STL'S EMERGING R&B ARTIST WRITTEN BY TI'JUANA "MAMARAZZI" HARDWELL
Independent recording artist DaVontié of St. Louis is gearing up for the release of his debut music project. His EP titled “The Intro,” will be released through Face Up Music on September 23. “Money Rain” is the first single to be promoted from the project. The singer says listeners can expect to hear music written from an authentic space that showcases the “good, bad, and the ugly” part of life and relationships.
“I’m just a regular guy who wants to make music,” says DaVontié, who was born and raised in STL. “I feel that a lot of entertainers get caught up in showing off the clothes and making music about cars, money and h*es.”
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“My approach is to show the everyday guy,” he adds. “Real n*ggas do R&B too.” DaVontié wasn’t always sure he wanted to pursue a music career. He never imagined being at the forefront. “I’m a writer and I’m low-key,” he says. “My plan was to be the guy writing for other artists.” While he did write for a few independent musicians, friends and family convinced him that his voice needed to be shared with the world and he belonged on a stage.
"My approach is to show the everyday guy."
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Classic music projects like Usher’s
“It’s a story of being broke but
“Confessions,” Trey Songz’s “Ready,”
promising her that it’ll get better
Tank’s “Sex, Love and Pain” and Chris
and eventually you are able to spoil
Brown’s self-titled debut album all
her and give her gifts daily,”
inspired the place that DaVontié
DaVontié describes. “It’s real
chooses to create from.
because you might not always have it but when you do-you can look
“Sharing about what you’ve been
back on the times that you didn’t. It
through or what relationships go
gets better.”
through and being raw about it helps you be able to better relate to
The singer’s Face Up Music team
people,” says DaVontié.
helped him choose “Money Rain” as the first single to promote the
A songtrack called “Better” touches on
project. He performed it live when
being in a relationship but not always
Shade 45 stopped in his hometown
having the financial means to wine
at the end of July.
and dine your woman.
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“We tested this record by throwing it out there to a few DJs and clubs and we liked the response,” says Sean “BD” Caldwell, co-owner of Face Up Music. “It’s a feel-good record that men and women will like.” DaVontié was happy to describe the record as an ode to the gentlemen’s club. “Every guy goes into a strip club and he looks for whatever it is that he likes,” DaVontié explained. “And when he sees what he likes, he has to let that money rain. It should be like money falling from the sky.” “Money Rain” is already receiving radio play in St. Louis, Atlanta and Houston. Despite much of radio being saturated with hip hop and pop records, he is confident that fans still want to hear R&B. “There’s still a lane for musicians to create the kind of music that I make,” DaVontié says.
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“There’s a reason you can still go to an Anthony Hamilton concert today-or another R&B act-and it will be packed or sold out.” DaVontié is confident that “The Intro'' will be wellreceived. He looks forward to touring to perform the music live for audiences across the country. Be sure to support the project
booking FACEUPMUSIC@GMAIL.COM
314-625-3489 314-337-8918
DAVONTIE1 INSTAGRAM I YOUTUBE FACEBOOK I TWITTER
by streaming it!
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