Creative Confoes

In this series we have conversations with a wide array of creatives and explore their creative process and how they translate that into business.

Hosted ByDiego Ameerali & Tevin Morris

In this series we have conversations with a wide array of creatives and explore their creative process and how they translate that into business.


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Creative Confoes 012 – Building an Independent Career in Music w/ Jason Herkul

Fresh episode of Creative Confoes with Jason Herkul from Herkules Rekords. He’s a music producer based in Paramaribo, Suriname. Herkules Rekords is a music production entity involved with recording and marketing original releases, corresponding videos and audio engineering services for various platforms, mediums, emerging technologies and digital networks.

Listen to his music here and connect with Jason:

Episode Overview

  • 0:00 – Introduction
  • 2:07 – Starting a music production studio
  • 8:07 – How do you see the landscape of music developing?
  • 10:21 – Monetizing music and sustaining yourself
  • 17:57 – What’s missing for artists to get more international exposure
  • 24:52 – Doing it yourself or outsourcing
  • 29:44 – Collaborating with other artists
  • 32:26 – How would you describe your sound?
  • 35:55 – What’s the best investment you made in the studio?
  • 37:44 – Walk us through your creative process
  • 40:30 – Iconic sounds in other media
  • 43:55 – Closing off

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Creative Confoes 011 – Let’s Not Jinx It w/ TacoAtPlay

The first month of 2021 is a wrap and what better way to kick-off February with Diego and Tevin hosting the first Creative Confoes for 2021. We are joined by a rather superstitious but curious creative who recently went through a journey of self-discovery through his photography. Our guest for this episode is Jake Amatdoelrasit, better know by his Instagram handle @TacoAtPlay.

Slide into Jake’s DM on Instagram @TacoAtPlay

Episode Overview

  • 0:00 – A Fresh New Intro Sequence 🙂
  • 6:20 – Do we all start off with a Sony camera?
  • 10:30 – What’s so special about coffee?
  • 13:25 – The story behind the coffee mug on Jake’s hand
  • 20:40 – Taco revealed
  • 28:00 – Walk us through your early days editing process where it was 90% editing and 10% shooting
  • 37:09 – What were your criteria for choosing your first camera
  • 42:05 – In your opinion, what separate’s the great from the good in our local community
  • 52:10 – Have you been able to build a business around your craft?
  • 57:30 – Don’t book your shoot until May
  • 1:02:25 – Closing off with one body and one lens

The Hosts

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Creative Confoes 010 – Getting Trippy Sounds and Visuals w/ Fotosbyfrancis

In this episode we talk with Gervaldo Sloot. We talk about his journey in the creative arts, starting with his love for music and how he later delved into...

Creative Confoes 009 – Studying Film in India w/ Joel Aarland

In this episode we talk with Joel Aarland. Through a twist of events, he somehow got dragged into film making a few years ago after the Carifesta event in...