A Taste of Honey Mini Mag Educating & Inspiring Tomorrow's Entertainment & Media Professional's
The Life The Legacy of
Whitney Houston + Miss Sprint Cup:
Kristen Beat + Radio Personality:
Community Clovia + Speed TV Personality:
Krista Voda + ATH takes over Colorando +Including Exclusive Interview w/ Olympic Pentathlete Ed Fernon
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+ Chelsea Bain on Tour! +Inside her plush Tour Bus +Her life on the road + & her life b4 music
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The Motivational Cowboy
Johnny D.
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Table of Contents:
The Industry Insider: Professional Recording Studio, is it worth it? A Inside look in Virginia Arts Recording Page 3
Editor's Page: Honey Azul
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Editor's Page: Mike Pat
Chelsea Bain on Tour!
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ALSO Get Motivated! w/ Johnny D. + His long career as a Movational Speaker + & His latest CD
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Powerful & Positive Women doing their Thing! Women in the Entertainment Field
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Colorado Take-Over Page 11
Talent Spotlight Page 12
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Industry Insider Question Page 13
DVD ISSUE
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A Taste of Honey AD Page 16
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Inside A Professional Recording Studio By: Honey Azul
IN
my hometown of Charlottesville VA I had the
privilege of scoping out the dopest professional Recording Studio pretty much in the state of VA. Many may not know nor recognize the importance of a state of the art professional Recording Studio, with the latest home study technology they can be under estimated.
I initially met Sean,( one of the studio's Sound Engineer among many of his job titles) a few years back when a local Artist was working with him on his album. We reconnected at a local talent showcase in which he was one of the judges assisting in the decision of some coveted Industry prizes for the winners. Fast forward one year later I'm Virginia Arts Recording interviewing Sean & the Owner, Chris.
With over a million dollars of equipment inside the two story studio, one may wonder whats the big deal with a professional Recording Studio especially when I can do the same thing at home? Or can you? True you can duplicate some of the effects & maybe even the equipment but you can not fake the funk when it comes to the training & technique that dedicated professional bring to the table. Some wonder why are studio prices so high, its not the usage of the equipment but the extreme professionalism that you pay for. Studio professionals are just that professionals. They spend years some in school & on the job learning to listen for unmatched pitches, down beats, up beats, off beats, how to mix down, master, ect... In short if you sent in your CD with your music into a major Radio Station or into a Record Label would they play it or even give a real listen regardless of your talent. They would play the first 30 seconds & chuck it. Like the Studio professionals, the Radio Stations & Record Labels are also trained to hear the difference too. Depending if this is a hobby or if your really trying to get on, you need to invest in your craft.
Formally owner by professional Musician Paul Brier he passed the musical baton on to Chris Doermann who puts on many different hats to cater to the Studio's many clients. National & local Artist & musicians have chosen VA Arts recording as their one stop shop like; Dreaming Isabelle, Mute Math, The Paschall Brother's which won the 8th Annual independent Music Award for Gospel record of the year for 2008 & many other talents. You can find out more about these incredible & talented people at The Virginia Arts Recording by checking out the full double interviews @ www.ATasteofHoneyTV.info, also on the exclusive FREE DVD included with this magazine.
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Cover Story
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A Inside glemce into the making of a Icon By: Honey Azul
W e may all remember the clothes, the hair styles, even the bright smile. But, theres no denying the unforgettable voice that made the phenomenal performer with a career spanning over 20 years. Inspiring and moving millions to tears and to dream the unthinkable and reach the unattainable. Whitney Houston is single handedly responsible for starting many of our popular entertainers today careers such as; Brandy, Beyonce and many more. Daughter of Cisy Houston a gospel singer and performer in her own right. Young Whitney started in Modeling, paving way for other women of color, even before Tyra Banks. Appearing in Catalogs, local and national Ad's, even the on prestigious cover's of Seventeen & Glamor Magazine. Giving young Afro American girls a recognizable and relatable face. As a child Whitney grew up in middle class Newark & East Orange, NJ. Her family was rich with performer's besides her mother, her older brother Gary Garland, Cousin Dionne Warwick & Dee Dee Warwick, Godmother Darlene Love & honorary Aunt Aretha Franklin. She started singing solo's at her church with the Junior Choir. Whitney experienced a tragic accident that threatened her promising future. She was playing with a hanger & somehow she got a it stuck in her throat. She had to undergo surgery to reattach her Uvula she was fortunate enough to be able to speak let alone sing. From a tight knit family, while her mother was on the road Whitney's father would cook, clean even doing her hair. The family supported her in her career every step of the way. At age 14 she sang with the family gospel group the Drinkard Sisters, who recorded for RCA Records. By the time she turned 15 she sung background vocals for Chaka Con on "I'm every woman." Her two older brother Michael & Gary helped her with her career when she decided to became a professional Singer like her mother. Michael became her Production Manager while she was on tour and Gary would perform with Whitney on stage.
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The Legacy Lives On...
Whitney came into Modeling by chance. Young slender
Whitney & her mother were in New York when a young man walked over to her & told her that the agency upstairs was looking for Model's & she fit the type.
At bit hesitant at first but with her mother by her side she was sign. She went on to book numerous Modeling jobs & even Acting gigs like appearances on Silver Spoon & Gimme A Break. With great success in Modeling & Acting she was encouraged to continue down that path but, Whitney had a bigger & better destiny.
In 1983 Arista Records President Clive Davis spotted Whitney & almost signed her on the spot. Later that year she officially signed with Aritsa Records & Clive immediately took the young starlet under his wing only giving her the best songs, producers & opportunities for her to shine.
And shine she did, her first self titled album released in the US on Valentine's Day in 1985 had a slow start until finally selling a historic 14 million. Winning her first Grammy & nominated for 2 others, in 1986 & 1987 she won 7 American Music Awards & MTV Music Video Award. Houston's performance of, "I'm Saving All My Love",. Later during that year she earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. But, her ball had just started rolling!
Whitney made a huge Acting splash with her debut film role as
feisty
Singer Rachel Marron opposite of Kevin Costner. And the album did even better with the remake of a Chaka Khan, I'm Every Woman", the iconic remake of a Dolly Parton song,"I Will Always Love You". & " I Have Nothing", winning her 3 Grammys, 8 American Music Awards,11 Billboard Music Awards,3 Soul Train Music Awards, 5 NAACP Image Awards, 5 World Music Awards & BRIT award.
With mega movies hits such as, "Waiting to Exhale", "The Preachers Wife" & made for TV movie Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" & her last film project, " Sparkle", Whitney solidified herself as a bonafide Actress. More accolades followed for her hard work, persistence & talent. She went on to win a total of 22 American Music Awards, 31 Billboard Music Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, 7 Grammy Awards, 2 Guinness World Records, 16 NAACP Image Awards, 6 People's Choice Awards, 8 Soul Train Music Awards, 6 World Music Awards, with 564 total Worldwide Award nominations & a unbelievable 490 plus Worldwide Award winnings. Not bad for a Afro-America woman, that had her vocal cords reconstructed.
She will always be remembered as The Voice whether for her opinions & her determination knocking down barriers for Afro-American Women or her singing. For more about her amazing life, just google Whitney Houston.
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Editor's Page: Editor Update
Honey Azul Williams
been pretty busy since the last issue release. H oneyThehascontinuous writing for A Taste of Honey TV Newsletter , A Taste of Honey Mini Mag & other side projects including a book entitled The Power of P. For more information visit www.thePowerofP24.info. In addition she has been Filming, Editing & Hosting new episodes for A Taste of Honey TV. Some of these exciting & informative episodes are included with this issue on the FREE DVD. During the late Fall, early Winter Honey has been in the Richmond VA area working with some great Photographer's & Videographer's. Latest Spokes Model gigs include Ford for UVA, Kobalt Tools for Lowe's, Borghese Cosmetic line for Costco & many other well known companies. As for her music she recorded with Grammy Nominated Recording Artist Steel aka Cisco, "We Came to Party!" She shot the music video & can be found on Youtube. The Pop/R&B song has been submitted to several festivals. The video is also be on the DVD, so make sure to check it out. vedio
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Her second single, I Cry Music Video will be shot in the Spring of 2014. She has been featured in a few Magazine spreads including, Candie Starz Magazine, Modern DC & will be shooting new spreads in the Spring. She also performed live at the 2013 "World Music & Independent Film Festivall", For more info or booking info visit www.HoneyAzulWilliams.info.
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Editor's Page Mike Pat (Mickey Brown Eye's)
oved and adored by many, unknown by most L and hated by a few, lol. After all how can you hate that smile right?
Lately Ol' Mickey Brown Eye's has been staying busy with Hosting, Writing, Music and stories for the Magazine A Taste of Honey Mini Mag. "Besides working towards enhancing the show I have recently completed some theme and propped based photo shoots with local photographers out of the Richmond Virginia area. I am also active in Runway Shows and shoots with different Photographers as far as Modeling goes," said mike pat. He also trains vigorously keeping fit in order to enhance his Boxing, Modeling, Body building and Running career. get a a but
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He continues, ""Some people little antsy wishing for more sooner, I do many things and its all about quality not quantity. i have a formula as to how i execute everything that I'm doing and I will get it done when the time is right weather its now late." He is currently in the studio in preparation for his first official Mixtape release coming Summer 2014.
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Chelsea Bain On Tour,
ailer! r T r e h in k c o R e b She
By: Honey Azul
On tour sponsored by Coke hitting all the NASCAR stops. While in Richmond VA she performed on a hot day in early September, her & the band rocked it out. We conducted the interview inside her plush tour bus. She describes life on the road as being great, even though herself and her Fiddle Player, Renee are the only females on the bus. " Theres a lot of down time prior to the shows. It's amazing the things we find to entertain us. And thats the biggest thing...it's basically all just pranks, all the time. You gota watch your back!" But, this isn't her first go around on the road, Chelsea toured the country with Show Horse's while in high school. She shared with me that her mother allowed her to be a kid, even though she knew she always wanted to do music. Right after she finished school she made a decision to pursue music full time. She hooked up with some people herself & mother knew in the music business. After a few turns in her career she stayed true to her love of music. Traveling back & forth between her native Arizona & Nashville, recoding new music & showing Horse's. Her hard work paid off. She currently resides in Nashville full time when not on the road touring. She is signed with Rock Ridge Music. Her NASCAR tour sponsored by Coke wrapped in Miami Speedway November 18, 2012. She is putting the finishing touches on her first full length album, All-American Country Girl which dropped in early 2013. The album includes the popular hits, Rockin that Trailer, What If I, Country Off & All American Country Girl. You can get Chelsea Bain's music @ www.rockridgemusic.com & check out the full interview with Chelsea, her incredible band & Tour Manager @ www.ATasteofHoneyTV.info. Page 8
The Motivational Cowboy, Johnny D
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Motivate ¦ mōtə vāt¦: To provide with an incentive; move to action: impel.
By: Honey Azul
Johnny Dmytryszyn has been motivating people for over 12 years. How wonderful is it to know what you do for a living is your gift from God? That your being paid to do what you love & your helping people. As I interviewed Johnny I could see he had a true passion for his craft. He just wrapped the Chevy event in Dover Delaware in which we both had the pleasure.
With the vigorous tour schedule with various clients, speaking engagements & promotional events for his book, Finish Line & his CD Outstanding Bound, Johnny D stays busy. But in the same breath very humble. Never receiving formal training for his career choice, he has done exceptionally well for himself. "School wasn't my thing, it is not for everybody. So what I did was took the best in business & learned what they did best & did exactly what they do." His dedication to his craft is one not seen to often. Before booking paid gigs & packed rooms, his first 28 gig was completely free. He describes his first paid gig, " The time I was so scared, I was across the street for 20 minutes ready to throw up. I was so nervous but, I got paid $250.00 for my first 20 minute speech. And then I was hooked!" Johnny has several new projects lined up, including a his new CD Outstanding Bound with some of his friends in the music business accompanying him. In addition he has been confronted with a opportunity with a major network for a reality TV show strictly about the Motivational Speaking ny D's Pick-up John industry. You can purchase his books, CD's, apparel NOW! or find out where his next speaking engagement will be New CD, at www.motivationalcowboy.com & catch the full interview on our website at www.atasteofhoneytv.info.
Tip #1
A dream is reality in the making.
Tip #2
Go straight to the top,don't settle for the middle.
Tip #3
Dare to live beyond your limitations.
Powerful & Positive Women doing their Thing!
By: Honey Azul
Cup 2012: Miss Sprint
Full of bubbly energy with a great smile. She gladly granted me a interview in-between her many duties at
Kristen Beat the
Dover Speedway in Delaware. Miss Sprint Cup has the privilege of being a positive face by traveling nationwide to all the NASCAR events & encouraging young girls to get involved with thier favorite sports, to pursue a healthy lifestyle & a education. Kristen is a great example of a turning a hobby into a positive & powerful career move! She grew up loving NASCAR racing, so she submitted a application for Miss Sprint Cup to a modeling agency put her through the interview process & the rest is history. But, she is more than a
pretty face she received her degree in Communications & minor in Pre-Law. You can catch the full interview @
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Clovia Lawera
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Radio personality for Radio One in Richmond VA Miss Clovia AKA Miss Community Clovia has a career
spanning 25 years, 15 of which with Radio One. She received her Bachelor's in Art degree from Virginia Union University. The radio station she interned hired her upon her graduation. Community Clovia has been very instrumental in the Metro area's community efforts including, the elections, fundraisers, community walks to raise awareness for Cancer, Heart Disease & other illnesses. Her passion for the community has afforded her the opportunity to interview influential people such as; President & First Lady Obama, Spike Lee, Governor Mark Warner & many Artists. You can view the full interview @
New Speed TV/Fox
www.ATasteofHoneyTV.info.
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Krista Voda
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ot your ordinary TV personality, Miss Voda is a sweet down to earth and unique woman. As I waited at The Martinsville VA
Raceway after a live taping of Trackside, Miss Voda signed every autograph and remembered many of the race goers from previous races, even dating over a year ago. If anyone thinks that Racing is no place for a woman, then they never met nor watched Krista Voda on air. She is very well spoken not missing a beat, polished & professional. Receiving her Bachelor's of Art in Broadcast Journalism & Communications at The University of Northern Iowa. She recalled to me about her earlier days in the field, " As a early journalist one would shot your own footage, wrote your own story, edited your own highlights & threw t hem on the air. " When it comes to education in this field she stated that, " it's really important to focus on the skills, writing & good interviewing can not be replaced." Catch the entire interview visit, www.ATasteofHoneyTV.info.
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ATH-TV Takes Over Colorado!
By:Mike Pat
As we were getting heated up in a chilly Colorado, ATH-TV was excited
Actress, Ashley M. Kalfas
to be visited by Ashley M. Kalfas. Ashley happens to be a unique and talented young Actress from Wisconsin but, now resides in Colorado Springs. She explained to us that she likes it in Colorado Springs but, misses the snow in Wisconsin. Ashley explained that she started her acting career eight years ago in Colorado Springs. "My first production was Alice in Wonderland", said Ashley. She shared with us that it was actually a last minute opportunity. She explained that the Producer contacted her before the last performance to offer her the role of the Queen of Hearts, because the Actress who previously filled the role would no longer be able to. Kalfas, while young is definitely no rookie to the "Art of Acting." She has been doing Theater for eight years, film for three years and Voice-Over for one. Ashley has plenty of projects coming in the near future. To keep up with her past and future work she can be found on our website @ www.ATasteofHoneyTV.info. On a typical frosty February day
in Colorado Springs, ATH-TV was just heated up with our itinerary. One of our first stops was by the Olympic training center to see Gold Metal hopeful ED Fernon. Sweet sounds great, right? Well, the funny punchline is we did not originally intend to interview the world class Pentathlete. Like many people, when visiting Colorado Springs we only arrived at the training center to take a basic tour as we were Olympic Pentathlete, informed that it was arguably the most renowned site in the city. After taking the tour and learning more about some of the greatest Olympians of all times Ed Fernon ranging from Muhammad Ali to Carl Lewis. We caught up with Ed as he was coming from his daily training. He explained to us that he basically dedicates his life to preparation, training non stop for this once in the lifetime opportunity to be a Medalist in Europe come August 2012. Ed is from Sidney Australia and was at the Olympic Training Center for a few weeks in preparation for what was at the time a much closer challenge, which was the World Cup in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ed shared that he has been competing for five years with the goal in mind of making the 2012 Olympics. To see Ed Fernon's interview in it's entirety, visit @ ww.ATasteofHoneyTV.info.
Magnificat Magazine.... As I walked into the 30 story building, I was torn between feelings of doubt , shock and nervousness. Shock because the building was colossal and I was expecting an establishment that was much more humble. Doubt because, when I first entered the building was not sure where I was to repot or if I was in the right location altogether. Lastly, the nervousness came from the realization of knowing I was on deck to interview one of the most successful magazine's in the state of Colorado. Within moments I was greeted by the owner and co-owner of Pieces Magazine. Pieces Magazine is a national magazine based out of Highlands Range Colorado, a lovely town not far from major cities Denver and Colorado Springs. When speaking with Adam and Rachelle they explained that Pieces Magazine consists of the publication giving everyday people the opportunity to submit their stories and if the story is liked by Pieces then one may have their story published in the major Magazine. Adam and Rochelle are not only partners in business but they are also partners in life, husband and wife with beautiful children. To find out more about Pieces go to our website, www.ATasteofHoneyTV.info.
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Talent Spotlight District of Columbia Name: Jose Talent: Producer/Director/Actor Influences: Michael Jackson Contact him at: jparistides@hotmail.com Charlottesville VA
Name: CLS Talent: Rap/HipHop/Freestyle/Lyrical Influences: Mom, my family and friends, Wu-Tang Clan, Redman, Nas, Busta, Eminem, Crooked I, Cassidy, Rakim and all the rest of the real rappers and artist that came up from nothing just with the skills they have.
Get Music at: http://coast2coast mixtapes.com/artists/artistdetail.aspx? artistid=11021#ixzz1RQUgfnB4
Richmond VA Name: Kevin Jaxon Talent: Singer Sounds Like/Influences: Jodeci and H-Town Get Music at: http:/kevinjaxon.bandcam.com/ album/the-shield-trb-2013 If you are a Media/Entertainment Professional & would like to be in our Magazine send your submissions to ATHTVSubmissions@yahoo.com
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INDUSTRY
INSIDER BY: HONEY AZUL Dear Industry Insider, Hello how are you? I just wanted to know if you could give me some help to lead me the right way to start a tv show. Who I need to talk to, where to begin, what I'm looking for the good side and bad side. Thanks in advance if you able to help me. Jane Morgan.
Dear Jane, thank you for your question. A great start would be a local Public Access Center. You can find one in your area by searching online. PA Centers have all the resources you need to get started. You can take classes in proper production standards and find other talented people to help with your project. You need to also figure out your topic. The good side of having your own TV show is you can cover whatever topic of your intrest and have "your" voice heard. The bad, rather the challenging part is the time consuming steps listed below 1) Pre-Production: planing a shoot, getting your content together, location, guests,ect 2) Production: The actual shoot 3) Post-Production: the editing, dubbing process,ect But, again after all that watching your show onair is its own reward!
If you have a Industry question you would our Insider to answer please send
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