Maria Luiza Jobim is a Brazilian singer and songwriter who is bringing a fresh perspective to Brazilian Music with her unique sound and style, fusing Pop, Electronic Music and Bossa Nova. Maria Luiza has a very unique relatioship with music. Her songs, create sonic landscapes that mix sights and sounds, and seem to be an extension of her feelings. In this conversation we’ll try to understand how art can be used in this powerful way, how she used music to connect with her father, legendary maestro Tom Jobim, and how to avoid the perils of repetition and bring excitement to creative work.

Felipe Rocha is the founder of Design Studio Porto Rocha, the most awarded independent design studio by the D&AD awards, one of the most prestigious in the world. Along with his partner Leo Porto, they have also organized the Bonde festival in New York City, showcasing the best of Brazilian design.

A commercial art like graphic design is always connected to the zeitgeist, but what I understood with Felipe, is that visual expression for him is intimately connected to who he is. In this episode we talk about how to accept yourself, stop emulating others and find your identity.

Patrick Waterhouse is an artist, photographer, illustrator and former editor of Colors Magazine where he was responsible for the iconic Survival Series during the renaissance of the italian magazine during the 2010s.

Patrick can thoroughly dissect subjects and give us back his perspective, either by an editorial understanding of the contemporary world, a poetic visual investigation, or a deep dive in a literary classic to bring a fresh set of images. And it's always through collaborations that he embarks on these journeys. In this episode we'll talk about how these partnerships were so crucial to overcoming his difficulties and how he learned to thrive on the controlled chaos of the creative process

David Charles Rodrigues is a creative director, writer and filmmaker, who won the audience award at the Tribeca film festival, with his deeply moving documentary Gay Chorus Deep South, that tells the story of San Francisco's Gay Men's Chorus on their tour of the southern US states after Trump's election. David's career began in advertising, where he became an award winning creative director, working with some of the biggest brands in the world. But his visceral and personal relationship with storytelling eventually helped him establish an open relationship with the corporate world and led him into filmmaking.

David talks about finding your own voice, creating healing metaphors through storytelling and learning how to love yourself through others.

Alaska Thuderfuck is one of the most famous drag performers in the world and a winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Star's season. She has four studio albums, co-hosts the Race Chaser podcast, cofounded the LGBTQ+ Moguls of Media podcast channel, co-created the Drag Queen of the Year Pageant Competition and even owns her own vodka line.

Alaska is a creative powerhouse. One that has managed to develop a very unique personality, that doesn't seem to care about hiding her flaws. In this conversation we will investigate how she managed to own up to these flaws, find the best time to create, and build intimate creative relationships with others and with herself.

🔗 Episode links:
• Christina's World painting, by Andrew Wyeth (Moma archive)
• Gayest thing you've ever seen by Alaska Thunderfuck
• If You Don't Know Me By Now by Patti LaBelle

🎧 This season is sponsored by: Mesa Company (mesa.do)

Creative Emotion is a podcast with Pedro Garcia, where the photographer, creative director and author talks to artists and creators trying to understand their relationship with the creative process, investigating the key moments, and the artistic works that influenced their journey of artistic and personal evolution. 🔗 creativeemotion.art / @creative.emotion

This season is sponsored by: Mesa 🌎 mesa.do