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Tag: music
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Interview with James Worthy
Interview with James Worthy
By: Where It Begins
Q. What was the inspiration behind “Blue Sunset” and its title?
A. As you know the song talks about feeling good about who you’re with and giving off positive energy. You might have a messed-up day, and at that moment everything goes out the window, but you can continue to have positive vibes. As for the title, blue is my favorite color. Sunset is like the essence of feeling good.
Q. What projects are you working on?
A. My biggest focus right now is an album. It is called Blue Leisure. I also dropped a new song with Whodini. I’m doing television and movies, and I also have my own company.
Q. Do you think being a music producer that you don’t get the credit you deserve working with so many people?
A. I do now, but at one time I think I had a chip on my shoulder. There was a time when I was doing so much for other people, and I wasn’t getting much love back. Now, the industry is embracing me a lot more. Fanbases are bigger. It shifted and now I am a full artist.
Q. Out of all your projects, what is the best one you worked on in terms of production?
A. Hmmmm……that’s hard. It’s hard to say because I take pride in all my work. One is the Fetty, and Johnnie Record I did with Frank Ocean. I am also proud of the work I did with Whitney Houston. God rest her soul.
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Interview with Mark Pain
Interview with Mark Pain
By: Where it Begins
Q. Give us the history of the song “All Alone”?
A. In the music industry, I noticed social media played a part in how you can feel alone when doing things. Everyone wants to be followed on social media, but you don’t feel like people are following and sharing your music. You get emotions and feelings like you’re doing it all by yourself and like you’re all alone. I dealt with individuals in my life who said they were going to be there with me, and then they never stuck around.
Q. So are you a producer and artist?
A. I started out as an artist. I love rapping. I am from the Bronx, and I would watch rappers and DJs. When starting off as a rapper, you’re always going to need a producer. Back in that time, you could not find as many people who could make music, so that’s how production came about. The first artist I worked with was Rob Base.
Q. How did you get up with Michael Bivins?
A. Michael Bivins was looking for an artist. Michael liked my writing and then I was like his road buddy and his mentor. I saw his capability to do great things. He is a genius and a great businessman. He started up Boys II Men and Another Bad Creation (ABC). Michael was great and he knew how to capture the culture and the industry. They went Platinum 14 times.
Q. Do you keep in touch with everyone in the industry?
A. Yes, I just did a track with Rickey Bell and his wife. They had a song called “Goal”. I remixed it and we released it for the tornado they went through. We were going to donate all the money to Puerto Rico.
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Interview with Chanel B
Interview with Chanel B
By: Where it Begins
Q. Who is Chanel B?
A. I am a singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, actress and CEO of my own record label and entertainment company here in Atlanta, GA. I also have some other things in the works right now and lately I’ve been on the road with Meka- Nicole with “For Colored Girls Only”.
Q. What got you into singing?
A. My family did. My great grandmother Ruby who passed in 89 was an amazing singer, My Pops Lorenzo would sing in his Soprano voice around Christmas time he would sing “Silent Night” by the temptations. So, I guess you can say that’s where I get my singing from.
Q. What made you come up with the song “Knowing”?
A. We find ourselves in relationships where we have hurt one another a lot of times. We know the truth, some stay, some leave & some just know.
Q. Tell us about London Records?
A. London Records is my baby, of course I’m the first artist on my label and eventually I will be adding artists and anyone in the entertainment industry I feel that fits London Records. I can’t wait to bring all of what we have to offer now and futuristically to the world.
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The Fifth Annual Spin Awards
Event: The Fifth Annual Spin Awards
Place: Sylvia Beard Theatre
By: Cece Hymes
This weekend was a busy weekend in Atlanta, Ga. I was thankful to go to the fifth annual spin awards and see Apostle Very Howard get an award for Altruistic Award. So proud of the woman she has become and inspiring people from all over the world. Congrats to her she well deserves it.
Also was able to see Emcee N.I.C.E get the Spin awards radio man of the year honoree. Congrats to him also.
They had great performances there also. Got a chance to see T-Rex put on a good show congrats to him.
Congrats to everyone who won and performed, Griff who also co host the Get up Erica show was the host when I tell you he was a great host and so funny. He has no filter and speaks his mind. Glad to be able to be at this award.
Make sure to go follow them for next year awards and events @thespinawards.
