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Episode 13 with Kathryn Bostic
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - September 23, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutesToday on Pivot Point - The multi-talented, award-winning, Emmy-nominated artist and film composer, Kathryn Bostic. Kathryn talks about her early-music childhood, which led to music gigs, which led her to work with August Wilson which eventually let her to accepting herself as the artist and creat...
Episode 12 with Colleen Sharp
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - September 16, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourColleen and Joseph worked together on Shining Through, directed by David Seltzer. Since then, they haven't had the opportunity to work together. Today's conversation is a reunion of sorts as Colleen shares her journey from living in Seattle working as a PA in commercials, moving to NYC and advanc...
Episode 11 with Brian McNelis
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - September 09, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourBrian McNelis, SVP of Music and Soundtracks at Lakeshore Entertainment. Brian talks with Joseph about his early days in a band, why he chose the business side of music and how his Pivot Points let him to Lakeshore Entertainment where he has music supervised over 36 films with titles as Drive, Li...
Episode 10 with Dennis Spiegel
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - September 02, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourDennis is an Emmy award winning lyricist. He talks with Joseph about the life of a lyricist, working on hit songs for films, TV and Broadway. Though Dennis was first inspired by lyric writing for the theatre, he has worked as a lyricist in film and television for most of his career. His empathy...
Bonus Episode 3
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - August 26, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutesIn this episode, Joseph describes leaving LA in utter defeat thinking he would never work in the film business...ever. He was crushed. With a broken spirit he went back to Boston, got a TA job at Berklee College of Music. Then something happened.
Episode 9 with Tom Fleischman
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - August 26, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourTom is a re-recording engineer with 5 Oscar nominations: Reds, Silence of the Lambs, Gangs of New York, The Aviator and Hugo. He won for Hugo. Tom talks about his working relationship with Martin Scorsese and how that began. He also talks about his early days at NYU, working at Trans Audio, his...
Episode 8 with Paul Levin
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - August 19, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutesPaul talks about his early days - working his way through college and how he called and called to get his his first break. He's worked with directors like Martin Scorsese, Malcolm D Lee, David Koepp, Spike Lee, Barry Levinson, Dee Rees, Nora Ephron and Mike Nicholes. His Pivot Points have taken ...
Episode 7 with Jon Taylor
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - August 12, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourFour time Academy Award nominee Jon Taylor talks with Joseph about his time as a Hip-hop dancer, why he left that art form and how he found his way to become one of the top re-recording engineers in the Motion Picture Industry. His credits include, The Revenant, Birdman, Fast and Furious, Pitch P...
Episode 6 with Cindy Mollo
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - August 05, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes5 time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, Cindy Mollo talks with Joseph about her early editing days and being a female editor in a mostly male environment.
Bonus Episode 2
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - July 29, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutesOn this bonus episode, Joseph talks about the major event that changed his life forever while attending Berklee College of Music.
Episode 5 with Craig McKay Part 2
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - July 29, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutesCraig McKay, picture editor for Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia continues his conversation with Joseph. Craig talks about working with Jonathan Demme and some of the memorable scenes that were almost deleted in Philadelphia.
Episode 4 with Craig McKay Part 1
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - July 22, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutesIn this episode Craig and Joseph talk about Craig's early days, his hip surgery, his near death experience (NDE) and the film that changed the direction of his life. We'll also hear Craig tell how he got his first editing job. You don't want to miss this one.
Episode 3 with Ron Bochar
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - July 15, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutesIn this episode, Ron and Joseph talk about what kind of effects the pandemic and having on the movie business and what it might look like in the future. Ron also talks about his early days, getting started, working on his first feature film and being a partner in C-5.
Episode 2 with Missy Cohen
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - July 08, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, Missy talks to Joseph about her growing up in DC and just outside Alexandria, Virginia, her college experience and the two people who influenced her the most in pursuing a career in the arts. Joseph and Missy also share their common experiences working with the late Marvin Hamlis...
Episode 1 with Bobbi Banks
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - July 01, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutesBobbi Banks, Supervising sound editor, supervising dialogue editor on films like Queen & Slim, Men in Black: International, Straight Outta Compton shares with Joseph her journey in getting started in the film industry and the choices she made along the way that gave her the opportunities to have ...
Bonus Episode 1
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - July 01, 2020 06:55 - 8 minutesIn this bonus episode, Joseph explains his tag, "if someone is doing it, why not you." Joseph also talks about some of his early pivot points, why he made those choices and how they affected his life.
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi Trailer
Pivot Point with Joseph DeBeasi - May 31, 2020 04:29 - 1 minutePivot Point explores the personal experiences of those who have made a life and career in the world of film, music and the arts. We’ll hear from industry pros about how they got started, the hurdles they overcame and the help they received along the way. Joseph’s style of interviewing reveals s...
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