Saturday, January 29, 2011

It's time for another FREE download!

Yes! I'm feeling generous again!
Here's a (limited time only) copy of a really cool remix of my single HIGHER PLACE.
It's part of the remix package from the first release for my own label, Ny-O-Dae Music!
Check it out!
HIGHER PLACE-STR8JACKETS ASYLUM RUB
...and YES! It's REALLY free. No tricks nor strings!
There are more mixes so feel free to browse this link and grab em.
7 HIGHER PLACE MIXES

Inaya

Friday, January 14, 2011

Fun times at Kareoke

Ya know, since I sing for a living, I usually stay away from places that house people who might send a request my way. But THIS night, I felt like sangin'!  :-)
     
Went to Kareoke with my good friend, Tichina Arnold 
(Tichina Arnold pics and info), and simply acted like a nut.
Yawl know what happens when someone serves me a couple of patron or vodka shots :-)


Someone chose the song, and Tichina had them give me the microphone. I acted as if I didn't wanna do it at first, then rose from my seat as if I were on Star Search!


Here's a little snippet of me singing, 
"MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA".... 
hamming it up as I do so well on January 2011 at 
CHORUS KAREOKE ROOM in Manhattan


Hope U enjoy it. 
Great time had by all!
Inaya
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

IT'S NOT JUST MUSIC ANYMORE

Sometimes, we musicians get caught up in the "music is everything" feeling.  BUT, music is only PART of things. 
The music business is 10% music and 90% business (or something close to that).
If your business is weak, no one will know of, listen to, nor buy your music, unless of course, you're one of the rareties.

To fully execute the "business" part effectively, one must have MONEY!
To gain income, one must have many irons in the fire....  gigs, CD sales at gigs, the proverbial T-shirt, personal studio, ring-tones, butcher shop, clothing line, cosmetic line, whiskey with your name on the bottle, cat food with your face on the can, etc.
...... and Reinvesting in oneself is the key.

So, we mustn't forget... music is NOT everything, but we can DO everything to propel ourselves far enough forward to be our own Conglomerate. 
A Prime and perfect example; Duane Harden..... singer, songwriter  (Tell Me Something), party promoter (Party In NYC at Cielo) real estate mogul, computer programmer, label owner (Soltrenz on Facebook) and now, restaurant owner (Duane Harden's Energy Kitchen in NYC) .
Check him out! Great book from which to borrow pages.
Bless!
Inaya
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