We recently connected with Lou Bosch and have shared our conversation below.

Lou, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Are you happy as a creative professional? Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to work for someone else?

I am happy as an artist. It is challenging and mentally exhausting at times as well as emotionally. I do wonder what it’s like to have a regular job because most of my friends do and they’re successful and pretty well off money wise already. I’m happy for them and good for them but it does create this chip on my shoulder for me. I’m not going to settle until I make my dreams come true. A regular 9-5 would just be too boring from me. I want my days to be unique, different and engaging where there’s something new that happens everyday rather than the most exciting thing happening in the office is you got new snacks in the vending machine. While it is difficult to maintain this lifestyle of an artist, it’s how we make a living. We take these tough, hard experiences and use them in our art and that is what is truly special about being an artist.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

My name is Lou Bosch. I grew up in a small town called Manheim located in Pennsylvania. We grew up in a pretty small house where my siblings and I grew super close. We’re only recognized on the East Coast for how many Amish we have around there. It was very small town vibes so when I wanted to get into the industry, the school, counselors, coaches, teachers thought I was crazy for pursuing a career in acting. I told the guidance counselor and the counselor said to me “Okay cool…. have you looked into Media Advertising?” From that point on I made it my goal to be as successful as possible so I can prove all them wrong.
I first got into acting when my friends, Rob and KP took this elective in High School called “Film and Electronic Media.”
We had to make a short film in that class about a real life situation that happened to you. So, what’s better than a short film about taking a girl you like on a bike ride while she’s attached behind the bike on a skateboard. We loved the making of it so much that each of us said to ourselves ‘Hey, why don’t we do this for a living?’ We got our friend Jack involved in short films we made outside of school and began our career. Well, then my good friend KP found this school called SCAD in Georgia. I never thought about going so far away from home before but I’d do it if it meant following my dream. So I turned to him and said “I’ll go if you go.”
We went and I got a whole new perspective and love for all of the arts and acting.
My friends and I make a variety of work. From comedy skits to commercials to short films. We want to make people laugh because life is too short to not be laughing. We’re different from others in many ways. We like to show people that you can be different from others, things might be different or harder for you but having a good attitude by creating comedy out of life is the best thing you can do. We try to brighten people’s days while making them laugh but still making them feel heard and can relate to us. Maybe you’ll have to follow to find out.
I’m most proud of the work I am doing right now with my friend Rob. We’ve dreamt of working together since High School and he moved to Atlanta to work with me so that is pretty special. We love to make new friends, meet new people, brighten their day and make people laugh.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

My goal is to win an Emmy or an Oscar. Anything less, I won’t settle for and I’ll continue to try to until I die.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding aspect is hearing comments about something you made that people actually love and they felt something while watching their video. They had their emotions come out and the project we did was able to touch them and make them feel apart of our story to feel what we felt.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @loubosch_
• Facebook: Louis Bosch
• Twitter: @loubosch_
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theshadesguys/featured
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