Marco North is a filmmaker, photographer, author and musician based in Moscow, Russia. Born in Brooklyn, and educated at SUNY Purchase. In this episode we talk about the production and recent release of his award-winning episodic series Blackbetty. His recent debut album Heaven Get Behind Me, and his Songbird podcast, a brutally honest, behind the scenes look at the songwriting and recording process. We deep dive into a fascinating chat about the trials and tribulations of creative personal work, the mindset and attitude that goes with it and some of the frustrations that go with it.  You can follow his work at marconorth.com