Creative Work Hour Podcast - Episode 64 Show Notes

September 6th 2025 - What are you currently creating? Where are you creating it, and where will people find it?

Participants

Greg

Alessandra

Devin

Shadows Pub

Bailey

Dr Melanie

Wai Ling

Noteworthy quotes, takeaways, and observations by participant

• Greg
  • Quote: “What I’m working on at the moment is my kindness community and support groups.”
  • Key points:
    • Running three live online support groups (brain injury, chronic pain, mental health).
    • Platforms: kindnessrx.org and GoBrunch.
    • Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at different times.
    • Observation: Advocates GoBrunch’s flexibility for community-building.

• Alessandra
  • Quote: “We don’t actually show it—we live it.”
  • Key points:
    • Creative Work Hour brings a wide spectrum of creators together daily on Zoom.
    • September is a natural reset: start new projects or return to seasonal ones.
    • Highlights the group’s social layer on GoBrunch, including the monthly Drive-In Movie Party.
    • Observation: Emphasizes that accompanists are equals to soloists; celebrates in-person touchpoints when possible.

• Dr. Melanie
  • Quote: “I am working on collecting the video files that are old… in order to be able to redo a website for the jazz drummer Dennis Charles.”
  • Key points:
    • Archival rescue and modernization: migrating old video formats to work in 2025 systems.
    • Goal: Relaunch/update the Dennis Charles website.
    • Observation: The creative act includes preservation, format wrangling, and technical restoration.

• Shadows Pub
  • Quote: “I’m building a room on GoBrunch for the World Building Expo on Tuesday.”
  • Key points:
    • Creating an Expo room with embedded webpages: a Daily Echoes explorer and pages for printable products.
    • World Building Expo: ~73 exhibitors showcasing diverse GoBrunch use cases (businesses, groups, memberships).
    • Event time: Tuesday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Eastern (12 hours).
    • Observation: Demonstrates how GoBrunch supports layered experiences—content archives, commerce, community.

• Bailey
  • Quote: “I am writing a paper… about the new era we’re in, after post-modernism, and what that looks like in classical music.”
  • Key points:
    • Writing a public-facing college admissions paper on Medium (topic: classical music in a post-postmodern era).
    • Building a piano-based career; first time accompanying a senior recital.
    • A book is in progress, currently paused for music studies.
    • Observation: “Analog creativity” in practice—hours of practice, rehearsal, shared musical interpretation.

• Devin
  • Quote: “I am co-creating a musical right now… I’m creating it in Google Docs because I know how to use it.”
  • Key points:
    • Co-writing a musical (dialogue, story arcs, lyrics) with Tom.
    • Writing workflow: Google Docs now; plan to move to Final Draft later.
    • Uses Creative Work Hour breakout rooms for Practice Not Perfect sessions.
    • Ambition: Broadway, West End, eventual movie rights—and a GoBrunch showcase.
    • Observation: Tool choice should serve momentum; format can be standardized later.

• Wai Ling
  • Quote: “I am actively creating a new life… selecting my materials for the next stage.”
  • Key points:
    • Life transition: moving from the U.S. to Malaysia after 10+ years.
    • Creative phase framed as “active letting go” and curation of what to bring forward.
    • Timeline: Check back in 6–9 months for outcomes.
    • Observation: Creativity includes identity shifts, logistics, and emotional courage.

Episode highlights — main points

• Creativity is broader than outputs: it includes restoration (archives), curation (life transitions), community-building (support groups), and staging (Expo rooms).
• Tools follow purpose: participants choose Zoom for daily focus, GoBrunch for social/experiential events, and whatever writing tools keep them moving (Google Docs over Final Draft).
• GoBrunch emerges as a versatile social layer: movie nights, expos, embedded content, community hubs.
• September energy: a restart moment for projects paused over summer or launched anew for the season.
• Performance parity: accompanists stand as equals to soloists; collaboration is central across mediums.
• Community matters: Creative Work Hour supports daily practice and occasional in-person meetups, which deepen creative progress and accountability.