz on High Fidelity, and being on a big hit show, only for the pandemic to end it and leave him wondering where his next paycheck would come from. How he's found joy in the survival jobs he's had to take since then. And how he deals with the continuous customers who recognize him.

For EXCLUSIVE shows and unreleased material, you can go to his new PATREON PAGE: patreon.com/theprecipiceofdelusion, and learn ways to support him there!

Follow Julian on Instagram @juliangavilanes and @theprecipiceofdelusion

Check out David's film work here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2770519/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_1_nm_7_q_david%2520holmes

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