Today was a day of relationship building. Kevin Wiggins aka Dkun Frost, came into town on friday night with his wife Jennifer. The whole reason for Dkun coming into town was to meet and build with the "Beatmart crew." He came into town on friday night, went to dinner and relax with his wife away from the kids, and then get ready to meet up with the crew on saturday. Saturday came and myself, Troy, and SonofMack met up with Dkun for lunch. We then all jumped into my car and we showed them around the downtown area, specifically where the Titans play and practice (Dkun's a big football fan). After our $0.25 tour of our beloved Nashville, we then went south to LabEast to start the recording process. There's a reason behind all of this relation building and recording that we'll get into sometime next week. Stay tuned to the podcast for upcoming info and/or some possible interviews. Always something going on in Beatmart land. B's up!

Today was a preparation day for our (mine & Troy's) trip to Peru. We had to trek down to the Vanderbilt Travel Clinic to get 4 required shots that are necessary for our entrance into the country to meet up with the Food for the Hungry organization. I freakin' hate getting shots because I'm allergic to pain. :-) Anyway, it's official! We're headed down to Peru on a mission trip and we're expecting some amazing things to happen. It's going to be great! On another note, we did some recording this morning with a female vocalist named Doreena Williamson. She's my pastor's wife and she is an amazing singer which you'll find out soon enough. She sang on both the Japhia Life record and the Fresh Digress record. They both sound great. The picture is a shot of downtown Lima Peru where we'll be staying part of the time. Speak to you guys soon. B's up!

I'M BACK . . . finally! After a week of non-recording activity, I've finally got my studio up and in running order again. As many of you know, I had to drop $800 to get things back the way they were. That's the nature of the beast. In this cast, you get an interview from Chris MC from Fresh Digress done by SameOldJake. Then you've got me rambling about virtually nothing for about 15 minutes. I think I've gotten to where I enjoy hearing myself talk . . . oh God, please help me! Anyway, get those questions and comments into wrgopodcast@gmail.com. I need some content help! Send in some ideas on what you guys may like to hear or see from behind the scenes. Don't be shy! It's good to finally be back, and hope you guys enjoy the show. The picture is from the FD photoshoot. We're all checkin' the photos to see what we have. I'll holler! B's up!

Okay y'all, I know! I haven't had a podcast in a while now. However, there's very good reason for that. The internal computer system to my mixer in my studio just went on the fritz! I've been down for close to a week now and I went and had to purchase another one. Dropping $800 on a whim is not my idea of fun. But, . . . what do you do? I have to continue working and I definitely NEED a mixer to able to work. Therefore now that things are "semi" up and running again, I'll be bringing another podcast within the next day or two (probably after sunday since the swim meet will be over by then). Sorry for the delay and thanks for your patience. I'll be back on track real soon. In fact, just to catch up, I'm literally sitting at the swim meet now as I write this blog. I found out that the meet, with all their computers, has wireless access. So I just tapped into their network and I'm off and running. Holler at y'all in audible form real soon. B's up!

Today was an extremely productive day in the life of Beatmart. Myself and Troy had a meeting with Terry Hemmings and Robert Beeson from Provident Music Distribution. Without being able to say too much, the meeting went extremely well and suffice it to say there may be a future in the works. After another meeting afterward along with lunch, myself and Troy took the afternoon off and went and played 18 holes of golf. It was certainly something that was wanted and, more importantly, needed! I'll leave it up to you guys to figure out who ended up winning the round. As y'all know, Troy and me are very competitive so there was a difinite winner and loser. Anyway, it was great fun and therapeutic to say the least. The picture to the right is of the Fresh Digress guys and the Beatmod crew during a lunch break at the photo shoot. B's up!

Sorry for neglecting to update the blog page on a normal regular basis. Things are just now getting back to a semi-normal pace (if there is such a thing). I'm currently wraping up the mastering for the Rob Hodge record, finishing the mix on the Japhia Life record, and finishing the mastering on the Songs of Hymn record. Needless to say, I'll still be on my horse for this whole week and into next week. I'm also still in the studio trying to tweak the Fresh Digress record, all while having to take business meetings with certain necessary "higher-ups". At any rate, things are moving at a rapid pace, so that's a good thing. Keep us in your prayers and be on the lookout for something special toward the end of the month. Also, be looking for some more news and updated style podcasts in the next few days. Send questions and comments in to wrgopodcast@gmail.com. The picture is of engineer/mixer Steve Lotz with Chris MC from Fresh Digress. Keep bangin' and B's up!

This podcast #20 is a slight look into the history of Beatmart Recordings and a view into its future. This is for all of you "newbies" that either have just come and signed up at beatmart.com, or are just curious as to what we have going on. For all of you regular listeners, make our new members and guests feel welcome. Help make their experience an enjoyable one so, hopefully, they'll want to return. For you regulars, there's stuff in this cast for you as well. Enjoy the almost 30 minutes of music and behind the scenes information. We'll get back to the regular programming and updates on the Fresh Digress photo shoot and recording session on podcast #21. Send your questions, comments, and audio mp3's to: wrgopodcast@gmail.com. Help us to continue to build this thing . . . we need your help! God bless and B's up!

Here's podcast #19 . . . an interview with Pettidee done by SonofMack. Special thanks goes out to the Beatmods that came into town to help out on the Fresh Digress photo shoot. More info on that will be coming shortly. Theres enough info from this past week to fill more than a few of these podcasts! We're going to be bringing you all the details, interviews, events, and personel that was here. Believe me, you're going to want to stay tuned to here what went on. We even had some special guest appearances that showed up unexpectedly. Be on the lookout for soundbites, interviews, and info from a bevy of different sources and perspectives . . . not just mine. Thanks again for all the help from the "fellas" and special thanks to Eddy Boer for a great shoot. B's up!

Today is Independence Day, 2005! I can't believe how time flies. It seemed like just yesterday that I was in college playing basketball in Miami, FL. That was over 16 years ago! Man how time flies. Anyway, I just wanted to update the blog to wish everyone a happy and safe fourth of July. We're currently gearing up for the Fresh Digress fellas to be in town starting tomorrow. Be checking back here and at beatmart.com for daily updates and pictures to what's going on in and out of the studio. We're doing some extensive recording and at the end of the week, we'll be having another photo shoot with the guys. We'll also be having the Big E in town, so things are rather crazy in Beatmart-land. I'm ready to take a sabbatical! :-) Hope all is well with all of you and with the secret society members that I haven't spoken to in a while . . . you know who you are! Happy 4th and B's up!

Here's part 2 of 2 in the mother of all WRGO podcasts. Don't forget to get those songs in for voting for the next submissions record. As it turns out, we're having a technical problem with our voting system according to our web service. The songs will be up for voting around the middle of the month of July. Hang in there, and get those songs in for submitting. Also, don't forget to keep sending in those mp3 questions and comments along with songs to be played on the air to wrgopodcast@gmail.com. Have a safe & wonderful fourth of July. More crazy news coming in the next podcast. B's up!

This is it! This is the mother of all WRGO podcasts! It was so large that I had to break it up into a two part series. Part two will be posted tomorrow. This cast is was assisted once again by my man Troy Collins. It's chocked full of content, info, and exclusive music - all at over an hour long! So sit back, relax, strap in, and get comfortable and we hope you enjoy the show. Also, don't forget to get those submissions in for Best of the Submissions volume 3! We've started the whole process again and voting starts July 1st, so get 'em in! Lastly, the winner has been announced in the Big E Song Contest. Go to Beatmart.com to find out if you're the winner. B's up!