We here at Absolute Music Chat have been privileged to interview many members of both the cast and crew of the hit NBC show The Blacklist. In this article we have selected excerpts from some of these interviews about their experiences working with the lead actor in the show, James Spader.…
Bazzel Baz… a modern day action man, former Marine, a former CIA officer, actor and founder of the Association of the Recovery of Children. Baz discusses his deep Christian faith, addresses the gun issues affecting America, his time as part of Reddington’s elite security force on The Blacklist TV show and…
I recently enjoyed a fun interview with actress Scottie Thompson (Trauma, 12 Monkeys, The Blacklist). We talked about her passion for dance, her acting career and the advances that are finally being made in roles for woman in the TV/film industry. . PC: Where were you born and raised?…
Daniel Knauf is a writer extraordinaire, who has given pleasure to millions with his talent of tapping into his daring, weird, out of the box thinking. He has captured those traits, tied them up and presented them to us in hugely successful shows such as Carnivàle and The Blacklist. (Writer-Executive…
My interview with The Blacklist’s Dave Metzger on Music, writing & how an episode is created. Dave Metzger is a Writers’ Assistant on The Blacklist, he recently co-wrote the “The Architect” episode #414. In my interview with Dave, he breaks down very clearly, the process of creating an episode from…
Clark Middleton is an actor in much demand. He currently appears on two shows: NBC’s The Blacklist and Hulu’s The Path and will also be part of the forthcoming TV show Twin Peaks. Clark talks about his years growing up with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and the pivotal role his father played…
Allow me to introduce to you our next guest, Hisham Tawfiq. Since 2013 Hisham has played the role of Dembe Zuma on the NBC TV series, The Blacklist. On the show he has proven himself to be loyal to the man he serves to protect, Raymond Reddington (James Spader) and willing…
Brandon Sonnier is a film and TV writer, producer and director. Since 2013 he has been part of the writing team for the hugely successful TV show The Blacklist. In this interview we discuss the hard work he put into achieving his goal within the industry, and the people who have helped…
Zee Hatley is an associate producer on NBC’s internationally successful TV show, The Blacklist. In my interview with him he explains the various technical elements that go into the making of each episode including the use of VFX, color, sound, music and much more. He also tells me about his…
In today’s hot seat we have writer/producer Brandon Margolis; one half of the very successful duo known as The Brandon’s, (the other being Brandon Sonnier). In my interview with him, Brandon talks about his career path, gaining experience on other productions and the process followed when introducing an idea for…
Part 2 of my interview with actor Kelly AuCoin, having previously talked at length about his acting career and the intricacies of the TV & film industries. http://www.absolutemusicchat.com/music-qa-sessions/qa-with-actor-kelly-aucoin-billions-the-americans-the-blacklist-house-of-cards-part-1/ We now get to explore which song is forever in his heart, whose music had the biggest impact and does he like…
Kelly AuCoin is an American actor who is currently gracing our TV screens in a number of roles: Pastor Tim on ‘The Americans’, ‘Dollar Bill’ Stearn on ‘Billions’, Gary Stamper on ‘House of Cards’ and Benjamin Stalder on ‘The Blacklist’. I had the absolute privilege of interviewing Kelly over the course…
