PIP 084: Finalist on La Voz Gives Music Industry Advice | Ronny Mercedes | Singer-Songwriter
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Release Date: 01/29/2020
PIP 088: Wedding Filmmaker, YouTuber | Matt WhoIsMatt Johnson
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PIP 084: Finalist on La Voz Gives Music Industry Advice | Ronny Mercedes | Singer-Songwriter
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It doesn't matter how skilled you are as a talent you can always grow and you can always learn" Ronny Mercedes was a member of the Bachata group Voz a Voz, a finalist in the latino version of The Voice, La Voz, and is a professional touring singer-songwriter. In the 84th episode Ronny talks about his experience on La Voz as well as gives his best advice for succeeding in the music industry. Listen to his latest single "Mi Botella": -Shownotes- (02:43) Ronny's background in preforming (07:44) Ronny's journey on the show La Voz (08:06) What you get if you win La Voz (10:01) How has being...
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PIP 082: Unique Content + Audience Engagement = Opportunities to Monetize | Jason Anderson | Founder of Quire
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Sachit Gupta - Helping Creators Monetize and Grow their audience
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Jester King Brewery Interview with Co-Founder Jeffrey Stuffings
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How To Create Sports Docs with Six Time Emmy Winning Producer for ESPN and FOX - Yaron Deskalo
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info_outlineIt doesn't matter how skilled you are as a talent you can always grow and you can always learn" Ronny Mercedes was a member of the Bachata group Voz a Voz, a finalist in the latino version of The Voice, La Voz, and is a professional touring singer-songwriter.
In the 84th episode Ronny talks about his experience on La Voz as well as gives his best advice for succeeding in the music industry.
Listen to his latest single "Mi Botella": https://sl.onerpm.com/mibotella
-Shownotes-
(02:43) Ronny's background in preforming
(07:44) Ronny's journey on the show La Voz
(08:06) What you get if you win La Voz
(10:01) How has being on La Voz affected Ronny's career?
(12:37) "Artists have a responsibility to the public to stand by what they believe in"
(13:27) "I want to be light where there is darkness"
(14:37) "I will not sing about infidelity"
(15:12) "I believe there is an audience for everything"
(16:15) Standing his ground on not singing about infidelity to big recording artists in studio
(20:11) "God gave you this gift, what are you going to do with it, is it to be for your ego or are you going to be of service, and I choose to be of service"
(21:14) How to be a singer full time
(22:12) Every time you preform you are always auditioning
(24:05) Even if you are a talented person become a skillful talented person
(24:24) It doesn't matter how skilled you are as a talent you can always grow and you can always learn
(25:39) Advice to singers in the industry
(28:23) Industries and businesses are not meant to be friendly if you can make friends then great as long as you can respect each others position
(29:37) Your number one fan is always going to be yourself and no one will ever treat a project like you will
(31:52) How many is too many DM's or texts to someone for a collaboration?
(35:40) Why put so much into one single instead of trying to pump out as much music as possible on Soundcloud or YouTube?
(36:29) You are what you project
(43:35) Singing for Music Producer David Cabrera
(47:48) Remembering why I sing
(48:20) Music is power. Music is healing.
(51:43) Singing for to raise awareness for human trafficking (56:26) Referencing episode 49 about my grandmother (Mama Yeya)
(1:00:04) Talking about the death of our Grandmother
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