"Inspiration Never Dies-Neither Does Good Music"

I guess I'm pretty old school when it comes down music. Sure you can catch me on the stage rocking sci-fi raps with Planet Zoron, but when I go home, I don't even listen to hip-hop. Does it strike you odd that even though I'm a hip-hop artist, I mainly listen to jazz, neo-soul, new age and funk? I hope not.

I guess the apple never falls far from the tree. My dad always listened to jazz and classic R&B. I guess when you grow up in Detroit, it's hard not to. But at any rate, when I was younger, I listened to artists like Miles Davis, Rachell Ferrell, Will Downing, Brian Mcknight, Ramsey Lewis, George Duke, and Anita Baker to name a few that come to mind. I guess you can say I was way ahead of my time or maybe I just had an "old soul" at the time.

But the fact of the matter is, even though these artist were not hip-hop, they taught me so much about the inherent nature of music. Attributes such as passionate songwriting, brilliant compositions, and stellar performances had to rub off on me. Perhaps this is why I never wanted to write about balling, selling drugs...your typical "street" emcee if you will. I always sought to raise the bar by rapping about everyday life in an extraordinary way.

"Rock the house yall, like it's old school 89 with flows thats divine so they way beyond time."
"Another Planet" by Planet Zoron

I guess at the end of the night, the lesson learned is you normally get out of life what you put in. Who knows what my musical fate would have been had I not listened to these ingenious musicians. For all I know, I may have never become an emcee, producer, promoter, and owner of an entertainment company. And though I can feel that this 14 year run might be coming to an end as I prepare for law school, and embrace spirituality- I know it was well worth it. I wouldn't take it back for the world.

Planet Zoron: We're on a Whole New Atmosphere

Just wanted to give a big shot out to my band, Planet Zoron. These guys kick but. Our weekend was an exciting one indeed! Friday night, we rocked the Engine Room in Tallahassee, Florida. The crowd was overwhelmingly pleased with our performance and we even created a virtual pit where people could do the b-boy dances of old. Classic indeed.

In addition, we rocked a house party Saturday night. Our strategy was to tap into the F.S.U scene and we did an excellent job of doing so. At the end of the night several disc were sold, and our email list was full of new fans. Cool-works for me.

Hard work pays off and in this business, your fans get the best reward out the deal. We work, while they dance and drink. Furthermore, it's awesome for musicians to see fans vibing to the beat. It's truly a mutual and reciprocal obligation between fans and musicians and the more fans we acquire, the more I know we are very close to accomplishing the dreams and goals we have set forth.

Planet Zoron Rocking Live Tonight!

There's nothing like rocking the Hootnaney set. What is it? It's a recurring monday that features local bands in Tallahassee, Florida. Essentially, it's a two hour set that runs from 10 pm to midnight. I like the pressure of it all. I mean hey, it's live on the radio. There isn't much room for error at all.

In addition, you can't help but feel the remnants of Motown. We're in the big sessions room, but everyone is fed audio through the head phones. It's one of those things were you just have to hit the zone and stay there. If this compels you to want to here us put our space funk down, click here: http://www.wvfs.fsu.edu/ . You can stream the audio live. I promise it will be entertaining.

Murs Gets on Rick Ross

We (Planet Zoron)had the privilege of opening up for Mur's last year in Tallahassee, Florida. Some of the other performers were Chaun Don, Big Pooh, and Kidz in the Hall. What was supposed to be an hour set turned into a 20 minute set since Murs wanted us off the stage. I personally felt he was intimidated by a hip-hop band.

At anyrate, apparently Rick Ross 1)jacked one of Murs beats and 2)called his name out at the beginning of the song. Murs didn't take it to lightly. But how does that happen? Both artists are signed to major labels. How does Rick end up jacking Murs beat. Copywright infringement? I doubted. In addition, I heard another one of Murs beats on Beanie Siegel's last release. What concerns me is when Murs says "How did he find it?" (in reference to the track). What do you mean-How did he find it? It's your 1st single off your latest album ("Can it Be"on the Murs for President Album). Here's some footage of him rocking his lead single live:

Here is the track Rick did called Gang Related:


Okay-the Moral of the story is when you have a hard working team of music business managers, you shouldn't have to worry about a top 20 billboard act releasing a single with your lead singles beat. Notice on the Gang Related song in the beginning a voice saying: "This is a coast to coast instrumental." What this probably means is that a producer sold Murs a beat for little of nothing. The producer probably took a cut for the exposure (well worthed). However, the producer probably didn't designate on the contract that the track was exclusively for Murs. If he did, he could be in legal trouble. If he didn't, that was silly on Mur's business manager's behalf. I wouldn't get mad at the artist-get mad at the producer who leaked it or your manager that failed to execute and exclusive contract with the producer. Tighten up Murs.
And for bonus footage, this is Mur's disc song in response to Rick Ross: Enjoy.