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Arnette Oatis

Arnette Oatis

09 April
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ADRIAN MARCEL RELEASES “NOWHERE”

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Platinum selling R &B singer, Adrian Marcel released his new single, "NoWhere" with the perfect song title amid the Covid-19 “Corona” virus mandated quarantine. As we are washing our hands, practicing self distancing and quarantining in our homes, Marcel has provided a sensual bop to change our perspective on being safe versus being stuck. NoWhere’s lyrics has the sexy vibrato, telling the object of his affection that she doesn’t have to go nowhere. He just wants to play all...

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01 April
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IT’S NICE TO BE NICE

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DJ D-Nice Uses His Talents to Uplift During the Corona Virus Derrick “DJ D-Nice” Jones woke up one day at the beginning of the California quarantine order and decided to throw a party for his friends. The party was supposed to be a private video chat to uplift the spirits of his comrades during this frightening and stressful time. However, he decided instead to turn his turntables to Instagram Live for the greater good, and thus the Homeschool Party at Club Quarantine...

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16 July
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PACK LIGHT

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PACK LIGHT: TRAVEL TIPS FOR MUSICIANS “You’re packing like you’re moving to China”, is something my father always told me when leaving for family vacations. Always one to have at least two bags, “Bag Lady” by Erykah Badu is my theme song when traveling. I’m always receiving warnings about future back problems because of it. But I rebuke that, lol.  I like to bring enough stuff to make sure I am very comfortable on long trips and prepared for any situation. As a traveling musician however, you would...

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01 July
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Multitasking on Tour

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Five Ways You Can Multitask on Travel Days As a touring musician, you will oftentimes spend more time on the road than you will in an actual performance venue. You can use your time on the road to multitask, perform self-care activities or small business-related tasks that can be handled quickly.  Here are some ways you can make travel days more beneficial for you. SLEEP As a touring musician, you are often times sleep deprived because you have to get up early...

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23 June
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More Than A Festival

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At lot of times, we attend festivals to enjoy the music, the food, the shopping and the shenanigans with our friends. As entertainers though, we should be taking advantage of our time in the hosting city to mix business with pleasure. Many opportunities can be created to increase brand awareness, to capture moments for social media and to build upon our networks. After all, it costs to get there with airfare, hotel and festival ticket costs. Here are a few tips you...

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11 June
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TONE DEAF

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ONE BAD NOTE SPOILS THE SONG Use These Tips to Ensure Perfect Pitch Photo by Bruce Mars on Unsplash As singers, we may put all of our energy and effort into a song, thinking we are giving the performance of a life time. But our notes may be so far from the melody, the audience doesn’t know what we are singing. Being tone deaf or not being able to carry a tune, can adversely affect a singer’s career. We have often heard of the phrase,...

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04 June
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BLACK MUSIC MONTH

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The Team Honors Lady Chrystal Rucker & Pastor Shirley Caesar June Black Music Month Kicks Off With a Tribute Honoring Pastor Shirley Caesar and Lady Chrystal Rucker The Team, a leading organization in the faith-based music event production industry, kicked off June Black Music Month, as they honored two of gospel music's legends: Pastor Shirley Caesar and psalmist Lady Chyrstal Rucker. Like many pioneers in the gospel music industry, Chrystal Rucker got her start early; singing as a toddler in her...

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22 May
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DON’T DO THIS!

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5 Steps to Avoid An Awful Performance Last week, we reminded you of preparations needed to ensure a great show. Lack of practice and presentation create the perfect storm for a bad show. Avoid the next 5 things like the plague. DON’T THINK YOU CAN WING IT WITHOUT PRACTICE Many performers have the audacity to think they can avoid rehearsal and waste fans money by giving a horrible performance. You have to practice! Plot out your show and get help. If you can’t...

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07 May
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What Were They Wearing?!

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According to Vogue.com, this year's 2019 MET Gala theme "Camp: Notes on Fashion", is based on Susan Songtag's 1964 essay, "Notes on Camp". In her essay Songtag writes, "The essence of Camp is its love of the unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration." How fitting for the Metropolitan’s Museum of Art’s seventy-year-old fundraising gala. The gala occurs annually on the first Monday in May, and serves to celebrate the opening of the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition. Each year’s theme presents...

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27 April
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Kanye’s Sunday Service

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If we had Your eyes, We’d see things right. If we could just see from Your point view, Then most things won’t be as they seem, If we had Your eyes, If we had Your eyes - Michelle Williams, If We Had Your Eyes Lyrics For those of us watching YouTube’s stream of Kanye West’s Sunday Service through the lens of an eye, far away from the hills of Coachella’s festival grounds, many of us had “chuch”. My thoughts immediately went to the...

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