Liquid Lunch Podcast

Karen Fraser discusses the future of a changing society and employment opportunities with ThatChannel's Hugh Reilly and guest host Jackie Porter.http://www.thatchannel.com 2017-01j-05

Raw food chef Alexi Bracey brings some of her delicious food to the ThatChannel studios and discusses about the values of food and healthy living.

Liquid Lunch Podcast - Diane Fine s Art Culture by ThatChannel.com

Liquid Lunch Podcast - Amanda PL - Art inspired by the Indigenous peoples by ThatChannel.com

Liquid Lunch Podcast - Painting Hope with Mz. Bliss Live performance with Staalin; #painthope by ThatChannel.com

Liquid Lunch Podcast - Water Colour Art and growing vegetables with Seth Toy by ThatChannel.com

Liquid Lunch Podcast - Creative Art with Mark Gleberzon by ThatChannel.com

Liquid Lunch Podcast - Pastel Art - Jessica Watts by ThatChannel.com

Liquid Lunch Podcast - Makeup by Liraz at RAW Artists event at Toronto s Mod Club by ThatChannel.com

https://soundcloud.com/draelawsonmusicWHO IS DRAE LAWSON?Born July 23, known as Drae Lawson is a Canadian Alternative R&B singer, producer, actor and model from Toronto, Canada. He began his music career singing in acappella groups as well as in choirs getting gigs locally and internationally before deciding to pursue a solo career. Drae Lawson references his stage name from gospel singer Andrae Crouch (of whom his parents named him after) and Samuel L. Jacksons character Tat Lawson from the film Menace II Society.Drae Lawson writes and produces majority of all his music. Drae Lawson cites Nate Dogg, Isaac Hayes, J. Dilla and Samuel L. Jackson as his main inspirations behind his vocal style, song lyrics and beats. He enjoys virtually all genres of music, but mainly R&B. He also cites Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Gerald Levert, D' angelo, Maxwell, Raphael Saadiq, Zhane', Destiny's Child, Jill Scott, Teedra Moses, Aaliyah and The Fugees. His favorite MCs' are Common and KRS One. He is also inspired by Canadian Hip Hop and R&B artists like Drake, Kardinal Offishall, 2Rude, Miche Mee, Tara Chase, Ghetto Concept, Infinite, Choclair, Jully Black & Glenn Lewis.

http://www.bennybing.com/Benny Bing is a self-taught Toronto based artist of Nigerian descent. His passion for portraiture illuminated through the use of complimenting acrylic hues has built him a great following. His ability to capture the emotion on each of his subjects faces shines through in each piece. Bing’s cool reoccurring colour palate has built great depth in distinguishing his brand. ARTIST STATEMENTThe act of painting is a conversation between the work and I. My creative output is constantly evolving. Each piece pushes me against limitations and boundaries I've given myself, consciously or unconsciously, inspiring and forcing growth and a break from comfort, allowing exploration of self-discovery and boundless vision.

Mujtaba is a photographer based in Toronto, originally from Lahore, Pakistan. His journey to photography has been unique, going through business school, sport administration to writing, film making and photography. He started photography on a regular basis last year to learn film making. In his work, he aims to capture life's unique moments in new and interesting ways, constantly changing and evolving his style so each image is its own special story.http://www.mujifotos.com/

Audrey works in a variety of mediums including pencil, charcoal and oil paint. She works on canvas and BFK Reeves Paper, executing preliminary studies on newsprint and drawing paper. In her current series entitled Repose. Reframe. Audrey began with a single pose: a nude female with her arms raised overhead. Her early works in the series were classically executed as she learned more about the physiology of the body in this pose. As she became familiar with the image, she began to explore and experiment with more formal elements of the composition. Audrey produces countless preliminary charcoal drawings, each one evolving and becoming more abstracted from the previous one. From an extensive pile of drawings, Audrey selects images she find most intriguing and continues exploring them on canvas and/or BFK Reeves paper in charcoal and oil paint. In speaking of the Repose. Reframe. figures, Audrey describe their Repose a state of rest, sleep, or tranquility. Reframe to frame or express (words or a concept or plan) differently. Bio: Audrey Lawson is a contemporary modern painter living and working in her hometown of Toronto, Canada. Audrey completed her BFA from Concordia university in 2007. She continued her studies in New York at Parsons School of Design where she graduated on Dean’s list in 2012. In 2016, Audrey attended The Slade School of Art in London for a concentrated drawing course. Audrey was a finalist in the Toronto Urban Film Festival for the short animation she wrote and illustrated, Sewing the City Green. In 2013, Audrey co-created an experimental online art project, RuleByArt, making digital art available for artists to collaborate with across the globe. In the last 2 years, Audrey has been moving her focus towards showing her artwork publicly. Audrey’s most recent exhibition, Forever & A Day took place at the Peter McKendrick Gallery in August 2015.

http://www.manleyarts.com/Born in Toronto, Ontario, on September 7th 1984. Moved to Barrie in my early teenage years, and is where I call home today. Graduated from Georgian College in 2005 with a diploma in Art Fundamentals, and recently graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U), with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Installation. Represented by the Edge Gallery, and Unity Market and Studios in Barrie, Ontario, and Robbery Art in Toronto, Ontario. Self taught drawer and painter, with a strong belief in the power of the arts as a therapeutic tool. Future Plans are to resume my education in social work, and hopefully be a champion for more arts in therapeutic areas.

Born in Hong Kong, and raised in the quiet suburbs of Richmond Hill, Ontario; Harmony was brought up and taught to cling onto her cultural roots through traditional Chinese folk dance lessons as expected from her first generation parents. The good girl gone bad storyline rings true within the past five years as she transformed herself from demure Chinese folk dancer into exotic, nightclub “eye candy” inspired by the myriad of eye-catching performers in the nightlife industry. Taking the audience by storm and awe, it was through dance that Harmony was able to bridge her traditional upbringing to the clashing, unapologetic culture of the nightlife scene in Toronto. From 1999 to 2007, Harmony was part of a traditional Chinese dance company that stressed the importance of passing on knowledge and tradition of Chinese dance. It was during those years that she was taught many styles and techniques ranging from silk fan dancing, water-sleeve dancing, drum dancing, etc. To this day, there is no sweeter memory than the rush prior to getting on stage, lights bright in your eyes, costume on, ready to take the world on by storm. The “Art of Harmony” was inevitable as she found her way working as a graphics designer and model for local photographers and music events; to go-go dancer/freestyle performer in the nightlife and arts industry within the GTA. Meeting with other creatives showed and allowed Harmony the freedom to express and create outside of the expected and norm, outside of definition. Merging the intricacies of traditional Chinese dance techniques with the modern and hypnotic sounds of today’s electronic dance music scene; Harmony creates one-of-a-kind, hypnotic performances that keeps the audience curious for more. Her style of performance speaks from the in-between, the need to continue passing on tradition, but also to entice newcomers to the exchange of cultural experiences. With a knack for the wild, a heart full of tradition, and great love for the nightlife industry, she transformed herself into a one-of-a-kind freestyle performer, specializing in freestyle dance and silk fan dancing.