BRONKAR LEE

Next on our list is an incredibly talented individual. I chose to interview Bronkar because he is not just talented, his spirit and and energy are incredibly captivating. I was so impressed when I worked with him that he was one of the first people I wanted to share with you. I was so grateful that he agreed to make some time for me! Here are the questions I asked, I hope I can encompass our hour of talking and do him justice because his message is great! He brings so much to the table, and at his core he is kind and radiates light even through a phone call!

What is the best way to describe what you do? 

I am a facilitator that creates happiness, laughter, and excitement one audience at a time. I am a spiritual person fulfilling a very needed and necessary role in the world. Creating the moment to not be censored or judged.

He creates an experience of feeling and knowing there is more to life than just going through the motions. He constantly reminds me from when I worked with him to now that there is a purpose to what I do each day!

How the journey started:

At age 5 his Dad(a Biochemistry Professor at University of Georgia) knew that he was going to be an entertainer or a politician. When he stood up at one of his Dad's work parties to share what he had to say. Bronkar has always loved to connect with people and create a spark that gets someone to smile.
Bronkar started drumming at age 10 and performing at 15 years old. When he was 20 he and a friend moved to Yellowstone and he essentially worked as a housekeeper. It was then that he was able to connect and find a new experience. He found the djembe drum and started playing in drum circles and then took that back to the real world.
After that he discovered mouth percussion (or beat-boxing). "My philosophy is that time and energy equals mastery. No matter what you do."
Everything that Bronkar has added to his repertoire has been a total immersion into his life. When he wanted to learn how to juggle (at age 22) he stayed up all night juggling and when his Dad was up to go to work at 6:30am he was still there juggling.
It doesn't end there! He then went on to be a motivational speaker. He went into schools and shared "Bronkar's Self Expression" in assemblies. This lead to in him being hired by University of Georgia to come in and do the same thing.
The next move in his life was to Switzerland. He joined the Monti Circus where he toured as ringmaster, and beat boxing, drumming, acting for 300 shows, 51 cities- 10 shows a week.
One man show came next. He took it to the streets- Pier 39. At this time he incorporated it all together.  He continued to do motivational speaking varying from anti-bullying to anti-drugs to whatever the school, corporation, or business needed. That lead to Disney cruise ships, company events, performing arts schools, college campus' and it is all built on other relationships.

His advice for those looking to preform: 

You have to log hours in front of a crowd. There is no way to practice other than to just do it. Being in front of the audience in the moment and making connections is essential for being a good performer. He also stressed the importance of surrounding yourself with mentors.
"Always come back to expressing yourself creating a support team with others."
He focuses on spreading positivity and letting your light shine. Quality relationships are important to him. All that comes back to you. What you put in is what you get out.

What is your most recent projects?

Last year I put up a massive production show "Raditatical. A Journey in Rhythm" collaborated with STOMP members.This is about his life with a 6 person cast and full band. In Hollywood. He described this time as the definition of insanity it took all of him!

He also recently took on a personal project.

He wanted to learn to play the saxophone. He's been playing saxophone for 66 days, logged 254 hours. That is the epitome of total immersion. He even gutted his bathroom and sound proofed it to save his wife and neighbors from the constant practicing. He also did it so he could feel comfortable to make mistakes. On day 63 he preformed saxophone on Disney Cruise Line show and also juggled three balls while playing the saxophone. It is now in his show and he can add professional saxophone player to the long list of talents he has immersed himself in. Watch his first video of playing the saxophone here.

What are your thoughts every time you are about to preform?

I go back to my mission statement, "I am a facilitator that creates happiness, laughter, and excitement one audience at a time." My performance doesn't have to be perfect because my intention and mission is perfect. I will succeed even if I drop a ball. 

What is the best advice you were ever given?

Relationships are crucial. It all comes back to those connections.  One of his mentors once told him that their are two types of people. People that will talk to you and people that won't. Bronkar is a great example of treating everybody equally, doesn't matter who they are. He also mentioned how we should be all about keeping ourselves inspired and fed before we can do the same for someone else. No one wants what we don't have. He encouraged us to give everyone a little bit of good energy. It all comes back around to you. People will remember that good energy.

If he is talking to someone trying to deal with failure he reminds them failure is something everyone has to do. He has performed around 10,000 live shows. He still deals with failure, bad reviews, not being liked. Not everybody is going to love everything all the time. He uses a bad review as fire. He uses negativity as a catalyst. You can do the same.

Bronkar is a prefect example of working hard and genuinely wanting to touch others' lives. I hope you could catch a glimpse of that throughout this profile piece. It wouldn't be right to not share a video of his incredible talents so, I will end with this.

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