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INDIE MUSIC'S QUEEN OF SOUL, JULIE DEXTER, SITS DOWN WITH WHEN WE SPEAK TV

Words can't explain the excitement that came over me to have an opportunity to speak with Julie Dexter on When We Speak. She is so talented, artist with such a warm spirit.
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Randevyn interviews with When We Speak

".....During my search on Youtube, I found a video by Randevyn called Life Support. I instantly fell in love with the song. I liked it so much that I decided to post Randevyn on the When We Speak TV Artist Spotlight on my website. Later, I found out that Randevyn was in the Atlanta area and I was like “you should try to reach him for an interview”. Luckily he agreed! During my preparation for the interview I started checking out more of his music and I shared the song Life Support with a few of my friends. That night, one of my friends called me on the phone singing the words to the song! He told me he loves the song. I was so excited to tell him that I had actually scheduled an interview with the artist that sang the song. My friend was very excited for me and congratulated me on what I was doing and the progress I had made on When We Speak.

Once I got off the phone, I continued to surf the internet for more information about Randevyn. In the process I found out a lot of background information about his musical career, his family, and his musical inspirations but I also found something that I wasn’t expecting…. I found another song of his called Legend. When I heard this song, tears instantly came to my eyes. I know you may be wondering, “What was so special about this song?” Well, this particular song captured the very essence of who I am and what I want to be. It was like this guy had written my life story! (Now I began to get more excited about the interview.) I listen to lots of music on a daily basis, some I connect with, some I only like the beat, and some that's not my preferred style of music. However, this song was much more than that….it was as

if this song was me!....."

Nutbush... Nutbush City!

During my visit home for Christmas 2011, I was inspired to visit the birthplace of Tina Turner the famous town of Nutbush, Tennessee, which inspired the Ike and Tina Turner song, Nutbush City Limits.

 Although there isn't any thing there anymore, it was a very inspiring experience to think that someone as lovely and famous as her, once grew up in this very town...... It inspired me so, that I decided to pull the camera out and do a quick video.

Videos of Tina Turner singing her song "Nutbush City Limits"

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Randevyn Interview Coming Soon!

Don't Forget to look out for new interviews on When We Speak TV.  My latest interview is with Singer/ Songwriter Randevyn Pierre.

Randevyn Pierre first discovered his talents in Pirmasens, Germany, as the lead vocalist of his father's gospel choir at the age of 10. After moving back to the United States at 13, he began playing piano and organ for his local church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As a high school student, Pierre recorded Christian music with Verity Records' Stellar Award-winning, Colorado Mass Choir as well as EMI's Denver-based, Heritage Christian Center Choir. Years later, Randevyn impulsively packed his bags and headed south to expand and further his music career. Shortly after his relocation to Atlanta, Georgia, Randevyn's talent was brought to the attention of several Atlanta musicians including rapper Chris Ludacris Bridges and platinum-selling R&B group, Jagged Edge's 581 Entertainment. Playing piano for himself, Randevyn was invited to audition for Jagged Edge's small label and their mother, Linda Casey, who was impressed with Pierre's talents. Because of the label's full roster and other issues, the business relationship was never consummated. Later, after an unsuccessful audition with Fox's American Idol (season 3), Randevyn decided to merge a collection of soul songs he had written and recorded. Randevyn's musical visibility began in October 2005 when he teamed up with Sincere Johnson, CEO of Atlanta-based, Sin. J Entertainment, surfacing as the company's flagship artist.

Randevyn's 2005 compilation of songs entitled, SolTrain was nationally released by Sin. J Entetainment as a full-length, independent album on November 8th. Though released by a small company, SolTrain was nominated for several independent music awards, being played on radio in the United States, Europe and Asia on Radio One[citation needed] and XM Radio. Randevyn's first album also made its mark, entering Billboard's Radio & Records in September, 2005. In March 2006, BET featured Randevyn's SolTrain album on its official website. In June 2006, he appeared at the BET Awards in Los Angeles, California, as a result of SolTrain's media attention.

In early 2007, Randevyn partnered two-time Grammy Award-winning producer, David "Mr. DJ" Sheats (Outkast, Goodie Mobb, the Dungeon Family) to begin working on a second album. In June 2007, Randevyn took a short break from recording, touring in a support role with Universal's Grammy Award-winning, India.Arie. During this tour, Randevyn appeared at New York City's Carnegie Hall for the first time. At the end of this tour, Randevyn was urged by India.Arie (whom he credits as his musical mentor) to began producing his own material as a pianist and singer-songwriter. By September 2007, Randevyn had taken another approach to his music, heeding Arie's advice about producing skeletons for his own songs. The decision to create music from his original piano arrangements triggered a major change in Randevyn's sound as he began creating more fingerprinted compositions that would mirror his musicianship. He later partnered Mike Phillips of the Drummerboyz Club to complete the full musical production of The Randevyn Project.

Randevyn's second studio album was titled, The Randevyn Project, and released by Earthtone Music in February, 2009. In a 2008 Myspace blog, Randevyn expressed his new view on his brand of music, acting as co-producer on his second album. When snippets from the album were released on Randevyn's official Myspace page in March 2008, it was clear to many that his musical angle had been re-invented. The new cross-genre album was originally scheduled for release on Tuesday, September 30, 2008, but was not released until the following year. According to his Myspace blog, this release was projected to emerge as an incredible, ground-breaking, urban alternative album. Though the release did not claim the national visibility of SolTrain, Randevyn was regarded by many as an activist-songwriter who created his own, remarkable stamp of pop music with the release of The Randevyn Project.

Life Support by Randevyn

 

Legend by Randevyn

  

Interview with the Soulful Singer Julie Dexter COMING SOON!

It was such and honor to finally sit down and talk with singer Julie Dexter.  I was made aware of Julie's music about three or four years ago when a friend bought me tickets to her concert.  Since then, I have admired her as an artist....and finally I've had the chance to not only meet her, but interview her.  In our interview we talked about lots of things from the music industry, to parenthood, to artist development.  I think this will definitlely be a great interview for you to check out.  Especially if you are an independent artist!

So, hold on to your mouse because Julie Dexter on When We Speak will be up soon!

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Crissy Collins performing

It goes without saying that I'm a Crissy Collins supporter, check out the video below and see why!
Crissy's performances are always good and full of energy