#iVoted Podcast

#iVoted Wisconsin - SPECIAL EPISODE w/ Bianca Shaw & Samuel Liebert from All Voting is Local WI & Scott McDo

Welcome to a VERY special Wisconsin episode of the #iVoted Podcast! Co-Host Michael Zimmerlich kicks off the conversation with Sam and Bianca from All Voting is Local to share all you need to know about voting in Wisconsin including how to register and check your voter reg, what ID to bring to the polling place, key deadlines and more! They also discuss how every one of your votes counts in addition to sharing the first concert they ever went to 🙂. This is followed by by Co-Host Emily White chatting with Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell, an expert in election law and administration, who shares his incredible career journey as an election official, what he’s seen and experienced since, and of course, why voting is so important. Scott also has a Milwaukee bluegrass band recommendation for us… check it out!Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast. CREDITS: Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White Co-host: Micheal Zimmerlich Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu Follow us @iVotedConcerts on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook

SPECIAL EPISODE w/ David & Sarafina Belafonte

Welcome to another special episode of #iVoted Podcast! Host Emily chats with David Belafonte, Emmy Award-winning, Grammy-nominated producer, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The BelafonteFamily Foundation who also served as Vice President and Executive Director of Belafonte Enterprises for two decades as well as David’s daughter Sarafina Belafonte. We discuss activism in the art scene and the balance between them as well as The Belafonte Family Foundation’s mission.We also learn David’s and Sarafina’s stories and memories with Harry Belafonte and how they carry his legacy forward. The Belafonte Family Foundation (BFF) is committed to addressing social injustice, promoting equality, and creating opportunities for marginalized communities, inspired by David's father, Harry Belafonte. BFF's work tackles issues like social justice, wrongful incarceration, sex trafficking, and healthcare. Their youth-focused initiative teaches entrepreneurial skills to young individuals. The Belafonte Family Foundation is hosting Inaugural Gala on Tuesday evening, October 24th at SONY Hall in NYC.Head out to their website for tickets and more info! https://www.belafontefamilyfoundation.org/ [https://www.belafontefamilyfoundation.org/] Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast! CREDITS: Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Emily White Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu Follow us @iVotedFestival on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook

#iVoted Wisconsin - SPECIAL EPISODE w/ Bianca Shaw, NilexNile, Lauren Toler, Peggy Creer and Lisa Caesar

Welcome to a special episode of #iVoted Podcast! Today we’re focusing on all things #Wisconsin in advance of the state’s crucial supreme court race & more!Co-host Emily White chats with Bianca Shaw, WI Grassroots Manager at All Voting is Local on a variety of topics. Followed by Co-Host Michael Zimmerlich catching up on the latest w/ Milwaukee rapper NilexNile who will be playing a free #iVoted show at Lakefront Brewery on election night w/ Dead Horses that also has free beer! Emily then finds out she grew up around the corner from #iVoted WI Sweepstakes concert promoter Lauren Toler for a deeper dive on Lauren’s work at #iVoted partner FPC Live in Madison from these high school classmates. And finally Mike digs in with new #iVoted board member and Nō Studios co-owner Lisa Caesar who brings her own special guest in Peggy Creer, the President of the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County. Part 1= Bianca Shaw from All Voting is Local Part 2= NilexNile Part 3= Lauren Toler from FPC Live Part 4= Peggy Creer from League of Women Voters & Lisa Caesar from No Studios Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast! CREDITS: Creator, Co-Host, Executive Producer: Emily White Co-host: Micheal Zimmerlich Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu Producer: Jasmine Hargrove Follow us @iVotedFestival on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook

#iVoted Georgia - SPECIAL EPISODE w/ David '5-1' Norman, David Barde & Lilia Iza

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! This is a SPECIAL episode for the Georgia runoff where we check in with Lilia Iza from #iVoted's C-Suite on the #iVoted Georgia Sweepstakes & how we put together 50 participating concerts in a week to increase voter turnout. We also discuss the importance of this runoff with David '5-1' Norman - Board President for Atlanta's Well Dunn Foundation as well as Sugar alum, Drive-by Truckers / Son Volt producer and University of Georgia Music Business Director David Barde. Part 1= Interview w/ Lilia Iza Part 2= Interview w/ David '5-1' Norman Part 3= Interview w/ David Barde ENTER THE #IVOTED GEORGIA SWEEPSTAKES HERE: https://ivotedfestival.org/ivotedgeorgia [https://ivotedfestival.org/ivotedgeorgia] More info on Well Dunn: https://welldunn.org/ [https://welldunn.org/] We'll be back in 2024! Sign up for our email list to be in the loop as we gear up for the presidential run & more: https://bit.ly/iVotedEmail [https://bit.ly/iVotedEmail] Special Thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast! CREDITS: Creator, Co-Host, Executive Producer: Emily White Co-host & Producer: Micheal Zimmerlich Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu Follow us @iVotedFestival on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook

E18: #iVoted Festival C-Suite + Election Day Pump-Up Episode!

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today’s is our SEASON FINALE where we spotlight #iVoted Festival’s C-Suite: Founder / CEO Emily White, Festival Director Lesly Montes & Booking / Sweepstakes Captain Lilia Iza. Host Mike Zimmerlich conducts an emotional interview with the women who booked & produced #iVoted Festival 2022 all year, featuring 300+ of the top trending artists in key states, culminating in tomorrow’s historic webcast on Election Day to increase voter turnout. This is paired w/ interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artist trending out west to get pumped for the big day tomorrow!: Part 1 = Interview w/ iVoted C-Suite Emily White, Lesly Montes, Lilia Iza Part 2 = Interview w/ AZRA Part 3 = Interview w/ Lawrence Flowers Part 4 = Interview w/ Jack the Radio Part 5 = Interview w/ Lavender Blue Part 6 = Interview w/ JD Eicher Part 7 = Interview w/ The One Eighties Part 8 = Interview w/ Monti Part 9 = Interview w/ Juan Cosby Part 10 = Interview w/ Charlie Brown Superstar Part 11 = Interview w/ Tyler Boone Part 12 = Interview w/ Filmspeed Part 13 = Interview w/ TX2 RSVP to #iVoted Festival 2022 HERE: https://ivoted.mandolin.com/ [https://ivoted.mandolin.com/] We’ll be back in 2024! Sign up for our email list to be in the loop as we gear up for the presidential run & more: https://bit.ly/iVotedEmail [https://bit.ly/iVotedEmail] HUGE shout out to Songtrust for sponsoring this episode! Songtrust is the world’s first truly accessible, global publishing administration service. Songtrust offers world-class rights management and collection to all music creators and businesses from all genres and from all over the world. When you join the more than 350,000 songwriters who use Songtrust, you can own your music and own your career. Head over to https://www.songtrust.com/ [https://www.songtrust.com/] for more. Special thanks to iZotope for donating RX 9 Advanced and Insight 2 to this podcast! *Note that you can only hear the songs mentioned in this episode, “Dimension” by AZRA, “Way” by Lawrence Flowers, “Don’t Count Me Out” by Jack the Radio, “Phosphorescent” by Lavender Blue, “Find Me Here” by JD Eicher, “No King” by The One Eighties, “Echo” by Monti, “Sun Soft” by Juan Cosby, “Discotech Minime” by Charlie Brown Superstar, “Wicked Girl” by Tyler Boone, “Ready Now” by Filmspeed, “TRUST NO ONE” by TX2- if you listen to this episode on Spotify. Please check out the songs on your preferred streaming platforms. Thank you!* CREDITS: Creator, Co-Host, Executive Producer: Emily White Co-host: Micheal Zimmerlich Producer & Engineer: Haru Yoshimatsu Producer: Jasmine Hargrove Associate Producer: Angelica Mora Follow us @iVotedFestival on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook