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>>> WELCOME BACK, WE ARE TALKING TO A LOCAL GRAMMY
NOMINATED MUSICIAN WHO IS ABOUT
TO LEAVE AND HEAD UP ON A WORLD
TOUR.
TOUR.
TOUR. >>
TOUR. >> HE'S BLUSHING.
>> I'M NERVOUS.
>> DON'T BE NERVOUS, HOW CAN
YOU BE NERVOUS WITH US?
WHERE SILLY, WERE HAVING SOME
FUN, BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF
ASPIRING ARTISTS DREAM OF DOING
WHICH IS GOING ON A WORLD TOUR
AND YOU ARE DOING THAT LATER
THIS WEEK BUT IT'S ABOUT A LOT
MORE THAN THAT.>> I GUESS TELL
US ABOUT YOUR PROGRAM AND HOW
YOU ARE HELPING OTHER ARTISTS
AND THEN WE WILL GET INTO YOUR
HIGH-PROFILE COLLABORATIONS.
HIGH-PROFILE COLLABORATIONS. >> BASICALLY I WAS IN A
PRODUCTION PANEL IN SEATTLE AND
THE KID THAT WAS THERE REACHED
OUT AND ASKED PRETTY MUCH WHERE
THEY COULD GO TO FIND PEOPLE
THAT HAVE SIMILAR INTEREST LIKE
THEM WHERE THEY CAN DO MUSICAL
PRODUCTION SO INVITED HIM AND
ANYONE ELSE THAT WAS FROM THERE
TO MY STUDIO AND I SAID THE
ONLY THING I REQUIRE FROM YOU
IS THAT YOU SHOW UP BECAUSE A
LOT OF TIMES I WILL OFFER TIPS
AND ADVICE AND STUDIO TIME BUT
THEY JUST DON'T COME SO IF YOU
WILL COME FROM SEATTLE TO
TACOMA, MY DOORS ARE OPEN TO
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. SO
YOU. SO ABOUT 15 PEOPLE CAME, WE
TALKED ABOUT WHAT THINGS WE HAD
AND WHAT THINGS WE NEEDED AND
WHAT THINGS WE BRING TO THE
TABLE AND BY THE TIME WE ENDED
UP MEETING, EVERYBODY WAS A
FAMILY AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER MET
THE VIDEOGRAPHER THE
VIDEOGRAPHER MET THE ARTIST AND
WE JUST STARTED CONNECTING
DIFFERENT RESOURCES.
DIFFERENT RESOURCES. >> THAT IS SO GREAT.
YOU'RE FROM TACOMA?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> I'M FROM TACOMA, TWO SO I
FEEL LIKE IT'S NICE TO HAVE
SOMEONE OUT THERE REPRESENTING
US IN A GREAT WAY.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE UNIQUE
CHALLENGES THAT YOU FACE NOT
JUST AS AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST
BUT AS SOMEONE FROM THE
NORTHWEST?
NORTHWEST? >> I THINK A TOUGH THING IN
TACOMA IS WE DON'T REALLY HAVE
LIKE A REALLY HEALTHY MUSIC
SCENE OUT THERE, WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF VENUES OR SUPPORT WHEN
IT COMES TO PROMOTION, SUCH AS
GETTING YOUR MUSIC TO THE
PEOPLE HAS BEEN A REALLY BIG
CHALLENGE IN THE PAST.
I THINK WITH THINGS LIKE
STREAMING AND BEING ABLE TO GET
YOUR MUSIC DIRECTLY ONLINE,
THAT HAS CUT DOWN SOME OF THE
DIFFICULTY OF THAT, BUT STILL,
HAVING THE RESOURCES AND THE
MENTORSHIP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE
BEEN THERE BEFORE HAS BEEN
REALLY HARD.
REALLY HARD. >> HOW DID YOU DO IT?
YOU HAD SOME PRETTY AMAZING
COLLABORATIONS.
COLLABORATIONS. SO HOW DID YOU DO IT?
>> JUST RELATIONSHIPS.
MEETING PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT
PLACES AND THAT'S ONE OF THE
THINGS, A LOT OF THE TIMES IN
MUSIC DOES THIS PAY TO PLAY
THING WE HAVE TO HAVE MONEY OR
PAY SOMEBODY TO TEACH YOU TO
SEE SOMETHING AND FOR ME IT'S
LIKE I BELIEVE THAT STRUGGLE IS
IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO
MAKING GREAT ART BUT I THINK
OUR STRUGGLE SHOULD INVOLVE.
OUR STRUGGLES SHOULD NOT BE
GETTING MUSIC TO PEOPLE.
I TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT IF
YOU'RE MAKING GOOD STUFF, I CAN
GET YOUR STUFF TO LA, IF YOU'RE
NOT MAKING GOOD STUFF, I CAN
TEACH YOU HOW, BECAUSE I
STARTED OFF AS NOT THE MOST
TALENTED GUY AND I HAD TO WORK
THROUGH IT SO I CAN TEACH
PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY.
>> WHAT KIND OF HOPE WOULD YOU
GIVE TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE A DREAM
MUCH LIKE YOU DID AND STILL DO
IN QUESTION, AT WHAT POINT DO I
GIVE UP?
GIVE UP?
GIVE UP? >> NEVER GIVE UP.
>> YOU GIVE YOURSELF THREE
MONTHS, SO TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> IT WAS 2010, I WAS BROKE AND
WORKING IN RECORDING STUDIO AND
I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS GOING TO
HAVE A DAUGHTER AND MY
DAUGHTER'S MOM, I WAS GOING TO
PUT MUSIC ON HOME AND GO BACK
TO WORK AND SHE SAID DON'T GIVE
UP, GIVE IT THREE MONTHS AND
SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THREE
MONTHS LATER WE GOT PHONE CALL
AND HE SAID MY PHONE MIGHT ONE
OF MY SONGS COULD HAPPEN TO BE
ON NICKI MINAJ'S ALBUM.
I WAS NOT THE MOST TALENTED
VOCALIST SO WHEN I MEET PEOPLE
THAT WANT TO GIVE IT A SHOT AND
MAYBE HAVE THE TALENT OR DON'T
HAVE THE CONNECTIONS OR MAYBE
HAVE THE CONNECTIONS OR DON'T
HAVE THE TALENTS, I AM ALWAYS
DOWN TO WORK AND HELP THEM TO
DEVELOP THAT.
DEVELOP THAT. >> THAT IS SO GREAT THAT YOU
EXPERIENCE THE SUCCESS AND
YOU'RE WANTING TO GIVE BACK.
SO HOW WOULD PEOPLE CONNECT
WITH RESOURCES ARE THE PART OF
ANYTHING?>> HIT ME UP ON
TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM, I'M
USUALLY A DIRECT MESSAGE AWAY.
IF I DON'T RESPOND, JUST HIT ME
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. YOU CAN NEVER BUG ME TOO MUCH.
WE DO HAVE MEETINGS AT MY
STUDIO IN TACOMA ON SUNDAYS BUT
IF YOU REACH OUT TO ME VIA SODA
SOCIAL MEDIA THAT'S THE EASIEST
WAY TO CONNECT.>> COULD JUST
COME TO YOUR RECORDING STUDIO
AND HANG OUT.
THAT IS SO GREAT, I JUST LOVE
YOU FOR THAT AND I JUST LOVE
THAT YOU ARE A REMINDER TO
NEVER GIVE UP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HEAR
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. NO
THAT. NO MATTER WHAT IT IS, GOING
BACK TO SCHOOL OR WHATEVER,
SOMETIMES IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE
AND YOU WERE BROKE WITH THE KID
ON THE WAY.
>> AND I HAVE TO SAY THERE WAS
SOMEBODY THAT OPENED UP THE
DOOR TO ME AS WELL, GIVE ME
FREE UNLIMITED STUDIO TIME SO
IT WOULD BE CRAZY HAVE BEEN TO
NOT PASS THAT ON AND THE STUFF
THAT I LEARNED FROM THE
RESOURCES THAT WERE GIVEN TO
ME.
ME.
ME. I
ME. I FEEL LIKE IT MAKES SENSE TO
SHARE.
SHARE.
SHARE. >>
SHARE. >> WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO WANT TO GET MORE
INFORMATION ON YOU AND LISTEN
SURE MUSIC SO WE HAVE A LINK IF
YOU JUST TEXT THE KEYWORD MUSIC
TO 206-448-4545 . ARE YOU
EXCITED FOR YOUR TOUR?
>> I'M SUPER EXCITED.
>> DUE TO LINE OR JINGLE?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. I'VE BEEN REMINISCING, I'VE
BEEN THINKING HARD, YOU'VE GOT
FROM YOUR TICKETS TO WATCH ME
FALL APART.
FALL APART. MAYBE I SHOULD GIVE THIS UP,
MAYBE I SHOULD RUN, BECAUSE I
DON'T GIVE YOU ALL THIS LOVE
AND YOU WON'T GIVE ME NONE.
THAT'S A LITTLE SOMETHING,
LITTLE PREVIEW.
LITTLE PREVIEW. >> THAT WAS AMAZING.
THANK