Music is an amazing force. I think it gives so much to not only me, but to the vibration of the world. Being able to be involved in literally all the major genres really gives me prospective from all different cultures, communities, and countries.
I'm actually living my dream. I own and run a studio ( www.MajorLevelRecordingStudios.com ) that records, produces, mixes, and masters some of the best artists in the world. Everyone from multi-platinum, grammy nominated artists to great unsigned artists that are just getting started from all over the world. This was a dream of mine and it really took a lot of investment, dedication, time, and focus to make it come true.
I think we all do change the world with each action we take and with each choice we make. So the best change I could do for the world is to live each day with purpose, clarity of a greater purpose, and vision.
For whatever reason the song that I remember the most from my childhood is when I first heard Chariots of Fire. I think as a very young child, it was the first song where I heard it and I thought to myself something is going on here in terms of production and composition. Something was interesting about the effects on the claps, and how it kept building, and the use of synths with real instruments. Still to this day whether I produce a pop record, trap, gospel, R&B, rock, etc., I still very much use a blend of both real live and synth instrumentation as a formula unless it needs to be 100% acoustic. It has had that kind of effect on me through all these years.
Bryan Michael Cox, The Fray, Robert Glasper, Duke Ellington, Etta James, Nancy & Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Clooney, Simon and Garfunkle, Timbaland, Aretha Franklin,Sade, Jimi Hendrix, Elzhi, J Dilla and Slum Village, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Luther Vandross, Sam Cooke, The Cure, Simon and Garfunkle, George Duke, Jimi Hendrix, Fleet Wood Mack, Journey, Sade, Timbaland, A Tribe Called Quest etc I could go on forever. I literally listen to everything.
The sounds, the textures, the fact that it's always a fun challenge and that you could live a thousand lifetimes and still discover something new about yourself and music through making music.
I want the music to move multiple genres, I want people to feel something sincere and the emotion the song is trying to convey. I want to break the artist that I produce for out of their boxes and comfort zones comfortably and introduce them to other worlds while still bringing their fans along with them.
I enjoy it! It puts my mind in this place of comfort plus I love the shock when this guy that they might feel only does certain genres because of my looks starts playing something rock, or classical, or jazz or hiphop. I think it's fun especially during the modern day climate to break preconceived notions with music. I literally watch for it, especially when I'm in a place where I know they may not see a lot of people that look like me play a country song on the spot then also play out a Dr. Dre piano piece from a song.
I think the musicians reality has both gotten worst and better. I mean if you look at the fact that in this laptop that I'm typing on I have real recording samples of an 11 foot grand piano that I can play at any time, or a string orchestra, or an whole SSL console in pro tools that would have taken up half a room, I mean technology has been a blessing letting me work with artists remotely from Africa to the UK to the Canada, etc. That is amazing. The downside is musicians art and music, and craft and time is now taken for granted by both non musicians acting as musicians to make a quick buck and by those using musicians for their service. Most people fight for labor laws and protections in every other industry, which I've been apart of, even McDonald's but in music we are totally fine sadly without compensating each other and our professionals for our work, works, and time. This really needs to change and labor laws should truly extend into any craftsmanship including creative mediums. This requires maturity from both the creators and those that consume the product.
I love the site so far. I'm new here I'm still discovering it but so far I really think it's better than the competitors out there and if I should be contacted I believe I have the kind of fans and clients list that could really help it grow even further, quickly.
Again the lack of professionalism or seeking of knowledge among those just entering the music recording business or arts in general also this "hook me up bro" mentality that I run into as a studio owner.
Oh yes, I'm constantly recording, producing, and reaching out to artist locally. Just had a production session with a client and made a really important record about suicide prevention that is going to be huge. Houston has so much talent and I came up with the studio ( www.MajorLevelRecordingStudio.com ) as a way to bring everyone under one roof to get everything done right.
Intelligence, flexibility, and humility. Some naive artists and musicians believe they can just make music, toss it up on a site and people will just magically find it; to the contrary, you nowadays must do what all the departments at the old labels did to grow the artists that are huge now, which is reach people, hire marketers, get some kind of branding, put it out there into the universe that you have built something worthy of the masses to come to.
I could go on forever. The studio is packed with talent of all different levels.