Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Johnathan Brown. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Johnathan, thank you for being such a positive, uplifting person. We’ve noticed that so many of the successful folks we’ve had the good fortune of connecting with have high levels of optimism and so we’d love to hear about your optimism and where you think it comes from.
It comes from wanting to see the best in people. I try not to be the person who assumes people are all evil because I think people can be good and have good hearts. If you are good to somebody and show that person a smile, that smile might have just lightened their day. Now its just this continuous smile domino effect. It makes everyone happier.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
I am a Music Producer and an Artist and I have been producing professionally for about 5 years now. I specialize mostly in Hip-Hop, R&B, and Lofi but I am also experimenting with different genres. I love music. Music is the heartbeat of the earth to me and to be able to create these songs that, for some people, will make them think of a memory or help them with anxiety is an amazing thing. I create songs for me honestly but if other people have emotions that may connect with the song or beat, it can connect us in a way that can’t be described. It’s a beautiful process!
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Music knowledge is a very obvious choice. I’m not musically trained in any professional way. The most training I’ve had has been from singing in the church choir and singing in my school choir. I don’t know music theory but I have a good ear for how things are supposed to sound. Developing an ear for what sounds good is crucial. Being open to feedback is crucial as well. Everyone has different opinions on music, so taking all of the feedback you get as things to improve upon instead of thinking people are hating will help you in the long run. YOU may think it’s fire but your homie may think it’s garbage and that is fine. You have to accept that people have different tastes in music as you too. You can try to please everyone but that won’t work. Your art will eventually become something you don’t even recognize. The advice I would give to someone early on would be to be creative and just have fun with it. The more music you make, the more you start to understand how to create the songs, and the more you create songs and share them the more people will give you that feedback. You take the feedback in and put it into motion.
Do you think it’s better to go all in on our strengths or to try to be more well-rounded by investing effort on improving areas you aren’t as strong in?
I believe they are called strengths for a reason. Not to say you can’t sharpen your skills but I believe it will benefit you in the long run to grow in areas that need tending to. I’m good at my music but the business side of things is always iffy to me so I read and take in as much knowledge about contracts, splits, and numbers as I can because I know that it will help me when I do have a contract in front of me or an artist manager is asking for a split sheet. I have people around me who are really good at their craft but they lack in a social media aspect so I urge him to start posting about his music and posting about what he’s doing so that people can know. The moment he starts to use social media to his advantage, he will more than likely start to gain some traction.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://johnjohnb6.wixsite.com/purplem
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pme.jib/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/pmejib
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PMEnt
- Other: https://www.beatstars.com/purplemonkeyentertainment/feed
Image Credits
Photos – Josiah Brown, Yasmin Casais Artwork – Gabriel Burgos
