Mercury (U.G.E.) makes music...ready to make money

About Me

Okay, let's do the whole "third person/press bio" type of "about me " thing.About Mercury (Rising):::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Making original music and lyrics since 2nd grade, Mercury Rising is a music producer/ songwriter and lyrical artist hailing from Toledo, OH. Currently serving as Co-C.E.O. of U.G.E........... his duties include: Overseeing a diverse roster of artists, co-producing tracks for hire outside of U.G.E., co- producing tracks that are specifically for U.G.E. artistsCo- Writing songs with artists and providing arrangement, coaching and directing are all skills Mercury picked up via years as a spoken word artist/poetry promoter and also years worth of drama while earning his Bachelor's in Communication (Public Relations).A weekly published columnist six years running, devoted music enthusiast and aspiring mogul...Mercury is all about boldly fulfilling his heart's desires through success in his career and in life as a whole.

My Interests

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You Have A Type A- Personality
You are one of the most balanced people around
Motivated and focused, you are good at getting what you want
You rule at success, but success doesn't rule you.

When it's playtime, you really know how to kick back
Whether it's hanging out with friends or doing something you love!
You live life to the fullest - encorporating the best of both worlds Do You Have a Type A Personality?
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I'd like to meet:

like minds, like hearts, - if we dont click/connect, then we wont meet anyway :)

Movies:

Jason's Lyric, Boomerang, Amelie, Beautiful Mind, Serendipity, Love & Basketball, BamboozledAll THREE Matrix films (food for thought for years to come)DAVE CHAPPELLE'S BLOCK PARTY --- words can't express.

Television:

Been watching alot of Discovery Channel lately. Dirty Jobs, Myth busters, Criss Angel, Umm.... The Simpsons/Family Guy of course. etc.Waiting on new season of Boondocks to start.Niggaz wax and waaaane, Niggaz LOVE to complain... Niggaz love to hear themselves talk but HATE to explain.(if you ain't hip, you ain't hip)

Books:

This Business Of Music, Power To Burn, The Autobiography of Malcolm X and a few books from U.T. that i didn't sell back to the bookstore :) The Power of Deliberate Intent!Abraham and Esther -- YOU SAVED MY LIFE !!

Heroes:

DAVE CHAPPELLE (reasons should be obvious - that dude is the truth even when he's NOT being funny) Erykah Badu, Amel Larrieux (they give me hope) Mos Def, Oprah, Biggie, Will & Jada {for their love}, Chris Rock }for his honesty} umm..... W.E.B. Dubois. El Hajj Malik Shabazz and...........Homer Simpson - L.O.L.

My Blog

A Chapter In A Book I May One Day Write

I've been told so many times that i should write a book, maybe it's sinking in.If i do , it will be a short, humerous, interesting read... i think.So..today, a mood and a subject hit me and i just act...
Posted by Mercury (U.G.E.) makes music...ready to make money on Wed, 28 May 2008 11:52:00 PST

Imperfect. Present. Tense. (another poem)

"Imperfect. Present. Tense." Wouldn't it be so fucked up if it were really all up to you? Wouldn't it be so fucked up if your heaven, your hell were all right here and right now? Wouldn't it be...
Posted by Mercury (U.G.E.) makes music...ready to make money on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:08:00 PST

The Penny I Slept On

a penny. smallest increment of the american financial structure.... in a way. tiniest whole part of global commerce... the entire world judges itself by the U.S. Dollar... and the dollar is mea...
Posted by Mercury (U.G.E.) makes music...ready to make money on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:40:00 PST

Daddy, Whats The Internet? (new poem)

When i have kids, i'm gonna make them watch Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing". I'm gonna make em watch Crash, Hotel Rwanda and The Color Purple. Yeah.... we'll get out in the park, out in the yard - f...
Posted by Mercury (U.G.E.) makes music...ready to make money on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:13:00 PST

Dawn takes grease out of my way (poem 4 erry body who been asking me to post one)

... and when does it dawn on you?? I lost my job a month ago, my ex two years ago and my mind who knows when. When does it dawn on you that ESPN keeps us occupied while Bush sends every job that doesn...
Posted by Mercury (U.G.E.) makes music...ready to make money on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 02:31:00 PST