<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Artist Chats with erikwphotography]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>This is a limited interview series where I pick the brains of artists who inspire me!</p>]]></description><link>linktr.ee/erikwphotography</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:04:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/Ww3jTLDR.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Erik Wuesthoff]]></author><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:46:38 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 Erik Wuesthoff]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Visual Arts]]></category><itunes:author>Erik Wuesthoff</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;This is a limited interview series where I pick the brains of artists who inspire me!&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Erik Wuesthoff</itunes:name><itunes:email>erikwuesthoff@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Visual Arts"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/9445f44f-6f4c-4645-9b42-bc09fa8d1d6a/logos/78a60e55-a0fe-4806-b1c9-521508245a49.png"/><item><title><![CDATA[SAINT MESA - An Artist Chat]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>There is truly no artist like Saint Mesa. <br /><br />For the majority of his career, after a short period of releasing music through major record label Interscope Records, Danny McCook, AKA Saint Mesa, has self-released his music in the most DIY fashion possible - recording his songs himself in his home studio, and self-directing a majority of his music videos.<br /><br />His work has landed itself in various forms of visual entertainment, including shows and properties run by Marvel, Netflix and ABC.<br /><br />In this exclusive interview, Danny and I discuss his whole career in addition to his personal influences, and how he has self-taught himself every instrument, music production, mixing, singing and filmography to create this unique and intricate musical universe. We also hear some new updates about his long awaited upcoming debut full length album!<br /><br />SAINT MESA:<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/saintmesa/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/saintmesa/</a><br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@SaintMesa/" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@SaintMesa/</a><br /><br />CLEO TIGER:<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/cleotiger" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/cleotiger</a><br /><br />SCARLETT:<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/scarlettlirocchi" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/scarlettlirocchi</a><br /><br />ERIKWPHOTOGRAPHY/ARTIST CHATS:<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/erikwphotography" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/erikwphotography</a><br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fanlink.tv/artistchats" target="_blank">https://fanlink.tv/artistchats</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">9bd881db-2470-4100-a095-7dc85f10ba4f</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Wuesthoff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:32:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/1856a787c21ddcb56e9cc0b528eded081befa48f5816ea94c0145b2744cc2cad/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI5YmQ4ODFkYi0yNDcwLTQxMDAtYTA5NS03ZGM4NWYxMGJhNGYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI5NDQ1ZjQ0Zi02ZjRjLTQ2NDUtOWI0Mi1iYzA5ZmE4ZDFkNmEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWU4NTFjZTQ2OGExOWVhYzI3MDVlODEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmExNWEzMDMxM2E0ZTY1NzdlMzNkNjBjL2VyaWstd3Vlc3Rob2Zmcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi01LTI2X18xNS00MS0yMy5tcDMifQ==.mp3" length="188002368" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/9445f44f-6f4c-4645-9b42-bc09fa8d1d6a/episodes/9bd881db-2470-4100-a095-7dc85f10ba4f/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;There is truly no artist like Saint Mesa. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the majority of his career, after a short period of releasing music through major record label Interscope Records, Danny McCook, AKA Saint Mesa, has self-released his music in the most DIY fashion possible - recording his songs himself in his home studio, and self-directing a majority of his music videos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His work has landed itself in various forms of visual entertainment, including shows and properties run by Marvel, Netflix and ABC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this exclusive interview, Danny and I discuss his whole career in addition to his personal influences, and how he has self-taught himself every instrument, music production, mixing, singing and filmography to create this unique and intricate musical universe. We also hear some new updates about his long awaited upcoming debut full length album!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SAINT MESA:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/saintmesa/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.instagram.com/saintmesa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/@SaintMesa/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@SaintMesa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CLEO TIGER:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://linktr.ee/cleotiger&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://linktr.ee/cleotiger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SCARLETT:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://linktr.ee/scarlettlirocchi&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://linktr.ee/scarlettlirocchi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ERIKWPHOTOGRAPHY/ARTIST CHATS:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://linktr.ee/erikwphotography&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://linktr.ee/erikwphotography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://fanlink.tv/artistchats&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://fanlink.tv/artistchats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:37:55</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/9445f44f-6f4c-4645-9b42-bc09fa8d1d6a/episodes/9bd881db-2470-4100-a095-7dc85f10ba4f/images/61dae4a2-bd1e-47d5-9f55-174a24ff2534.jpeg"/><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:title>SAINT MESA - An Artist Chat</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[LESATH PHOTOGRAPHY - An Artist Chat]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>French born &amp; Montreal based photographer<b> Lesath Photography</b> both defines and challenges the meaning of being a true artist and great photographer.</p><p></p><p>With a large, museum-worthy portfolio of photo portraits that breathtakingly emulate classic baroque style paintings, one may assume that her work is the result of years of experience, training and practical resources, but that could not be more opposite from the truth.</p><p></p><p>In this pilot to a limited interview series, Lesath and fellow fantasy photographer Erik Wuesthoff discuss her last six months self-teaching herself photography and building this portfolio and her loyal client base, armed with nothing but a Canon Rebel, an inexpensive video light, some props, and a black sheet in her apartment bedroom.</p><p></p><p>We also discuss her experience in the film industry, her love of music, and which celebrity musician she would most like to do a baroque photoshoot for.</p><p></p><p>Check out Lesath’s work and book her here:</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://lesathphotography.mypixieset.com" target="_blank">https://lesathphotography.mypixieset.com</a></p><p></p><p>My website &amp; socials:</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://linktr.ee/erikwphotography" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/erikwphotography</a></p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">71af1bdb-6523-4b89-8a04-75a0b9079e27</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Wuesthoff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:21:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/da181dcec393bf7f6370485714075293c81e0684c9ec75393ac06a416f2e0403/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI3MWFmMWJkYi02NTIzLTRiODktOGEwNC03NWEwYjkwNzllMjciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI5NDQ1ZjQ0Zi02ZjRjLTQ2NDUtOWI0Mi1iYzA5ZmE4ZDFkNmEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWU4NTFjZTQ2OGExOWVhYzI3MDVlODEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlmNGRmNGMwNTYyZjhhOWZkMjc0YWM0L2VyaWstd3Vlc3Rob2Zmcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi01LTFfXzE5LTEzLTQ4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="113993499" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/9445f44f-6f4c-4645-9b42-bc09fa8d1d6a/episodes/71af1bdb-6523-4b89-8a04-75a0b9079e27/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;French born &amp;amp; Montreal based photographer&lt;b&gt; Lesath Photography&lt;/b&gt; both defines and challenges the meaning of being a true artist and great photographer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With a large, museum-worthy portfolio of photo portraits that breathtakingly emulate classic baroque style paintings, one may assume that her work is the result of years of experience, training and practical resources, but that could not be more opposite from the truth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this pilot to a limited interview series, Lesath and fellow fantasy photographer Erik Wuesthoff discuss her last six months self-teaching herself photography and building this portfolio and her loyal client base, armed with nothing but a Canon Rebel, an inexpensive video light, some props, and a black sheet in her apartment bedroom.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We also discuss her experience in the film industry, her love of music, and which celebrity musician she would most like to do a baroque photoshoot for.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out Lesath’s work and book her here:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://lesathphotography.mypixieset.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://lesathphotography.mypixieset.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My website &amp;amp; socials:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://linktr.ee/erikwphotography&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;https://linktr.ee/erikwphotography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:59:22</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/9445f44f-6f4c-4645-9b42-bc09fa8d1d6a/episodes/71af1bdb-6523-4b89-8a04-75a0b9079e27/images/9328f787-4d81-479c-8d3e-6f8021adf64f.jpeg"/><itunes:title>LESATH PHOTOGRAPHY - An Artist Chat</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>