Transcendent Music Movement Presents: David Ratner

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Transcendent Music Movement Presents: David Ratner 

Transcendent Music is seeking to launch a new company with a product line that will require patents, trademarks, and other types of intellectual property.  We talked about a few potential intellectual property liabilities that this company might face in our last blog, The Transcendent Music Movement Presents: Legal Liabilities that will Effect Transcendent Music’s New Product Line.  Recently we identified potential legal counsel in order to better analyze those liabilities as well as other factors to enhance our business plan.  The attorney we discovered is a leader in entertainment and intellectual property related law in the state of Colorado.  The Transcendent Music Movement is pleased to present David Ratner.

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Attorney Dave Ratner is licensed and practices law in the state of Colorado.  Mr. Ratner is a partner of the entertainment and intellectual property law firm, Replin Ratner & Rhodes, LLC.  Their office is in the mile high city of Denver, Colorado.  Ratner began work there following a successful career as an artist manager and business consultant.  Ratner graduated from the Ivy League school, Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.  Upon graduation he worked as a tour manager and then started his own band management firm.  This experience helped Mr. Ratner to realize the value of sound legal counsel, particularly in the entertainment industry.  He found himself negotiating contracts on behalf of his bands and working extensively with attorneys during his time as a band manager.  He learned from those experiences that there was a lot more he could offer to guide and protect the creative process by pursuing a legal degree.  Dave Ratner decided to go to law school at the University of Denver following five years of priceless band management experience.  Ratner did not consider his experience a prerequisite to success in his field of law, but he did agree that it gives him an extra level of credibility with many of his clients.

Dave Ratner is now having great success as an attorney serving the needs of many clients in the Denver area.  His clients include authors, designers, artists, small business owners, entertainers and many more.  Ratner acknowledged the fact that Denver was not the most amicable place for the typical entertainment industry clients, such as those related associated with music and film.  However, he said that it is still a place with a large number of entrepreneurs across the spectrum of creative arts that require similar representation.  Many of his clients are entrepreneurs so he does a great deal of work related to asset protection, employee agreements, intellectual property valuations, and other work related to properly forming and operating a small business.

Attorney Ratner encouraged me to really take a meticulous look at every relationship that the business enters in.  This includes business-to-business relationships, employee relationships and even client relationships.  To further his point, he expressed the importance of proper documentation that clearly states the expectations of all parties involved.  In a manufacturing company he advised drafting employee manuals that included nondisclosure agreements and the like.  He also strongly advised framing my budget to include legal costs.  This would help any small business to avoid pitfalls and get started on the right path, exclaimed Ratner.  Transcendent Music’s new company will consider and apply the nuggets of knowledge that Mr. Ratner graciously provided.  We are thankful to him and on behalf of the TRANSCENDENT MUSIC MOVEMENT; we wish him continued success in his quest to provide expert legal guidance and representation to all involved in the creative arts.

The Transcendent Music Movement Presents: Legal Liabilities that will Effect Transcendent Music’s New Product Line

The Transcendent Music Movement Presents: Legal Liabilities that will Effect Transcendent Music’s New Product Line

This year, Transcendent Music has begun work on its first product line.  Launching this product is going to be a huge step for the startup.  The business plan surrounding the product has elements of several industries.  The two primary industries are entertainment and manufacturing.  The business plan is to develop both a line of percussion instruments and smart technology that enhances previously existing percussion instruments.  Three legal liabilities that will impact the business plan are compliance with manufacturing and trade regulations, the products trademark, and its patented technology.  The guitar manufacturer Gibson, the band the Velvet Underground and technology company Apple, all recently dealt with those liabilities respectively, in one way or another.

http://www.libertarianrepublican.net/2011/08/feds-raid-non-union-gibson-guitar-again.html

Gibson Guitar Corporation has been a prominent name in guitar manufacturing for years.  Countless well-known guitar players have played their guitars as well.  Much of what makes Gibson guitars so popular is derived from the high quality components used in manufacturing their guitars.  However, The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. Justice Department has authorized several raids of the Gibson factories, “seizing guitars, wood and electronic records.”  The Justice Department is citing The Lacey Act of 1900 to justify their raids and their investigation of criminal activity.  The Lacey Act, as amended in 2008, was enacted to regulate the trade of wildlife, fish, wood and other plant products.  Gibson allegedly imports wood that violates the export laws of the countries from which their fine woods are supplied.  The Lacey Act also covers the violation of any laws in another country with regard to wood or other plants.  I do not have a strong opinion on the matter considering I do not have all of the facts.  I believe however that it is extremely important to be well informed on the laws that govern other countries that you do business with.  In particular, it is important to know those that deal with the product or service you are dealing with.  Leonard Krause a consultant is reference in the article suggesting that businesses hire legal professionals in the countries they do business.  He goes on to explain that there are not many U.S. attorneys who know the laws in other countries, to further his point.

http://www.collegedj.net/2012/01/11/music/velvet-underground-files-suit-over-rights-to-iconic-banana-image/

The Velvet Underground filed suit against The Andy Warhol Foundation.  In the 60s Andy Warhol designed an album cover for the band the Velvet Underground.  The band claims that the album cover design became synonymous to the band.  Andy Warhol has since sought to license the design.  Eriq Gardner reported in his Billboard article  “After reading reports that the Warhol Foundation planned to license the design for ancillary products associated with Apple's iPod and iPad, the band made moves to put a stop to such activity.”  Apparently neither party registered the design.  The Velvet underground is arguing that many consumers will associate the album design with the band and the band does not want to be associated with such products.  This is very much so understandable and it shows the importance of registering trademarks.  Once the product line’s logo is designed we will seek to register it.  We will do this prior to it becoming representative of the product.  This way the logo will be privy to the protection of the law.  It will have legal standing to discourage issues like the ones between the Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol.

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          Apple for sometime now has found itself in a battle over patented technology.  Apple has accused other companies of infringing on their patents and vice versa.  Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. filed suit recently resulting in an injunction on Apple.  Reuters reported Motorola as saying that they were, “suing Apple for infringing six of its patents involving technologies related to wireless antennae, software, data filtering and messaging.”  Though the injunction has since been lifted, infringements of this sort can lead to legal ramifications that can destroy the accused company.  The lesson learned is to avoid violating the registered patents of other companies.  Secondly, it is important to properly register any patent worthy technology or device invited as a part of or therefore an invented product. 

          TRANSCENDENT MUSIC is extremely excited about developing its new product line.  The lessons learned from the above companies as cited in these articles are sobering though.  There are a lot of details involved in any business adventure.  You have to be conscious of the laws and regulations that govern every aspect of your business.  It is more important that you adhere to them though. 

Transcendent Music Movement Presents: Mitch Wetheringthon

Transcendent Music Movement Presents: Mitch Wetheringthon

It is not very often that musicians from South Carolina make a name for themselves on a national stage in the entertainment industry.   Frankly it is not often that anyone from the Palmetto State does anything substantial in this particular industry.  This is not to say that there is no talent in the state, because that is certainly not the case.  It is just not a state that receives that much exposure in the area of entertainment.  There have been a few athletes, Vanna White from Wheel of Fortune, some others and let us not forget Stephen Colbert.  These people have represented South Carolina extremely well in the entertainment industry.  Now though, thanks to national talent contests such as America’s Next Top Model, American Idol and others, individuals from every nook and cranny of the country get their shot at making it.  The Transcendent Music Movement is pleased to present one of the most recent recipients of this incredible opportunity, acoustic singer/songwriter Mitchel Wetherington.

Twenty Four year old Mitch Wetherington was born in Lexington South Carolina.  He progressed through the public school system in the central region of the state before moving to the Low Country to attend College in Charleston, SC.  Mitch attended the Military College of South Carolina, The Citadel and graduated in May of 2010.  Mitch participated in many activities growing up.  He played soccer and was a hang gliding instructor among other things.  Out of all of his activities, his most notable was and is his talent as a musician.  While in Charleston, Mitch began taking his passion for music more seriously.  He began writing his own songs and performing them on YouTube, right from his barracks at The Citadel.  Mitch’s talent was self-realized and validated by his friends and family.  He then participated in an acoustic open-mic contest where his live performing career began.  At that event, the owner of Other Brother Entertainment, Bryan Mahanes, took notice of his talent.  Bryan helped propel Mitch’s career by landing him gigs all over Charleston.

After Mitch’s rapid success as a solo artist, he wanted to have a more dynamic presence on stage, particularly as his crowds grew bigger and bigger.  Mitch began The Mitch Wetherington Project, which included Brayan Mahanes playing lead guitar and later Trey Swinton on drums.  The Mitch Wetherington Project was an exciting band that excited crowds with enthusiastic performances.  Following the Mitch Wetherington Project, Mitch moved on to form an even more electrifying band called Southwood.  As Southwood, Mitch began to take his performances out of the local bars and in to local music venues doing shows that drew even larger crowds. 

Mitch has always kept a catalog of original music that he performed along with music covers.  After the passing of his mother shortly before he graduated college, Mitch’s song writing became his refuge.  Mitch found a deeper motivation to truly impact others through his lyrics and music.  His mother, in her absence, has further motivated Mitch to continue his pursuit of exceptional   musicianship and a songwriting.  This has been exemplified in his recent decision to audition for American Idol.  Mitch repeatedly declined to audition despite encouragement from friends, family and even his mother.  However when American Idol hosted an audition in the area he finally felt he would be remiss not to audition.  He was even more so compelled because it was a desire of his mother for her son to try out.  Mitch auditioned and unsurprisingly was presented with a golden ticket to compete in Hollywood, California to become the next American Idol.

Mitch Wetherington, in is humility, has impacted the lives of many through his music.  He continues to focus his work on positively affecting others.  Mitch’s spectacular personality and incredible talent are sure to carry him far.  His journey has already begun, as he has now been presented with an opportunity to display his craft to a national audience.  He is going to need the support and encouragement of his friends, family, Citadel family, state, and others as he labors in pursuit of national recognition as a musical artist.  Join the TRANSCENDENT MUSIC MOVEMENT as we lobby our support for Mitch Wetherington as he seeks to expand his audience, all the while continuing to create and perform TRANSCENDENT MUSIC.

The Transcendent Music Movement Presents: Lyrical Profet

The Transcendent Music Movement Presents: Lyrical Profet

Lord knows making it in the music industry is no easy task.  We all know those who have come and gone.  There are those hometown heroes who seem destined to be recognized by the major record labels.  We also know those who captivate local audiences and work day in and day out to earn and preserve their unwavering support.  Some artist are infatuated with the celebrity aspects of music, I do not blame them.  However, there are some artists with a message.  These artists are not motivated by money or fame.  They explicitly and solely seek to speak to the masses using the beloved medium called music.  So here we are in the age of Youtube, Myspace, iTunes and the like.  What an opportunity for an aspiring musician or artist to become known or better yet, disseminate their message to the world through music.  With that said it gives The Transcendent Music Movement great pleasure to present someone who is doing just that, the lyrical and poetic maven, Kyrah A Ayers, better known as Lyrical Profet.

Poetry by the Bay

Born in the Bay Area of California, Lyrical Profet realized his adoration and innate gift for writing.  More specifically he found himself writing poetry.  This Fresno State Mass Communication major graduated, and supplemental to his career began writing and performing his poetry publicly.  It all began as an innocent hobby.  He wrote inspiring words and strung intricate combinations of words and other literary devices together over beats that he created.  Lyrical Profet began performing his spoken word in local venues in the bay area.  He later began a local event called Poetry by the Bay to showcase local talent.  He is the host of this event and it has been growing in popularity since its conception in 2008.

Product of Environment (P.O.E.)

From Lyrical Profet’s Poetry by the Bay event and others he began to be more comfortable on stage in front of a live audience.  He has always felt comfortable as a writer but performing on stage was a new challenge.  His ultimate goal is and was to merely be a songwriter for other artists to perform but Lyrical Profet could not deny his calling to the stage.  From Poetry by the Bay and other local events Profet formed his own band.  This band along with a vocalist made up P.O.E.  P.O.E. stands for Product of Environment.  Profet began to market his music empire as Profetic Lyrics, which became the name of his business.  Profet’s spoken word performances as P.O.E. stimulated him to tap in to his love for Hip Hop and begin writing more Hip Hop songs.  These songs included R&B vocals and the eclectic instrumentation from his live band.  Profet graced every track with the same intelligent and thought provoking songwriting.  His performance as a Hip Hop vocalist and the energy derived from the live band provoked excitement from crowds wherever they performed.   Lately though, Profet has been working on solo productions.

This is my Prayer

Lyrical Profet has been releasing individual tracks periodically while he has been working on his latest major production; a mix-tape entitled This is my Prayer.  He recently released the video for the title track This is my Prayer and has set a release date for the mix-tape of January 7, 2012.  The music of Lyrical Profet is sure to possess profound songwriting and lively instrumentation.  Lyrical Profet is one hard working artist with incredible talent and tremendous potential yet.    Profet is doing great work to promote his music and his message.  The Transcendent music movement encourages you to further explore his work on the various social and media mediums highlighted throughout this blog.  Also continue to support the movement to support artist such as Lyrical Profet as they continue to create TRANSCENDENT MUSIC.  

Transcendent Music Movement Presents: Negotiation and Deal-Making with Bryan Mahanes

Transcendent Music Movement Presents: Negotiation and Deal-Making with Bryan Mahanes

Negotiation and deal-making is an integral part of the entertainment industry.  It often takes place in the relationships between artists, managers, venue owners, record labels and other entities in the music industry.  In this blog we will look in to the subject of negotiation and deal making as it pertains to the owner of OtherBrother Entertainment, Bryan Mahanes.

OtherBrother entertainment is an artist management and entertainment service provider in Charleston, South Carolina.  They have been providing these services to both local and national artists and clients for about seven years.  As the owner of this company, Bryan Mahanes core responsibility is negotiating and making deals on behalf of the artists he represents or the clients who seek their services. 

This seems like a simple business model and I would argue that it is.  However, there are varying interests, personalities, emotions, and other things that make his job a balancing act each and every day.  Bryan is responsible for satisfying the interest of three parties in any given deal.  He has to consider the interests of the artists, his company, and the venue in which they will be performing. Bryan provided me with an example of how a typical negotiation would flow.

Initially, Bryan would ask the artist their rate.  This commences the first negotiation.  Bryan’s responsibility at this point is to accept this price or negotiate an alternate price that the artist is willing to agree to and that satisfies the interest of OtherBrother Entertainment.  As you can imagine, this is the point at which he is most likely disposed to deal with negotiating concepts such as status (respective level of achievement), mutual benefit (satisfying all parties involved), and leveraging power (exploiting his credentials).  The personalities, emotions, and interest of the respective artists have to be considered during this negotiating process with extreme delicacy.  Bryan made it clear to me that he values the artists they represent.  He realizes that they are his company’s product.  Therefore, it is imperative for him to clearly identify the respective interests of every artist he works with.  After learning about that artist’s personality, interest and emotional need, he can tailor a proposal that accommodates them.  Most artists elicit an acknowledgement of their respective status and musical talent.  This is the biggest emotional concern of a lot of the artists Bryan deals with, which he says, makes dealing with personalities very challenging.  However, he is successful because his approach is one that is humble and accommodating to his artists. 

He also has to negotiate when dealing with clients or venues that request their entertainment service.  Much of the negotiations are the same.  Primarily, he negotiates the price point.  At this juncture in Bryan’s job he has to negotiate a price that is affordable to his client, satisfies the price agreed upon with the artist and generates revenue for OtherBrother Entertainment.  This requires a little more savvy as a salesperson.  These negotiations require extensive research in valuing the worth of the event.  Bryan is able to leverage his experience in the industry as objective criteria, proving his ability to provide the best match of entertainment for the event.  He also can propose a cheaper artist as BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement), in the event that the price point he proposes is too high for his suggested artist.  Emotionally, these clients are seeking autonomy.  They want to be in control of their event, whether it is a wedding planner or a venue owner.  Though Bryan may offer his suggestion he has to resist forcing an artist on a client.  In negotiating this, he has to yield to their role in planning or organizing the event.  All of these negotiating obstacles are a part of what Bryan confronts on a daily basis.

Negotiation and deal-making make up a tight rope that personnel in the entertainment industry, and Bryan Mahanes, as owner of OtherBrother Entertainment, have to walk everyday.  Bryan attributes his negotiating success to his humility, tremendous interpersonal skills, his calm demeanor, and working tirelessly to make his artists and clients happy.  These two components comprise the company’s essential products and customers, and without them, his company would not survive.  As OtherBrother Entertainment continues to promote incredible artists and provide impeccable service to its clients, the Transcendent Music Movement offers its support and a tip of the hat to Bryan Mahanes for his successful business practices and negotiating acumen.

Transcendent Music Movement Presents: Goat Rodeo Sessions

Transcendent Music Movement Presents: Goat Rodeo Sessions

Once again, we have discovered musical genius.  Before I proceed, allow me to briefly reintroduce this blog to ensure that this album review is put in perspective.  The Transcendent Music Movement has set out to preserve and promote music that is transcendent through this blog and other means.  The music we promote transcends any status quo, resists any sense of mediocrity, and challenges your musical understanding.  With that said, the Transcendent Music Movement is pleased to present Goat Rodeo Sessions.

Goat Rodeo

I am sure you are asking what in the world is Goat Rodeo Sessions?  It is the title of the album that was collectively composed, performed and recorded by four legendary musicians.  This enigma of an album title actually has a relevant and applicable meaning.  First, session most likely describes their meetings for composing and recording; but of more interest, what is a goat rodeo?  A goat rodeo basically describes a situation that is so chaotic that it would require some sort of miracle or unlikely coincidence to restore order.  I formulated that definition from listening to their description during their interview on their iTunes deluxe album.  In that interview the musicians, who I will introduce later, explain why they consider their collaborative album to be a goat rodeo.  Mandolin player Chris Thile is quoted in the interview reading an Urban Dictionary definition, which says “a goat rodeo is about the most polite term used by aviation people and others in higher risk situations to describe a scenario that requires about 100 things to go right at once if you intend to walk away from it”.  Let’s meet the band. 

The Band

Yo-Yo Ma is a classically trained cellist who is famous for being one of the best selling classical artists in the world.  He has performed for eight U.S. presidents to include the 56^th Presidential Inauguration, invited by Barrack Obama.  I could tell you more, but I think you get it.  He is an incredible musician. 

Stuart Duncan is a Country, American, and Bluegrass fiddle player.  Duncan is known to be America’s favorite fiddler player as described on the Nashville bluegrass Band’s website.  Even if he is not recognized by name his superior fiddle skills are gaining him increasing personal notoriety.  He also plays the mandolin and banjo on a few tracks on the album. 

Edger Myer is a recording artist for the Sony Classical recording label along with Yo-Yo Ma.  He performs music of the classical, pop, country and folk persuasion.  Myer’s website outlines a recent claim by San Diego Magazine that recognizes him as, “the best bassist alive”.

Chris Thile is a spectacular mandolin player who has been raved about since he was 12 when he released his first solo album and was called a child prodigy.  Just like the rest of his band mates on Goat Rodeo Sessions, Thile has been the recipient of many awards.  Thile performs mostly country and bluegrass with two award winning bands, Nickel Creek and the Punch Brothers.

Aoife O'Donovan also joins the band to record vocals on two selections.  O'Donovan is a folk and bluegrass vocalist who is an up and coming star.  She sings with a band she started called Crooked Still.  They plan to release their first full length album in 2012.  She also performs with other artists and has a solo career as well.

Goat Rodeo Sessions

            These unique musical backgrounds alone, alludes to why they consider their work to be a goat rodeo.  This is a group of artists, who were highly unlikely to share a stage and perform together as a band.  In almost any interview the members of this unprecedented quartet rave on and on about the magical experience they had creating music together.  They always seem to acknowledge their unorthodox mix of styles and instruments, which explains clearly why they named their album Goat Rodeo Sessions.  Mandolinist Chris Thile is quoted saying, “I think it's the kind of thing that maybe classical music listeners will think is bluegrass and bluegrass listeners will think it's classical. Hopefully it lands in the nebulous zone where it can't really be named," in a 2011 Billboardbiz.com interview with Gary Graff.  These individuals, who are each spectacular in their own right, took the goat rodeo that was them creating an album and ingeniously merged their unique individual talents to form a marvelous creation.  

The masterpiece that they created is packed with scores of incredible complexities with melodies stemming from bluegrass to classical - all the while avoiding any definitive classification.  There are even dollops of folk, funk and pop interwoven meticulously throughout the album.  This unimaginable fusion of musicians and instruments produced one of the most unique and clever albums that I have ever heard.  These artists who are incredible as individual musicians managed to successfully collaborate to create an entire album that oozes excitement and epitomizes TRANSCENDENT MUSIC.

Transcendent Music Movement Presents: J. Wils

Transcendent Music Movement Presents: J. Wils

            Ok Hip-Hop heads, I got something for you all.  It's no secret that Drake, J. Cole, Kid Cudi, Wale, Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and some others have really been representing lately for Rap music.  This group of artists has been dubbed as Backpack Rappers or New Era Rappers by me and some other Hip-Hop heads.  These artists brought intellect to rap during a time when rap music was considered, by most, to be on the verge of death.  Let us be honest!  Over the past few years it was beginning to seem like anyone could make it as a rapper with any ignorant message and lyrics that corresponded to some stupid dance. 

Backpack Rappers

Thank the Hip-Hop gods for these New Era Rappers!  The lyrics of these artists have had much appeal to students pursuing higher education.  Most of the artists themselves have spent at least some time in college hence their nickname, Backpack Rappers.  Obviously, a college education does not make you a great lyricist or even a smart person for that matter, but it has evoked an intelligent style of Rap music that has become quite popular.  So regardless of education or the lack thereof, the complexities of this group’s lyrics, clever punch lines and tremendous use of literary figures of speech, has appealed to a more scholastic listener. 

The New New-Era

These artists have paved the way for the effective deviation from the traditional gangster rapper and the dance rapper or as I call them, the mickey mouse rapper.  It is true though; there is truly a new era of rap led by these New Era Rappers.  So it gives Transcendent Music great pleasure to introduce and promote a new artist who embodies the essence of this new era of rap, J. Wils.

J. Wils, born Justin Wilson, was born in Charleston South Carolina.  To be frank, the kid is without a doubt a diamond in the rough.  We all are aware of the unique, catchy yet largely silly music that has come out of The South.  Well, he does not fit that traditional mold.  J. Wils represents for the new era of rap music and is personally seeking to portray the South in a new light. 

I discovered J. Wils’ profound lyrical style on YouTube.  The content of his raps reflected his atypical colligate experience.  He attended and graduated from The Military College of South Carolina, The Citadel which explained much of the military jargon used in his raps that probably could only be appreciated by those who attended that elite institution.  He was also involved in a series of dorm room rap battles that became viral across his campus.  From this innocent display of lyrical talent, J. Wils’ passion for Hip-Hop, production, and representing The South intelligently, was ignited.  He began making beats and rapping on other popular artists’ beats.  He began to write relentlessly.  Before long he and his college roommate, Justin Ramie, recorded their first music video for their song, ChuckTown Anthem.  This was their first and rather deliberate attempt to present The South positively and intelligently, with regards to Rap music.   

Fashionably Late Mix tape

Later, after graduating from college, J. Wils launched his solo career and has grown tremendously as an artist.  Just as many of those new era artists who I described earlier did when they broke in to mainstream Hip-Hop, he released a mix tape.  J.Wils recognizes exactly where he fits in and he respects his fans enough to know that he has to earn their continued support.  He makes that clear by launching a free mix tape to help boost his popularity and earn the support of listeners. The name of his mix tape, Fashionably Late, has meaning that exemplifies J. Wils’ confidence and his desire to be regarded as one of Hip-Hop’s New Era artists. 

I recall a conversation I had with him a couple of years ago when his mix tape was being conceptualized.  He was expressing to me the fact that there were all of these new Hip-Hop artists who had become rather popular, and how he felt he was on par with most of them from a lyrical standpoint.  I agreed with him whole-heartedly.  Then he explained his reasoning behind the name of his mix tape.  Those other rappers, most of which were listed above, had for all intents and purposes arrived as prominent rappers.  Hence, he considered himself fashionably late to what we are calling New Era Hip-Hop.  There birthed the title of his first mix tape, Fashionably Late.

Let it be known that I have absolutely no reserve in comparing J. Wils to Hip-Hop artists of the likes of Drake, J.Cole, Kid Cudi, Wale, Kanye West, and Lupe Fiasco.  The kid is that good.  The thing that he is missing is some sort of corporate backing to really propel his career and introduce his music to the world.  Artists like J. Wils are the precise reason for Transcendent Music's mere existence.  So as we continue in our movement to preserve and promote TRANSCENDENT MUSIC, we offer our full support and highly recommend that you listen to and support this transcendent artist, J. Wils.