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J Events: Hot 97 Who’s Next featuring Mack Wilds

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Tristan “Mack” Wilds’s New York: A Love Story has received very favorable reviews, catching the attention of MTV, Concrete Loop and Vibe, among others. His debut single, “Own It” is in heavy rotation. And he did it all while using an alias that didn’t leverage his many acting credits as “Tristan Wilds,” including roles on HBO’s The Wire, 90210 and on the big screen in Red Tails.

Getting down to the city mid-week is never easy for us suburbians, but if you happen to be there, I would suggest checking him out! If I make it I will, of course, have pictures and video to share.

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Buy tickets for Hot 97 Who’s Next featuring Mack Wilds here.

Black Tie Event: Airlift Benefit to El Salvador

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Photos from our 26th Annual Airlift Benefit to El Salvador, one of the few times I don’t mind working on a Saturday night!

The entertainment was provided by Amanda Brown (The Voice Season 3), and Suavemente – they were both a welcomed surprise I had only seen a few performances by Amanda on The Voice, but she is a very strong vocalist and was a great fit with the band; they covered everything from top 40 to Motown all night.

J Music – Jojo Performs “Billions” at Club Red

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Cause I’ve been to different atmospheres

Never did I breathe so clear

Know there’s billions in the world

But I’ll always come back to you

Jojo’s performance of “Billions” in Tempe, Arizona on her six-city tour with Leah Labelle. “Billions” was a stand-out track on her mixtape Agape. Praying for east coast dates! #FreeJojo

J Music: New Coursera Music Classes Starting Oct. 14

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Found 2 new courses that may be of interest for all my singers/musicians writing and producing their own music.

Introduction to Music Production with Loudon Stearns

Learn about the music production process—including recording, editing, and mixing—and the tools available to you to create contemporary music on your computer.

Workload: 6-8 hours/week

Find more information here.

Songwriting with Pat Pattison

Learn an efficient, effective process for writing songs that express your ideas and emotions, including a range of tools that revolve around the concept of prosody—the matching of lyrics and music to support your underlying message.

Workload: 6-8 hours/week

Find more information here.

J Events: Made In America 2013

J Events: Made In America 2013

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So it’s safe to say this photo album is wayy overdue, but I still wanted to share my favorite moments from Made In America 2013. This was my first year attending the festival in my former hometown, but it definitely lived up to the hype.

Few tips for people thinking about going next year:

Trying to stay all-day for both days is ambitious, especially if you partake in Budweiser (and non-Budweiser) food and drink. 

Even though I didn’t head to the festival until 4 p.m. on Saturday, I was exhausted by the end of Beyonce’s set that night (side note: she shut it down, obviously). Depending on the acts, I would suggest planning to head over a little late one day and leaving a little early the next day.

Water is your friend.

The weather was great for the festival, but that also meant dehydration was definitely a factor. For every Budweiser beer you drink, you should have a bottle of water.

Ladies, you will need a deep conditioner after this one.

My hair went through it during the festival – between the heat, humidity and second-hand smoke, you will leave with brittle, dry hair. Nothing you can’t solve with a little deep conditioner.

Pick 3-4 artists you really want to see (each day) and leave time to explore!

I went thinking I was going to run from stage to stage the whole weekend, but that is not realistic. On Sunday I picked 3-4 artists I wanted to see (Solange, Miguel, Kendrick Lamar, and Calvin Harris – all 5-star) and then left time to hang out on the grass, take picture in the Skype photobooth, and by chance, meet Miguel!

J Music: Girls Love Beyonce (Cover) – Ellis de Bie

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Check out Ellis de Bie performing a cover of Drake’s Girls Love Beyonce — I know this girl over here (she, me, her) loves some Bey! The arrangement and piano accompaniment are a bit cheesy, but I really like her voice, strong pop vocals!

 The lyrics and arrangement of her original track, “Wondering Why” definitely suits her voice better. She didn’t even need the harmonies. #work