Black Tie Lounge

Everybody is interested in what is going on with me. At least I'd like to think so. Last weekend my good friend and old room mate got married. It was a very beautiful wedding. I got to go snowboarding for the first time at his bachelor party. I'm loosing my point here. I'll come back to that. Probably not. So, it is official. Well it has been official for the past two months. I just chose not to talk about it. I'm partnering with a college friend to help launch a clothing line. The process has been a growing experience. Two months in and things are turning up a notch as we work toward some grassroots fundraising. This month has got to be the month that I've had so much going on. The crazy thing is that I'm not even working full-time in my field yet. I pretty much gave up on anything agency related. Not because I couldn't do it, but because . . . well actually no doors were opening, even if the door opened it wouldn't pay enough, and even if it did I...

I gave a shout out to the Very Smart Brothas earlier today and happened to find another blog that I can't agree with more in Stuff Black People Hate . Unfortunately the site is no longer host new posts. So, to honor it's witty humor and honest social commentary, I will now invite you to check out a post that had me dying laughing. It's about the names black people give their children. This is a topic of conversation that will never get old amongst brothers and sisters. Just when I think my people have moved forward, I meet another kid at my youth center with a name will alert every future employer what race he or she is, or a name that will only work well if he or she becomes an entertainer of sorts. Sad but true. Check out the article and let me know what you think.

Pride is definitely a mutha. Here are some interesting words about living at home and being grown from the Very Smart Brothas . Tell me what you think. I'm Out

I haven't been keeping up with the NBA Play Offs. I have not really paid attention to the news or what is going on in the world around me, which is a problem because when I don't, I tend to turn inward and become very selfish. A few months back, a friend told me that I've been very positive on my blog, considering I'm still waiting and searching for a better opportunity. Man I'm tired. I've never been so tired in my life. Allow me to recant that statement. I've never been this tired in my life and chose not to do anything. Normally, I push through the pressure and do what is needed, but I have gotten so many things put before me where I just can't bring myself to do them if I do not want to. I know that's life and I'm not immune to hard work, but I'm in a place where I'm really trying to get back to what I enjoy. Too bad what I enjoy does not pay the bills just yet. I'm tired as hell yall. Something's gotta change.

While looking around on various social media outlets this weekend, I came across two artists that I'm geekin' over. The first is a gospel artist from VA by the name of Gavin Davis . He's a pretty sick vocalist and I like his writing style because it's hard to find gospel artists that aren't. . . how do you say..TYPICAL! Listening to the production and writing on his debut single I'll Be Your Minister was what originally made me want to listen to more. Check out his song That Was Enough . I heard it on his myspace and fell in love with the production and the writing. Then there is the world reknown RH Factor, who I'm just finding out about today. Here is the long story about how I found them out. I wanted to see if either Ivan Barias or Carvin Haggins from Karma Productions had any videos I could subscribe to. That is when I came across a video of Carvin Haggins in the studio with Jean Baylor , the light skinned chick that was in the singing duo Zhane. Afte...

Within the past week I took on a few ventures that I definitely believe will be worth my while creatively and professionally. To all my readers: I'm going to talk about what I'm doing without talking about what I'm doing. I'm not sworn to confidentiality, but there are some things in the works and that will launch both prior to and during the month of May that are really going to help my clients get their products and services off the ground. I took on a client that is raising money for a non-profit organization in Ghana. Ladies what is the fuss about Zumba? For this venture, I'm taking the time to learn it. I agreed to be a part of a team for a fashion client that I've been with since he decided to come off the ground. Let's just say that my experience in radio may come in handy with one of the first projects we will do. All I can say is that I'm excited about the creativity I've been surrounded by as of late. I'm ready grind and help some dream...

I've been holding out on blogging for awhile. In my last few posts I said that April 10 was a special day and it was supposed to be. Here is the scoop: After a four-year hiatus from recording music I made up in my mind that I was going to take my musical craft more seriously. Not too many people know about me as a songwriter and vocalist. Since it's so close to me I don't talk about it too much on the blog tip unless I'm doing something for another person. Either way I decided that I was going to push myself by committing to my vocal training and take the risk to work with people that I have never worked with in ordet to discover different sides of what I can do. I decided this back in January since I've had a lot of time on my hands with my current job. I connected with a producer/engineer back in February and it wasn't until April that we finally got on the same page to schedule a recording session. I had to practice and he had something going on. Awesome dude...