Buzz Magazine Atlanta

I started my career when I switched from music to acting in 2016. I got my first role appearing in the 2017 fim for the Necronomicon called Fat Man Standing. Since then, I have done multiple films in Florida in different variety of genres.

In 2020 I moved to Atlanta, I had been given the opportunity to appear in a SuperBowl commercial for Lawyer Mark Jones of Columbus GA and officially been nominated as ATL’s Hottest Actor for the ATL’s Hottest Entertainment Award. Continue Reading Meet Nicholas Velasquez

So I grew up in Detroit. I was raised pretty conservatively. I don’t have any musicians in my family but growing up in Detroit my dad introduced me to some great music and musicians. I’m talking the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Supremes and the like. We both really loved BoyzIIMen. Michael Jackson was the biggest deal to not just me but my dad, my cousins, the kids at school, pretty much everyone at the time. Such great melodies and such great songs and an incredible performer. Then I remember being introduced to rap and rock through MTV and my mind was blown. These sounds were very opposite of what I was used to. The pain and turmoil they were feeling were being expressed in ways that I had never really heard at that age. I remember hearing 2pac, Biggie, Ruff Ryders, No Limit and such and being real captivated by their grit and swag. Then I was also listening to rock like Linkin Park, Hoobastank and Incubus. Then on the other side you had mainstream pop music which seemed to be the polar opposite. NSync, Backstreet Boys, Craig David, Usher, etc. Light, catchy, easy to repeat the songs after the first listen and I was in love with all of it. Different days meant different moods. I had all this music swirling around in my brain and I didn’t know what to do with it.

At 15 I wrote my first song. I wrote the words and the melody and would just sing it a cappella. Then I started writing more and more and then some. My grandmother had gotten me a guitar when I was 13 for Christmas but it just collected dust under my bed at this point so every song I would just imagine what the music would sound like. When I was 18 I went into the studio for the first time. I met up with a producer and told him my ideas. I sang the words and melodies I had come up with and he put music under them. It was a life changing moment for me. From then on you would never catch me not in the studio. A year later I would pick back up my guitar and start digging into chords and actually putting my own music to my lyrics and melodies. From there I started getting singer songwriters and indie rock. Artists and bands that used their voices and guitars to make a statement. Artists like Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Indie Arie, Manchester Orchestra, Parachute. Anybody that had a guitar and sang no matter the genre I was all for it.

Fast forward a few years and I find myself trying to implement all the music I loved growing up, with how I write songs, how I see life and where I want to go. This is where you get the crazy mash up that is DaChri. Continue Reading Meet DaChri

I’ve been doing music for over 15 years now. I started with rewriting major artist lyrics to their songs. I remember writing my first song in 5th grade and the rest was history. I always took Music very serious where many of my friends stopped making music throughout the years. I’ve been blessed to work with a lot of great musicians throughout the years. I never let my reality dictate my dreams. I’ve always put my dreams first. Continue Reading Meet Trevell Franklin of Only1Tipy LLC

I’ve been in this music game my whole life. I was about 12 when I started rapping and 14 when I got my first contract with Ghetto Records. That was in the “Golden Era” of hip-hop and I’ve seen the world and the whole game change. I got placements on TV, a video game, a movie, and traveled internationally to perform for large audiences. I got the coveted “Unsigned Hype” section in Source Mag in 2001. Common, Biggie, & Eminem all received the same honor.

I had major deals on the table at that time but 9/11 happened and the deals didn’t happen. I also turned down different deals with major labels and producers that many would have jumped at. I always wanted to preserve the quality and soul of the music while the labels wanted to exploit it to the fullest until I ran out of hits. Then they can go find another talented artist to leech on to.

I started my own entertainment company, 100 Trillion Ent. to offer what I feel is missing in the business: integrity, favorable deal terms, & giving artists room to be genuinely creative. I’m the first artist on the roster, Terry Milla. Continue Reading Meet Terry Milla of 100 Trillion Entertainment

It all started when my parents put me in all types of dance classes at the age of 2 1/2, but when my parents discovered that I could sing at age 8, they put me in private voice lessons and in a choir called Young Voices of the Carolinas, directed by Sandy Holland. I went on many tours with that choir and had the pleasure of performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Years later, I was put into theater classes which led me to participate in musicals at local studios and theaters. Ever since then, I have enjoyed doing musical theater as my major at Northwest School of The Arts, but my true passion is film acting and writing music on the side! In 2019, I started my film acting career when I was asked to be in a short film at UNCSA. Since then, I have been in many films, a few TV shows, and a movie. As for writing music, it has been a passion of mine since age 10. I am currently trying to expand and get deeper into my career in the entertainment industry. Continue Reading Meet Hailey Ralston

Well, I’m just a country boy from Opelika, AL. My love for music started in church (Apostle C. F Johnson,Community Church of Jesus Mt.Vernon, Ny).Church church though, not the show they put on today.I’m talking that Holiness with the good tarrying service that led to real praise breaks.I started playing drums at my step father’s church, Bishop Daddy. From there, it has been up and stuck. In middle school, I played the euphonium in band. I was good too, lol first chair and all. I was super lame, smh, I used to walk around school carrying this big odd orange shaped case. My euphonium had that curve horn lol. I experimented with the organ, but I want to learn lead guitar one day.
As far as DJin, my biological father “DJ Daddy” ignited that spark. He is a legend back home in Lafayette, AL. It’s pronounced “Lafelt”. My father, JV Express is the coolest man I ever met. He recently beat COVID 19 and cancer. After growing up in the church, seeing him as a true hustler enticed me to follow suit. He used throw all the best parties anywhere from young to old. To answer your question, DJ Daddy left me in the booth at a high school party one time. My cousin Ketra (@prettygirlsloc on IG)and I were the hosts, and we would bring both “Lafelt” & Opelika together. At this particular party, DJ Daddy took forever to come back, and my thirsty ass took the opportunity and ran. Back then, we used CDJs and Kazaa was the trend. So, I already had several spools of mixed CDs burnt and the crowd were already my peers. My career started from there, the Alfa Building. DJ Daddy had me around other Legends like DJ Twilight, DJ Cold Chillin, Sweet Daddy Soul, Costee, Daryl E, and DJ Nard where I continued to grow. He taught me to be a student and learn something from everybody. I had other influencers like DJ PC, DJ Headache, DJ Hollywood, DJ Big Show, and DJ CP also. Continue Reading Meet DJ Daddy Duffel of @he_so_extra

I started out like most young people do trying something. I started off with some more friends We started a Rap group. Early on I figured out I wasn’t a rapper. So I begin promoting the other guys to help gain exposure. So I kept my day to day operations to help fund the group and later built a studio so we could create when we had ideas. Eventually i founded Ghetto Records Atl in 1990. During the 90s we worked with a lot of artists in Atlanta. Some of them were Khujo and T-Mo of Goodie Mob during this time they were The Lumberjacks Which Doctor of the Dungeon family Damage (Can’t get no lower) Sammy Sam, Divine aka Terry Milla, Born Immaculate, Daddyshine, Vince Philips and Rob McDowell of BME who released the compilation 85 South which had KP and Envy on it. Ghetto Records Atl made its first release in 1996 Ghetto All Stars Grass roots vol 1 which included Mook B of D4L who had hit song like Laffy Taffy. Continue Reading Meet Mike Cofield of Ghetto Records ATL

My start was a process and is still continuing. I found a love for music after being surrounded by talent within my family right here in Macon, GA. My grandfather, Percy Welch, inspired me the most – the same as my dad, Sonny Spoon. I remember being young and using cassette tapes to record songs with my cousins and we’d go to share the music with my grandfather who’d cuss us out for playing that “rap music”. But it was like honey to my ears. I began to dig deep and find my flow and let creativity take its course. Music has been instilled into my soul because I’ve been chosen to tell my story and let others listen to how I feel things through my personal experiences. Each day I find myself thinking of new ways to reach others with my music and to let my voice and character be heard. I want to make an impact and to become a household name. Continue Reading Meet Blacc Mel of Undergraduates LLC

I started rapping in college you know smoking weed with home boys and free styling, but I was really good and my friends encouraged it so I dropped out my freshman year and haven’t looked back since. It took me about a year and a half to hone my skills on my own at home in my grandma’s basement. Ironically it was her death in the latter half of 2013 that propelled me into the local open mic scene in Macon,Ga. Continue Reading Meet Bob Lennon