Jeremy talks to Halley Gross, LA-based writer and actor who won the Best Narrative award for her work on The Last Of Us Part II at the 2020 Game Awards.
During this episode they discuss Halley being born and raised in Florida, New Jersey, how playing video games as a kid sparked her interest in media, writing apocalyptic short stories, her love of The Addams Family in kindergarten while going through a stage of wearing all black, how she started acting and got her first agent at 9 years old, her condition which affected her growth, her first movie role as an actor in Lying, playing a lot of victims in Law & Order, appearing on a few episodes of Broad City and how it was her last acting role, Halley's struggle with writing TV comedy, what it was like working and writing on Westworld, her first writing break on Banshee, how she got The Last of Us II the same time as Too Old to Die Young, Halley’s advice on how to get into writing, and more.
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The First Ever Podcast
Join Jeremy Bolm, vocalist of Touché Amoré and founder of the record label Secret Voice, for his latest project, The First Ever Podcast. This is an honest look at the humble beginnings of all kinds of different artists - from actors and musicians to poets and photographers.
Through conversation, Jeremy explores how their first experiences with their art form lead them to where they are today. In today’s world of instant gratification, it’s important to be reminded that not everything happens fast and easy. To succeed as an artist, it often takes a lot of steps and wrong turns along the path. And uncovering the nuances of those creative journeys is what this show is all about.
More About the Host
Jeremy Bolm is the vocalist for the post-hardcore band Touché Amoré.
The band recently released their critically-acclaimed fifth studio album, Lament.
Jeremy is also the singer of Hesitation Wounds, a group that finds him collaborating with guitarist Neeraj Kane (The Hope Conspiracy, The Suicide File), bassist Stephen LaCour (Trap Them, True Cross), and drummer Tommy Cantwell (Gouge Away, Axis).
In addition to that, Jeremy is also behind Secret Voice, an indie label that has issued poetry collections and records by such bands as Drug Church, Gouge Away, and Saetia.