In this episode of The Hollywood Makers, Mona sits down with Audio Prophecy, a DJ with over 20 years of experience and a practicing pediatrician based in Boston, for an honest look at what life in DJ and nightlife culture really looks like beyond the highlight reel.

Audio Prophecy opens up about how his love for music was born during a childhood of constant movement, from Iran to Istanbul to Los Angeles, and how collecting music became his only constant. From the underground warehouse parties of 80s and 90s LA to playing the Moulin Rouge in Paris, his journey is one driven by genuine love for the craft, not clout.

We get into the realities nobody posts on TikTok: empty dance floors, industry politics, rejection, backstabbing, and the relentless work it takes to stay relevant when every five minutes someone younger with more followers is coming up behind you. We also explore how he balances his career as a pediatrician with life as a DJ resident, and why the two worlds fuel each other more than you’d expect.

If you’ve ever been curious about what nightlife looks like from the inside, without the Instagram filter, Mona pulls back the curtain in this one. Her ability to move between the personal and the professional gives Audio Prophecy the space to be genuinely candid, and it shows.

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From Tijuana to Hollywood: How Truth Becomes Art - with María Jimena Gastelum

What happens when you grow up belonging to two worlds at once, crossing a border every morning just to get to school, absorbing two cultures, two languages, two ways of seeing life?

For actress María Jimena Gastelum, that became her superpower.

In this conversation with Rossy E. Eguigure, María Jimena shares her journey from community theater in Tijuana to training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in Los Angeles, and what it truly takes to build a career in Hollywood with intention, integrity, and purpose.

This episode is about more than acting. It’s about the courage to be a changemaker through storytelling, enjoy what you do, the power of representation, and why the stories we choose to tell, and the ones we choose not to tell, matter more than ever.

For the creatives, the dreamers, and everyone building something meaningful for this world: listen to a person who is impacting with her craft... and remember, she’s one of the new talents to watch out for!

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In this episode of The Hollywood Makers, Rossy E. Eguigure connects with Chicago filmmaker Will Adams to analyze the "DIY" ecosystem of modern cinema. From his start as a camera operator to founding Lokekey Productions, Will shares how he bypasses industry gatekeepers to produce high-impact, satirical content like Tube-E Movie. Discover why he believes human imperfection is our greatest defense against AI, and why every filmmaker must learn to be their own "Green light."

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That’s why I’m inviting you to join us to be stronger together, supporting your career and working on our productions. Our Podcast in Spanish:

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And if you’ve already been part of our community at The Hollywood Makers, come join the crews we’re forming, our productions need YOUR voice. Be part of our films, series, verticals, and docs connecting multicultural, multigenerational audiences... meaning: the real world. 📲 Connect with us at Rx Media Productions

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The Hollywood Makers is a real-talk podcast about what’s really happening in media and entertainment, who’s rising, who’s falling, and what it all means for storytellers and brands. In this episode, host Claudia Cano-Asbjornsen brings her signature ‘Ones to Watch’ segment, the insider picks you won’t hear anywhere else.

From a galactic adventure to a raw, stripped-down drama, a film that wrestles with faith and motherhood, and a highly anticipated biopic celebrating one of the greatest music icons of all time, Claudia breaks down four very different films that have one thing in common: they’re about to shape the cultural conversation in Hollywood and beyond.

If you want to know what to watch before everyone else is talking about it, this is your episode.

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Marketing strategist Carin Mazaira has worked with Netflix, Disguise, and Leica, and now she's on her own terms. In this episode we talk about uniting storytellers with technology, launching the Women in Virtual Production LA chapter, producing for the HPA Tech Retreat, and why community has always been her superpower. A must-listen for anyone navigating today's media industry.

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Who Controls Hollywood ... Netflix Steps Back...

This week, Hollywood's biggest story wasn't on a screen, it was in a boardroom. Netflix walked away from Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount moved in. And the ripple effects for creators, studios, and audiences are just getting started.

Plus: UK publishers are fighting back against AI. Residente is making his directorial debut, with Bad Bunny leading a historical epic. And the Producers Guild Awards remind us that storytelling is evolving in every direction.

Who owns the libraries? Who controls the narrative? Who shapes the culture?

That's what this episode is about. 🎧 Hit play, this one's for you, for our community @ The Hollywood Makers.

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