Loud&Clear Magazine - No. 9

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Dj Lucky Luck Dj Lucky Luck

ENTREPRENEUR + MUSIC INDUSTRY MOGUL

INDULGE | SPOTLIGHT

After Hours

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CONTENTS

5 FACTS

7-8 IAN GUERIN // Singer-Songwriter

9-10

11-12

MARIA HERRERA AKA DJMARY808 // Int’l DJ + Model

CHERICE BERRERA // Entrepreneur + Model

13-14 TAMMY QUILLMANN // Inventor + Productivity Coach

INDULGE | SPOTLIGHT

15-16 KRISTYN CORDOVA // @kristyn_brielle

Photography by Jannette Orozco @djannetteo

10 SONGS YOU SHOULD KNOW by DJ Lucky Luck

17-18 ELEVATORS // Outkast @outkast

ETHER // Nas @nas

STORY TELLIN // Slick Rick @therulernyc & OutKast @outkast

LA-DI-DA-DI // Slick Rick @therulernyc & Doug E Fresh @dougefresh

PAID DUES // 8ightBall & MJG @8ballandmjg

PEPAS // Farruko @farruko

STOP BEING GREEDY // DMX @dmx

SKY IS THE LIMIT // Notorius B.I.G. @thenotoriusbig

MONEY POWER RESPECT // The LOX @thelox

NOBODY DOES IT BETTER // Nate Dogg ft. Warren G @warreng

21-25 DJ LUCKY LUCK // Entrepreneur + Music Industry Mogul

27-28

33-34

39-40

@EAT.TRAVEL.TYPE.COLORADO

Kristy Gronseth

COMMERCIAL EDITORIAL FASHION RUNWAY

Represented by DMe Talent Agency @dmetalentagency and Couture Models, Inc. NY @couturemodelsincny

Modeling by Kristy Gronseth @kristysilver70

// Photography by Robert J. Martin @rjm505

5 FACTS 5

PHOTO BY DANNY VALDES

IAN GUERIN

SINGER-SONGWRITER // R&B // POP

Ian Guerin is an Award-Winning SingerSongwriter. “One of the hidden treasures of R&B.” –TRV

1. I recorded my first song at age 9 during a session that lasted almost 12 hours and included the recording of 7 cover tracks. That first studio experience was given to me as a birthday gift by an aunt and from that moment on I knew I wanted to be in the industry.

2. I know hundreds if not thousands of fun facts about a wide variety of topics.

3. I was going to attend the 12th date of Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ at London’s

O2 Arena. Getting the tickets took me a whooping 7 hours. I got four I still have today.

4. My songs have won a total of 10 awards. 9 of them in the U.K. and 1 in the United States.

5. I very rarely go out to eat things other than seafood, because I can cook almost anything I set myself to cook.

Latest Release: Corazón Bonito https://open.spotify.com/track/5j9CAoNI9q24HbQiN7grrc?si=6b6e8976a31e477e

Follow Ian Guerin at: https://songwhip.com/ ian-guerin

PHOTO BY DANNY VALDES

PHOTO BY FRANCO PANE

PHOTO BY FRANCO PANE

PHOTO BY FRANCO PANE

MARia herrera

INTERNATIONAL DJ // MODEL

1. Music is my passion. I once made my own EP Album “Herr Era” released under Universal Music group.

2. My name is Maria Herrera but my Dj name is DJ Mary 808 because even though I’m an open format Dj my preferred music genre when I play is hip hop R&B and 808 bass drum is an essential sound of this genre.

3. You’ll find me at the gym Muay Thai boxing, playing tennis, golf and sometimes surfing. These are the things I do for fun.

4. I’m a resident DJ for a local bar and restaurant in the area of Poblacion, Makati Philippines. on Friday nights I’m at Heckle and Jeckle bar rocking out their crowd til the sun comes out.

5. In the near future, I aspire to produce original music that I can showcase as a headliner at international music festivals all over the globe.

Follow DJMary808 at: @djmary808

CHERICE BERRERA

ENTREPRENEUR // MODEL

1. I own an award winning, boutique sex shop in St. Louis, MO called, Ciggfreeds Liquid and Lace. I sell everything from adult toys and lingerie to vape supplies and glassware. In April 2024, I will have been in business 10 years!

2. I make my own soap and deodorant.

3. I picked a dog named Shelby from the humane society because at that time I drove a Shelby GT 500 and I believed that it was my sign she was the one. I was right.

4. I identify as being Ethically non-monogamous with my partner of 8 years, I’ve never been happier or more fulfilled.

5. I lived across the street from my current boyfriend way before we ever knew each other. Years before we ever met in person, he used to watch me washing my car and taking my dog out from afar. On the night of our first date, we figured it out. Been together since.

Follow Cherice Barrera at: @ciggfreedsecigemporium https://www.facebook.com/CiggFreedsstl https://ciggfreeds.com/

PHOTO BY MICHAEL STEPHENS

CES WHITE @bellalumierevisuals

MICHAEL STEPHENS

TAMMY QUILLMANN

INVENTOR // PRODUCTIVITY COACH

Tamarah Quillmann (aka “TammyQ “)

1. I patented the Tuk-It®, the world’s most versatile travel safety product, while working fulltime and attending continuing ed classes at night - and all after the age of 50!

2. The Tuk-It® is hand made in the USA and has no plastics - even in the packaging and shipping.

3. I have only 1 tattoo. It is a Lotus with a doggie paw and heart on either side of it.

4. My first coaching client could not seem to tackle her 30-day goal for over 2 years. With my help she CRUSHED IT in just 10 days!

5. I love helping people live into their goals and dreams so they can benefit the world with their own gifts and ideas too.

Follow/Reach TammyQ at: https://www.Tuk-It.com

CoachTammyQ@gmail.com

INDULGE | SPOTLIGHT

Photographer: JANNETTE OROZCO @djannetteo

10 SONGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

by DJ Lucky Luck

ELEVATORS // Outkast @outkast

ETHER // Nas @nas

STORY TELLIN // Slick Rick @therulernyc & OutKast @outkast

LA-DI-DA-DI // Slick Rick @therulernyc & Doug E Fresh @dougefresh

PAID DUES // 8ightBall & MJG @8ballandmjg

PEPAS // Farruko @farruko

STOP BEING GREEDY // DMX @dmx

SKY IS THE LIMIT // Biggie @biggie

MONEY POWER RESPECT // The LOX @thelox

NOBODY DOES IT BETTER // Nate Dogg & Warren G @warreng

@longbow_guitars

Model: Katarina Monet @katarina_monet

Photographer: Justin Jackrabbit @blackjackrabbit_studio.llc

Dj Lucky Luck Dj Lucky Luck

ENTREPRENEUR + MUSIC INDUSTRY MOGUL

Loud&Clear caught up with DJ LUCKY LUCK, national performing artist, music promoter, and radio host based in Denver, Colorado.

Lucky Luck @5280StreetBeat

DJ Lucky Luck has been in the entertainment industry for more than 25 years. From pioneering Internet Radio in the early years and dominating the charts of Live365.com to rocking major stages, venues and arenas across the nation. He is a true entertainer! He is also somewhat of an IT geek. He has applied his vast knowledge of web design and Internet Marketing to assist companies in multiple industries reach high rankings. These skills were infused into the entertainment field.

He has provided services in the area of; photography, DJing, KJing, promoting and producing events for celebrity artists like Bad Bunny, Boosie Badazz, Nelly, Fat Joe, Juvenile, Lil’ Flip aka “Flip Gate$”, Snow Tha Product, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, G-Eazy, Devin The Dude, Gorilla Zoe, Mya, Eric Bellinger & many more! He has also worked with other national acts and local hometown heroes.

Now, he has revived 5280 StreetBeat Radio by converting it from Internet Only to an FM radio station at a new home provided by Denver Open Media Radio. 5280 StreetBeat Radio is set to launch March 2023.

He has teamed up with national entertainment industry executive, David R. Navarro to co-host a new show called, What’s the “Word”?

with Luck & Dave on 5280 StreetBeat. You can catch the show on Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm at 89.3FM, 92.9HD3 or online worldwide at: Denver.open.media

When did you first get into music?

I first found a love for DJing at 12years old. I use to scratch LL Cool J’s “I Need Love” and Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight”. And “Funky Cold Medina” and “Bust A Move”. My DJ inspirations would be DJ Magic Mike, DJ Rectangle, and DJ Qbert.

I wrote my first song at 13 years old. I went by Deuce then. Then Lucky evolved because people always called me Lucky. They’d say you’re Lucky! So, I changed the name. I was with a group called Midwest Mob after that. I learned quickly from idols like Dr. Dre that a rap group needs a DJ. Thus, DJ Lucky Luck was born.

In your opinion, how has music evolved since you first started out? Music has changed but at the same time it hasn’t. Music styles for the most part have become regurgitated hits. But the process of creating music has evolved with different apps and AI ghost writers. Way back to when I first remember music was records (vinyl). It was passing out tapes and CDs. It was going out and marketing in the streets. In today’s age it is streaming media more than record sales. Online marketing as opposed to in the streets guerilla campaigns. It’s evolved but the samples are the same.

“Life is a roller coaster full of up and downs. Hold on tight as you go down and throw your hands up and celebrate as you climb. It’ll all be over soon.”

–DJ

Snow Tha Product with DJ Lucky Luck in Boulder, Colorado.

If you were forced to choose only one, which emotion, more than any other, drives you to stay in this tough business? Is it joy, anger, desire, passion or pride and why?

I would say in all the years in the industry it has been passion. I love this game! Passion is energy. It can fuel you for any battle.

What has been your biggest challenge as a performing artist and now as you go into the FM radio scene? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?

The biggest challenge was becoming my #1 fan. In order to push through and make it to the heights I’ve been to or past the lows in life I had to believe. Believe in myself and trust the process. Some relationships and paths took longer to develop than others but eventually the puzzle pieces fell into place.

A common phrase in the industry is, “you must suffer for your art.” Do you agree with this statement? If so, how have you suffered for your art?

There were times that I gave everything to build this path. I was homeless and slept in my car in a Kmart parking lot for a few

months. I would step off of big stages with major names and go rest in my car for a few hours and then right back at it. There were countless hours of lost sleep

If you could change anything about the music industry. What would it be?

If I could change one thing about the music industry It would be the directive or the delivery. Today’s music encourages crying, sex and violence.

How do you feel the internet has impacted music?

The internet has changed the way music gets to the masses. I just made it easier for musicians to get there music distributed. This is also spread the negative directives like wildfires.

Tell us about 5280 StreetBeat?

5280 StreetBeat started in 2015 as an online radio station. The purpose has always been to provide independent artists a platform to get their music radio play next to major national artists. In 2023, 5280 StreetBeat made the transition to FM radio. A relationship between Denver Open Media Radio and 5280 StreetBeat was formed and the rest is history.

What shows or segments will your station have?

What’s The “Word” with Luck and Dave ( a fun, interactive show that bridges the generational slang gap. (7pm - 9pm Tuesdays), Gettin’ Dabby with Gabby (7:10 Tuesdays)

What kind of opportunities will be available for local artists? I will provide interview opportunities, show opportunities and song rotation.

Will you be focusing on a particular genre? We will be an open format listening experience.

We heard you also have a spice company. Tell us about it. My DJ merch Is a Cajun and Creole food seasoning kit. I have developed a easy do-it-yourself meal kit that makes making Cajun and Creole dishes at home simple, fast and fun! Our best seller is Roux Dat Gumbo Base More!, A pre-made roux in a jar. Just dissolve in water, add veggies and meat. Voila..

What is the best advice you have received?

The best advice I’ve ever received was to keep pushing. Keep going.

Is there anything else you’d like to share with us?

Life is a roller coaster full of up and downs. Hold on tight as you go down and throw your hands up and celebrate as you climb. It’ll all be over soon.

Drop your social media links below. @djluckyluck and @5280streetbeat

Spice it Up with Luck!

NOW YOU CAN COOK LIKE A CAJUN Need A Lil Help In The Kitchen? New DIY cajun food meal kits make mealtime fun and easy! Meals ready in less than an hour!

Learn more at: https://diycookin.com

Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo

Whatchu’ Gon’ Need (Ingredients)

1 cup Roux Dat Gumbo Base found at diycookin.com

1/4 cup vegetable oil

2 green bell peppers

1 white onion chopped

1/2 cup chopped celery

1 pound chicken breast or thighs

1 pound andouille sausage

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

(Cooking Instructions)

Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

(serves 6-8)

Boil 2 quarts of water in a

6 quart pot

In a SEPERATE SKILLET (cast iron preferred), heat ¼ cup of vegetable oil

ADD 2 bell peppers, 1 onion

chopped, ½ cup chopped celery

Sauté vegetables

ADD 1 cup of Roux Dat Gumbo Base (½ jar) with vegetables and stir into boiling water.

Dice & season 1 pound chicken & 1 pound andouille sausage

ADD diced sausage to boiling water and bring back to boil

ADD diced chicken and return to boil

Cook on a low boil for 60 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. Serve over steamed rice.

INDIE SPOTLIGHT

PholaPreye is an international artist, dancer, model, and singer-songwriter based in Africa.

Twitter @Phola_preye Instagram @creative_phola linktr.ee/Phola

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Magic Carpet

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Love Like This by Bailey Elora

Follow Author Russ Ray @eat.travel.type.colorado

Follow Your Heart

by Author Russ Ray

We all have something deep down inside that we want to do. It has called to us when we were children. It calls to us now as adults. It started as an idea, it became a dream, and sadly, for many, it turned into a “what might have happened only if I would have . . . .” Many of us put our dreams on a shelf and go to work for a living.’

My youngest son, Diego, picked up a guitar three or so years ago. He wanted to learn to play. In the beginning I watched him struggle. He clumsily and tentatively picked at the strings. My first impression was he would give it a try and soon lose interest. After all, there is so much competition for his attention. PlayStation and Xbox spend millions of dollars a year developing hardware and software that keeps teenagers locked in mortal combat in brutal fire fights taking place in the past, the present or the future; or, they are racing high tech cyber vehicles in epic duels involving high speed crashes that push the adrenaline off the charts. How can a simple, wooden instrument win his favor? It did. Over the years, I would hear him playing in the background. Quietly, gracefully, he managed to persuade a beautiful song from his acoustic friend. As I walked by his room, I would stop and listen. His mom enrolled him in music lessons. When it was my week to have him, I would wake him up early on Saturdays, load him and his guitar into my car, and drive off to the music studio. He never complained. He wanted to go. It was his idea, not mine. He didn’t want to miss his lesson.

Last night, the high school jazz band had its second concert. Diego plays bass in the band. He has other interests,

too. That is one of the many things I love about him. He plays cornerback for the football team. It is the offseason now. He is weight lifting and studying the playbook to improve. He takes football seriously. His grades are great. He wanted to take advanced placement classes. I have to thank his elementary school for that. His grade school teachers prepared him well. His two main reasons for taking advance placement classes were to learn more, rather than repeat the lessons he had in the eighth grade. The other reason caught me by surprise. Some of the kids in the other classes would come to school smelling like smoke. And they were less disciplined. He wanted more structure and more opportunity. Again, his idea, not mine. But in the end, whether he has football practice or conditioning after class, or, if he has a ton of homework to do, he seems to always end the evening with his guitar, quietly playing.

After his concert, his mom and I took him out for dinner. During dinner, his mom (out of nowhere) asked him, “Have you decided what you want to do after high school?” He didn’t answer her question at first. He gave it some thought. He finished chewing his food, looked at his mom, and said, “I want to play music.” A moment like that can be devastating for most parents. When a child calmly announces he wants to be an actor, or a musician, or an artist of any kind, it strikes fear in a parent’s heart. “Son, have you considered being a doctor, a pharmacist, or an accountant?” “What about college, son?” I have

to admit, those thoughts entered my head. But just for a moment.

I knew at the age of 12 I would join the Army. Don’t ask me why, I just knew. I hadn’t worked out all the details, but I knew when the time came for me to enlist, I envisioned myself doing whatever it took to join. When I finally turned 18, I calmly raised my right hand, and took the oath. The decision was easy because I had made it on the school’s playground many years earlier. I also made another decision: I wanted to write. Like almost every other kid, I hated grammar lessons in grade school. I also procrastinated on reading the assigned books, poems and stories. But when the teachers handed out the book order forms, I was intrigued. Remember those forms? It was a pamphlet with several pages of small pictures of books. With each picture, was a brief description of the listed book. Each description was a story in itself. Some of the descriptions painted pictures of worlds I had never imagined – and like most kids, I had a wild imagination. There was a little check box next to the description with a price listed next to it. We were allowed to pick four books. When I was 12, my circumstances had changed. Prior to that, my

mother couldn’t afford to pay for those books. I would read the descriptions and pick out books I knew I could never order. I watched the other kids fill out the forms and bring checks to school the next day. When the books arrived, the teacher passed them out to all but a few kids. It was hard to watch. After my mom remarried, I had a stepfather who cared. Things were different. I brought the order form home and returned to school with a check. Weeks passed, and finally, the books arrived. The teacher called out a title, then the student’s name. Mine was called out four times. It was better than Christmas. I held each book in my little hands and was terribly excited. These weren’t worn, used library books; they were fresh and new. They had never been opened. They even smelled new. I couldn’t wait to get them home and read them. I still have most of them.

About that same time, in another class, a teacher assigned a writing project. We were told to write a two page short story. I was happy to do it. I wrote my story, turned it in and waited for it to be graded in a day or two. I didn’t give it another thought. Two days later, our teacher lined us up and marched

us down the hall to the library. We sat in a semi-circle. Our teacher said she was going to read some of the stories we wrote. She picked up some of the stories and began reading out loud. After the first sentence, I knew she was reading mine. She read another sentence. Then she laughed. She read another sentence, and laughed again. Her laughter wasn’t because the writing was witty; she was laughing at how poorly it was written. She was laughing at me. I was horrified. Then she started making comments about how absurd the story was. It was like the New York Times Book Review from hell. I could barely breathe. I became dizzy. I swore I would never write again.

Lucky for me, passions are hard to extinguish. Although I stayed away from writing for years after that dreadful experience, I was always drawn back. Like all school kids, I was “forced” to read Hemmingway and Twain and Shakespeare. I was always taken by their different styles, their choice of words, and their breath-taking way of crafting a story. For me, reading good writing has always been like meditating with one of the world’s greatest minds. Even though they have been dead for decades, some for centuries, what they wrote was still relevant, still compelling. I wanted that in my life. To tell stories. Again, lucky for me, I met other teachers who tried to undo the damage done to me in elementary school. These educators saw something in my writing and encouraged me. The first was my high school English teacher. He told me there was no way he was giving me an A in his class because I missed FAR too many classes; however, he said my writing saved me from getting expelled and from getting an F. He always found kind words when he reviewed my work. He wondered what it was that kept me from coming to class. (I hated the tedium of class.

I took a play writing class. It was more of a workshop. Enrollment was unusual. Students had to write their way in. The English department collected plays from interested students. Martin Jenkins, a producer of radio plays from the BBC in England, chose forty of the plays. Mine was chosen. Martin and I spent hours discussing, and lat er arguing, about my work during the course of the semester. When all was said and done, he gave me the only A in the class. I was shocked. I was even more shocked to learn that when we argued about my work, he expected me to fight harder for my ideas rather than give in to him. He was teaching how to handle cruel editors and publishers that I might encounter later in life if I chose to make writing my vocation. But, I didn’t choose writing as my vocation. I chose the law instead. It seemed more practical.

I see so much of my son in me. His passion is music. I can tell. Music is to him what writing is to me. When asked what he wanted to do with his life, he must have wondered what kind of reaction he was going to get when he quietly announced to his parents he wanted to play music. In that moment, I thought before I spoke. I didn’t want to put out his fire. Yes, college and professional degrees and eight-to-five jobs seem to be the safer bet. But the safer bet can drown your soul. When I hear his music, I am inspired to read. I am inspired to write. I know he is serious about his choice. He doesn’t make a fuss about it. It is something personal for him. He has always gone quietly about his business. He is lucky to have people in his life who have encouraged him. The great Tom Gomez, his youth league football coach, taught him courage and confidence. Calvin Weatherall, his guitar tutor, is taking those lessons and building upon them. Diego is learning what in life brings him joy. It is my job to stay out of his way and encourage him.

I wanted to write on my time, not the school district’s.) Another teacher took an interest in me in college.

Happy Birthday, Damius

by Author Russ Ray

Happy Birthday 25th to my oldest son, Damius.

While growing up he was patient with me. For almost all of his life I brought work home with me. I had a home office starting when he was two years old. That’s about the time Diego showed up. Damius was a very good big brother. I was a single dad and he helped me sort all of our lives out.

He watched me cook then he learned how to do it himself. He taught himself how to work on cars (I was definitely no help with that).

I had him by myself for three years. Diego was there, too, so I can’t say we were alone. There are so many beautiful memories I have of him as a child.

He had dreams and goals back then. Rather than talk about them, he got after them. He has an Honorable Discharge from the Army. He graduated from the University of Colorado. He made being a father so easy for me.

Now that he is grown I can’t say that I enjoy his company more, because I have always enjoyed his company. Now that he is an adult, he doesn’t need anything from me - not that he ever needed much from me anyway.

Thank you for being such a good child and for being such a good man. I love you.

Darcy Nelson Music

www.darcynelsonmusic.com

@darcynelsonmusic

New Single: “Bad”

An Experimental Country Single

On Friday, October 7th, independent singer-songwriter Darcy Nelson released “Bad,” her debut motion picture soundtrack for the Black Western film, OUTLAWZ.

A project celebrating the power and mystique of complex women, this experimental country single is streaming on all streaming platforms.

Photo by @luckykphotography