BluRock Podcast

2023 Episode 15 - World Renowned Vocal & Performance Coach/Director - Celeste Simone

An amazing conversation with Vocal & Performance Coach/Director Celeste Simone. Celeste has coached/directed some of the top names in entertainment from Kristin Chenoweth to Chita Rivera, Eleri Ward, Academy Award-nominated actress Amy Irving, composer David Shire, American Idol’s Kimberly Locke, including Andrew Lloyd Weber and Director Joel Schumacher as the NY vocal coach on the movie Phantom of the Opera.
Her vocal coaching students run the gamut from the current Hamilton on Broadway to the casts of Moulin Rouge, The Lion King, Chicago, Gypsy, Nine, Wicked, Spamalot, Tarzan, The Color Purple, The Book of Mormon, Jersey Boys, Hollywood Arms, The Grinch, The Carnegie Hall concert version of South Pacific (starring Reba MacIntyre, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Alec Baldwin), West Side Story, Baby It’s You, Rent, Follies, Next to Normal, Billy Elliot, Peter and the Star Catcher, Shrek, Once, Newsies, Kinky Boots, Matilda, Beauty and The Beast, The Producers, including the 1st national tours of The Band’s Visit, Mean Girls, A Beautiful Noise and many, many more. If its a big show on Broadway; Celeste is training the voices.
She has also worked with Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Bootcamp for the last few years, training up an coming young performers from around the globe.
In this episode Celeste shares her thoughts on the performing arts, some very life altering experiences and how all of this has changed her outlook on life on this Big BluRock. 

2023 Episode - 14 - John Torres/Writer & Nancy Matican-Bock/Director of New Original Play: ”She Always Sneezed Twice”

Exciting new 2023 Special Episode with Playwright - John Torres and Director - Nancy Matican-Bock of the The Arlan Ropp Playwright Award winning Original Play "She Always Sneezed Twice". John and Nancy talk about their synchronistic upbringing in the boroughs of New York, how they ended up in Central FL and inevitability stewarding each others passions in the Performing Arts (Nancy also directed one of John's previous works; "Idea Men"). We explore how through John's new play, we are all connected on this Big BluRock and how though we may all have regrets; would any of us go back and do that One Thing differently or stay here in the Now...
This amazing work is running for a limited time August 4th, 5th @ 8pm and 6th @ 2pm & August 11th, 12th @ 8pm and 13th @ 2pm - Surfside Playhouse, 301 Ramp Road, Cocoa Beach, Florida - Tickets are ON SALE NOW - *GO TO: surfsideplayhouse.com 
 
Synopsis:
Setting: Bronx, NY  1992
Still grieving over the loss of his fiance five years earlier, construction-worker Noah obsesses with the past. He believes going back in time to fix a mistake would ensure him a better future. As fate would have it, he befriends Shep, a homeless philosopher; who calls the Bronx streets his home. The two meet at Stan's Coffee House where waitress Antonella longs to be a successful writer and counterpart Jackie dreams of love. Shy, indecisive Charlie, the beat cop, round out the five who are about to discover that traveling back in time may be more than just the whisper of a dream. 
 

2023 World UFO Day Episode - 13 - July 2nd - Author Mark Anthony

Special Episode for 2023 World UFO Day July 2, 2023 - Best Selling Author Mark Anthony , JD Psychic Explorer who has appeared on CBS TV's "The Doctors", Gaia TV's “Beyond Belief with George Noory" and many others.
Author of 3 bestsellers, Never Letting Go and Evidence of Eternity and his latest book The Afterlife Frequency  - Gold Winner of the COVER Visionary Awards, also nominated for a Pulitzer and ranked as one of the top books about faith in God and winner of the OMMIE AWARD for Best Metaphysical Book of the Year 2022.
Mark and I discuss the space program, first hand accounts he has had with experiencers and some exclusive evidence shared from his father who worked on the NASA Apollo Space Program. 

Episode 12: Fear

On this new BluRock episode we talk about Fear. The basic definition of Fear states that it alerts us to the presence of danger or the threat of harm, whether that danger is physical or psychological. Fear is way more than a response to a danger or a physical threat… Fear in all of its forms IS the actual threat to this Big Blu Rock. Though we may not be born with many fears; once installed in us, they can make us feel Alone, Small, Helpless, Angry or Threatened. Come check out more about Fear and how with some broader understanding, we might just be able to create more balance for all of us. 

Episode 11: Pat Kirkland - Founder/CEO/Coach - Pat Kirkland Leadership

Great episode with Pat Kirkland - Founder/CEO/Coach at patkirklandleadership.com -Pat’s passion and energy are contagious. She’s a dynamo who can help you master & embody authentic power as well as teach others how to do the same. Pat began her career with CBS News in New York, prior to moving into communications training and coaching for technology-oriented companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Facebook and PayPal.   In breaking the code on the struggle for personal power, which resulted in her creation of the Predator, Prey, Partner Model™, she incorporated learning from numerous disciplines: Biology, Psychology, Sociology, Physics, Cultural Anthropology, Systems Thinking, Psycho-Acoustics, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Social Discourse, Improvisational Theatre & the martial Art of Aikido. Her life’s goal is to champion the evolution of human communication, to move humanity one step closer together on this Big Blu Rock!

Episode 10: Sonia Barrett Ph.D. - Author/Producer/Visionary

Amazing episode with Dr Sonia Barrett - Author of "The Holographic Canvas: The Fusing of Mind and Matter", "A Journey of Possibilities and Health: An Inside Job an Outside Business" and her latest book; "Simple ways to step outside of your comfort zone; Letting go of an outdated life" - Executive Producer of Award Winning Documentary; The Business of Disease" - Host of "The Expansion Zone with Sonia Barrett" on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles and regular guest on Gaia TV, Coast 2 Coast AM with host George Noory, Conscious Media Network and numerous other programs.  Sonia and I discuss life on this Big Blu Rock, how we can better manage "Negative Experiences" and a whole lot more!

Episode 9: Chuck Patterson - Multi Sport Extreme Athlete

In this Episode we talk story with renowned Multi Sport Extreme Athlete - Chuck Patterson. Chuck shares what life was like growing up the son of an Engineer Dad and Action Sports Mom, how he has made a 30 plus year career as a full time sponsored athlete and stuntman charging multiple disciplines in skiing, snowboarding, big wave surfing, stand up paddle, kiteboarding, windsurfing, foil surfing and speed flying (and is still KILLING IT). Traveling around this Big Blu Rock, blowing up Instagram with incredible POV GoPro photos and videos while definitely Finding Peace, Leading with Love and Living ALOHA. Come listen to what its like to Live Like Chuck! (and why he is Always Smiling)

Episode 8: Ego

On this new BluRock episode we talk about Ego. To have an ego is essential to our very makeup. It defines who we are and how we connect with others. However, Ego becomes an issue when it becomes overpowering. Take a listen as we take a look at how Ego affects all of us on this Big BluRock, how it may not be serving us very well, what changes we may need to make and why "Leading with Ego" may need to go away in order for this planet to move forward. 

Episode 7: Aloha

On this new BluRock episode we talk about Aloha. Aloha is the Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy, that is commonly used as a simple greeting but has a deeper cultural and spiritual significance to native Hawaiians, for whom the term is used to define a force that holds together all of existence. Take listen as we take a deeper dive into the meaning of Aloha and how it helps connect all of us on this Big BluRock!

Episode 6: Love

In this episode we discuss Love; Love is more than a set of emotions and behaviors characterized by intimacy, passion, and commitment. It involves care, closeness, protectiveness, attraction, affection, and trust. There is also a physical frequency for Love. Come listen to how you can bring more love into your life, those around you...and to this Big Blu Rock.