Freestyle Blogs

I’ve been in the Music Industry for 20 years. For the first 10 years I was ignorant to what was going on around me. I couldn’t grasp the concept of it being a business. All I wanted to do was sing I didn’t want to think beyond that..what a mistake. Their are so many crooks in this business, and I think I attracted all of them. I sang some of the biggest hits of the late 80′s and 90′s and financially I had nothing to show for it. That all changed when I met a booking Agent/Manager named Latif Mercado, he had a small but growing company named La’ Entertainment. What attracted me most to him was his knowledge of the business and his honesty and integrity when dealing with myself and other Artist. His knowledge far surpassed anyone I knew. I thought cool I can trust him so I don’t have to worry I can sit back and think about performing. Latif had a whole different plan. He promised to be my Agent/Manager and take care of all my business transactions but their was a catch. He would only do it if I took the time to learn the business myself. I grumbled and complained but I took him up on his offer. I can’t believe how much I’ve enjoyed learning from him. I know I’m not finished and I have a ways to go but I not only feel good about my artistic abilities as a singer/dancer/writer/producer. I feel capable of sitting in on a meeting with the heads of any company and I would not be intimidated by them.