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I loathe the taste of cough syrup. My great-grandmother would never purchase Robitussin or NyQuil when I was ill. Instead she would get some old school, thick cough syrup that was odorous and coated my tongue with the foulest and most bitter taste. I would avoid her for as long as I could, but eventually I had to face the spoon. If I think about it long enough, I can taste the wretched syrup still.
The worst part about it all was it would suppress my cough for a few hours and then I be right back to hacking my lungs out. I vowed to never put my offspring through such torture! So I sought out a way to naturally suppress a cough and it not be such a horrific experience.
Check out this recipe that suppresses your cough without having to gag! Take note: if you have a wet cough or mucous buildup, you should avoid the brown sugar and use honey. REAL local (if you can find it) honey! Sugar and mucous are surefire enemies. Be sure to check the ingredients of your honey bottle; there should be nothing but honey in there. Share this with all your sickly friends or keep it in your arsenal for when you have a pesky cough!
When you're at your part-time job(s) and painfully watching the clock. Stalking the seconds hand—waiting for your shift to end, so you can get back to your meaningful freelance work. Story of my LIFE.
Enough is enough. Get out of your own way, kick doubt in the balls—really hard and get sh*t done!
You never realize you’re making memories when you’re having fun. In between tagging cookie favors, washing dishes, and hot gluing ribbons I was reminded of how much I love my bestie and her family. The Peanut Butter to my Jelly got married this weekend, and I’m so happy for my & B’s couple soulmate! They have eased our difficult times with no hesitation—and I’ll forever love them for it. Thank you for being my sister-from-another-mister, the both of you mean the world to me. Cheers to your love!
Every family has a story to tell, welcome to the Nehilla family. We all gathered in Raleigh for an impromptu hibachi dinner in celebration of our brother Mikey’s swear-in to the US Air Force. While there is no blood relation, family isn’t about blood. It’s about supportive, loving people that are always there when you need them. My heart beats for these faces.
This one goes out to all of the worker bees who have cried already this Monday morning. As a wise editor once said, “May your coffee be strong and your Monday short.”
Brought to you by “I can’t even” Mondays. A weekly visual presentation of people who are having a severe case of the Monday’s.
Ladies, while you, your chocolates, and your bottle of wine are all wrapped up in your Hello Kitty Snuggie watching "EVERYTHING STEVE BUSCEMI" this Valentine's Day—here's proof swoon-worthy (hot) men still do exist. Redditor BrianDangerFlynn gifted his unsuspecting girlfriend with commissioned Disney artwork from artist Dylan Bonner. Gah! This hunky boyfriend wins Valentine's Day.
I want our relationship to be as epic and timeless as the animations we grew up on, so I decided to have us painted into some famous Disney scenes and surprise her for Valentines Day. It's been a secret for 3 months, and I can't wait to show her!I added some real photos at the end if you want to compare the resemblance. Here's us (and our dog Willa) in "Tangled." I'm sharing because I want you all to see the incredible work the artist — Dylan Bonner — created for us. You can find these illustrations and more on his blog (http://dylanbonner.blogspot.com/), his tumblr (http://dylanbonner.tumblr.com/), and his DeviantArt (http://dylanbonner.deviantart.com/)
Complacency is lethal to your success.
#repost “Involuntary Movements ” coming soon!!!! @niqmaximus on the track!!!! @1080gee_visions on the videography
When you let the boys go play, they set bears on fire and splash in puddles in abandoned buildings. *Extra credit for guessing the correct location. Then again, my boys aren't your average chaps.
::Cues:: My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.
<<Behold>> Videographer 1080 Gee's fully focused eye capturing and curating the mischievously artful acts of B-Boy/Emcee's brand1thebeast scored by the compulsory head-bobbing sounds of EDM/trap producer Niq Maximus. A snippet of Involuntary Movements.
Five years ago, Electronic Dance Music (EDM) became a mainstream word for a grocery bag of genres that has been thriving for years. EDM has a lot of room to grow melding non-traditional sounds and it's audibly and visually evident that emcee/break dancer brand1thebeast & producer Niq Maximus are more than ready to expand the genre to unutterable heights.
Starving artist? Tired of starving? Puff your chest out—don't hurt yourself—and demand order in your business. Save the freestyling for the cyphers and create a focused goal for your music career. You'll upgrade from Cup O Noodles in no time.
At a networking event, no one should be solely listening. At the December Social Sessions I was ill with beginnings of a sinus infection, so instead of engaging with the people in the room, I stood in corners and observed. (A normal no-no.) I perked my ears to hear some conversations and it inspired this re-cap. As I entered the building, two attendees were standing in front of me. They were talking about how they don't have social media accounts because "it was too much." Too much??? It immediately inspired a challenge for all IdOMusic® attendees (new & seasoned) to assess their level of commitment. This is the time—the new year—to step back, evaluate, and plan out what the upcoming year will look like. Seriously, look into the professional vision of your year. Remember those connections that you made, that got you excited but you maybe dropped the ball? Re-visit those. Remember that time when you said social media was too much? If you discipline yourself to a professional schedule, social media could take literally 5 minutes daily. Use the motivation of the new year to start anew. Just promise me that you'll be committed to taking your career aspirations by the reins instead of abandoning your goals before the 1st of February.
With that being said, What do you want your music career to look like in 2015?
Decide on a focal point First, figure out what you want to focus on. There are countless aspects of your business that need attention, where will you start? What will you improve? What is missing? What will promote you to the next level of your career? Ask yourself these questions and check out the focus list that Ariel Hyatt of cyberprmusic.com created:
Branding – Your look and feel your image and health or your pitch and overall messaging.
Marketing – What will you do this year for your marketing plans.
Newsletter – It’s still the #1 way to make money! What will you do to create and send yours 12 – 24 times this year & how many people can you add to your e-mail list.
Website – Building a new one or diversifying your online presence?
Social Networking – How’s your Facebook Fan Page looking? How many tweets do you send each week?
PR – Getting covered on radio, print, or online.
Booking – Touring or local gigs this year or a combination?
New Music – How much will you release?
Money – How much money you would like to earn?
Film & TV Placements – Will you work towards them this year?
Expanding Your Fan Base – How will you do this?
Team – Will you be trying to get a manager or a booking agent?
Time – How will you manage to balance your time this year to make sure you can focus on your musical goals?
Songwriting – Recording an album or EP this year or just releasing singles as they come?
Instrument – Buying a new instrument or taking lessons?
Personal Health – So your performance is better – exercise, eating etc.
Choose focal areas that work for you—but more importantly goal achievement requires commitment and discipline, so choose to give attention to what gets you excited. If you're not kool-aid grinning at the idea of working on your chosen facet, revisit the list. You should be ready to werk off-gate.
Set Motivating & Realistic Goals If you chose to center your attention on your website, but know diddly about building your own site versus hiring a website designer—then that's where you begin.
Your first goal could be "Research DIY Musician Websites" and set your goal achievement date for tonight. Start with small goals to strike out or check off your list so that you feel accomplished and gain the momentum to keep going.
Derek Sivers put goal motivation in perspective when he stated, "A bad goal makes you say, “Let me sleep on it.” A great goal makes you say, 'I can't sleep! I was up until 2 doing this, then got up at 7 to do it some more.'"
Don't fall victim to the goal setting hype of the New Year and end up abandoning your goals before the end of the month. Instead of listing goals for the entire year, plan for the month. This way, each month you'll be able to revisit your goals and make sure you're staying on track. It's imperative that you track your progress!
Lastly, celebrate your success! Self criticism will destroy your hustle, so train yourself to be a positive thinker and write down your daily achievements and update them on a vision board.
When you attend the next IdOMusic® event on January 18—have an action plan. How will you utilize IdOMusic® to help you get closer to your focused goal?
Remember! Goals don't work unless you do!
Originally published on IdOMusic®'s blog: http://www.idomusiconline.com/blog/creating-focused-goals/
It's you versus Kathy Bates. Annie Wilkes; Madame LaLaurie—Kathy Bates. You're going to need all the "fight for life" you can muster. Step one.
“I will literally go through every single sound I have until I find the right one…it can take forever sometimes.”
Atlanta’s production trump card—the man with an immortal “nosleepever” grind—Niq Maximus tells me a bit about himself. While we just skim the surface in this Q&A interview, keep an ear out for this eccentric producer’s tracks with some of the industry’s hottest artists in the upcoming year.
Outiftted with a jump drive hanging from his neck, a backpack and a swanky collection of Ray-Bans, he stepped in the house from his part-time at around 9p.m. As he was gathering his gear for his trek to the studio, he stopped to chat with us for a candid Q&A session. We stood in the hallway and he casually mentioned he landed yet another placement, this one—Young Thug's recently leaked track "I Made It ft. Rich Homie Quan." His additional credits include "Feed Tha Fam" featured on Rocko's Food Mixtape, multiple tracks with UAMG's Zach Farlow including "Wait and See," and upcoming tracks with Cash Out and Young Scooter. He's been putting in that werk and we can't wait to see what this new year has in store for him. Tell us a little about yourself. Where are you from? 252 baby! Greenville, NC. Representing for my hometown. Carolina Panthers, Tarheels—all of them. And what do you do? I am a film composer, music producer, vocalist, songwriter, singer, and arranger for UAMG Studios Urban Angels Music Group (formally DARP Studios) in Atlanta, Georgia. I forgot to say musician—it's a lot of stuff. Dang, I was a musician first actually. It's been so long ago. How long ago is "so long ago"? I started playing the drums when I was five years old. I started playing the piano and keyboard when I was about twelve. So it has been a lot of years. I'm thirty now. So, a lot of years. Describe your music, and what separates you from other producers? I like to say my music is worldly, because I produce different genres of music—I'm not just stuck to one sound. I like to combine all the music I love and the music that inspires me to create a genre of my own. I'm not just a producer. I'm a music composer also, so I think that separates me from a lot of producers—especially here in Atlanta. I played an action score in the studio when I first got here 2 years ago and had a lot of people's heads messed up. They were looking at me confused like "where's the turn up???" We don't want to share all your secrets but what software do you use? I use Reason and Logic 9.
What's the first song you ever remember hearing? The first song that I ever remember hearing had to be...umm... I think it was Bobby Brown actually—it was "My Prerogative." Tiffany, a cousin of mine—I wasn't supposed to be watching music videos and "My Prerogative" was on, Bobby Brown was dancing. And I was like, "ill as f**k!!!" I think want to say this was the first song that I remember actually being like, this sounds cool. What keeps you inspired and motivated to create? Bobby Brown? Ha ha...nah...I'm always inspired by what I haven't created yet. When I think about what I haven't created and I think about the idea of what I want to create, I get so excited. It just makes me want to jump up and produce something. Yeah, usually I can be sitting and at the drop of the hat I get an idea and I'm like, "Oh I'm going to the studio. I have an idea." You know, sometimes it's refreshing. It revitalizes me sometimes. If I'm feeling down and I'm thinking about something to do or I get an idea—I feel brand new. Who have you collaborated with? Who would you like to collab with in 2015? I've worked with Southside and 808 Mafia, Metro Boomin, DJ Spinz, Ricky Racks, Mello The Producer, Sonny Digital, and Wheezy 5th. In 2015: Timbaland, Kanye, Bangladesh, Diplo, Flux Pavilion, and Hudson Mohawke.
I dig it. That 2015 collab list sounds like you have big plans for 2015. What are you currently working on? I have my own version Trap EDM music that I'm trying to take overseas also working on getting more placements with Young Thug, (Rich Homie) Quan and all artists with a budget really. What's next for you? Hopefully the big screen—Universal Studios, scoring major movies, #1's on Billboards, geeKs & azWHOLEz. Hopefully bigger things. Big shit poppin', little shit stoppin'. Any advice for young producers? Always reinvent yourself. Stay up to date with the latest software & equipment and make sure the sound quality of your music is A1. Where can we find you on the interwebs? I have older YouTube videos on https://www.youtube.com/user/PlanetNiqkewayz/videos Twitter: @Niqulus_Maximus and my email is [email protected].
Jelly love! Today marks my grandparents' fiftieth wedding anniversary. We've only been married for 121 days—50 years here we come!
My brother used to say, "procrastination is like masturbation—you're only ^*&%ing yourself." And my mother and I have had countless conversations about procrastinating & we've concluded—last minute stress is thrilling. But after staying up all morning and night to meet deadlines, the adrenaline rush of anxiety is too stressful. I've learned my lesson! Click the graphic to read my affirmation to focus on the skill of preparedness. Originally published in We Are Greensboro magazine.
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It’s exciting to leave a networking event with a stack of promising business cards and contacts that you collected throughout the night. But if you fail to follow up, you’ve defeated your hard work. Networking can happen anywhere, click the image for some DO(s) and DON’T(s) to maximize your networking efforts at events or even with random encounters turned opportunistic.
If you've attended an IdOMUSIC® event in the past, then you know it's an excellent opportunity to network with industry professionals. But if you have yet to attend, you may be thinking there are tons of networking events throughout the city, what makes this one unique? Simply put, IdOMUSIC® brings a centralized network to you ranging from indie artists, entertainment attorneys, publicists to grammy nominated engineers. Not to mention the host encourages you to converse with these people in the room all night long and that weeds out the pretentiousness that you usually encounter at networking events. Experiencing IdOMUSIC® you're investing in a targeted networking event that could help you further your career—but once you've schmoozed and gathered these people's contact info, what are you doing with said information? The most important part of IdOMUSIC® doesn't happen at the actual event. The true werk is in the follow up.
Last week we filled up the Music Room. We listened to Treja's production and watched him perform; we were introduced to Figz, local film director; and we were serenaded by DangerFeel Newbies whose music is licensed on Being Mary Jane. The aforementioned professionals all spoke to the room, announced where to find them and invited people to spark a convo. By the end of the night, attendees left with at least five connections made.
It's exciting to leave the Music Room with a stack full of promising business cards and contacts that you collected throughout the night. But if you fail to follow up, you've defeated your hard work networking. Here are some DO's and DON'Ts to maximize your networking efforts at the next IdOMUSIC® event!
DO Review Your Contacts Connect with your strongest contact first. Rank your contacts by evaluating who will be the most beneficial for your goal-set.
DON'T Wait Too Long To Follow Up Typically you want to follow up while the event is still fresh. We recommend following up within 48 hours, but if you waited longer than that—there is no real expiration date on a connection.
DO Set a Goal You're a producer and you met a songwriter. You're an artist and you met an engineer. Whomever you've met and whatever transpired in your conversation, how can this connection bring valuable werk?
DON'T Confuse A Shameless Plug with a Forceful Sell You don't want to come off strong, desperate or obnoxious. It's one thing to shamelessly plug, but it's another to flood your new contact's timeline with your music and pleads to purchase your album. It can be a definite relationship killer. Instead, take it slow. They'll support you once they've gotten to know you over coffee or at a show [or they won't] but don't scare them away.
DO Connect with them on social media. Have your phone fully charged and signed into twitter accounts because every person in the building should have their name and social media handle written on a name tag. Six degrees of separation is now reduced to two degrees because you have access to your connections' connections. Not enough artists utilize social media, so allow the flood of social media handles at an IdOMUSIC® event motivate you to dust off your twitter timeline.
DON'T Use an unprofessional email. It takes less than 5 minutes to create an email account. If you want to be taken seriously, ditch the hottiethottie233 email address and settle for one that represents your professionalism.
DO Organize Your Contacts Grab a composition notebook and jot down the date and networking event location, and list all the people you've met. You could glue down the business cards you collected or you could organize them in baseball card holder pages and a binder. Regardless of what system you choose, be sure to include notes that will remind you how this person can be professionally beneficial and where you met them—if it's not clear. Lastly, keep in touch with them periodically; send them a note on their birthday or congratulate them on a new achievement. You never know when you may need them or they may need you.
What are your networking techniques?
The holiday season is so bittersweet. My faith in humanity is rejuvenated as we are encouraged to be compassionate and generous people, yet it all ends after New Years Day. People return to ignoring the less fortunate, and their goodwill powers down to sleep mode in anticipation of the next holiday season. We have to change this.
Read my We Are Greensboro article here as I challenge you to be a better YOU and pay it forward. My editor loved it; I hope you do too. Philanthropy can be infectious outside of the holiday season, in what ways will you be more attentive and giving?
Link: http://issuu.com/wearegreensboro/docs/wag_dec2014/9