LOVE, World Peace, Human Relationships and Black Awareness
I believe that we ALL need love. I don't care what anyone tells you. From the hardest gansta to the coldest business person, anyone's heart can be soften by true love. Now there might be some fellas out there reading this thinking that I'm soft, don't get it twisted, I'll still beat that ass down if you try to hurt me or my fam, but I'm just being real. What can I say, I'm a Virgo, we're romantic by design. Remember these words: There is NOTHING and I mean NOTHING, not your career, not your bling, your cheddar, your whip, your castle, NOTHING that could compare to the love of a good woman.
****PROFESSIONALLY***
I'll be leaving Japan for good very soon. Not sure where I will go or what I will be doing, so anyone interested in hiring an entertainment veteran who has choreographed, produced and directed everything from TV commercials to MTV Music Videos to Musicals and Live Concerts, give me a shout. I'm a certified teacher of Final Cut Pro and other video editing and motion graphics software. I am a digital video and technology whiz and I've worked with some the most advanced equipment on the market, including Panasonic's P2 series cameras. I've also worked as a branding and strategic marketing consultant for Fortune 500 companies like Disney, Microsoft and BMW. Basically anything that deals with visual presentation whether it's design or marketing and branding or theatrical performance, I'm your man. In addition, I speak Japanese fluently.
Positions I'm interested in (but not limited to) are:
A&R Manager for record label
Artist Development for a production company and/or record label
Video Director
Artistic Director of a dance school or company
Executive position for a company and/or with an artist looking to break into the Japanese marketplace with something exciting, cutting edge and new.
****PERSONALLY***
I would like to meet the woman of my dreams. Someone like Tyra Banks. Someone with a mind, a body and a soul. Intelligence and a good heart are absolute musts. She also has to be driven and ambitious. I want to settle down and be with one woman for the rest of my life. If there's anyone out there like that, please let me know.
All positive music is good for the soul.
The funkiest entertainer on the planet and without a doubt my favorite artist, "Erykah Badu". If you ain't heard, you better ask somebody!
Erykah in a rare moment:
Another Queen who doesn't get her proper respect: Heather Headley
The voice: Christina Aguilera. She's got to be one of the best singers in history. The girl is phenominal!
The Color Purple, The Last Samurai, Friday, Remember The Titans, Gladiator, Snatch, You Got Served, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, Payback, A Few Good Men, Mississippi Burning, The Tuskegee Airmen, Brown Sugar, Be Cool, Malcom X, Predator, Drumline, Kings of Comedy, Queens of Comedy, Lilo and Stitch, Malibu's Most Wanted, Rundown, Raising Arizona and too many more to mention...
The Practice, The Shield, Def Comedy Jam, The Simpsons, King Of The Hill, The Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, OZ, Star Trek (all of them), JAG, American Idol (Don't even try it, you know you addicted to the shit too), MTV, CNN, Animal Planet...
The Holy Bible, Egytian Yoga, The Hobbit, The Broder Files, Emotional Intelligence, The One Minute Millionaire, Rich Dad - Poor Dad, Big Brands - Big Trouble, Selling The Invisible, A whole lot of business, advertising and marketing, and spiritual books (gotta feed that brain and that soul).
GOD Almighty
Jesus Christ, Malcom X, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, Debbie Allen, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett (this man is genius), Oprah Winfrey, The Samurai Warrior, Asari Keita, Children of the ghetto, My mother, My great grandmother, My ex-wife, All of my teachers in both dance and martial arts but especially Sensei Parker who was a 7th degree blackbelt in Aikido when I first started studying with him. He is now the highest ranked non-Japanese in the world! He lived and succeeded in Japan in an era when foreigners as a whole, and black people in particular, were treated terribly. This man broke down all racial barriers to become one the most respected martial artists in Japan and ultimately the world.
Thank you Sensei Amos Lee Parker for leading the charge through door so that a young brother like me could be somewhat accepted in Japan. We as black men owe you a debt of gratitude and we live through your accomplishments.