Q. It is and honor to interview with you can you tell everyone who you are and where you’re from? A. They call me Aviator’s Queenie of the music recording group “The Aviator’s Club”, born and “grown” in the nation’s capital of Washington DC. I’m very proud to be a Washington native and resident, obviously, it’s one of the greatest cities in the world as far as I’m concern. Q. What or Who inspired you to be in the music industry? A. There’s a mix of influences that have created my singer, songwriter, businesswoman mentality…the funny thing is, they’re all men. My father was in a band with his brothers growing up. He has a smooth Luther Vandross tone, its slightly higher, but listening to him always encouraged me to sing along. My favorite bandmate turned producer; Julian Nixon was the first person to spur the writing aspect of my life. His compositions spurred my interested in good writing. Finally, my husband, quit his job as an electrician to pursue his passion of becoming a master tailor. He needed a game plan, marketing strategy and content. Together we’ve educated one another on moving forward as small business “designers”. I say designers because it seems you really have to build a look, a feel, an experience when you’re presenting your creations to the world. Q. Let’s talk about how you came up with the name “Aviator Queenie and “The Aviators Club” and the meanings?
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A. LOL! Oh, my goodness! My first job after college, a co-worker of mine would always smile and comment that I’m a tiny, little, boss woman, and he dubbed me “Queenie”. I’ve had that nickname for a long time. Working with Julian Nixon, and Brian Jones, the three of us writing, producing, and performing in 2009, during the era of everyone being “so fly”, “so high”, “feels like I’m taking off”…The Aviator’s Club seemed to be the only way to describe what we were doing. Aviation is literally a lifestyle in the clouds aboard a plane…we didn’t view ourselves of ever coming down, you know…just living above it all. So fast forward to a society that is “social
