The Freestyle Club

The Freestyle Club Episode 32: Open Your Eyes with Sam Savon features none other than Samuel Morales. CPR starts the conversation with Sam about his numerous name changes over his career. Samuel Morales aka Samuel, Sam Savon, New Vision just to name a few. Samuel tells us why the label, Cutting Records, felt it was necessary for him to change his name.

This Blah Blah episode is solely dedicated to fan feedback. We start off with a question we asked in our Facebook Group. "How Do You Think Freestyle Is Doing in 2019?" No one said Freestyle was doing worse than 2018, 7 respondents said that said it's about the same and over 30 stated its doing better than 2019. CPR Jose Ortiz and DaUnknownAdmin give you their thoughts on the subject.

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We move on to the individual feedback segment and tackle each comment left by our listeners.

* Gino Caporale Marketing the music better, better promotion. We unpack and examine how Freestyle Music is currently being marketed and promoted. From pre-order announcements that do not provide any pertinent information such as release date, links to purchase the item in advance.

* Javier Rosario Let's talk about music that makes a countdown for a month vs making a classic that rotates on peoples playlist for years!! I honestly feel the genre is still pumping out " disposable freestyle " and not " I'm still gonna be jamming to this 20 years from now" music. We answer Javier's aka "Tazee" question by doing a quick and dirty review of songs from 2018 and asking if anyone is still playing those songs.

* Luis Santana The vicious circle of the freestyle genre. And music in general. How all cogs need to be firing in harmony.  Artist need to pay the producers The Santana Twins chime in with their own suggestions for The Freestyle Club to discuss. We examine how artists may be throwing money away chasing after cheap productions. We suggest a better path and greater value for their production money is to save for a quality production that can lead to getting bookings.

Now That It's Over with George LaMond and George Anthony

The Freestyle Club Episode 31: Now That It's Over with George LaMond and George Anthony. CPR sits down in a rare interview with both George LaMond and George Anthony to talk about their latest release "Now That It's Over".

We start talking about George Anthony's many talents. His songwriting and vocals abilities are highlighted by both CPR and George LaMond. We find out how the two Georges met and eventually worked together on "Now That's It's Over". They take us through the process of how the song was made, written and re-written until both Georges were satisfied.

George Anthony talks about meeting Gino Caporale and deciding on 418 Freestyle to distribute "Now That It's Over" digitally and Artistik is handling the vinyl release. Why they decided to bundle the song with Jenni Renee's "All Hooked Up". We finish by asking what's next for both Georges, possibly another song and a new Salsa project for George LaMond.

Where To Buy "Now That It's Over"

* iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/now-that-its-over-ep/1475855244?fbclid=IwAR1Dzfhu6P8jZAqYKMKZs8WAX2kxZJz8UAE5-_WkKKld6ZicD1EDAdtdNNA* Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W4NJMZQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ehptDb2GJM3GQ?fbclid=IwAR0fH3CKoHciBzqHOMEs0qNOL8Wf-Y-7hnT966DfxKDW8LiWbcfS6Dhqd_E

Blah, Blah, Paper  – Bonus Episode 7

This Blah Blah episode focuses on the first year of The Freestyle Club. We reflect on our first year, from Episode 1 where we lost a co-host to reaching 40 episodes and picking up a new co-host, Nick Colon. We start by getting Nick's thoughts on his experience so far. We compare The Freestyle Club to The Fracklin' Flatleavers in concept and objectives. We examine the evolution of Freestyle Music's first podcast from the Frackin' Flatleavers to The Freestyle Club. We also briefly talk about our individual projects like CPR's Clubhouse Dance Music, projected to reach 600 episodes by year's end. DaUnknownAdmin's own podcast has hit the Top 100 music podcast on iTunes.

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We examine the content and quality of the episodes over the past year. From having artists coming on the show to reveal their most intimate experiences in the genre of Freestyle Music. Artists have told us how they were victims of their own devices by signing bad contracts and not having an attorney review them. Another reoccurring theme has been artists sharing the fact that many of them have either been bankrupt or close to it. Some had to even fight with their labels to keep their identity. We finish off the segment by discussing our wishlist for the rest of 2019.

We move on to our favorite songs so far in 2019. Songs such as Jenni Renee's All Hooked Up, Aiki's You Never Did Me Right, Audi Medina's Need You Alone just to name a few. We follow up with songs we are looking forward to by Nyasia, Sammy Zone, C-Bank, George Lamond and George Anthony. We are unanimous in looking forward to is Memories of Love by A'Lisa B. Additionally, we discuss the upcoming CPR's Clubhouse Compilation.

Finally, we get into the Topic of the Week, DJ The Shadow's HOT 97 Freestyle Mix. We acknowledge his accomplishment of getting new Freestyle Music on a major radio station, Hot 97 in NYC. However, we express our disappointment with his choice of song selections. With there being many great Freestyle Music songs released in the past few years we are shocked by the playlist. We invoke the "Philip Anthony" rule, imagine being a listener who doesn't listen to Freestyle Music and the first song you hear is not one of the best Freestyle songs.

Less Is More with &More

The Freestyle Club Episode 30: Less Is More with &More. We sit this week with Mic Mac Recording artist &More. Wilfredo Delvalle aka &More recorded hit songs such as You'll Never Find Another Love, Materialistic Girl and Soul On Fire.

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&More tells the story of how &More started off as a group, who the members were and how &More are now a single person. We learn the roles that Marc Anthony, Frankie Cutlass, and Safire played in the early days of &More. We talk about the "unauthorized" remakes by other artists. How he felt and how he dealt with the issue. &More tells us about his contract with Mic Mac Records and why he asked to be released. We learn if he ever received any type of royalties and what role Safire played to get &More on SoundExchange.

The discussion continues with &More collaborating with Aby, formally of TKA. How they worked together to create Soul On Fire. We also get the details behind "More &More" the name created especially for "Less is More" a song that appeared on "Freestyle´s Elite Club" by Metropolitan Records. We learn about his other collaboration with Artie Rodriguez for the Artie and Friends Compilation.

&More states he is working on new music which will include new Freestyle and Salsa tracks. He talks about his influences in Salsa and we briefly talk about the similarities. We also discuss possible future collaborations. We dig into new Freestyle, who he listens to, which songs he likes, and how he has helped the new schoolers get exposure.

Where To Find &More

* Facebook Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/theoriginalWillieNMore/ * Facebook Page:

The Frozen Food Section with Freeze (Part 2)

The Freestyle Club Episode 29: The Frozen Food Section with Freeze (Part 2). Freeze talks about the quality of today's Freestyle, Original vs Replacement singers, and much, much, more.

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Freeze talks about his Bell's Palsy. He describes how the pain on the side of his face caused him to go to the hospital. Once there he was diagnosed with pneumonia. It was until the second painful episode that he was properly diagnosed with Bell's Palsy. He shares how painful the experience was and how he was told various timelines for his Bell's Palsy to diminish. He also talks to us about how Bell's Palsy has affected his singing, his vision and more. [ Read More About Bell's Palsy ]

The Frozen Food Section with Freeze

The Freestyle Club Episode 29: The Frozen Food Section with Freeze. We sit with Freeze and talk about his origin story. From prison to Artistik, Freeze shares his journey. Freeze tells us about doing Freestyle covers of his favorite artists. He eventually started meeting and networking with the artists. One such meeting was with Poze, who would introduce him to artists and producer, Willie Valentin. It was during this introduction that Freeze was giving the opportunity to showcase his talents by writing and singing a new song on the spot. As a result, "This Is Why" was born, Freeze's first single on Artistik Records. It was written, recorded, and produced in one day.

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Keeping It Classy with Trinere

The Freestyle Club Episode 28: Keeping It Classy with Trinere tells the origin story of Trinere Veronica Farrington. Trinere is an accomplished singer, songwriter and recording artist  She's had many hit songs chart on Billboard. Hits such as All Night, I'll Be All You Ever Need, How Can We Be Wrong, just to name a few.

We go back to when Trinere started her career in Florida. We talk about her meeting with legendary producer Tony Butler aka Pretty Tony. She gives us all the details and holds nothing back about her early years in Freestyle Music.

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She describes how her producer Tony Butler used to create his own sounds and built his own studio. They also used to press and ship their own vinyl records. We, of course, talk about contracts and you may be surprised by her response and the advice she gives to all female artist. We also talk about her decade long absence from the music industry and the factors leading up to her return.

We touch on the FB Live rants of her good friend Stevie B as well as getting her thoughts on Freestyle Music cliques, North vs South. Trinere tells us who she likes in the Freestyle Music genre and which new school artist/song she likes. We shift our conversation back to Trinere and what she is currently working on, Find out who her new music producer is and how soon we can expect her new songs to be released.

The Lost Episode with Peter Fontaine

The Freestyle Club Episode 27: The Lost Episode with Peter Fontaine. We talk to Peter Fontaine and find out how he got his start in Freestyle Music. Peter tells us about meeting various artists and producers in the Freestyle genre. He mentions how Frankie Cutlass helped him with during his start in Freestyle. He also laments the advice Frankie gave him regarding Mic Mac vs High Power Records.

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As is traditional at The Freestyle Club, we talk about signing bonuses and contract terms. Peter breaks down what his contract was and how he was able to get out of the contract under Tony Garcia and High Power Records. We also touch on the "replacement" of Peter Fontaine by NV, and what his thoughts are. During his time at High Power Records, Peter also wrote songs for his label mates and he briefly goes over a few of those songs.

Peter talks about his feeling regarding the Freestyle Music industry and how he has mixed feelings about returning to the genre. Peter breaks down how Eyes of Deception (2018 Remix)  ended up on the In a Class of Our Own, Vol. 3: The Class Menagerie. The Freestyle Club talk to Peter about today's Freestyle and how we think it can be updated and improved.

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Blah, Blah, Expansion – Bonus Episode 6

This Blah Blah episode officially welcomes Nick Colon as the 3rd member of The Freestyle Club. Nick first appeared on The Freestyle Club as a guest during episode 22: Unbreakable with Nick Colon. He has also appeared on The Fracking Flat leaves and Clubhouse Dance Music. Nick talks about doing his first interview with Freestyle Music pioneer Andy Panda during the Second Generation with Andy “Panda” Tripoli episode.

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The Freestyle Club review fan feedback from Alex of Latin Nation who disagrees with us when it comes to artists taking responsibility for the projects they work on. Luis who doesn't understand the hype over Jenee Renee's latest hit song. We finish off fan feedback with Zeke, who goes in on Tanassi about his spamming of links on artists pages.

We discuss Freestyle Armageddon Day aka June 8th. It seems that everyone in Freestyle has an event on Saturday, June 8th. In typical Freestyle Fashion, the genre implodes over competing events. Instead of celebrating the fact that Freestyle Music is about to host multiple events on a single, we instead draw battle lines and take sides.

Royalty Radio has become the latest buzz word in the Freestyle community. The Freestyle Club attempts to break down the mission of Royalty Radio. CPR was approached for his Clubhouse Dance Music Logo, but other than that and a meeting to discuss generalities there isn't much information about Royalty Radio. Stay tuned, if we get any new information we'll be sure to pass it on.

We do a quick and dirty mid-year review of the latest songs in the Freestyle Music genre. We talk about the standouts during the first half of 2019. With songs from Shy, Jenni Renee, Jasmine Denis, A'Lisa B,, Aiki, Berrios vs Zone, Wendy, and Lily Rose. We also talk about the songs we are looking forward to in the second half of 2019. Songs include Shawn Davis, Julio Mena, A'Lisa B, Mark Milan, Sammy Zone, CPR Clubhouse Madness, and more.