Tag: Indie Artists
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A&E| DJ Nasty Nes Rodriguez (R.I.P.)
Today on social media, I learned of the passing of a Pacific Northwest and West Coast music industry legend, Nasty Nes Rodriguez. As far as I can remember, I never met him in person, although I know people who have. At times, I feel like I actually have met him or that we’ve been in…
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Blog Challenge |60+|If I Became A Lottery Winner
What would you do if you won the lottery? If I Were to Be a Lottery Winner… I’m sure many people have thought about winning the lottery—whether it’s just a passing daydream or a deep hope that leads to buying tickets regularly. While I’ve never actually purchased a lottery ticket or played one of those…
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A&E | Holiday Promotions
Do you Purchase merchandise, handmade made treasures, event tickets, services or yummies from Independent Creators? There is something special about experiencing a gift created by an amazing creative person…it creates memories that can last forever and support a small business person succeed. I wholeheartedly support Independent Business People during the Holidays and beyond. THIS IS…
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A&E | Financially Able To Thrive or Just Barely Surviving
There is a fundamental difference between thriving and surviving. Surviving means “to continue to live or exist,” while thrive can be defined as “to grow or develop well, to prosper or to flourish.” The difference between these mindsets is relatively straightforward. Surviving is doing what is necessary to live. A starving artist is an artist…
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A&E | Who Do You Support That Knows Your Name?
Well… #SomethingToThinkAbout #SupportLocalArtists Who influences you in what you pay attention to, support and spend money on. Your #Priorities and What you choose to #Value 🤔 #Mainstream #MediaSpotlight vs #Independent #Local #WordOfMouth GIVE UNKNOWN TALENTS A CHANCE! #IAdvocateForUnknownCreatives #Cheerleader I have always been a sucker for the underdog… Being a small business owner at points…
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New Release Black Stax “CLICK BATE” 6/21/22
Black Stax #NewRelease#ClickBate#seattle#hiphop#vibes#indiemusic#authentic#music WorldWide Release June 21, 2022 Video by Connor Mac Studios Music Produced by G.Fields Featuring J.Hicks & Bro. Ahmad BLACK STAX … CLICK BATE LadyFlava of LadyFlavaNews #IAmBlackStax #Forever
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Are You Googleable?
Back in the day on my radio show, a topic of conversation would come up, “Are You Googleable?” This was a fun, yet challenging conversation to have with those in the Independent Artist Scene. It made people think, including myself. How Googleable was I, I was blessed to come up on the first page on…
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It’s Challenging To Support Indie Artists
I have been working in a varieties of ways to support the underground, independent, unknown artists since the days of Flava Coffee House 2003-2008 to now the days after Flava. Before closing the doors of Flava I got into online promotions and marketing for a variety of artists but heavy in the literary industry. In…
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Stay The Course and Put Your Package Together
I thought I would share some thoughts with you tonight…In the years that I have been known as Lady Flava I have met some absolutely amazing creative souls in person and online…I have experienced some of the most hardest and hurtful experience of my life in working with artists but at the same time, I…
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My Thoughts on What Might Hold Some Creative Souls From Moving to the Next Level
My beginnings of cheering artists began within the walls of my business, Flava Coffee House-Seattle, WA to establishing a globally recognized personality as Lady Flava of Flava News, I try to process why artists struggle to get beyond where they are today. One day I will write a book and include my thoughts and observations…
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