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Exclusive Interview: Fly Guy Freddie

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Hip Hop pioneer Fly Guy Freddie has been through many twists and turns in the Rap game. From working intimately with labels, other artists and even performing himself, Fly has worn many hats throughout his extensive career in the Hip Hop realm. And he’s done it with boldness and style, without reservation.

So FGF is no new camper in this musical wilderness, he’s played many crucial roles throughout his career and has a plethora of accomplishments and resumé details that have given him the resources and connections to hit the ground running and keep that pace at a breakneck speed. So we here at Artist Reach got the chance to do an exclusive interview with Fly Guy Freddy in regards to his past, present and the prospect for 2021 and beyond.

Q: Give us some insight into your artist name Fly Guy Freddie, as well as all the skills possessed by you as an artist.

A: As FlyguyFreddie, I have insight on giving my listeners on what’s real and what’s authentic.

Q: As an artist, what are some of your biggest strengths and witnesses when it comes to your artistic merit?

A: For strength…being able to relate to different generations is definitely imperative. Weakness? Not always fitting in with what’s going on, and being different.

Q: You’ve been active in the USA music scene for 15 years now. What particularly got you started? Shine some light on your beginnings.

A: Growing up around clubs, family, being involved in the scene, owning, cooking, and so forth. Doing anything to get my foot in the door.

Q: During the age of 14, it says you were part of a group collective/band called Country Boyz. What was your position with that group and which label brought you guys together as a signed unit?

A: In the Country Boyz, I was a writer. The label.. well they don’t get credit. We’ll just leave it at that.

Q: In 2006, you were eventually signed with Executive Records. Tell us a little about that and what the label expected of you.

A: With Executive Records, I was a writer and collaborated with artist Nocturnal from the West Coast and eventually became a Grammy nominated writer for the multi-platinum artist on “The Return Of The Hustle” album.

Q: By the next year, you made an impressive stint on MTV. How did that come about? Give us the goods.

A: The MTV stint was brought on by my song “Donk-A-Donk” produced by the Bubble Monkeys. 1/3 is my business partner Nwill, and RIP to my other partner Manchu. The track achieved song of the week on MTV.

Q: In 2008, things took a turn where you had to start going your own way, without the major label support. Hence, starting Fresh Ticket Ent. How did you get that off the ground?

A: I tried to get Fresh Ticket Ent off the ground but it did not work. The reason it didn’t work is because I found out you can’t do anything by yourself.

Q: Who have been some of your biggest musical influences throughout the years?

A: Some of my biggest musical influences has been my business partner Nwill. I see and admire his ability of being able to master just about all genres of music.

Q: From 2007-2010, some of your more prominent years of your career manifested pretty diligently. Tell us a little about that.

A: In July 2010, I teamed up with Tree Dogg to create a conglomerate of street promoters and artists. What we did was get everybody promoting everybody in each club no matter if you had any music out or not. In Da Streets Promotions. During that time it was hard to get other artists to work with other artists because everyone was just thinking of themselves. I just wanted everyone to make dope music.

Q: What does the future hold for you now? What’re your plans for 2021 and beyond?

A: For 2021, I’ll be getting on my grind to produce music to a higher standard. As of right now in the meantime, the audience should check out “Momma“, my new release. Produced by Nwill. The track is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and several other digital music streaming platforms.

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Exclusive Review: “We Are In An Identity Crisis, But We Really Like It” LP

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This charismatic’s very bassy, ominous and whispery vocals that are heavily reliant on rhythm sections are almost impossible to go unnoticed. The jazziness is almost gripping when it comes to the UK’s Wild Horse‘s indie and relentless rock record We Are In An Identity Crisis, But We Love It that manages to put 16-brilliant songs in many multifaceted ways in the best ways possible.

Introductory track “Sympathy” is a very indie guitar-oriented track with a disco drum feel to its mantra. Lots of personality in the vocals truly brings enchanting choruses to the forefront with sweltering guitar swings and love for the power of the indie rock calbre….just the way it’s supposed to be. Moving on to track “Times Up“,There’s a plethora of dynamic story telling aura in this song, and Times Up is definitely one of them. Time to up our guy!

Moving into “Broken and Forgotten“, the perfect crossbreed of blues, indie and rock components all placed in the perfect but measuredly-measure among this song this one really brings the three-harmony, key-change and true emo-soul nostalgia completely to the forefront makes this one fun and truly a fun filled redemption .

So many tasty tracks. The bluesy indie-blues tastiness of “Eager”, the unrelenting energy of “My Friend Said”, the funky vibey and reggae-ish tone of “Can’t!” and the subtleness of “True”, a song that truly explores the upwards, downwards, and so much atmosphere that is implemented. All 16-tracks of have brilliant choruses, relentless choruses and full of life stories that truly bring life to the solid ground; without cooking cutting, without lies to make you feel better and with a cutting edge sword that truly comes towards you, but never hurts – just cuts delicately and delivering the hungry truth from the angle you yourself see it through your eyes. And that’s what this record is about — good times, the now-and-then wonders of life of putting one front foot in the other. Oh, and the occasional adversity, and how you deal with it.

This is 16-track really gets into your head and truly puts the depth into meaning. We Are In An Identity Crisis, But We Love It. It tells many stories, philosophies, fun, complain to, and tightly driven from beginning to end. You can find the band’s excellently crafted record on Apple Music, Spotify and several other digital music streaming platforms. You’ll be picking this one up in no time.

Stream the album below:

READ MORE ABOUT THEIR FUTURE SINGLES…

CAN’T STOP (MEETING ON THE DANCE FLOOR)“ — A feel-good tune about being in love with your clubbing friend who’s in a happy relationship with someone else…”

Key artists influencing can’t stop (meeting on the dancefloor) – Stevie wonder, Martha and the Vandellas, Blossoms, Wham.

 

“THE ROOM” — “This track is really just a reaction to 2020 as a year. The feeling of being confined to one “room”, as many people were during lockdown /quarantining, is a difficult one and the lack of human contact has made life feel a bit hazy. This track also touches on the increased sense of division between people this year, with violence becoming more and more prevalent, symbolized by the horrific murders of George Floyd, Breanna Taylor and so many more, and the fact that equal rights for all has become a political issue rather than a necessity of life. 2020 has been a strange year, one that I’m sure we wish we could all forget.”

Be sure to keep up with Wild Horse as they continue to write about the pandemic and be sure to all so to have a holly jolly Christmas!

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Exclusive Interview: Winston-Salem Rising Rapper Iontez Sheds Light On His Upward Career As He Continues To Hit The Ground Running

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Since coming out the gate in 2019, NC-based rising rapper Iontez has developed an insatiable knack for witty rhyming techniques, versatile lyrical concepts and everything else in between. Known for his multifaceted skill set behind the mic, Iontez has proven that relentless determination and passion for the craft will take your career to many places. And even with twists and turns throughout the course of the musical journey, it’s true artists like Iontez that show the industry at large that failure is never an option; one of his biggest focal points since his manifestation.

With a vast array of impressive releases under his belt since his inception into the market, the prominent DIY artist has kept his consistency out in the forefront and continues to keep grinding away at what he does best. Us at Artist Reach caught up with Iontez in an exclusive interview recently regarding the prospect of his career’s future and plans for 2021 and beyond.

•I see you got into music at the age of 13. How did that all manifest during that time? What inspired you to start so young?

Music is something that I enjoy doing. I was inspired to make music by my friend Moonz from Sweden who told me that I should start recording music and that I was a good at rapping. Ever since then I loved making music and it is amazing to also be able to make money off of something I enjoy and love to do.

•Give us some insight on how you came up with your artist name.

My artist name is the same exact name I used for my gaming username. I thought the name would be perfect because it is unique and it makes it easy to find my music, all you have to do is search up “Iontez” and you can find everything.

•I see you have quite an eclectic background as well. MWho are some of your artist influences?

My influences are very versatile and you can hear it in my music. Some of my artist influences range from Playboi Carti, Duwap Kaine, BoofPaxkMooky, SauxePaxkTB, Yanko 7th, NAV, Young Thug, Chief Keef, and the list goes on.

•We’ve had quite the pandemic sweep the nation and world at large this year. How has it affected you and how have you been utilizing your time during this COVID period?

It gave me more time to work on my music since school is closed. I have a studio setup in my room so I can work on my music any time I want instead of spending money and having to drive to a studio. The pandemic really had a positive impact on my career.

•I see you’re from the Winston-Salem area. How has that scene treated you and what would be one of the best parts about the scene? (Venues, other artists, etc.)

Winston-Salem is slept on. We have some of the greatest artists from here. Shoutout to Tia Corine, Apex3400, KloK, SauxePaxkTB (Rest In Peace), 52Paco, and there is so much more talented artists from Winston-Salem. I’m trying to put us on the map, when you hear North Carolina you think of Raleigh, Charlotte, Durham and Greensboro but I want Winston-Salem to come to your mind when you hear North Carolina.

•What’s the name of your most recent release and what are your plans for 2021?

My most recent song is called 336 and it features my bro Lil Joker on it. It’s currently up on YouTube and SoundCloud. My plans for 2021 is that I’m going to stay working on my music and keep up my grind. I’m probably going to release a EP in 2021 too so stay tuned.

NOTE: Full Music Review coming soon this next week.

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Press Release: Dropfever Set To Launch Their Exclusive Platform, Take Their Survey And Get An Artist Feature

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Article by: Justyn Brodsky

The team at Dropfever is currently working on obtaining primary prominent market research done for a fresh new platform that will assist musicians in creating virtual experiences to accompany new song and album releases.

Dropfever has a groundbreaking blueprint with promising results where indies and up-and-comers can benefit highly, but it needs to amass as much feedback as possible in order to construct the best platform for both artists and fans.

Take a minute to fill out the survey below and get added to the Hall of Fame section of the website when they launch. This is an opportunity to jump on while it’s hot! It’s gonna go places very quickly.

•Link to Survey: https://iter.ly/st9n7

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Press Release: TUBBR – Why The World’s First Personal Social Network is Beneficial To Musicians

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Article by: Justyn Brodsky

Social Media and platforms for sharing have been a cornerstone to the Internet since the days of MySpace. Everyone wants to get their message/content out there and express their facets of creativity, and the creation of apps, networks and software has provided diligent ways to make this possible.

Whether you’re a content creator, business, photographer, artist, band, model or social media enthusiast, these platforms and their features have opened up a world where anyone and everyone can put their own creative touch to their content and put it out to their network and the world most effectively. Some platforms are more desirable than others, but one thing that comes into play is efficiency and the option for privacy among your network and those you want involved in your network on a more collaborative level. This is where TUBBR comes in, a platform recommended to everyone, however can especially be a gem for your music career as well.

TUBBR is a platform that that lets you create a thing called “Personal Spaces”, where instead of one timeline (like Facebook, for example), this one lets you create multiple timelines. So if you’re a band, this would be perfect to create a timeline for each band member. Or if you’re a solo artist, you could create a timeline for different purposes: touring schedule, merch store, photo section, you get the idea. And just like any other Social Media Network, you have the option to set your timeline(s) to a Privacy setting.

But overall, TUBBR allows you to share your timeline content with your fans in a whole new innovative way that is different and very effective – and at the same time, you can also discover relevant content and collaborate with people on things as well. A good example would be: touring artists. Each artist or group can collaborate or parallel each other’s timelines and put content out to your fans and keep them updated and interested with what you’re doing on your current tour (similar to a tour diary), but in a more fun and intimate setting.

We at Artist Reach gave this platform a try, and it’s extremely innovative and at the same time leaves out all the saturation, unwanted friend requests, spammers, trolls and everything else that makes our mainstream platforms more annoying. And on top of that, the ability to create multiple timelines and collaborative timelines is also something that we were most impressed by. But there’s more to it as well. There are a lot of features on this platform that when combined, create a very multifaceted networking experience that is unlike anything else we’ve ever used. One example of this is the platform itself gives you something called TUBBR WALLS. And you can have multiple.

You can Easily Manage & Control how and to who you share these stories with by keeping these Walls either ‘Private’ within a select group of friends you invite or ‘Public’ for the World to follow while you share & collaborate on your interests with people you desire.

The possibility for users to create these multiple walls gives them the freedom to share a lot more stories on a specific topic and even collaborate with people of choice.

The Benefits of TUBBR:

• Create Multiple Timelines using TUBBR Walls. Keep these Walls

• Public to showcase your passion, work, hobbies, life experiences and more

• Private within select people or friends

• Add your travel partners, gym buddies, co-workers, band members or others on these Walls to Collaborate on Common interests and passions.

• With powerful TUBBR LinkTags you can also promote your blog, products, YouTube videos or SoundCloud tracks on each story you post

• TUBBR feeds will always be as per your interests apart from being Chronological & ADs free!

This is an amazing platform and can really adapt the way artists and bands share content with their fans, or as a fan be more connected to the artists you love or desire to discover, and we recommend all of our readers to give it a try. It’ll absolutely grow on you and give TUMBLR a run for its money! The App is available on both Google Play and ITunes, or go to http://www.tubbr.co to register for your access code. You can also create exclusivity. Where you can encourage your audience to Pre-Register to receive an exclusive Access Code and be the first to join as it’s available only though invites.

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