• Interviewing Eric Hayden | THE ORVILLE VFX Supervisor | Pranakasha Matt
    Aug 24 2022

    Pranakasha Matt interviews Eric Hayden VFX supervisor for The Orville Season 3.

    as well as...

    ---Emmy Nominated VFX Supervisor of DEADWOOD: THE MOVIE for HBO

    ---Creator/Director of ASTRONAUT: THE LAST PUSH

    ---Creator/Director of AMERICAN MADNESS a documentary currently in production.

    "Astronaut: The Last Push" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njtDxD5V_yo

    Eric's Interview with Orville Nation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyho_lwic0g&t=1429s

    Viking Lander Interview https://youtu.be/uOhk-kaJLQA

    The Mandalorian practical effects shots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtGAiEQEIXE

    Eric's Twitter https://twitter.com/EricHayden1

    Eric's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-hayden-444b2610/

    Eric's IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1051393/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Interviewing Nami Melumad | Star Trek Music Composer | Pranakasha Matt
    Jul 13 2022

    Pranakasha Matt interviews the hugely talented and hard-working Nami Melumad, music composer for both Star Trek Strange New Worlds and Star Trek Prodigy.

    Nami's website: http://www.namicomposer.com/

    Nami Melumad is represented by the Gorfaine Schwartz Agency.

    Please reach out to Maria Machado’s Office:

    Email: mmoffice@gsamusic.com

    Phone: +1 818 260 8500

    Contact Nami at nami@namicomposer.com

    Nami’s Social Media profiles:

    IG: @namicomposer

    Twitter: @namicomposer

    Facebook: nami melumad, Nami, Film-Composer

    Spotify: Nami Melumad

    Apple Music: Nami Melumad

    Nami Melumad is an Israeli-Dutch film composer, based in Los Angeles, California. Her scoring credits include over 130 projects in a wide range of genres, most notably the HBO Max comedy, An American Pickle, starring Seth Rogen, the Amazon thriller-drama series, Absentia, starring Stana Katic, and EA’s VR video game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. She also scored the Oscar® winning documentary short, Colette, and contributed music and arrangements to Amazon’s latest hit, Borat Subsequent MovieFilm. Her score to the Star Trek episode, Shorts Treks: Q&A in 2019, landed her an upcoming Star Trek series, making her the first female composer for the franchise.

    Nominated for Breakthrough Composer of the Year (2020) by the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA), Nami won the IFMCA For Best Original Score for a Video Game for Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, earned a Jerry Goldsmith Award Nomination for Over the Wall (2019), won the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for her work for Passage (2018), as well as Best Score for a Short at Fimucite for Luminarias in 2017 (out of 908 score entries), and Best Featurette Score at Idyllwild Festival of Cinema in 2017. She was also nominated for an HMMA for Miss Arizona (2018) and This Day Forward (2017).

    Nami takes pride in telling thought-provoking stories that make an impact on the viewer, such as Subira, Kenya’s official entry to the 92nd Academy Awards, about a young Muslim woman who challenges gender stereotypes and tradition; Miss Arizona, a dramedy about a former beauty queen who meets four women at a shelter; More Beautiful For Having Been Broken, a drama focusing on a single mother and her special-needs child; and Not Your Skin, a documentary examining the issues of the transgender community through the stories of people who transitioned in different stages of their lives.

    Nami had recorded music at the Fox Newman Scoring Stage, Warner Brothers Eastwood Scoring Stage, Abbey Road Studios, East-West Studios and Capitol Records. Her works have been performed by the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, Haifa Symphony Orchestra, The Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva and Helix Collective Ensemble.

    An alumna of the prestigious ASCAP Film Scoring workshop (16′), Nami completed the highly rigorous Scoring for Motion Pictures and TV program (SMPTV) at the University of Southern California (15′) and holds a B.A. in multi-style composition from the Jerusalem Academy of Music, where she was admitted directly to sophomore year.

    Nami started her musical life as a pianist and a flute player, performing in orchestras and bands, and she also plays guitars, uke, and some clarinet. After completing her two-year IDF service she traveled the world with a big backpack (New Zealand, Australia, China, Thailand), and a small backpack (Israel, Europe, Canada, USA). She is an enthusiastic Trekkie and an avid film fan but also enjoys oil painting, hiking, and having coffee with friends.

    Nami serves as board member of the Alliance for Women Film Composers, and is represented by Maria Machado at the Gorfaine Schwartz Agency.

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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Interviewing Rob Jones part deux | US Marines Double Amputee | Pranakasha Matt
    Jul 7 2022

    Part 2 of Pranakasha Matt's interview with Rob Jones, US Marines Double Amputee.

    Rob's Website https://www.robjonesjourney.com/

    Rob's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/robjonesjourney

    Rob's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/robjonesjourney/

    Rob's Twitter https://twitter.com/robjonesjourney

    Rob's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/rob-jones-journey/

    I grew up on a farm in the small town of Lovettsville, Virginia. During my junior year at Virginia Tech in 2006, I read the book “Brotherhood of Heroes” about the Marines on Peleliu. This story helped me realize that my life was missing the elements of courage, brotherhood, and selflessness. The following day, without consulting anyone, I went to the Marine Corps Recruiter’s office and set my path on finding those missing elements by joining the Marine Corps.

    I was assigned to B Company, 4th Combat engineer Battalion, in Roanoke as a combat engineer and in 2008 deployed to Iraq with the role of finding buried caches of weapons. My second deployment was to Afghanistan in 2010, where I was tasked with the job of finding improvised explosive devices. It was in this role that on July 22, I stepped on an IED, which resulted in double above knee amputations of my legs.

    Five days later, I arrived at National Naval Medical Center, having left in Afghanistan the Marines that supplied my brotherhood, and the mission that gave me courage and selflessness. I had lost my path toward these elements. Shortly after waking up, I met two fellow amputees who showed me firsthand that a new path could be found that brought me these same elements. With the support of my family, the hospital staff, and the Marine Corps, I began my search for that path by healing, regaining my strength, and learning how to walk, ride a bike, run, and row.

    I retired in 2011, at the end of December. I was leaving behind the world I had known for five years, but armed with the tools I needed to find my new path. I immediately began training for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, and along with my rowing partner, earned a bronze medal in the double sculls event. Not only that, I found an even greater reward when I met a beautiful girl named Pam.

    After the 2012 Games I noticed that something didn’t feel quite right. Despite the great strides in self confidence that rowing had helped me make, I knew that my path did not lay within it. Remembering how difficult and time intensive relearning how to ride a bicycle had been, and knowing that through extreme endurance challenges that push them to their physical and mental limits, many athletes find lifelong purpose, I decided to ride my bike across America in 2013 along with my brother Steve in a support vehicle. Six months, 5,181 miles, one polar vortex and $125,000 raised for charity later, I crossed the finish line at Camp Pendleton. But, something was still missing. It took two years, and a failed attempt to make the 2016 Paralympics in triathlon for me to determine what was missing, and how to encompass brotherhood, courage, and selflessness into one endeavor. The bike ride, I realized, had been about pushing myself. It was all about me. What I needed was a challenge whose purpose was selfless. I would run 31 marathons in 31 consecutive days in 31 different cities to create a positive story that veterans and civilians could use when they were struggling.

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    50 mins
  • Weiss Cello Concerto 1st mvt | Octava Chamber Orchestra | Pranakasha Matt
    Jul 6 2022

    Pranakasha Matt aka Matt Weiss performs the premiere of his Concerto for Cello and Orchestra 1st mvt with the Octava Chamber Orchestra at their 2022 Summer Chamber Music Extravaganza which features premieres of new music in a wide variety of genres. Over 10 years in the making, and several months practicing the solo part under the expert guidance of his cello teacher, Benjamin Louwersheimer, this was the most important concert in Matt's life to date.

    ~ 2nd and 3rd movements coming soon ~

    Matt's lessons with Benjamin Louwersheimer: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK98bzleAdHaQ8McnX-cchMCjvgEBAJsK

    Matt's website http://WeissConcerto.com

    Follow Matt on Twitter https://twitter.com/pranakasha Pranakasha Productions on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Pranakasha

    Checkout Benjamin's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsHPqjWnV_aw7m0oBoRoZjA If you are interested in cello lessons with Benjamin, just follow Matt on Twitter and send him a DM :)

    Checkout Matt's "Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra" https://youtu.be/_TsGMThatKE

    * * * * * Pranakasha Productions - Fantastic Creations Emerging Spontaneously from the Space of Life for the Benefit of All Beings Everywhere. We have a James. * * * * *

    Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/pranakasha

    Buy our T-shirts and other cool stuff!!! https://teespring.com/stores/pranakasha-productions

    "Snoopy, Woodstock, and Starry Night" by thkce https://imgur.com/gallery/bWmNWxx#

    Channels we really like: Egotastic Funtime https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2uPX_DYyshfzbs_Mzwu5jg

    Treklad https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNsAu5ORxsll-_kAWBfddSw

    Donny Versiga https://www.youtube.com/user/DVersiga1984

    -TIEG- THE IMMORTAL ELITES GROUP https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2wfqrzwYKvhEsPlItBcWYg/

    --------- Hi Everyone, Thanks for watching! Pranakasha Productions is a creative collaboration between Matt Weiss and James H. Pierce---we hope you enjoy our quirky stuff and Matt's original music. If you like what you see please help us out by liking and sharing our videos and subscribing to our channel. We have day jobs and this kind of thing really is a labor of love but it's nice to get some encouragement now and then. Also, James' Walking Across America blog is really good :) Subscribe at http://www.pranakasha.com/ James' blog is http://JamesAcrossAmerica.com

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    13 mins
  • Interviewing Sahiljeet Singh | Singer-Songwriter-Producer | Pranakasha Matt
    Jun 14 2022

    Pranakasha Matt interviews singer, songwriter, and producer Sahiljeet Singh.

    The Kroonerz Project on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/thekroonerzproject

    Sahiljeet's playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkveCSL5cS3FUykjddvkhv2Gv9Ik3Vkz6

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Interviewing Birke Duncan and Jason Marc Harris | Authors | Pranakasha Matt
    Jun 7 2022

    Talking Urban Legends, Folklore, etc. with Jason Marc Harris, author of "Master of Rods and Strings" and Birke Duncan---Author, Playwright. Magician---and Jokester as they discuss the new edition of their joint venture "The Troll Tale and Other Scary Stories".

    Birke's Books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ABirke+Duncan

    Jason's Books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Jason-Marc-Harris/e/B001JSALHO?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1637412686&sr=8-1

    Birke's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMB_LfLY-TW6EijKenbjAyg/videos

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Interviewing Maria with Tea and Telly | Zen Shinzai and Spiritualist | Pranakasha Matt
    Jun 5 2022

    Pranakasha Matt interviews Maria Shinzai of Tea and Telly

    "I am Maria of Tea and Telly. But I wasn't always Tea and Telly. I was Maria radio show host of People Under the Stairs horror radio show. After years of radio hosting I decided to bring it to YouTube. My background is in criminal justice, and business. I was an investigator and also worked as a crime scene tech. I also did TV anchor show work for a previous employer. Now I like to build computers, write, sing, I rescue animals and I help people. I like to highlight the gifts and talents of other people to let the world know what they have to offer.

    My goal is to make my show a place where people can come and have fun, have a laugh, feel calm and happy. I enjoy sci-fi, mystery, comedy, horror and a lot of Euro television. My music tastes are very eclectic as I love music of all kinds."

    Maria on Facebook https://facebook.com/teaandtelly/

    Maria on Twitter https://twitter.com/tea_telly

    Maria on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/TeaTellyWMaria

    ^-/-^

    * * * * * Pranakasha Productions - Fantastic Creations Emerging Spontaneously from the Space of Life for the Benefit of All Beings Everywhere. We have a James. * * * * *

    Matt's website is http://WeissConcerto.com

    Follow Matt on Twitter https://twitter.com/pranakasha

    Friend Matt on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MatthewCharlesWeiss/

    Pranakasha Productions on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Pranakasha

    Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/pranakasha

    Buy our T-shirts and other cool stuff!!! https://teespring.com/stores/pranakasha-productions

    "Snoopy, Woodstock, and Starry Night" by thkce https://imgur.com/gallery/bWmNWxx#

    Channels we really like: Egotastic Funtime https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2uPX_DYyshfzbs_Mzwu5jg

    Treklad https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNsAu5ORxsll-_kAWBfddSw

    Donny Versiga https://www.youtube.com/user/DVersiga1984

    -TIEG- THE IMMORTAL ELITES GROUP https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2wfqrzwYKvhEsPlItBcWYg/

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Interviewing Brian Joseph Cox | Dr. Who fan films | Pranakasha Matt
    Jun 3 2022

    Pranakasha Matt interviews Brian Joseph Cox, Dr. Who fan film creator, actor, and writer.

    Dr. Who Music https://www.youtube.com/c/Dalekium

    Dr. Who Fan Series Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hardgroundproductions/

    Philip's Sea Devils https://www.facebook.com/groups/511449668949745

    Tom's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tomsrefurbishments

    Tom's Instagram https://instagram.com/toms.refurbishments

    Neil's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/neilcoleadventuresinscifimuseum/ Neil's Instagram https://instagram.com/classicscifimuseum

    Adam Walker's Instagram https://instagram.com/adamwalkervfx?utm_medium=copy_link

    Adam's YouTube https://youtube.com/channel/UCrMeCl6Af6Td6eRJRQm6JkA

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    1 hr and 32 mins