We recently connected with Brunel Dimeni and have shared our conversation below.
Brunel, so many exciting things to discuss, we can’t wait. Thanks for joining us and we appreciate you sharing your wisdom with our readers. So, maybe we can start by discussing optimism and where your optimism comes from?
My optimism comes from Black Lives Matter movement as a black man I was lost so I was influenced by negatively charged music that incited angry within me the loss of black lives influenced me to start a platform that would highlight black excellence through music that touched the hearts of voiceless individuals in my community. During that time I felt as though music had lost its way particularly hip hop so that’s when I created home of underground giving true lyricist an opportunity to express themselves and allow the world to see how important they are to the culture. This would not only help the artist but help hip hop to take its rightful place in society.This allowed me to overcome my fear of pleasing the masses my mission has allows been to highlight the forgotten artist ,There was a song called we pay by lil baby and 42 dugg that was the biggest song in 2020 a friend of mine told me I should be highlighting this type of music but I continued on my journey because I knew it was important to create that lane for underground artist,
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
My love for hip hop started in 2001 when I heard DMXs Ruff Ryder anthem and I was so moved by this song it wouldn’t leave my thoughts .For someone like me coming from the Congo in Africa it was like going against the grain . One day I was so immersed in my music I was unaware of my fathers presence he was so furious he punished me . At that moment I realized that my love for music was so great that I didn’t care about the backlash that I would receive from the people I loved the most. . 2011 was a pivotal moment for me I was overcome by depression and realizing that my love for music was so great it was the only thing that could pull me out at that time I became suicidal . I was raised by my dads side of the family I felt alone I grativitated toward artist that spoke to my pain and ultimately gave me the strength to keep going . So I created Marketing platform built to support upcoming artists. The artist receive assistance with anything from exposure to radio play throughout our various media outlets.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
The three skills that contributed to my success were consistency, confidence and passion .As a entrepreneur success isn’t guaranteed so passion is vital its the one attribute that will carry you through no matter what comes your way its your driving force the reminder of why you do what you do. People are always watching so its important to be consistency because it goes along way.
Alright, so before we go we want to ask you to take a moment to reflect and share what you think you would do if you somehow knew you only had a decade of life left?
My biggest challenge has been promoting under rated artist sometimes I feel so strongly about an artist but my audience may disagree. my other challenge is a work life balance I’m often put in dilemma choosing between my passion and my livelihood. Both challenges are dear to me they both require a level of attention that sometimes I mentally don’t have but because I’m so passionate I push through because this movement is bigger than any feeling I may have in the moment.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: ://instagram.com/home_of_underground_music?r=nametag
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Home-of-Underground-MUSIC-109397834195508/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5oNYLJcsoaJO90FPcjRuTg
