Merry Christmas!!!
This week's show features:
Daughter of Zion's interview on her new project, Melanie's interview, about human trafficking, BBO's instrumental corner, Mama T's Gold Nuggets ,and Power Move Management's
This week's feature interview:
This week's show gave us an opportunity to feature some urban Christmas music from Power Move Management & Consulting. I had a chance to catch up with the CEO to ask her a few questions about the project and Christmas music within the Holy Hip Hop culture, so grab a cup of something warm, kick back and see below:
Lady Light: I love Christmas music, but over the 20
years I've been in Christian Hip-Hop and Urban Christian music new projects
have been minimal. Why do you think we have so few Holy Hip Hop/Urban music
projects with holiday themes?
Letrece: Holiday music is sometimes considered a
little quirky by some audiences. Countless number of people enjoy the Holiday
season, but may not be receptive to music that breaks tradition of classic
Christmas music. Of course, I'm just speculating, so I am not really sure. It
also takes a lot of creativity to make music, period. But, to make Christmas
music that also gives the listener that nostalgic feeling takes something
extra. Achieving that goal is a little more challenging for the Christian
Hip-Hop and Urban Christian artist.
LadyLight: What
inspired ya'll to release "A Christmas Experience"?
Letrece: I wanted to create a project that showcased
all of my artists at the same time. One of my artists, Necie B, suggested we do
a Christmas album, which I thought was a perfect idea. What I liked most about
it was that a Christmas album, if done right, would stand the test of time. It
would never be considered "old material" and would be appreciated
each holiday season. I truly love this compilation as a labor of love and a
wonderful platform that showcases Power Move Management and the talent that our
artists have. It really is some of our best work.
LadyLight: Why did
you all do a re-release and what do you hope the re-release will accomplish?
Letrece: We
created this CD last year in such a short period of time, and so close to the
start of the holiday season. The entire album was created and recorded within a
two week time frame. This did not give us a lot of time for adequate promotion
and advertising. A lot of people were not even aware that PMM had released a
Christmas CD. So, we decided to re-release the project in a more timely manner
this year in hopes that more people would be aware of it. Also, we truly feel
that we have created a timeless holiday album, so we want new audiences to be
made aware of it each year.
LadyLight: How many songs on the project are original?
Letrece: 6 songs are completely original. The others
are remakes or revised renditions of classic holiday songs. The original songs
are: "Emmanuel" by Jor'Dan Armstrong, "This Time of Year"
by Necie B, "Under the Mistletoe" and "All I Want for
Christmas" by JQ, "Love in a Box" by Keith Jacobs, and
"Long Live the King" by O.T. Griffin. All of the original songs,
except for O.T. Griffin's song was written and produced by TedyP of the Good
Guys. O.T. wrote and produced his original song.
LadyLight: Any other Christmas projects or original
holiday songs in development that we can look forward to?
Letrece: At this point, we
are not working on any new Christmas material. However, if (and when) we add
new artists to the PMM fold, we will be looking to record Christmas music from
them as well to add to the compilation.
More Info About Christmas Experience:
We are pleased to reintroduce to you this classic holiday album featuring Power Move Management Artists:
- Jor'Dan Armstrong (@WheresJor_Dan)
- Necie B (@iNecieB)
- Israel Martin and G.U.P. (@IsraelandGUP)
- Reuben Lael (@ReubenGotSoul)
- Keith Jacobs (@KeifJay)
- Calvin N. Emery
The album also features two special guest appearances from J.Q. and O.T. Griffin.
This album is available for purchase on all digital music download sites now.
iTunes Link --->> https://itunes.apple.
iTunes Link --->> https://itunes.apple.
A special thanks to Executive Producer, TedyP (@TedyP) for his tireless work in putting together what will undoubtedly be an album that will stand the test of time!
Again, we thank you for your continued support!
Power Move Management (@PowerMoveMgmt)
