Thursday, March 30, 2017

New Orleans Rapper Alpha Da Son Is Gaining Fame In Houston

New Orleans born Rapper Alpha Da Son is using Houston to solidify himself in the industry and grow his brand. You can see him performing live April 20th at the Kush Koncert when he opens up for legendary Rapper Z-Ro.

Alpha Da Son, also known as Skyler Rogers, and his family moved to Houston after Hurricane Katrina.  Listen to his music and find out a little more about this up and coming rapper below.

His Career So Far:
My stage name is Alpha DA SON
Residing in Houston, TX, I've been able to make it a good distance, networking alone with other artist and Dj's but currently looking for that next key to open up the gates towards obtaining a larger fan base locally and nation wide.

Meaning of Name:
ALPHA
Represents for the position I expect to reach.
DA
Is short for Dairy Ashford, the street I grew up on for a decade.
SON
Is short for 609 the apt # we lived in, as well as the hurricane symbol when put together.

Twitter: @Alpha_DASON
InstaGram: @ Alpha_DA_SON









Thursday, March 23, 2017

Exclusive Interview: Singer Caleya Black Talks About Wanting To Be A Memorable Artist

Singer Caleya Black is a refreshing talent during a time where many artists are conforming to what's radio friendly in the moment. She has a unique sound for the music industry, writes her own music, and can play the piano.

On her birthday (March 19th), the 31-yr old singer took a few minutes out of the day to discuss her career with Searching For My Star.

The Music Vibe In New Jersey

I feel like it's not a lot of outlets here in Jersey for artists to do a lot of stuff. You don't find a lot of people coming out here to look for talent , so people from Jersey go over to New York to be seen or to be heard.

Who Inspired Her To Sing

My grandmother, she's actually the one who inspired me do this. I spent a lot of time at her house growing up and she would host card games with her friends and you would hear the record play Otis Redding, James Brown, Supremes, and artists like that. One day she gave me a three-disk collection of Motown hits and she and I were in the house singing Supremes and dancing around the house. That stuck with me and the appreciation for that type of music stuck with me.

Her Favorite Artists

Smokey Robinson is my all time inspiration as far as a songwriter/artist goes. I love Whitney Houston. I grew up with the Whitney Houston/Motown legend Smokey. I also really love Sade and Alicia Keys as well.


Her Thoughts On Alicia Keys When Alicia Keys First Came Out

It was nice and refreshing to see someone doing it, but doing it a little differently; for her. Not saying that there wasn't any females playing the keyboard but you didn't see it a lot. Especially as a major artist and a black artist as well, so that kind of made her stand out.

What Her Experience At Virgin Records Taught Her

One lesson is everybody needs a team. You don't realize what goes into promoting an artist. You see the artist, the album, but there's so many people behind that artist. So nobody can make it on their own. Nobody's an island so to speak. So there's so many people out there to support one person to make them successful.

Also to grind as hard as you can to make it. I was working in the publicity department out in Virgin. Just work hard and a lot of people would think oh, you got your demo heard but it's not like that. You know what I mean. You gotta pay your dues. You can't expect for somebody to give you a handout just because, you know I'm an artist working in a record label that doesn't mean somebody has to listen to my music. I shouldn't expect that.


Who Did She Meet and Was Working Under

Virgin was a really good time. I met a lot of good people. JD (Jermaine Dupri) was working there. He was the president of urban division at that time. I didn't meet him, but that was at the time when he was president; Sleepy Brown, a couple of alternative acts.

If She Plans To Use Her Journalism Degree

My degree kind of helped me to understand a strategic stand point of the business. So I wrote my own bio. I'm careful of what I put out there socially. I understand my brand is what I'm displaying. So you're not going to find me saying or posting certain things because I know it doesn't go along with the message I'm trying to portray for my brand.

If She Plans To Use Her Piano Playing Skills While Singing

Yes, I started piano in high school and I started writing my own music. I played in church. I feel like I took a break from the piano and I do plan on picking it back up and incorporating it into my music and using it as a writing tool. So yes, I do plan on doing music with the piano and recording it. And I am in no way on Alicia Keys level, but I am striving to get there.

If She Would Ever Do Reality Television To Grow Her Brand

Yes, I feel like depending on the situation and the type of show it was. I would do a show, but I would have my limits to how I would want to be portrayed.

There's just a certain way I would want to be portrayed, not just because my degree or strategically. I wouldn't want to embarrass my family. I would want to be a role model to the younger ones in my family coming up, and my grandmother's still watching. My mom is watching.

With Having a Classic Sounding Voice, Would She Ever Change Up Her Style To Fit Into What Audiences Like At The Moment?

No, I've run into problems because of that. I let people hear my music, like industry people and a lot of the feedback I get is your sound sounds dated or it sounds too yesteryear. But that's me.

Maybe it's dated to one person, but for another person it may be something they need to hear.

I don't want to change up my style and change up what I'm doing. And I feel a lot of the people I mentioned earlier like Jermaine Dupri, Alicia Keys, the legends, legendary artists or artists that have had longevity in the business, they've done that being themselves.

No shade to anybody out there that's doing trap R&B. 10 years from now we're not gonna remember a lot of the songs we hear on the radio. But yet, you can put on a Monica song and people in the whole club will sing the song, something that was big in 1995 people are still singing today. So I want to be one of those artists, that people will remember.

To learn more about Caleya Black and stay updated with her latest music, you can check out her website https://www.caleyablack.com.






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Monday, March 20, 2017

Interview With Singer Caleya Black Coming Later This Week



She's an amazing singer with a soulful voice. On her birthday, March 19th, 2017 singer Caleya Black spoke with Searching For My Star about her music career. She discussed her favorite artists growing up, what she learned from working at Virgin Records, whether she would do reality television to grow her brand, and even if she would change her singing style to compete with popular artists.

The interview is coming later this week. Stayed tuned. In the meantime, check out her music on her website https://www.caleyablack.com/music.


Sunday, March 5, 2017

A Pocketful of Dreams: a travelling diary & some storytellers



A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS—A TRAVELLING DIARY AND SOME STORYTELLERS, is a Magic Diary initiative. It is a collection of 50 short stories by writers from across the globe.

THE MAGIC DIARY PROJECT started in 2015, as a global, collaborative, storytelling initiative, unifying people through creativity.

THIS IS VOLUME I

THE STORYTELLERS come from all walks of life, are from 9 to 90, from a global community, from Europe to Asia, from Australia to the Americas and to Africa, each one having contributed to the buildup of the project.

It is a UNIQUE HEART-WARMING ADVENTURE of a group of like-minded people, who never met each other, but were united by the power of the internet to celebrate their similarities and learn from their dissimilarities.

AVAILABLE IN THREE VOLUMES: Vol 1: America & Australia; Vol 2: Europe & Africa; Vol 3: Asia & Far East.

Please give us your valuable feedback by writing to storytellers4u@gmail.com.
Visit our site: https://magicdiary2017.wordpress.

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