PIVOTING IN THE NEW NORMAL: Artiste Management during COVID

PIVOTING IN THE NEW NORMAL: Artiste Management during COVID

This season, we are talking about “Pivoting in the New Normal.” DysChick and SocaSaySo RANT with soca manager and co-founder of Mastamind Productions Natasha Andrews about how managers should be supporting their artistes while they are unable to tour or perform live. Find out how she got started, what drove her to work Lyrikal, and the message she has for her friend and business partner, DJ Mastamind.

Then we RAVE to “Drop That” by Lyrikal on the Saccharine Riddim produced by Mastamind Productions.

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PIVOTING IN THE NEW NORMAL: Why Virtual Carnivals Suck!

PIVOTING IN THE NEW NORMAL: Why Virtual Carnivals Suck!

PIVOTING IN THE NEW NORMAL: Why Virtual Carnivals Suck!?

In our new series “Pivoting in the New Normal,” DysChick and SocaSaySo RANT about why taking the road experience online is a challenge. Some associations did it really well and some left us feeling even more depressed as they offered no release from the quarantine doldrums. We share what we think are key learnings and best practices should we be forced to take Carnivals online again in 2021. Then we RAVE to “Sye pa mele” by EUK Soca Monarch Wetty Beatz.

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Quick Chat: Season recap, Upcoming Season trailer

Quick Chat: Season recap, Upcoming Season trailer

Quick Chat: Season recap, Upcoming Season trailer

DysChick and SocaSaySo RANT about what we have been working on since wrapping the “Global Perspectives on Black Lives Matter” series and give you a sneak peek of what we are planning for our upcoming season. Then we RAVE to “Rang Ke Bhare (Forget about Your Color)” by Guyana’s 2019 Chutney Monarch, Steven Ramphal.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER – NEW YORK, US

BLACK LIVES MATTER – NEW YORK, US

Special Limited Series: BLACK LIVES MATTER – New York, US

DysChick and SocaSaySo are back with a special series of interviews where we talk to people around the world about the Black Lives Matter Movement. In this episode, we RANT with Jose Christo (“J.C.”) Brillant from New York, USA. J.C. is an entrepreneur running two businesses, BeBrillantNYC and Brillant ITJobs, a husband and father raising two Black boys. J.C. shares how those roles influence how he lives as a Black man in America. He gives his ideas on ways to improve neighborhood policing, how he hopes the BLM movement will change systemic racism in America, and reminds us of the psychological impact of discrimination against Black people. Then we RAVE to “I Am” by Edwin Yearwood.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER – CANADA

Special Limited Series: BLACK LIVES MATTER – CANADA

DysChick and SocaSaySo are back with a special series of interviews where we talk to people around the world about the Black Lives Matter Movement. In this episode, we RANT with Zakiyah Tafari, better known as SocaDread, from Toronto, ON who shares why he founded Black Food Toronto, why he thinks Black people should get involved in politics, and what Carnivals he is looking forward to covering when we are able to once again fete... safely. Then we RAVE to “Brighter” by LFS Music.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER – GERMANY

BLACK LIVES MATTER – GERMANY

Special Limited Series: BLACK LIVES MATTER – GERMANY

DysChick and SocaSaySo are back with a special series of interviews where we talk to people around the world about the Black Lives Matter Movement. In this episode, we RANT with Sandy Willikens in Stuttgart, Germany who DysChick met while studying in Trinidad. Although there is not a large Black population in Germany, they had the largest anti-racism protest outside of the United States. Sandy shares her thoughts on why this happened and what she hopes will result from this outcry for human rights. Then we RAVE to “Allez” by Teddyson John.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER – MINNESOTA, US

Special Limited Series: BLACK LIVES MATTER – MASSACHUSETTS, US

DysChick and SocaSaySo are back with a special series of interviews where we talk to people around the world about the Black Lives Matter Movement. In this episode, we RANT with Tim Barret in Berkshire County, Massachusetts who DysChick met while studying in Trinidad. Tim shares his thoughts on what it felt like to be the “other” in Trinidad, how he responds to racists in his social network, and why he thinks predatory policing should be defunded. Then we RAVE to “Stranger” by Shadow.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER – MASSACHUSETTES, US

BLACK LIVES MATTER – MASSACHUSETTES, US

Special Limited Series: BLACK LIVES MATTER – MASSACHUSETTS, US

DysChick and SocaSaySo are back with a special series of interviews where we talk to people around the world about the Black Lives Matter Movement. In this episode, we RANT with Tim Barret in Berkshire County, Massachusetts who DysChick met while studying in Trinidad. Tim shares his thoughts on what it felt like to be the “other” in Trinidad, how he responds to racists in his social network, and why he thinks predatory policing should be defunded. Then we RAVE to “Stranger” by Shadow.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - TRINIDAD

BLACK LIVES MATTER - TRINIDAD

Special Limited Series: BLACK LIVES MATTER – TRINIDAD

DyChick and SocaSaySo are back with a special series of interviews where we talk to people around the world about the Black Lives Matter Movement. In this episode, we RANT with Michele Matthews-Morancie, Co-Managing Director of MAM Squared, LLC (http://mamsquared.com), from Curepe, Trinidad. She shares her thoughts on how Trini views of the underclass led to the Port of Spain riots and why she thinks the police Commissioner’s recent comments are dangerous. Then we RAVE to “Don’t Blame the Youth” by Ataklan ft. Sizzla.

For more information about MAM Squared, email michele@agitate-media.com.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER - PORTUGAL 2

BLACK LIVES MATTER - PORTUGAL 2

Special Limited Series: BLACK LIVES MATTER - PORTUGAL

DysChick and SocaSaySo are back with a special series of interviews where we talk to people around the world about the Black Lives Matter Movement. In our fourth episode, we RANT with Cristina Cabral, an Afro-Portuguese journalist of Cape Verdean descent. She shares her insights on the movement and how motherhood caused her to fight for representation of multiple races in toys and media. Then we RAVE to "Rise Up" by Spectrum Band.

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