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Independent artists, from childhood talent to finished track.
An interview series where filmmaker Meosha Bean sits down with independent musicians, producers and artists from around the globe. Conversations begin at the beginning — childhood, family, the first sign of talent — and move outward into craft, the industry, and what it costs to stay authentic.
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Creator to Creators is an interview show hosted by filmmaker Meosha Bean, who is introduced in each episode as the maker of the documentary Horror Noir and the film Anatomy of an Antihero: Redemption. The guests are independent musicians, producers and creatives from around the world. The format is consistent to the point of ritual. Bean says she loves going back to the beginning, because the beginning charts our trajectory in life. So most episodes start with childhood. One guest described singing in the back of her mother's car while her mother's friends exchanged looks. Another won singing contests through elementary school and was asked by his father, around sixth grade, how seriously he wanted to take it. Dr. Jana Nirvana traced her start to a childhood in Czechoslovakia under the communist regime, with family divided between East and West, and an elementary art school that opened the door to art. Tracy Marcellino of Witch Cabin talked about discovering a love of producing, and about co-producing a track that explores connection in an age of dissociation. Matt Axton spoke plainly about how hard it is for independent artists to compete when larger players have figured out how to flood the algorithms. The through-line across seasons is authenticity — what it means, who still has it, and whether it can survive the current release cycle. AI surfaces repeatedly and the arguments are pointed rather than abstract. Guests keep returning to the idea that a system can study human emotion but cannot live a human life, and that the difference is audible. There is nostalgia here too, for music you felt in your soul rather than music pushed out to meet a schedule. The host's role is facilitator more than interrogator. She praises the work first, then asks about process, and lets guests run long without cutting them off. Interjections are affirming and frequent, which keeps the momentum up without turning the exchange into a segmented interview. Business details get their moment as well — albums in progress, where to find the music, which platforms a guest is uploading to. Episodes end with an open invitation to return and a closing line to live, love, laugh. At more than four hundred episodes across multiple seasons, the archive functions as a running record of working independent artists talking candidly about the trade.
Made for: Independent musicians, producers and creatives who want to hear how other working artists actually built their careers. Also for listeners who prefer generous, unhurried interviews over quick promotional segments.
What sets it apart: Nearly every episode starts at the guest's childhood and follows the thread forward, which turns each interview into a full origin story rather than a press cycle. The tone stays encouraging throughout, so guests open up about doubt, industry pressure and creative process more than they defend a release.
Filmmaker Meosha Bean hosts in-depth interviews with creatives from around the world, exploring trending topics and industry insights. Join the global conversation. email [email protected] Instagram.com/meoshabeanofficial/ M.V.B Films Productions Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/creator-to-creators-with-meosha-bean--4460322/support.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Meosha Bean connects artist origin stories to the practical pressures of making, releasing, and controlling independent music.
Meosha Bean starts with childhood, then follows the choices that turned an early attachment to music into working practice. That recurring route gives Creator to Creators With Meosha Bean an origin-story frame for artist interviews, with guests tracing family influence, first…
Meosha Bean starts with childhood; you meet the artist before the promotion headache arrives.
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Joseph Blue links musical authenticity to ownership, release control, and lived experience.
Joseph Blue's conversation centers on a question that matters to working musicians: who decides when a song is finished, how it should sound, and what happens to it after release.
Aprina Blue links childhood singing, studio memories, and a growing catalog to the process of becoming herself.
Aprina Blue's conversation with the host follows an artist shaping her sound from the inside out. Raised by her mother, she found her voice early and speaks clearly about not copying anyone just to be accepted.
A working musician connects family legacy with algorithms, AI, and the stubborn economics of an independent show.
Matt Axton's family history gives the episode its opening pull, with a grandmother whose long run as a songwriter and industry figure connects the conversation to Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, and Dolly Parton.
A candid artist conversation on private musical origins, social media loops, and work still taking shape.
Tracy Marcellino traces her way into music from a mostly private childhood, singing alone in San Francisco, buying used records on Haight Street, and building an early vocabulary through vintage reggae and Prince.
A warm conversation about creative ambition, self-editing, and the pressure of launching a podcast.
Maddie Meyer comes through as a self-directed creative with an easy openness about where that drive started. Her outgoing childhood, shaped by only-child independence, quick friendships, time with guy cousins, basketball, and a few lasting tomboy interests, gives useful context…
IKP links a family-rooted music life with a clear view of indie artists' changing options.
The episode tracks IKP, the "infamous king of positivity," from a music-filled family background into a wider look at what has changed for independent artists.
Jess Hurts links Maze to persistence, platform pressure, Ice Spock Studio, ownership, and the name Hutch.
Jess Hurts brings Maze, a nine-track album with a wide mix of sounds, into a Creator to Creators conversation about how he makes music and keeps going.
Joe Wong interviews drummers and musicians about craft, history, and the working musician's life.
Records, careers and arguments, weighed by people who listen closely.
Filmmaker Mio Shabine interviews James 'Crazy James' about his childhood and early inspiration from Michael Jackson.
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Host Mio Shabin interviews Frank Delour about his childhood exposure to music and his path from engineering to creative work.
Filmmaker Meosha Bean interviews IKP, an indie hip-hop artist known as the 'king of positivity.' IKP discusses his Caribbean upbringing in Brooklyn and Virginia, the inspiration behind his single 'FTW,' and his creative process.
Host Meosha Bean interviews musician Just Hutch about his nine-track album 'Maze'.
Joseph Blue discusses his rural Louisiana childhood and how family influences and personal loss shaped his music career.
Aprena Bloou discusses her childhood as a military brat born in Germany and raised in Alabama by a single mother.
Matt Axton discusses his family's deep roots in the music industry and how his grandmother and father influenced his career as a traveling independent musician.
The host interviews a musician named DON with three R's about his early childhood and how he got into music through his father's influence and winning singing contests.
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Tracy Marcellino says she felt "less real" as "the wife of" a known musician, and being single made her "officially real."
Maddy Myer tells Creator to Creators With Meosha Bean how a nursing major, a sports column, and USC in Los Angeles led her into entertainment PR.
Sam Welch discusses his musical journey from childhood piano lessons to his new album and single 'The Attic'.
DJ Matrix discusses his childhood in South Central LA and the origins of his love for music and DJing.