VERB RADIO HOST L. MARRIE
If you missed today's premier of Verb Radio you missed host L. Marrie expose it all as she talked about her book
Amuse Bouche: A Woman's Craving for a Taste of Love, while show Producer Sylvester Wright made everyone sweat with a little freestyle poetry and discussed his book
Less Traveled the Road. L. Marrie posed the thought provoking question--is LOVE a noun or a verb, hmmmmm. What do you think? Let us know
hereYou also missed highlights on upcoming shows such as the exciting interview scheduled with the hot New Zealand group 4DG.
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Artists featured on today's show:
Jilletta Gill- Don't GoFrom the age of four, Jilletta Gill knew that she wanted to sing. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she grew up singing in the choirs at the St. John Missionary Baptist Church. She was content to sing in the choir until the events of one day changed her life forever. Jilletta was asked by her elementary school TAG teacher to sing the Star Spangled Banner for a school wide assembly, beating out several other students for the honor. From then on, Jilletta's life was focused on music. To further her love of music, Jilletta was accepted into the world renowned Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, which is now famously known as "Grammy High." While attending college, Jilletta won several talent shows and contests, one of which allowed her to be the opening act for Montell Jordan and Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz. Since graduating for the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Music Degree with a vocal concentration, Jilletta has continued her musical growth, branching out into the writing her own songs. Jilletta has taught elementary music in the Dallas Independent School District for the last 6 years. Recently, Jilletta received her Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix and hopes to start her own record label.
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Aretta Hill-Everytime, My Life
It was not until the age of eight that the community started to recognize her extraordinary vocal ability. Surprised by the tremendous range of Aretta's vocals and the ability to create music she moved the hearts of audiences. Rooted in good music such as Gospel, Neo-Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Rock, and Pop, she embraced the dedication it takes to make it in the music business. Aretta's sultry, hypnotic voice has afforded her opportunities to sing for great artists such as T-Mo Goodie from Goodie Mobb and Ken Orr. She also sang backup and performed on tour with Eric Benet. Aretta has opened up for artists such as Anthony Hamilton, Urban Mystic, Glenn Lewis, Mystical, Do or Die, and other national acts. In addition to working with various artists, Aretta is currently finishing work on her first solo project. She is working with various producers, such as Kelvin Wooten .
www.myspace.com/arettahillmusic
D-Millz-Let's Make Love
D-Millz is one of the best rising overall talents yet to be seen and heard in the music world. D-Millz has the capability to compose in any genre of music. Growing up on Chicago's South Side, D-Millz youthful experience in music, playing and singing in church, and producing for various artists has cultivated him into the complete package. With 26 years of piano/organ expertise, D-Millz is very skillful and he has a passion for his craft. D-Millz has produced for artists such as Whitney Houston, Syleena Johnson, Fred Dubose, The Rule Brothers, Harrison Crump, Ray Steele and more. D-Millz has also had the pleasure of playing with some of the worlds greatest artists such as Vickie Winans, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Lemme Battles, Bishop Larry D. Trotter & The Sweet Holy Spirit Choir, The Queen of Gospel: Albertina Walker,Phil Tarver, Marvin Sapp, Michael Weatherspoon, Mark Hubbard, St. Mark Choir and many more. Currently, D-Millz has 3 tremendous singles entitled: So Glad We Met, Let's Make Love, and I Should Have Prayed. D-Millz has been interviewed on the World Vibe Radio Network, and on Skate Talk with Bodyguard in the recent past. D-Millz is definitely someone you should know and someone we will all come to know in the near future.
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Spoken Word Artist- Alise Leslie Love at First Sight, Tongue Twisted
Alise Leslie a.k.a.Naturally Alise is a poet, blogger, and spoken word artist living in Durham, NC. Her love for words and performance developed at an early age and continues to grow stronger. She loves to share her deep passion for words and is a firm believer in this quote from one of her poems: "All work and no wordplay makes Alise a dull gal." Alise is a 2001 graduate of North Carolina Central University. She has been a feature and slam poet in the Raleigh/Durham area since 2005 and published her first volume of poetry, "Alise in Wonderland" in 2008. Additionally, she is the writer of
the following popular blogs:
http://naturallyalise.blogspot.com/
http://blackwomanlost.blogspot.com/
4DG- Remember4 Da Grind was born out of 5 friends whose common bond lies in their driving passion
for music. The quest to share their gift with the world has produced a sound that especially identifies with those grinding it out, doing the hard yards, making a buck in
work that more often destroys the soul. Yet grinding it out they must in order to survive. Influenced by genres from Tock to Jazz, R&B, Reggae, County & Soul, each has his own musical preference from the sounds of Metallica to Earth Wind & Fire or Jagged Edge all of which can be identified in the subtleties of 4DG’s vocal harmonies and musical arrangements. As proud as they are of theirsound, what is most important to 4DG is the lyric. “Our lyrics need to havemeaningand purpose.” As one band member put it, “The lyrics are an expression of all of our combined experiences and I never want to trivialize the importance of those experiences. Their members hail from South Auckland, Remuera and reaching out West with experiences out o each culminating in a hard wired DNA dripping in cultural diversity that is rich in Maori, Samoan and Tongan family heritage.
MELINA- Keep On
Melina is a talented 19 year old singer/songwriter with a powerhouse voice who plays the classical guitar.
Born a few days after Christmas in the Republic of Congo, civil war forced her family to move to South Africa in 1995. She is Congolese, Angolan and Belgian.
At 16 she recorded her 1st demo CD, an album entitled Rhythm of Life. A buzz began. In August 2006 her track Keep Me Coming Back was chosen to be played on local radio station 5-FM as part of a demo contest. UJ-FM played 2 more of her songs: Let It Go and Not the End. At 18 she auditioned for the University of Johannesburg Choir and began singing Choral music. In 2008 the choir traveled extensively, performing throughout Europe – Germany, France, Denmark and the Czech Republic. To date Melina has written over 50 R&B and pop songs. Each of her songs reflects a lesson she’s learned or continues to learn.
Melina’s audience continues to grow as her infectious songs catch fire. Songs on MySpace (www.myspace.com/melinasings) are racking up higher numbers every month. She’s also on YouTube(melinakat) and recently started a twitter account (www.twitter.com/melinasings ). Plans for 2009 include more performances, getting signed to a major label and recording a 2nd CD. Her music is rapidly beginning to catch the attention of audiences from the US, Europe and Several African Countries. Her goal is to be one of the industry’s platinum-selling artists!
MEL-O- Make You Sweat
Hot southern charm and a Houston-bred smile... Mel-O is gonna make you sweat. No stranger to pressure, Mel-O's first curtain call came when her second-grade teacher gave her a choice: Sing or Detention. Not only did her version of Mary J. Blige's "I'm Going Down" save her from punishment, it caught the attention of her classmates and several teachers. Little Melissa Owens brought down the house and Mel-O was discovered. After her days of playground concerts & charming her way out of detention, Mel-O moved on to attend Johnston Performing Arts Middle School. Johnston Middle School has educated many prominent artists including another young starlet by the name of Beyonce. After graduating high school, Mel-O travelled to Los Angeles to pursue her dream. She studied audio engineering at Pasadena City College until tragedy struck when her grandfather & sole provider passed away. Mel-O was forced to drop out of school and support herself. Faced with some hard decisions, Mel-O decided to remain in Los Angeles. She continued pitching her songs while writing for other artists. Currently, Mel-O is working on her debut album. Her determination brings her to the next level... her charm brings her into the heart's of listeners.
