#4 How I Became a Music Director Against All Odds



The video follows a journey through financial decisions, music career development, urgent calls for help, and the challenges of maintaining a music crew.
[48:20-48:45]
The person in the green hat discusses the importance of risk management in financial decisions, stating that not all money is good money.
Yes, I could have made 25 hundred dollars this weekend, but you know what? That’s okay. I’ma cool. All money ain’t good money. I’ma pass on that. Because it’s a whole lot of other things that could go wrong if I pull this that I may cost me more. Because if you treat me in some kind of way, disrespect me, think you can get in my face, or do me something, then it’s probably gonna cost me a little more money. No, for sure. To get out this situation. Yeah, for sure. You know what I mean?
[49:07-49:27]
The person in the green hat reflects on their journey in music, recalling the role of Volley as the music director and the disputes over payment.
The way that started was with plays. Okay. Why Good Girls Like Bad Boys is where that started. Okay. Um, Volley was the music director. Yeah, rest in peace, my bro. Volley was the music director. And when we came, we went to Atlanta, and when we came home, Volley wanted more money, and they couldn’t come to an agreement.
[49:28-49:46]
Lizzy reaches out in distress for help after losing her music director, and the person in the black hood reassures her they will figure it out.
So Lizzy called me and was like, yo, I need somebody, my music director gone. She called me literally crying tears. And I was like, yo, Lizzy, I got you. Don’t worry about it. My jump set, I got you. I ain’t never MD’d nothing. Now, I’m producing, but I ain’t never MD’d. I ain’t never MD’d, right? But I’m like The level that you MD at is 2 different things.
[50:38-50:54]
The person in a green hat shares how touring helped him become a music director and gain recognition at a young age.
So I learned on tour. So that play was the thing that started me being the music director. And just names started growing. Like, who the M.D.? Marks the Vibe. Marks the Vibe. So, and I mind you, I’m only 22, 23 at this point.
[51:24-51:47]
Speakers discuss the evolution of their band into a preferred choice for artists and the challenges in maintaining a stable crew over the years.
So we end up being the band for the artists that came and do the, so that’s how it grew. Talk about the struggle of keeping that thing together because one thing I know is when you build a crew, right? Yeah. People fall off, people, you know, disagreements happen, things happen. You know, we’ve seen people come in and out of our podcast already, you know, so how have you been able to keep that core and keep that together over all of these years? Because you ain’t 22 no more, Uncle Marcus.

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