Producer Eric Weinstein, movie star Mark Wahlberg's right hand man, is the guest on next week's show!

My friend, Eric Weinstein will be the guest on next week's "Behind the SCENES's" show! Eric is a producer, writer, the person that the character "E" on the show "Entourage"is based on and movie star Mark Wahlberg's right hand man!  You can go to https://www.ubmnow.com/  UBMNow.com and then click on the "Listen Live" icon this Tuesday 2pm! Or get the UBM app https://www.ubmnow.com/

Eric's interview has been rescheduled... I will let you know when we have the new date!  

Tuesday, Nov.13th show, features filmmaker extraordinaire John Wesley Norton and dancer extraordinaire, Leida "Lady Sol" Garcia!

Join us tomorrow Tuesday at 2pm (CST) when we talk to talented filmmaker John Wesley Norton and Leida "Lady Sol" Garcia, globally recognized Mexican street dancer, Creative Director,
Manager, Producer, and Cultural Ambassador!!

To tune into the show, Just click here   UBMNow.com  and then click on the Listen Live icon this Tuesday 2pm! Or get the UBM app, or watch us on Facebook live! 

John Wesley Norton is a producer, writer, director, cinematographer, editor and even as an actor, on occasion!  I have had the pleasure of working with John, as I have had roles in many of his films, including Spades, which he wrote, and directed!  Some of his projects include films: Every 21 Seconds, (starring Shannon Brown), Spades (starring Alex Skuby, Juan Riedinger, and more), Dr. Spine, The Executive, and tv series Dark County, and much more!


Click here to see John's IMDb page! 








Leida “Lady Sol” Garcia is a Mexican-American street dance professional, mother,

wife from Chicago who is globally recognized as a Teaching Artist, Creative Director,
Manager, Producer, and Cultural Ambassador. She has worked with major media networks
including MTV, BET, NBC, TBS and alongside super-stars Damian Marley, Busta Rhymes,
Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Cham, Dancehall Queen Patra, Mr. Vegas, Elephant Man, Cedric
the Entertainer and Ellen Degeneres.

Lady Sol is responsible for bringing Chicago’s Footwork/Juke culture to global stages via
King Charles and the FootworKINGz who have performed with Madonna, Will.I.Am, Missy
Elliott, Chicago Sinfonietta, IBM, Nike and Red Bull. She has produced and choreographed
FootworKINGz dance theater shows at NYC’s Apollo Theater, Lincoln Center, and Kennedy
Center in DC.

Photo from today's show! (left to right) Marquese, Leida "Lady Sol" Garcia, Renee, Harold

Some pics from a fun show! Comedian Michael Coylar stops by, actor Alex Skuby calls in from LA and more!

Getting Alex Skuby on the phone from LA! With Harold Dennis, comedian/actor Michael Coylar and Marquese Martin-Hayes

With Harold, actress Jasmine Rodriguez and Marquese

with actress N.K. Gutierrez!

Tune into Tuesday's show at 2pm CST, meet actors from CSI, King of Queens, Chicago Fire and more...!

Join us next Tuesday at 2pm on "Behind the SCENEs" SCENE Chicago, when we talk about what goes on the acting world, with LA actor Alex Skuby  , Chicago actress N.K. Gutierrez (Chicago Fire) and Jasmin Rodriguez! To tune into the show, Just click here ->  UBMNow.com  and then click on the Listen Live icon this Tuesday 2pm! Or get the UBM app, or watch us on Facebook live! 


You have probably seen very talented actor Alex Skuby on such shows as Bones, The Mentalist, Castle, House, 24,  CSI,  Carrie Heffernan's boss, lawyer Doug Pruzan on King of Queens and much more!  He is currently on The Fosters as Detective Joe Gray!  I had the pleasure of working with Alex in a film called Spades, that we both had a role in, written and directed by the also talented John Wesley Norton.     Click here to see ALex on the IMDB

or here on Facebook SCENE Chicago !





actress N.K. Gutierrez! She is known for her work on The Last New Year, Chicago Fire and Ballbusters!  (Chicago Fire)  Click here to see N.K. Gitierrez on the IMDB
 

and actress Jasmin Rodriguez Click here to see Jasmine on the IMDB!

First clone president and international comedian...

From today's "Behind the SCENEs" show with Harold Dennis, guest multilingual international comedian Mona Aburmshan, https://monacomedy.com/ , guest producer/executive producer/filmmaker Naz Khan and Marquese Martin-Hayes! 

Here is a link to more info about Naz Kahn and her film created with husband Sean Miller, "The Replacement" a sci-fi about the first clone president, which stars Mike McNamara. (In the past year, this film has been in over 30 film festivals and has won at mulitiple, including festivals in London, Madrid and San Antonio. Click here to find out more! http://scene-chicago.com/…/chicago-meet-naz-khan-and-sean…/…  

Lft. to rt: Harold Dennis, Mona Aburmshan, Naz Kahn, Renee Domenz, Marquese Martin-Hayes

A horror feature film I have a role in will have it's international debut!

"SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET," a horror feature film I have a role in, will have it's international debut in Liverpool, England at Make Studios, North Docks the weekend of Oct. 20/21st!! So, if you are in the area and want to check it out....

Click here for more details!

Other ways to watch this film:

To ORDER your very own personal copy with some bonus features you can go to  atscotchworthy.com, just  click here!
  

Brought to you by very talented filmmakers Tony Wash, Bernard Lewandowski, Robert Patrick Stern and more! at scotchworthy.com   P.S. This is not an animated film :)




Here are a few photos from the Chicago premiere last month!

Rhiann Owen, Tony Gratz, Renee Domenz, Ellie Church

Tony Lee Gratz, Bernard Lewandowski, Renee Domenz

Robert Patrick Stern, Bernard Lewandowski and Tony Wash

""Behind the Scene's" show, October 2nd, that I co-host will be interviewing John Condne, co-producer of "America to Me" and Chris Adams of Paradigm Grey!

Join us this Tuesday at 2pm. episode airing on October 2nd when I and my co-hosts, actors Harold Dennis and Marquese Martin-Hayes will be interviewing some new guests about what goes on in the acting business behind the scenes!  Just click here ->  UBMNow.com  and then click on the Listen Live icon this Tuesday 2pm! Or get the UBM app, or watch us on Facebook live!

You can join in the conversation by calling (312) 754-4333 this Tuesday between 2 and 3pm Central Time.

Guests this week include: 

***Producer and drama teacher John Condne. 

John is one of the producers of the 10 episode tv show "America to Me" which opened at the Sundance Film Festival and is currently being shown on STARZ channel. Academy Award nominated filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Life Itself) examines racial, economic and class issues in contemporary American education in the multipart unscripted documentary series "America to Me." 

It takes place at the Oak Park River Forest High School, a very culturally diverse town, 7 miles from Chicago. Here is a link to the Chicago Times article.  

(Click here to find out more about John Condne and his company Kartemquin Films!)   

***Filmmaker Chris Adams.

Filmmaker Chris Adams of Paradigm Grey will be joining us in the studio to talk about the new happenings with the movie by the same name.The film will be playing at The Southside film festival this Sunday Oct 7th.

Click here to find out more about Paradigm Grey!

and more....

And as always, thanks to our sponsors!  Visit them, if you get the chance! 

Buffalo Wild Wings (located at 513 W. Taylor Chicago) and 

My Chocolate Soul  (located at 4442 N. Broadway in Chicago) 

with DL Banks (Left) Renee Domenz and Harold Dennis (right) 

"Behind the Scene's" show that I co-host interviews comedian Shimmy Isaacs!

Another edition of "Behind the Scenes" weekly show with I am co-hosting on UBM, on Tuesdays at 2pm, with actors Harold Dennis and Marquese Martin-Hayes!  This show guest is Shimmy Issacs (middle), a South African comedian, author and actress  (Click here to go to Shimmy Isaacs Facebook page), as well as Mona Aburmishan (left), also a comedian (https://monacomedy.com) ! with DL Banks! 

You can get the UBM app or go to UBMNow.com and click on the Listen Live icon on Tuesdays at 2pm! Feel free to call in at (312) 754-4333 to join or chat! Or go to Facebook Live: Scene Chicago! 

Mona Aburmshan, Harold Dennis, Shimmy Isaacs, Marquese Martin_Hayes, Renee Domenz

Mona Aburmshan, Harold Dennis, Shimmy Isaacs, Marquese Martin_Hayes, Renee Domenz

Thanks to the sponsors:  Buffalo Wild Wings (located at 513 W. Taylor in Chicago) and My Chocolate Soul Chocolates (located at 4442 N. Broadway in Chicago) Stop by and get something tasty if you get the chance!

Co-hosting a new show called "Behind the Scenes" about "the business!" interviews the very talented Carl Amari!

I am co-hosting a weekly show on Tuesdays at 2pm, with Harold Dennis and Marquese Martin-Hayes!   This is from the first show, where we interviewed the very mult-talented Carl Amari, (Click here to see Carl's imdb page)  a producer, actor, author and co-host of WGN Radio Theater show: (Click here for more info about the show!) 


Carl lives in Chicago, but goes back and forth between Chicago and LA based on the projects he is working on. And, he has worked on some very impressive projects, including an audio Bible series with many famous Hollywood talents, including Jim Caviezel as the voice of Jesus.  (Jim also played Jesus in the Passion of the Christ (2004), directed by Mel Gibson). Carl has also produced other audio series, such as Twilight Zone, Fangoria's Dreamtime Stories and more!  Carl also has another big film project in the works, as we speak!  Tune into UBMnow.com and hit the icon "Listen Live"

 






Here with DL Banks (left) and Harold Dennis (right)

Sponsors are Buffalo Wild Wings (located at 513 W. Taylor Chicago) and
My Chocolate Soul Chocolates (located at 4442 N. Broadway in Chicago)

Thanks so much to them! Stop by if you get the chance!