Category: Podcast
Sy Smith, singer/songwriter & recording artist, is our very special guest in this week’s podcast episode. Sy discusses her 20 year career in the music industry, 18 of which as an independent artist. Her amazing journey includes performance collaborations with...
Tracye Eileen, a jazz/soul and blues singer, is this week’s podcast special guest. She is also one of Kenya’s Creating Crimson music career coaching clients. Tracye discusses her music journey including being very active in the arts and music as...
Tanisha Davis, music journalist, blogger and founder of Starrdom100 Blog & Radio, is our special guest in this week’s podcast episode. Tanisha discusses her background as a former classical singer and how it impacted her career as a journalist including...
Co-hosts Kenya McGuire Johnson and Dr. William Smith lead a discussion about setting music goals in 2019. The discussion takes a step beyond traditional goal setting and probes deeper into setting intentions, following a vision with strategic thoughts and actions...
Co-hosts Kenya McGuire Johnson and Dr. William Smith lead a discussion about self care for artists. Kenya leads the discussion by discussing the following: 1. What is self care- REALLY? 2. Why is self care so important for artists? 3....
Stu Stapleton, a producer/musician (and the producer of co-host Kenya’s current holiday single “Favorite Things”), is our special guest in this week’s podcast episode. Stu discusses his compelling background in music including how he first aspired to be a professional...
Howard Dukes, a free lance journalist and music reviewer for Soultracks.com, is our special guest in this week’s podcast episode. He discusses his diverse background in journalism including his passion for music especially r&b/soul, neo-soul and funk music. Howard explains...
Melissa McMillan, a New York-based soul/jazz singer and songwriter originally from Dallas, is our special guest in this week’s podcast episode. She discusses her music journey that ranges from listening to pop & r&b on the radio as an adolescent...
Marqueal Jordan, a Chicago-based soul/jazz saxophonist and singer, is our special guest in this week’s podcast episode. He discusses his music journey that includes a variety of experiences from playing in marching bands in high school to playing at night...
Gretchen Parlato, a tremendously talented jazz vocalist, joins us as our very special guest to discuss her incredible music journey. From being the winner of the Thelonius Monk International Jazz Vocalist Competition to working with Grammy award winning jazz recording...
