BAS: Artists At Work

Discover Your Musical Passion: Uncover the Power of WHY in Music and Life - In this episode, we delve into the crucial role of a strong WHY or purpose in your musical journey. This concept extends beyond music, touching all dreams and hobbies. We discuss the meaning of WHY, strategies to identify your WHY, and potential challenges you might encounter in this process. Join us as we explore the importance of finding your WHY!

In this episode we speak with independent rapper and actor Davied Morales AKA Activepoet from San Jose, CA. We cover topic such as rapping, acting, content creation, music sync licensing, getting placements, and more. Activepoet is a multifaceted artist who creates, performs, and teaches through his strengths in acting and rapping. His expertise are inspired by the cultural richness and artistic diversity of the Bay Area, providing his audience with lighthearted and feel-good experiences that they can appreciate and most importantly connect to.

In this episode we speak with San Jose native rapper Nateral Legend about embracing your roots and the Bay Area mindset. We speak on coming up in the game as an artist, collaboration, learning how to build, and more.

We return for another episode to update you on what we've been dealing with, new things we've learned, and new things to come! This episode we talk how we were inspired to purge our favorite music for 30 days, what we've been learning, what secular music is, our relationship with God, and more.

The 30 Day Music Purge Challenge was inspired by emcee/poet/ministry speaker Jackie Hill Perry and Tim Ross.

In this episode, we speak with Peruvian artist and musician El Kallpa; who has been in the music game for over 30 years. He is currently operating as a band singer and solo artist in Monterey, CA. He speaks with us about his music journey coming to America, a different perspective on collaboration, artistry sustainability, and more. 

Timestamps: 

(00:10) Introductions 

(02:15) How would you describe your music 

(04:44) When did music journey begin 

(05:24) What was it like making music in different parts of the world  

(10:00) How do you navigate as a fusion artist 15:15 Tips for performers 

(17:50) Have you ever been signed? 

(19:34) How many bands 

(28:46) Advice for collaboration and working with different artist

(33:00) How do you sustain yourself as an artist and get paid to play 

(42:38) Advice to get paid 

(48:48) Important advice from experience 

(52:45) Whats next and social tags 

(54:28) Last words

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In this episode we speak with some of the members from the online music review collective called NotYaManz. We speak with founder John D. Contradiction, Reckless, Angel, and T.R.3. about how the collective started, the brutal honesty and feedback they give, the drama that comes with the review territory, knowledge that every artist should know, and more. The music review collective started in Long Island, spread throughout the country, and is active globally through the online community "for artists by artists".

Timestamps: 

(0:00:23) Who and What is NotYaManz? 

(0:06:50) Roles of members  

(0:19:46) Common mistakes artists make from reviews 

(0:31:25) Member T.R.3. joins the podcast 

(0:31:54) Dealing with red stamp artists 

(0:41:58) How should artists deal with negative feedback

(0:47:10) The independent artist's job is to stay relevant 

(0:49:32) Balancing online collective, solo artistry, and personal life 

(0:53:55) Important knowledge every artist needs to know 

(1:01:35) Community is everywhere but how do we get connect as an artist? 

(1:08:00) The goal of Notyamanz and it's importance  

(1:14:04) How and Who can submit music to Notyamanz  

(1:16:29) Follow the members individually 

(1:18:36) Angel give the team their flowers 

(1:23:45) Recap on introductions 

(1:24:36) Shimo Media Cypher commentary

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In this episode we speak with the founders of Ruca Records; Amanda (female emcee aka La Sofa Queen) and Mariah (poet and DJ aka Soul Shine). Based in Salinas, CA, these two ladies talk to us about how music brought them together on their music journey. Their goal is to empower women through spinning records and poetry. They talk to us about overcoming personal struggles, learning how to DJ, music truths, and more!

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In this episode of Artists At Work we speak with Gilroy hip hop artist BROCK Tha Kidd. He tells us about his experience moving to LA and the struggles he faced. We also speak on important factors of what makes a good artist, having zero expectations, and how to find success in your journey.

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In this episode, we speak with independent artist and mix engineer Savant Rhymes. Originally from Santa Cruz, CA, this artist tells us what his journey was like coming into the music game, what it is like to be an independent artist, some advice for those coming up, and talks to us about his new album Startin' From Scratch released 2022. 

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This episode we speak with Metazul who is a musician and an rapper. He tells us about his journey traveling to other countries and how he creates unique music. We also touch up on topics including portable studio set up, field recording, and more. 

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This episode of Artists At Work, we speak with AFG aka Anon Follows God. He is a Christian rapper that wears many other hats! He gives us insight about being a Christian rapper in an sinful industry, time management, and what it's like being a jack-of-all-trades. AFG is a very dedicated person to what he believes and stands behind it 100%. 

This episode of Artists At Work, we speak with Reckless, an artist from Gilroy, CA. He tells us about his experience with creating an interview Youtube series, working as an independent Hip Hop artist, and starting a podcast. He also shares with us the important lessons hes learned from finally finishing his 7 year album. 

For the first episode of Artists At Work, we speak with independent artist and the owner of 4Pillars Entertainment, Angel. He tells us about his experience signing to a record label, branching off into an independent artist, and owning his own record label. He also shares with us the important lessons he has learned along the way as well as his opinions on main stream artists in the music industry.