#1: Dave Schunemann, Visual Artist Actualize Visuals

The Sleepless Sessions

"I want to see artists be able to support themselves doing what they love" - Dave Schunemann
Thank you for listening to Episode 1 w/ Dave Schunemann today, this episode is the start of a new journey I'm excited to share with you all! In this episode Dave and I explore NFT's, visual arts, projection mapping, meditation, artist collaborations, and more! Thank you again for listening; please like, follow, and subscribe for future episodes and content. Platform links for Dave and I, and time stamps are below!
-Donald
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Website: https://www.actualizevisuals.com/
Webstore: https://www.actualizevisuals.com/shop
Instagram Handle + Link: @actualizevisuals https://www.instagram.com/actualizevisuals/?hl=en
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/actualizevisuals
Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC28NLIVQR99VEPWhOU349tg
Twitter Handle + Link: @actualizevisual https://twitter.com/actualizevisual?lang=en

Time Stamps
(0:00) - Introduction
(2:00) - First festival experiences
(4:02) - Dave’s intro to visual arts and G Jones’ Vision Tour experience
(6:22) - Resolume software
(8:07) - Donald’s intro to visual arts appreciation, and intro to festivals
(9:29) - What do you notice when walking into a show?
(11:29) - Creating a visual experience and content preparation
(14:02) - Covid and livestreams
(18:42) - Projection mapping and house mapping
(24:38) - When did you know visual arts were your calling? Career fulfilment, freelance work
(28:44) - What legacy do you plan to create within visual arts?
(31:50) - Digital Renaissance, NFT’s, and what is an NFT?
(40:37) - Virtual reality and the digital future of multiple reality engagement
(44:10) - Being present, video games
(48:13) - Meditation, meditation techniques, Eckhart Tolle’s ‘The Power of Now’, flow states https://www.calm.com/
(57:19) - More on flow state,and knowing when to disengage from flow state, work life balance
(1:02:53) - Revibe Retreat creative director and a festival experience during Covid, the return of Pretty Lights
(1:09:45) - COSM, interacting with Alex and Allyson Grey, projection mapping the Entheon with Glass Crane, Daydreamer, The Void, Mandalorium https://www.cosm.org/
(1:18:24) - Moving to Denver and the motive behind it
(1:22:45) - Dave mentions his sponsorship with Lightform and using the software https://lightform.com/
(1:24:41) - April fools joke of projection onto the moon and how it would be possible, Elon Musk
(1:30:23) - Who has inspired and made an impact on you?
(1:33:40) - Recommended books; Eckhart Tolle’s ‘The Power of Now’ and Don Miguel’s ‘The Four Agreements’, more on ‘The Four Agreements’, Criticism,
(1:44:09) - Perfectionism and taking action
(1:46:21) - Exploring your passion, the origin of the name Actualize
(1:50:03) - Branding and Dave’s next steps
(1:55:30) - What does the word art mean to you?
(1:57:17) - Closing thoughts, and the best ways to f