In The Studio

LA Trip

    Finally got to sit down and have a great meeting with Zach Katz @ Beluga Heights in Chalice.

I love Zach!!!  He is such a REAL person,  and his feedback is priceless.  I'm going in on some co-writes with J.R. Rotem, whose production and grind I admire.  From there, I went to Universal in Santa Monica to meet with Archie Davis in regards to doing some writing with T-Wiz (Ciara, Jennifer Hudson, Chris Brown, Tyrese, Marie Digby)  (I cut two records that my publisher says are going to be Top 5 hits with the amazing beats of T-Wiz)

  In the attached building are the Interscope offices, where I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting one of Jimmy Iovine's top dudes, Neil Jacobson.  It was great meeting Neil, he is a true boss in this business, and had nothing but love for me!  He really dug one of my records, and has me working on a hit for Natalia Cappuccini.  

 Off to Columbia Records in Beverly Hills to meet with Maria Egan for Three Six Mafia, and Tiffany projects.   Then to Atlantic with Raj for Plies, Flo, and Tre Songz....in the studio with Fernando Garibay (U2, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears) and Wayne Rodrigues (Natasha Bedingfield)........plus a wonderful meeting with Erika Nuri from The Writing Camp, all I can say was it was weekend when all our dreams were coming true.  All the things we talked about...all the things we hoped for, rapped about, strived for......it was like the climax of our whole journey.  But you know what's amazing y'all???  It was only just THE BEGINNING!!!!!!!  The Dream Team is here............

 

Allison Iraheta of American Idol

  I had a great Meet and Greet with her in the Sony/BMG building on Santa Monica.  She is the coolest teenager ever!  Her deep, soulful voice reminds me of Janis Joplin, and I am really looking forward to cutting a few records for her debut album.   Teresa LaBarbera Whites, who discovered Beyonce and signed Destiny's Child, has to be the sweetest sincere PERSON I've encountered in a long while.  She is top A and R on the project, and was very welcoming.