Don't have a yes sir or yes ma'am in your corner, keep people in your corner that will be honest and true. ~ Enoch 7th Prophet aka @E7thP aka Enoch El-shamesh
829 Upshur Street. N.W. Washington D.C. Week of October 15th
Once again I find myself back at one of Washington D.C’s popular underground melting pots for local talent, where I often run into artist, producers, music video makers, business CEO’s and more. Here I am again, back at it, to bring you exclusive interviews from some of your favorite Independent Music creators and performers; I am Insight Seeker of W.O.W.Radio and tonight I’m at the Island Café in Washington D.C.
Hey what can I say, “I get around”, probably not quite how you’d normally interpret that saying regularly however, for a fella in my profession, the statement still holds true. I, like my counterparts at wowuradio, do in fact meet dozens of people every day while handling the business of Local Media in the subculture of indie music. With that in mind, as I head out to the [Island] Café I think, why should tonight be any different? So after I arrive, sure enough, it only takes a mere 30 minutes before I score a chance to catch my first interview for the night, let us get a quick glance at who they are and what they’re all about….
Insight: Whatsup fellas, its Insight Seeker, now that y’all know me. Tell us who you are and what you guys are all about.
GROUP RESPONSE: P.B. Entertainment’s CEO- Tony Stark, DC Solo (artist), Enemy Dougish (artist) and Cain Marko (President of P.B. Ent).
Insight: Ok so we have DC Solo, Dougish, the Ironman and the human Juggernaut. That works, so real quick, let the people know how long P.B. Entertainment has been out workin’ DC’s music scene.
DC Solo: Officially the label has been around for a little over 2 years but me, all my life!!!
Insight: Aight, so we’ve got artists, CEO’s, managers and producers here. Now let me ask you guys being as though you have a few hats [working positions] you’re all wearing, what exactly is the inspiration behind what you all do? Meaning who are some people in the industry you all pattern yourselves after?
Enemy Dougish: Honestly, and I never thought I’d hear myself say this shit but, the dude Wale. A lot of people don’t like him but he’s grindin’, a lot of people really want to be where he is right now so ,yeh, he’s one of the people I gotta say I pattern myself after partially.
DC Solo: Me? I pull my inspiration from everywhere. Rap, Rock, Blues, Folk music, Jazz, even from this n!gg@ right here (pointing to Enemy Dougish) is my inspiration. If it sounds good them I’m crankin it.
Insight: That’s whassup, and now who are some of the artist you’ve all worked with since recording began for you all?
Enemy Dougish: A lot of people you may not even know are right here in DC, 20-Bello, Northeast Fatz, Joe, Bzell, DC Solo, Fluke, Bishop Twan and a big shout out to HOODROACH.
Insight: When you’re doing your music, what kind of message is it that you’re really trying to get out to the listeners? What are you really saying to them as they pop in a P.B album?
DC Solo: Well really, I’m tryin’ to let people know that it’s not all about money. It’s about good music, living live, whatever the fuck you feel like doing.
Insight: As people who’ve been out there and seen what you’ve seen, do yall have and inspirational quotes or a brief message to give to the people still out there trying to be noticed and make it into these clubs? Is there anything for the kid who just discovered a talent in music or anywhere?
Tonk Stark: Keep grinding. It’s not going to just come to you. You have to stay motivated.
DC Solo: Yup, keep on movin’ do not stay still for nothing or else you’ve never get where you’re trying to go.
Enemy Dougish: Stay original; too many people follow the band wagon, be you….be Dougish if ya want to though.
Insight: Ha!! Everybody should be like somebody, so I guess, why not make it somebody worth being like, right? So fellas, where can your fans find you? How can they get on contact with you and/or catch you when you perform?
GROUP RESPONSE: (Enemy Dougish) @YoungDougish, Facebook: Enemy Dougish (DC Solo) Ya can catch me on reverbnation Solo13, I’m on Facebook but mostly on twitter @Flameking13 (Tonk Stark) I’m on twitter @TonyStark2010
Insight: Aight, well I won’t hold yall up too much longer, yall just go in there tonight and rip the show like last week. Yes, I say your performance last week here and Yeh yall put on a great show so I expect nothing less tonight. Good luck on stage fellas!!
Now as these members of P.B. Entertainment head back to the open room to get ready to perform, I head through the crowd to look for some more action. My goal tonight is to get into the heads of some people who work really hard on the indie music scene but rarely get recognized for their efforts. That’s what we do at W.O.W. Radio, it’s what our mission as a company and radio station has dedicated ourselves to do, for you!!! So don’t forget to support W.O.W. Radio but logging onto www.wowuradio.net or just by logging onto www.Live365.com and searching the words“wowuradio” in the search engine then make sure to listen to us 24hours a day 7 days a week for music in every genre.
-- by Insight Seeker, Creative Director, W.O.W Radio Follow on Twitter: @AgentL7
Directed By: Christopher Wade, Associate Producer: Tyrone "Hydraulic" Selby
Written By: Christopher Wade, Co-Written by Tyrone Selby and Joe Magnanelli
The animated series Pumpk & Cham and Pai is the story of two vagabond scarecrows and a whimsical teenage witch who travel the world to become the scariest monsters that have ever lived!
Caribgem: Hey fellas, can you tell everyone your names
Chris: Christopher Wade
Tyrone: Tyrone Selby
Caribgem: Where are you guys from?
Chris: Germantown, MD
Tyrone: Upper Marlboro, MD
Caribgem: What company do you fellas work with and what is your position?
Tyrone: Spark-Flow Studios, LLC. I'm the associate producer, creative director & writer
Chris: I'm the director and also a writer
Caribgem: Who are some of the writers that contributed to the web comics dialogue?
Chris: Mainly myself...and the voices running around in my head. My good friend Joseph Magnanelli helped contribute to some ideas here and there. Tyrone is has some tricks up his sleave for future episodes that should be pretty epic. This looks like a children's cartoon yet seemingly has a very adult way within its context.....who or what influenced it's creation?
Tyrone: I found the concept of other worldy adventure fascinating and I've been influenced by some very popular shows and video games such as the Final Fantasy series and even Disney's Gargoyles. I love creating storylines that cater to a childs eye, but dialogue and plot that can appeal to adults. For example, one of my favorite cartoons is X-Men. Visually, a child can appeal to the special affects and "creatures" known as mutants, but there are so many adult themes going on like segregation.
Chris: I like creating goofy-looking characters but I love putting them in very human, even grown-up situations that have caused me great pain personally, even if I visually exaggerate the situations with a coat of paint called "fantasy". From the start, Pokemon the tv series was an influence simply because I loved the idea of going on a grand adventure with your friends, meeting new people, seeing the wondrously dynamic world God has made and finding your place in it, (some of the battles were pretty cool too). With the Pokemon influence in mind, PCPAI wont go on endlessly; I promise there's a centered plot in there, haha.
Caribgem: What exactly is the premise of the storyline?
Tyrone: It's a tale of two scarecrows (Pumpk & Cham) and a witch (Pai) who set out on a journey to be the baddest monsters in the land...the only problem is they a wimps! Actually, in the last portion of episode 1, Cham says to Pumpk "Let's face it...we're two scarecrows that can't scare crows". And thus, wanna-be magician Pumpk 'Ere Nickele and his assistant Chammallow Squashworth learn how to use real magic from the witch-in-training Pai Hex-Haggle set out on their magic filled journey....or something like that!
Caribgem: These dont look like typical humanoid characters...lol. So what was the inspiration behind the character development?
Chris: I put together some designs, mostly of these guys being stitched together, falling apart, incomplete, you know? As if they were searching for something to make them whole again. After that, I put together some names, gave a homeless guy $10 and punched a crow in the face.... well maybe not that last part. But it went from goofy characters to goofy-looking characters with some very human motives: find their home, find a family, find their purpose... perhaps even discover the demons deep inside them. The main tier characters are actually based on different personal quirks of myself, haha. I'll leave it you all to catch them.
Tyrone: I remember when Chris first started this idea for a short competition, where the storyline
had to be centered around some type of holiday theme. In an attempt to think of something fresh and
trying to stay away from typical holidays like Christmas. Thus he chose a Halloween theme and began
character development...that's how we have "Pumpk & Cham and Pai"
Caribgem: How often are episodes posted?
Tyrone: We try to post the animated episodes every 6 months. We first post on Halloween, and follow up in the spring time with an additional portion of that same episode.
Caribgem: How long has the Pumpk & Cham and Pai web comic been in existence?
Chris: PCPAI webcomic has been around for about a year and some change now. Right now it's on hiatus while we concentrate on pushing out more of these PCPAI episodes. It'll return though.
Caribgem: Do you have a fanpage for those interested in updates?
Caribgem: Tell us a little know fact about yourselves
Tyrone: Chris and I have been called multi-talented since we act, do video production, edit, produce, animate, film directing, the whole nine. However, we just do what we do to survive like the next guy. We're both actually writers at heart. Chris wrote so many stories as a kid, and I began as a poet, with a mindset of using them to help change the world (pretty epic right?). That's incredibly naive, yes I know. I actually want people to see themselves in the stories I create so perhaps they can get a little closer to being the people they were meant to be. We both continue to write to this day.
As of now, Chis is actually working with the DC Animator's Group to help build the animation/entertainment community here in the DC/MD/VA area, While I transitioned from co-hosting my own poetry corner to co-directing Soul 4 Reel Film Festival. There's so much Hollywood caliber talent hidden here in the area but it's so overshadowed by big business and politics. We're looking to change that to a large degree. Art still matters and it still inspires. People fear what they don't understand and art can be very frightening if one hasn't the imagination to try and understand it.....our goal is to change the perception of "The Starving Artist", both in the public eye...and within the artists themselves!
And by the way......Chris and I are brothers! LOL
Be sure to follow Spark-Flow Studios on Twitter ---> @Spark_Flow
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by Caribgem, Program Director, W.O.W Radio Follow on Twitter: @thecaribgem
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections. The service, which is a subsidiary of ACNielsen provides the basis for Nielsen Media publication Billboard in the United States, while in Canada, BDS helps determine the Canadian BDS Airplay Chart and the Canadian Hot 100 chart, which is published by Jam! and in the website for Canadian Music Network, in determining their radio airplay music charts and determines the chart movement in Billboard's Hot 100 chart when combined with single sales from Nielsen SoundScan. From August 2006 to its final June 2009 publication, BDS also provided chart data for R&R after Nielsen acquired the trade. On September 10, 2009, the website Radio-Info.com struck a partnership with Nielsen BDS to provide radio airplay charts and related data for over 20 formats.
