It’s pretty awesome when someone you admired growing up also admires your work! I was freaking excited yesterday when I read a post on my YouTube channel for the video “You Gotta Believe”  from user MulitFreebutterfly saying that she bought “You Gotta Believe” after hearing  it in a video put together by actress and comedienne Kim Coles. Being the curious kitty I am, I wanted to see what was going on so I searched for the video on YouTube and found this beautiful entry by Kim regarding her journey to resorting her natural hair. Watch the video below: I was SO excited to hear my song used by her and for such a beautiful video chronicling her natural hair journey. It turns out the video has also been featured in Essence Magazine online. I tweeted Kim and thanked her for using my song and she tweeted me back today saying this: I find it super cool when someone I admire takes the time to reply back and the fact that she was touched by the song and used it in such a personal video makes me feel awesome. Thanks for making my day Kim Coles!   UPDATE May 21… look at the sweet words Kim Tweeted me:

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IAmSy sits down to talk with me about many things including: 10+ years in the music business, my path in the music business from Gospel to R&B/Pop mainstream music, Mp3.com, being compared to ‘famous names’, being yourself as a music artist and how difficult or easy that is, marketing as an Indie commercial sounding artist, 2 things about me that no one knows and the release of “The Relationship Odyssey”. “The Sy Effect” Internet Talk Radio Host: IAmSy Show aired May 16, 2012 Access the show on-demand here >> http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thesyeffectradioshow/2012/05/16/vocalist-natalie-brown Download the show MP3 (right click with your mouse to download)

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Making It As an Indie Musician

When singer-songwriter Natalie Brown lost a record deal in 2000, she started her own label with a partner, and they released the record together. That first album, Let the Candle Burn, kicked off on internet sites such as Amazon and iTunes — and Brown has never looked back. Being independent is difficult, she acknowledges, but it means she can stay true to her own values and persona. “I don’t want to be a packaged product,” says the Canadian-born, contemporary R&B, pop and soul musician. One factor in her success is her ability to be open to new ideas and avenues. “I jumped on the MP3 bandwagon very early,” she recalls. “To this day, I adopt any new technology to further my livelihood.” She took advantage of licensing her songs to TV and film after Colgate/Palmolive came to her in … Click to read the rest of the interview Click here to download PDF copy of interview

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