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Michael LaPenna

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Just dropping a line before launching some interviews and new posts!

December 3, 2020 Michael LaPenna
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Photo by Adam Solomon

Hi Everyone,

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so I’m just dropping by to keep you abreast of what’s going on in the life of Michael LaPenna.

We’ve been moving things around at work and at home and I have a new health regimen that I’ve started to ensure better health, at the advice of my doctor. Things are really moving! There might be times where I don’t have as much time to devote to this blog as I would like, so my focus will always be quality over quantity. In the coming weeks, I will be scheduling some art-related and creativity-related blog posts in the form of interviews with creatives and artists. I hope you like the outcome.

We’re coming up on the Christmas and Hanukkah and Kwanzaa season in 2020 and what a terrible 2020 it’s been! I ask that you please stay safe, stay home, and wear your mask when you go out or have to be in a group of people.

Until then, this is Mikey saying take care of yourself and others and keep believing!



In blogging, creative ideas, creativity, inspiration, interviews, making art Tags 2020, Motivational blogs, creative process, creative business tips
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My Creative Entrepreneurship Journey and a New Blog Interview Series

February 26, 2020 Michael LaPenna
The journey continues….

The journey continues….

Since embarking on the creative entrepreneurship journey that is FreelanceMikey, I’ve been inspired on a daily basis by starting out doing relatively small jobs with big impacts. Where so many other people live for the weekend, I’ve learned to treat my weekdays ast days to be lived. Now, I spend my days helping ambitious people fulfill their need to get their creative ideas out into the world and I’m thankful for it every day. From creative writing and editing assisting clients with plays, screenplays, memoirs and novels, to the more specific personal one-on-one consulting to help propel personal and professional confidence in my clients, each job and each client gives me a variant on a practiced and consistent sense of purpose in what I do—not just as a creative and entrepreneur but as a air-breathing human being who likes to help people. To this point, my music and audio mixing work has been one of the most rewarding parts of my creative work: making music mixes and mashups for personal use for everything from wedding songs to dance recitals—and even a routine for America’s Got Talent got wrangled in there somewhere. In all cases and get the great privilege to help my clients dream just a bit bigger and express a deep love for what they’re doing. It’s a rich reward I will never ever take for granted in the least.

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Coming This Fall to FreelanceMikey.com!

June 13, 2019 Michael LaPenna
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I’m back with a quick update about this blog. Hello, ladies, gentlemen, and non-binary patrons and readers!

Life is getting busy as I get ready to ebmark on several new endeavors, and with all this, I’m going to be transforming this blog into an information and interview portal into the hearts and minds of creative professionals from every walk of life from America to Indonesia and any and all points in between. (I’d go into space if I could). My goal is to take you on as many fun journeys into the worlds of creative business art and the art of creative business In ways that are at once focused and fun, comprehensive yet conversational.

Interviews and features will include any of the following:

  • Entrepreneurs

  • Educators

  • Business leaders

  • Visual artists

  • Musicians

  • Actors

  • Comedians

  • Novelists

  • Screenwriters

  • Playwrights

  • Graphic designers

  • Home stagers

  • Multimedia artists

  • Psychologists

  • Sociologists

  • Biographers/historians

Join me this fall as we take a journey into all this and more!

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Perez Hilton loves to 'Taste and Toast' with Ashanti Middleton!

August 7, 2018 Michael LaPenna
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I'm so happy for my friend and colleague Ashanti Middleton!  It turns out that Hollywood gossip columnist and entertainment blogger mogul Perez Hilton really digs Ashanti's food vlog and restaurant review show Taste and Toast! I worked on T and T with Ashanti early on in its first season and I’m so glad to see it flourishing in its second season! After starting its journey in the foodie hubs and pubs of Brooklyn, New York, Taste and Toast with Ashanti Middleton has made waves in the Hollywood blogosphere all the way to Perez Hilton's home and heart. What a difference a year makes! Thank you, Perez Hilton! Taste and Toast and Ashanti Middleton are a culinary hit in high places these days! Follow the link for more deliciousness!

Click the link here to find out more, where you can watch the show, and find out how get your restaurant reviewed on the show. https://ashantimiddleton.com/optin-22445718

Bookmark this blog for more updates, conversations, and talks about creating here at FreelanceMikey.com.

 

In miscellaneous, interviews, branding, blogging Tags perez hilton, ashanti middleton, taste and toast, food, food reviews, food blooger, restaurant reviews, food review tv shows, tv shows, youtube, taste and toast with ashanti middleton
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Updates, updates!

June 25, 2018 Michael LaPenna
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Hey All,

Just a quick update from yours truly from the FreelanceMikey headquarters in beautiful suburban New York. I’ve had to take some time to handle my health in the past two weeks, but now it’s time to get back on the horse! I’m currently in the process of booking interview segments for the blog here on the FreelanceMikey website.

If you're a creative person who kind of views life from a 45° angle (as George Carlin used to say) or just looking to showcase your work in a way that is accessible, talkative, intuitive, and fun, contact me here or on Twitter and Instagram @FreelanceMikey! i’d love to talk shop with you about  your contributing influences, meandering pathways, and your highest moments of creative clarity in life, art, business, personal growth, and more. I look forward to chatting with you soon!
 

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Updated 5/23/18: New Blog Interview Series Coming! Conversations About Creating with Michael LaPenna

April 26, 2018 Michael LaPenna
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(We are slightly delayed due to the tornado-like weather that hit the New York area last week. Thanks for being awesome and patient).

Do you like art at 45 degree angles? Do you like people who paint spaceships and sing jazz? Do you like yoga AND psychology? So often, creativity is thought of as a static thing like painting, theatre, music, writing, and the like—but what about what's between those nooks and crannies, between the cracks, the twilight between all these?

I'm interested in the inspiration behind creative work and the lives inspired by that spark.

New things are coming your way and evolving starting with a new blog interview series called Conversations About Creating. Conversations About Creating will explore everything from creative yoga for for healing mental trauma, to neo jazz funk music artists to make you love life just that much more! Join me, Michael LaPenna, for free-wheeling, art-loving, music-jamming, sculpture-making, groundbreaking conversations With creative people from a wide range of fields and feels In the world of art, science, craft, writing, music—and a whole lot of good feelings! It’ll be good times with some good minds, and I can’t wait!

Don't miss Conversations About Creating coming in the coming weeks to FreelanceMikey.com!

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