Creative Contact w/ Kia Orion

J. Cerrone is an author focused on street literature, and shared some of his most life-changing stories with me this past week. I'm stoked for you guys to hear it. If you want to know what life is like as an independent author this one is for you.

Connect with J:

https://paperchasepublications.com/shop/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiGWBsrFxl0

https://www.instagram.com/paperchasepublications/

888-399-0365

Connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/kiaorion

https://soundcloud.com/kiaorion

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How do you go from Camden...to school for ballet, and eventually become a professional dancer? By accident. That's how. Kingsley Ibeneche is truly an artist. Now a full-time creative he finds work as a dancer, a singer/songwriter, and an actor. In this episode he shares his story and everything he went through to get here.

Kingsley will be performing at the Barnes Foundation in Philly next week, the 23rd, at 8. oh...did i mention he DANCED WITH HALSEY THIS PAST WEEKEND ON SNL? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3prCOTpsKk

so...that happened.

Let's just say I made the mistake of missing one of his shows before and deeply regret it #nbd.

Interview starts around 6:30. Enjoy!

Tickets to the show:

https://tickets.barnesfoundation.org/orders/316/tickets?eventId=5a1db6bcca6afe288a0f1a74&date=2018-02-23T20:00:00-0500

Connect with Kingsley:

https://www.instagram.com/kingsleyibeneche/?hl=en

https://soundcloud.com/kingsley-ibeneche

Connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/kiaorion

https://soundcloud.com/kiaorion

How do you go from Camden...to school for ballet, and eventually become a professional dancer? By accident. That's how. Kingsley Ibeneche is truly an artist. Now a full-time creative he finds work as a dancer, a singer/songwriter, and an actor. In this episode he shares his story and everything he went through to get here.

Kingsley will be performing at the Barnes Foundation in Philly next week, the 23rd, at 8. oh...did i mention he DANCED WITH HALSEY THIS PAST WEEKEND ON SNL? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3prCOTpsKk

so...that happened.

Let's just say I made the mistake of missing one of his shows before and deeply regret it #nbd.

Interview starts around 6:30. Enjoy!

Tickets to the show:

https://tickets.barnesfoundation.org/orders/316/tickets?eventId=5a1db6bcca6afe288a0f1a74&date=2018-02-23T20:00:00-0500

Connect with Kingsley:

https://www.instagram.com/kingsleyibeneche/?hl=en

https://soundcloud.com/kingsley-ibeneche

Connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/kiaorion

https://soundcloud.com/kiaorion

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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativecontact/support

West Philadelphia native Claude Forte doesn't pretend to have it all figured out. But he doesn't need to. After switching his focus from playing ball to making music he's confident it's just a matter of time. And I don't blame him.

When I first heard his songs I could tell there was something unique about this dude. His voice carries a certain weight that only comes with years in the game. After losing his dad at a young age Claude realized how important it was to take his craft seriously. He has recently become a father as well, and that fueled the fire even more for him to make this work.

There are some great stories in here as well as advice for artists still trying to find their voice.

Interview starts around 6:30. Enjoy!

Connect with Claude:

https://www.instagram.com/claude215_/

https://twitter.com/claude215_/

https://soundcloud.com/claude215

Connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/kiaorion

https://soundcloud.com/kiaorion

West Philadelphia native Claude Forte doesn't pretend to have it all figured out. But he doesn't need to. After switching his focus from playing ball to making music he's confident it's just a matter of time. And I don't blame him.

When I first heard his songs I could tell there was something unique about this dude. His voice carries a certain weight that only comes with years in the game. After losing his dad at a young age Claude realized how important it was to take his craft seriously. He has recently become a father as well, and that fueled the fire even more for him to make this work.

There are some great stories in here as well as advice for artists still trying to find their voice.

Interview starts around 6:30. Enjoy!

Connect with Claude:

https://www.instagram.com/claude215_/

https://twitter.com/claude215_/

https://soundcloud.com/claude215

Connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/kiaorion

https://soundcloud.com/kiaorion

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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativecontact/support

They don't call it the city of brotherly love for nothing. Will Toms is a young entrepreneur from Philly who is creating a new way for artists to collaborate. Growing up in and around the city Will saw how often artists were competing for the same shine. RECPhilly, a company he co-founded with his high school best friend Dave Silver, is one of the most prominent start-ups in the city.

The goal for RECPhilly was to create a space that could be a one stop shop for artists to find everything under one roof. A recording studio? Check. A visual arts space for music videos? Check. A chill spot for your boys to hangout and play ping-pong? Check. What originally started as a one room operation in an old North Philadelphia window factory has quickly become a sought after collaborative environment.

Will and I chopped it up at the studio and he gave me a tour of the whole operation. We talk about learning his hustle from his grandma, starting out as a show promoter for college parties, and living on the floor at RECPhilly for a year to get the business off the ground.

There are some incredible take aways about branding and strategy as an emerging artist in this one. I hope you learn as much as I did.

If you would like to connect with Will or learn more about the free thinkers program the info and links are below. Interview starts around 6:30. Enjoy!

Connect with Will:

https://www.instagram.com/thewilltoms/

https://twitter.com/thewilltoms/

https://www.recphilly.com/

https://www.recphilly.com/join

Connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/kiaorion

https://soundcloud.com/kiaorion

[email protected]

Become a supporter of this podcast:

https://anchor.fm/creativecontact/support

They don't call it the city of brotherly love for nothing. Will Toms is a young entrepreneur from Philly who is creating a new way for artists to collaborate. Growing up in and around the city Will saw how often artists were competing for the same shine. RECPhilly, a company he co-founded with his high school best friend Dave Silver, is one of the most prominent start-ups in the city.

The goal for RECPhilly was to create a space that could be a one stop shop for artists to find everything under one roof. A recording studio? Check. A visual arts space for music videos? Check. A chill spot for your boys to hangout and play ping-pong? Check. What originally started as a one room operation in an old North Philadelphia window factory has quickly become a sought after collaborative environment.

Will and I chopped it up at the studio and he gave me a tour of the whole operation. We talk about learning his hustle from his grandma, starting out as a show promoter for college parties, and living on the floor at RECPhilly for a year to get the business off the ground.

There are some incredible take aways about branding and strategy as an emerging artist in this one. I hope you learn as much as I did.

If you would like to connect with Will or learn more about the free thinkers program the info and links are below. Interview starts around 6:30. Enjoy!

Connect with Will:

https://www.instagram.com/thewilltoms/

https://twitter.com/thewilltoms/

https://www.recphilly.com/

https://www.recphilly.com/join

Connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/kiaorion

https://soundcloud.com/kiaorion

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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativecontact/support

This man needs no introduction. You can't talk about Philly Hip-Hop without bringing him or his group into the conversation. Spade-O from the legendary rap crew Major Figgas was generous enough to sit down and chop it up with the boy about his come-up and rap career.

We talk about what it was like growing up hustling in North Philly, signing to a major label in raps golden era, hearing his song played out of car radios for the first time, smoking cigars with Jay-Z, and much more.

Spade is currently working on the finishing touches for numerous upcoming projects, and can be contacted on his social media below. Hope you get as much out of this as I did, let me know what you think!

Connect with Spade:

https://www.instagram.com/darealspadeo

https://twitter.com/darealspadeo

https://soundcloud.com/spade-o-1/tracks

Connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/kiaorion

https://soundcloud.com/kiaorion

This man needs no introduction. You can't talk about Philly Hip-Hop without bringing him or his group into the conversation. Spade-O from the legendary rap crew Major Figgas was generous enough to sit down and chop it up with the boy about his come-up and rap career.

We talk about what it was like growing up hustling in North Philly, signing to a major label in raps golden era, hearing his song played out of car radios for the first time, smoking cigars with Jay-Z, and much more.

Spade is currently working on the finishing touches for numerous upcoming projects, and can be contacted on his social media below. Hope you get as much out of this as I did, let me know what you think!

Connect with Spade:

https://www.instagram.com/darealspadeo

https://twitter.com/darealspadeo

https://soundcloud.com/spade-o-1/tracks

Connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/kiaorion

https://soundcloud.com/kiaorion

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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creativecontact/support

If y'all from Philly then you've probably (see: definitely) heard of Ill Fated Natives. They were featured recently as one of the city's top 19 young people making noise and I was lucky enough to kick it with their bassist, Bets, for this weeks podcast.

https://billypenn.com/2017/08/29/whos-next-music-19-young-pros-creating-the-new-philadelphia-sound/

Bets and IFN are creating the soundtrack for the revolution. Bets and I talk about his experience growing up Haitian-American in NYC/Philly, the history of the band, and why it's important to make music that's meaningful. Bets also gives me advice on how to take part in hip-hop as a white boy without causing more harm than good.

Interview starts around 6:30 and we have way too much fun in this one. Peep it and let me know what you think!

IFN UPCOMING SHOWS:

Tuesday Jan 23rd, Pub Webb (Philly)

Weds. Jan 24th, The Bitter End (NYC)

Connect with Bets and IFN:

https://www.instagram.com/palmtree_bets

https://twitter.com/palmtree_bets

https://www.instagram.com/illfatednatives

www.illfatednatives.com

Connect with me:

https://www.instagram.com/kiaorion

https://soundcloud.com/kiaorion