AND WE'RE OFF...

   I'VE HEARD IT SAID THAT...

"...GRATITUDE IS THE LEAST LASTING OF VIRTUES."

THERE I WAS...ABOUT A YEAR AGO, STEPPING BACK FROM MY CAREER. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DIRECTION TO GO. THROUGHOUT MY CAREER I HAD HELPED PUSH MILLIONS, WORKED WITH SUPERSTARS AND LEGENDS ALIKE.

   MY RESUME COMMANDED RESPECT FROM THE BOARDROOM TO THE 'HOOD. SO, WHY DID I NEED THE TIME AWAY? THEN THAT QUOTE HIT ME; "GRATITUDE IS THE LEAST LASTING OF VIRTUES". I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD ABOUT THAT. YOU CAN PUT YOUR ALL INTO HELPING SOMEONE AND THEY COULD FORGET YOU EVER LIFTED A FINGER FOR THEM. MY PRODUCTION FEES, THE AMOUNT OF INSIDER KNOWLEDGE I'VE ACQUIRED, INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS, ETC. I'VE BEEN WILLING TO PUT IT ALL ON THE LINE AND SWEAT FOR PEOPLE FOR LITTLE OR NOTHING, AND THEY ALWAYS FORGET ABOUT THAT.

   SOMEONE OLD AND WISE ONCE TOLD ME THAT PEOPLE APPRECIATE WHAT THEY PAY FOR, AND FORGET WHAT THEY GET FOR FREE. SO "FREE" IS SOMETHING I DON'T DO ANYMORE, BUT QUALITY WORK, AND ABOVE PAR COMMITMENT TO THAT QUALITY IS SOMETHING I CONTINUALLY STRIVE FOR.

   THE SKILLS I'VE ACQUIRED; CONSULTING, BRANDING, MARKETING, GENERAL BUSINESS PRACTICES, MUSIC PRODUCTION, SOUND DESIGN AND THE KNOW HOW NEEDED TO NAVIGATE THIS NEW MUSIC BUSINESS COME FROM YEARS IN THE TRENCHES. IF YOU NEED HELP GETTING IT ALL TOGETHER; FOLLOW THE BLOG AND WE'LL TALK BUSINESS. WE'LL TALK TRENDS IN THIS BUSINESS. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE PERSONAL STRUGGLES AND SACRIFICES TIED TO THIS BUSINESS, AND SOME WHERE IN THERE, WE'LL SQUEEZE IN SOME CHATTER ABOUT GOOD MUSIC.

                                                                         -The Post