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This listening party is taking a deep dive into the newly released single #ToastToMyHaters! Available on ALL Streaming platforms. A conversation about the single #ToastToMyHaters and its verses. Also, some hot music industry tea was spilled too!! Remember: 1 Action, 1 Conversation, 1 Radio, just might save 1 World.

New music from the accredited LDT (Living Dreams Today) entertainment group. Swizzy Sweets and Kold Xase teamed up to bring us a new party classic!! "It's All Good" brings positive party vibes and good times. Music can change your mood, paint your experiences, and color your memories. Living Dreams Today Entertainment believes that the right music can have a powerful influence, and since its establishment in 2013, it has understood that music means different things to different people. They built their business on that exact premise, with the goal of supporting musical talent the world would never forget. Their ability to get the best from every artist should give you ample reason to get in touch. (From About LDT https://www.livingdreamstoday.com/about)

Perry Thompson is not quite “on a mission from God,” as the fictional Blues Brothers would say. Still, he is on a musical journey to grow the four-year-old Rhythm & Blues Preservation Society (RBPS) into an international nonprofit organization that honors all genres of Black music, including rhythm & blues, jazz, soul, hip hop, reggae, gospel, and Latin soul.

The initial RBPS chapter is based in Atlantic City and the resort city is expected to be the site of a RBPS Preservation Center. According to Thompson, who is the founder, CEO, and president of the organization, the center will have actual exhibits from artists including albums and historic items.

More than just honoring the musical artists who have contributed to the different genres of music mentioned above, the RBPS and the preservation center will spotlight disc jockeys, composers, producers, journalists, and more.

The organization has already been recognized by Gov. Phil Murphy during Black History Month earlier this year for preserving “Black music culture … in the illustrious State of New Jersey.”

Meanwhile, Assemblyman Donald Guardian honored Thompson and the RBPS with a Legislative Proclamation noting its achievements so far, including conducting classroom college tours – taking place at Stockton University last November and featuring Reggie Reg of famed hip hop group Cash Crew – and presenting a talk on singer and pianist Nina Simone during Black History Month (also at Stockton University).

This month, RBPS held three virtual lectures on Instagram titled “This Day in Music,” which included a discussion on Jimi Hendrix and the Experience’s inaugural performance (Oct. 6), Prince’s adoption of a symbol to represent his name (Oct 13), and Snoop Dogg’s 50th birthday, (Oct. 20).

Thompson developed these lecture series with RBPS Vice President, COO, and Artist-in-Residence Sonja Elise Freeman (aka Queen Diva). Currently, Freeman and RBPS are turning Freeman’s critically acclaimed off-Broadway production, “Strength of a Woman: A Phyllis Hyman Tribute,” into an album and documentary.

Thompson wants to create a curriculum on the history of Black music for schools. To that end, he will be making a 90-minute presentation at the New Jersey Education Association’s annual convention in Atlantic City next month.

He also hopes to start different RBPS chapters throughout the country, including two later this year in New York and California respectively. “We will also try to build this globally,” he said. “One of my goals is to speak before the United Nations, presenting a global presentation on Black music culture.”

RBPS also interviews musical artists and/or those related to them or who have worked with them via live Instagram broadcasts. Interviews have included: Claudette Rogers Robinson, formerly of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (she was also married to Smokey Robinson); Heather Hayes, daughter of singer and composer Isaac Hayes; Deeana Brown, daughter of James Brown; and others.

Thompson is originally a native of Queens and a graduate of the LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts. He is a singer and keyboardist who notes the influence of Black music on popular music throughout the decades, especially the impact of Black blues artists on rock-n-roll legends such as Elvis, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Eric Clapton.

He says anyone can be an RBPS member: “If you love the culture of Black music, we welcome you!”

Find out more about RBPS on Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok by searching @RBPSOC, or on Instagram via @perrythompsonrbpsoc. (Taken from https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/rhythm-blues-preservation-society-calls-atlantic-city-home/)

Rising Star Skii Mask Jordan from Trenton NJ is making a huge statement in the music industry. From being mentioned in the Source Magazine, Thisis50.com to even having his music video featured on BET JAMS. As his presence is becoming increasingly known in the music industry, his true desire is that people see God’s grace through him. From Atheist to Christian artist. Skii Mask Jordan consistently mentions the goodness of God in his life and has no shame in rapping about his faith in Christianity. He says that “I know it isn’t typical for rappers to be bold about what they believe in, but God has been too good to me not to give him the thanks.” Skii Mask Jordan came into 2022 on fire! And he doesn’t plan on slowing down any time soon! He is one of the most unique and original artists we’ve seen to date and is one of the Top Independent Artists To Watch In 2022. Instagram : Skii Mask Jordan Twitter: Skii Mask Jordan

Great interview with Kieve Johnson underground artist in Colorado Springs, CO hailing from Akron, OH. See the latest work here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6K44Gwr0GuA. Also check out the full album on all Steaming platforms: Kieve.

D3CADE is a brilliant and talented rapper from Oklahoma. His real name is Cade Henderson and he’s twenty-seven years old. Cade was born with a birth defect called spina bifida, which caused his spinal cord to grow out of his back. Cade’s mother was told that he’d never be able to walk or talk. Cade started walking when he was two years old and started talking before that. Cade’s lost his father to murder when he was just nine months old. And he uses leg braces to walk around. To say that Cade’s life has been hard would be an understatement. But that never stopped Cade in any way. Cade has always been a warrior and has always fought through whatever stood in his way. He has had a dream of becoming an outstanding musician, and has been working towards that dream since he was 13 years of age. Music means everything to Cade because that’s what he loses himself to in order to fight back and make things work.

R&B hitmaker Saint Jaimz makes a comeback with his remake of the timeless 90’s smash hit “Gentle (Calling Your Name)” by Frederick. Saint Jaimz’ version entitled: “Being Gentle,” comes after decades of diligent work making a name for himself in the worldwide music industry as an independent artist. The singer-songwriter, producer, and CEO, Has Recently Released The Nostalgic Cover Song Masterpiece, "Throwback The Covers" Volume 1 EP. Check out his Social media and all digital platforms for content!

Saint Jaimz‘ timeless voice is bound to blast you back to the iconic sound of 90’s R&B. The Chicago-born musician takes a highly creative approach to music — adding his own innovative spin on the popular stylings of the genre. Saint Jaimz' innate ability to bring back to life the classic sound of R&B, has seen him gain the attention of fans, critics, and moguls from every kind of genre. Noting that he doesn’t just make “love songs” he creates “LIFE songs”. The kind of tracks that can be returned to again and again for timeless joy and wisdom for years to come.

2020/2021 has been an exceptional year for Saint Jaimz and his team at his indie label household Name Entertainment. Saint Jaimz has gained independent music following in the last 8 months unseen in many circles in the mainstream or independent industry in a while. “Being gentle” hit the Indie Soul Charts in July 2020 and went from the 30th spot to the #1 indy soul record in the nation on September 6, 2020. Saint Jaimz as an artist was nominated for and won the best new artist (newcomer) in indie soul for 2020.

Saint Jaimz released his Throw Back the covers volume 1. EP. to rave reviews and critical acclaim! With over 11.3 million streams and counting as well as 3.6 Million streams on the single “Being Gentle” alone. This hitmaker is well on his way to a remarkable run as an indie artist with mainstream industry chops! And has since been releasing countless well-received throwback hits.

Checking in again with #ChillCity and the numerous endeavors that he is currently involved in. Also on the grind for greatness includes; building a content creator business, selling products, acting; coaching; putting out music, and promoting his personal brands #CougarTalk and #CubTalk. Please like share, comment, and follow this and other #Action1Radio podcasts. 

Thomas Twumasi known professionally as Thomas The Great, is a Ghanaian rapper, singer,  songwriter, and model. He is an independent artiste affiliated with an indie group named Life living Records and has a fan-based group called The Greats Empire. 
 In 2019, he garnered attention on the Ghana underground music scene through his first single mixtape titled Asap Season which was a hip-hop track which was on his mixtape EP called THE SEASON. 
 He gassed up his music career with a banger titled MY EX which featured Dreamboy Alfa on January 21, 2020. The track caught attention and streams in February. In an interview, he entreats every artiste, or everyone else in the media, to work hard. “Smart work pays, just focus”, he said.  He is part of the music crew called GAK,  a music crew based in Kumasi which consists of O’Kenneth, Kelvin S, Reggie Osei, and DAJ Vandyke.
 He switched up the scene and picked up the Ghana drill movement, termed Asakaa. Where The blueprint was from his music label, life living records. He started with the collaboration with Kelvin S and featured Kwaku DMC on the Lurking song.
 He went viral and dropped his first official music video on his song Titled Gang Gang, which featured Jay Bahd, Thywill, and O’Kenneth. He collaborated on a joint EP with Kelvin S called "THE FABULOUS CITY" (EP )which established him on the scene. He dropped several tunes with Asakaa boys and was featured on a viral song titled "Gimme Dat" by O’kenneth which he spazzed on. (-from Spotify.com/ThomasTheGreat)

Checking in with artist Kieve and new music. We are discussing the importance of mental health and family.  More than this to come.. Stay up with me by going to my Instagram. 
 https://www.instagram.com/juscallme_cuzzo/?hl=en

KHI INFINITE is an American hip-hop recording artist from Chesapeake, Virginia. From a young age, musical arts was always a passion and is now a reality! Having performed and worked with artists like NOTTZ, Bumpy Knuckles, Reuben Vincent, Shiquon House, Kris Stasse and more KHI INFINITE is sure to deliver a sound more different than not.

Panda, who was born on April 14, 1986 in Pieter Uganda Africa, known by his stage name Panda, is an electronic music artist living in the UK, specializing in Rap/RnB/Soul music . He gained an interest in writing and music lyrics electronic music in his teenage years. He was inspired to write electronic music after seeing a live performance by an electronic music act in his birthplace Nijmegen. Panda has not released his debut album yet. The songs released have been placed on Spotify, Tidal, and Apple Music. The single Hotel Room was a featured Drum & Bass Download on BBC Radio 1Xtra. Panda has been releasing 1 song per month, and has videos coming soon. Panda started doing music professionally for the past year now. (Taken from Spotify-KPanda)

From his start working as a regional marketing rep for the clothing company FUBU, Derrick has risen in the music industry and created brand opportunities for J Records, Interscope, Akademiks Clothing, and more. He manages Z-Ro and has signed artists like Lil Flip and Doughbeezy. He has created marketing strategies for artists like London On The Track and helped artists get placements on major television and radio campaigns.

While he has worked on the international level, the Alief Elsik graduate has always had Houston on his mind. It led to his formation of L.O.U.D. Muzik, and his focus on bringing a music festival to Houston. He sees something in the city and the talent that is valuable and should be brought to the national stage. And throwing a festival this last December proved that Thomas-McKinney and L.O.U.D Muzik was up for the challenge.

Any conversation with Thomas-McKinney is dominated by his views about how artists should be treated. It's what led him to move into his new office space.

“I want to bring the experience that artists have when they travel to other cities and visit a label,” says Thomas-McKinney as he looks at the L.O.U.D. Muzik logo mounted on the wall. “I’ve never been the one to take a picture in front of a label logo, but I did for mine. L.O.U.D. is an acronym for living your dreams. It's a full-fledged record company with branding, distribution, sales, production, and songwriting. We handle everything ourselves in-house. I want people to get the full experience when they come here.”

The full experience is not just limited to taking a photo in front of a logo. L.O.U.D. also has an in-house studio where artists can record, a marketing office, executive offices, areas for photography, spots for videography, and more. It’s the standard label office you would see in a lot of cities, but it does beg the question why Thomas-McKinney took so long to establish a base.

“We've been planning this for a minute. I've always wanted to have our own business office because it's never been about a recording studio to me. That's become very cliché. It's not a public recording studio. You can't call to say let me put two hours. This is for our in-house artists that are signed to a label that we manage, or projects we pick and choose to work on. You can't go to Warner Brothers and just book four hours at their studio. We wanted to take on that exact same format so our Houston artists don't feel the need to have to relocate. They don't feel the need to move to New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles or Nashville.” (Taken from HoustonPress https://www.houstonpress.com/music/derrick-thomas-mckinney-brings-loud-muzik-and-loud-fest-to-houston-11548416)

Tiffany Parker is the Principal Owner and founder of Parker Staging – one of the largest home staging companies in the United States, precisely in the Washington DC region. As the CEO, Tiffany leads a team of managers, stagers, designers and movers to oversee the execution of over 500 stages every year. She manages over 10,000 square feet of furniture, accessories, lighting, rugs, art and greenery, which are all used for decoration of properties intended for sale. This number is currently growing on a weekly basis. Her company partners with several real estate giants in the Washington DC region, netting annual revenue of close to one billion dollars.

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Parker Staging is one of the few staging companies in the Washington DC region offering complimentary ‘walk and talk’ staging consultation, and has a large furniture inventory. The Company sells properties within 45 days on the average.

After 10 years of meritorious service in the private and public sector, working as a marketing and communications professional, Tiffany Parker resigned her appointment to pursue her dream of building one of the largest home staging companies in the United States. Five years after the launch of her company, she staged and designed over $1 Billion worth of homes across Washington DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland. Her customers range from small, medium to large scale real estate developers including individual homeowners. Currently, her company has over $5 Million in accents, furniture, and accessories. She recently established Décor & More – a décor rental company and later became a partner at Simply Staging, a staging company geared towards providing small spaces.

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Throughout her career, she has designed and developed home staging template with a view to helping organizations grow. In one interview she had with the press, she had this to say “Staging, especially, is not too far from marketing and strategic communications. At its core, staging is about communicating a house’s potential to home buyers and then marketing it in a way that would make appealing to potential buyer’s fundamental needs.” Ms. Parker is committed to bringing her skills and expertise to shape the home staging and redesign industry.

Tiffany holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the Howard University. She went further to obtain a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Columbia University, New York. In her quest to fulfill her dream of becoming a renowned home staging and interior designer, she proceeded to the QC Design School to obtain qualifications in Home Staging, thereby qualifying her to practice full-time in the real estate industry.

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Before her journey into the home staging and interior redesigning industry, Tiffany was an associate at the Booz Allen Hamilton. She was also a top-level employee at the DTI Haverstick Consulting, Philip Morris, Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, and the Department of State. From 2010 – 2012, she was the president of the Board of Directors and championed the execution of over $1M annual budget at the Thrive DC (formerly known as Dinner Program for Homeless Women). Ms. Tiffany was also a member of the Board of Directors at the Breakthrough Collaborative, Washington DC. Currently, she mentors people at the Capital Partners for Education.

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Tiffany had an interesting childhood, she was born and raised in Norfolk; V.A. She lived in Washington DC for over 15 years. She is single and has no children of her own. She has a niece and two nephews, which she is very close to. Her hobbies include reading, music, fitness, reading, cooking, travel, and volunteering, among others. (from www.tiffanylparker.com/about) -Tiffany Parker

Huntsville, Alabama native, #ChillCity, began his career in Spoken Word. Diverse in his speech, he effortlessly transcends in many styles of hip hop. Although avoiding many struggles within his environment, poverty, he knew all too well. #ChillCity, as he states, is more than just his artist name; rather, a state of mind. Artists such as ZRo, Curren$y, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, The Dream, Pimp C, Andre 3000 were mentioned to have inspired this young intelligent artist.

Posted By #ChillCity (About Artist, Spotify.com/#chillcity)

Many may know L. Young from his many viral videos on YouTube and Facebook, including the #1 pop trending ABC's Good Morning America feature of his a cappella rendition of the 2015 Bruno Mars hit Uptown Funk. But L. Young has also released five full length studio albums to date, 2004's “'They Just Don't Know”, 2008's “The 12th Letter”, 2013's “ReVerb”, 2016's "4Ever Young" and "Wrinkles In Time" in March of 2018. The title track "Love Is A Verb" from the album Reverb garnered L. Young his first radio hit and top #20 Billboard magazine Urban A/C chart hit. Wrinkles in Time also saw 3 singles go to #1 on the UK Soul Charts.

​ Born and raised in Louisville, KY, L. now resides in Los Angeles. L. has graced the stage & studio with such legends as Stevie Wonder, Seal, David Foster, BabyFace, Eric Benet, Aaron Neville, Lalah Hathaway, Toni Tony Tone', Mint Condition, En Vogue, Patti LaBelle, Toni Braxton, Gladys Knight, Keith Sweat, and Teena Marie just to name a few.

Some of his song writing and production credits include co-writing the top 5 single and title track off Jessy J's #1 Billboard debut Album Hot Sauce released in Sept. 2011, writing and production on KeKe Wyatt's 2010 release Who Knew, and her 2011 release Unbelievable, production of Babygirl (Terrys Theme) for B2K on the RIAA certified platinum selling 2002 Barbershop Soundtrack. L. also has songs on the platinum selling soundtracks Booty Call , Dangerous Grounds, & The Long Kiss Goodnight. (Taken from Spotify profile L. Young)

Sir Juanzarelli is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Houston, Texas. Sir Juanzarelli started singing at an early age in the local church. Catching the attention of the choir director gospel great V Michael McKay he began to work with Sir Juanzarelli to develop his voice for the purpose of leading songs. During this development, Sir Juanzarelli’s parents learned his ability to play the piano and enrolled him in piano lessons where he began to learn music theory and the proper way to play. Growing up in a strict religious environment Sir Juanzarelli would sneak to listen at the great sounds of R&B. He would listen to artists such as Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, The Gap Band, Guy, and Jodeci just to name a few. Studying these artists every day he began to develop a sound and style that would land him on several talent shows and stages throughout Texas. By the time he got to the 9th grade, he caught the ear of the super-producer Vincent Herbert and later signed to his 3Boyz From Newark Production Company. Under Vincent Herbert, he moved to Newark, New Jersey, and spent countless hours in the studio learning how to craft and complete songs from start to finish. During this time period, Sir Juanzarelli would find himself in the studio with several artist such as Brandy, Faith Evans, Mary J Blige, Destiny’s Child, Wyclef, and a host of others. After leaving the now-defunct company he moved back to Houston started his own label Roc Da Block Entertainment where he now resides.

The New Cool was formed by the hands of God, the lyrics have been translated from the lips of God, and their swag has been anointed by the Holy Spirit. Back for the fourth time, The New Cool is showing the mainstream world why CHH  is a force. This duo (Baroe and Ozone)  has been actively dropping new sounds with every project that aggressively pushes the CHH genre of hip-hop music to new levels. With their latest project "The Comeback", the New Cool says "everybody loves a great comeback story."

The New Cool was formed by the hands of God, the lyrics have been translated from the lips of God, and their swag has been anointed by the Holy Spirit. Back for the fourth time, The New Cool is showing the mainstream world why CHH  is a force. This duo (Baroe and Ozone)  has been actively dropping new sounds with every project that aggressively pushes the CHH genre of hip-hop music to new levels. With their latest project "The Comeback", the New Cool says "everybody loves a great comeback story." (taken from BLESSEDBEATZ.COM)

From his dynamic vocal range, a style that isn't confined to any one genre, and having captivating stage presence, Cyril Durant is a singer-songwriter to watch for in the music scene. Durant’s main claim to the stage is as the front man for the high energy Funk/soul ensemble Those Cats. With that band, Durant has sang, played, and co-wrote music and lyrics on three recording projects; their EP Coffee, Whiskey, and Catnip, their debut album Something more specific, and the bands upcoming sophomore album Eyes Up. Many milestones have been achieved by Durant, and there are many more to come for him as a singer-song writer. He’s currently building a repertoire of original songs his first independent project, and is now on the roster as Singer-Song Writer for Airbound Entertainment (taken from Facebook about Cyril Durant)

Dantron McBride Who’s Artist name is Sir. Tron Tha Great love for music was developed when he joins Yli Mafia Records in 2000. After playing music for hours locked away in his room and his love for writing poetry Tron feel fell in love with the process of writing. With his ability to write poetry and his quick ability to break down words, you will often hear a complex message through his delivery of metaphors and poetic lines.

Dantron has done a number of Instrumentals for many different acts, there is no limitation on the genres that Dantron can do. Tron has also produced for numerous television and radio shows he has also been involved with a variety of hip-hop groups: Ylimafia records, Da Bandits and Nvrsn and is currently working with Boondock Kings and Boondock Branded.

Tron continues to fuel his passion for music by deciding to further education at Full Sail University, Tron has learned the science behind music when he earned his bachelor's degree in Audio Production in Science. Here is where Tron refines his skills learning everything from music theory to placing sound and music in games, films, and other media outlets.

Tron has had many influences that have guided him during his career to name Tupac, Big Rube, Royce Da 5’9, and Outkast to name a few. Tron displays a passion for his craft and would one day want to share and help other display their love of music as well. (From Spotify About Sir. Tron Tha Great)

Born outside north of Boston, Massachusetts, Shelea was told that she use to sing before she could really talk. Shelea would listen to the songs on the radio and be able to sing them back. Music wasn’t just learned because she liked it, it was imprinted in her DNA. She comes from a long line of singers and musicians going back to the late 19th century. The biggest family influence was my father, Jimmy Martin. He used to have a small studio set up in the house and was always working on his music. In our interview, we learn more about her struggle and success as an independent artist. Enjoy her music on all streaming platforms. If you have Spotify, you can enjoy some of the new releases in this episode!!