What Could Be Bad

Longtime friends, Stephen Kellogg and Benj Gershman talk through the landscape of touring, recording, intra-band relationships, the role family takes while balancing a career, shared emotional challenges, and an appreciation for the art of performance. SK, a veteran artist, writer and most recently a comedian, divulges his personal thoughts on what it takes to give everything to your craft amidst the tradeoffs between this and the sacrifices involved. A loving husband and father, Stephen shares his perspective of having made it through the gauntlet of a lengthy career in the entertainment industry, with more ahead, while acknowledging gratitude for still getting to play the game. The episode is a personal look at both the rational and emotional aspects involved in sustaining a career within the entertainment industry, from the artist’s point of view.

Benj sits down with veteran Music Producer and Atmos Mixer, Matt Wallace, at Studio Delux in Van Nuys CA. The conversation stems from a deep yearning to balance one’s professional career with one’s personal life, and the two candidly discuss the realities they face in doing so. Matt shares about his challenges as a father raising a child with special needs, divorce, surviving prostate cancer and learning to love again. All while, maintaining significant new health practices to benefit himself, his partner, and profession.

Chris Calderon joins What Could Be Bad as our first guest and house cinematographer, sharing a conversation with host, Benj Gershman. Weaving through Chris’ long history in the entertainment business, he sheds light on the balance needed to continue through a myriad of challenges. His career encompasses early Motocross events, filming in Hollywood at music clubs and within the celebrity scene, Jackass and leading all the way to expanding his abilities into real estate photography in order to survive through the pandemic.