WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.399 --> 00:00:08.160 Deborah, with her thirty years of being an entrepreneur and creating over seven companies, 2 00:00:08.359 --> 00:00:12.119 knows exactly what it means to accept the mission. When you make that 3 00:00:12.199 --> 00:00:16.320 decision, when you accept the mission to become a solopreneur, to take yourself 4 00:00:16.359 --> 00:00:20.239 and your talents to market, then you embrace a life of not only unlimited 5 00:00:20.280 --> 00:00:25.280 possibilities, but also the unknown. It's an elixir of fear and bravery that 6 00:00:25.359 --> 00:00:30.440 only someone who's taken the leap really understands. On our show, deb digs 7 00:00:30.519 --> 00:00:35.000 deep with her guests to highlight what you the listener wants to know the stories, 8 00:00:35.079 --> 00:00:39.640 the wise and the house to navigate the journey to success. Get ready 9 00:00:39.679 --> 00:00:44.600 to hear from some of the most incredible mission takers from Generation Z to boomers. 10 00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:48.000 So sit up, perk up, and get ready to be blown away. 11 00:00:48.240 --> 00:00:52.119 Now here is your host, Deborah Drummage. They welcome back to Mission 12 00:00:52.119 --> 00:00:57.600 Accepted. What is it going to be today? Not only do I have 13 00:00:57.679 --> 00:01:02.640 a theory plule person, I know that it means it's it's got a new 14 00:01:02.679 --> 00:01:04.879 self and with music with us today. But look at if this is the 15 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:08.000 first time that you landed on Mission accepted. What the heck I mean it 16 00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:11.920 looked good, mission accepted. What's that all about? Well, if you 17 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:15.200 heard the intro, you know it's about people that say yes, even man 18 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:18.959 they may not have wanted to, right, It's about gumption. It's about 19 00:01:18.959 --> 00:01:23.519 having an idea and inspiration and finally, maybe forcefully, because someone talks you 20 00:01:23.519 --> 00:01:26.760 into it, you decided to take the leap and jump into the world of 21 00:01:26.959 --> 00:01:32.879 what I call self funding as crazy entrepreneurs no matter where that lands. I 22 00:01:32.920 --> 00:01:36.439 don't even think it's so much about saying yes to the mission, because you 23 00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:38.680 think that's the big part. Honestly, what the heck are we don't stay 24 00:01:38.719 --> 00:01:42.239 in here? Is it really as much fun as it looks like? Well, 25 00:01:42.239 --> 00:01:45.120 we're going to hear that today, and you guys know that. I 26 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:49.040 think you are the best podcast audience because you are active and you share and 27 00:01:49.079 --> 00:01:52.000 you help us look good and we help you look good. But honestly, 28 00:01:52.519 --> 00:01:55.120 what else are you going to be today? You know that? Well, 29 00:01:55.159 --> 00:01:57.640 I think you guys are going to be the groovious podcast audience by the time 30 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:01.079 you get off the show today, so you get to be groovy. Um, 31 00:02:01.359 --> 00:02:06.400 I have a really cool guy that's with us today, and you guys 32 00:02:06.439 --> 00:02:07.800 love music. As much as I do. I know, because you're jumping 33 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:10.560 all up and down about this. They did it tour. I'm not sure 34 00:02:10.520 --> 00:02:14.280 if it's that you like music as much as I do, or that you 35 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:16.639 don't have to do the marathon. You're just like, you go, girl, 36 00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:21.560 you go. So I'd like to welcome Laval to the show today to 37 00:02:21.639 --> 00:02:24.319 mission accepted. And you know what, he's just dropped something pretty cool and 38 00:02:24.439 --> 00:02:28.639 he's going to share with us a bit about his life. You know, 39 00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:31.599 I don't know the story of why this great guy got into music. I 40 00:02:31.599 --> 00:02:36.199 think that should be an interesting place to start. So Laval welcome. Meet 41 00:02:36.199 --> 00:02:40.719 the mission accepted audience and audience meet mister Laval. Hello everyone, Thank you 42 00:02:40.719 --> 00:02:45.719 so much for having me. Absolutely absolutely so. Look, I know that 43 00:02:45.759 --> 00:02:47.479 you just dropped an album and you got some good stuff to share about that, 44 00:02:47.639 --> 00:02:52.759 But what's your story? What was it about music? Or was it 45 00:02:52.879 --> 00:02:54.680 music? Did that? Was that the first go to or did a rolling? 46 00:02:55.120 --> 00:02:59.039 How? How did this start for you? My friend? Well, 47 00:02:59.680 --> 00:03:04.400 come up as a young man. On my mom's side, everyone was musically 48 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:08.439 inclined. Rather they were playing instruments or singing, and unfortunately, on my 49 00:03:08.520 --> 00:03:12.400 dad's side, it was the same thing, either you were playing a music, 50 00:03:13.000 --> 00:03:15.479 you was a musician, or you was a singer, or everybody was 51 00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:21.360 heavily in the music. So I guess it was just something that was born. 52 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:28.000 I was born with the gift and I did become a drummer. That 53 00:03:28.080 --> 00:03:30.960 was my first love, my first passion. And then you know, I 54 00:03:31.039 --> 00:03:37.280 had some cousins that were singing in the group, and that's when I discovered 55 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:42.120 that I could sing. And so I really love how they used to touch 56 00:03:42.159 --> 00:03:46.639 people and people the reaction that the people would give with them singing, and 57 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:49.360 I was like, one day, I want to do that. So that 58 00:03:49.479 --> 00:03:52.560 was something at an early age that you know, I wanted. I knew 59 00:03:52.599 --> 00:03:57.639 I wanted to do something with music with my life. Wow, well, 60 00:03:57.639 --> 00:04:00.840 how lucky you know how healcky for us? Right? I think it's interesting. 61 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:03.599 I think people other come on board. You know a lot of you 62 00:04:03.639 --> 00:04:06.680 guys out there. You know Ocean because he you know, he comes on 63 00:04:08.199 --> 00:04:11.719 um and does the occasional show, and you know, when he sat me 64 00:04:11.719 --> 00:04:14.000 down at fifteen, and it's like I want to be an entrepreneur. I 65 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:16.199 mean, it wasn't a surprise, but it's like are you sure? You 66 00:04:16.240 --> 00:04:18.959 sure? You want to do this ride, I think you should go get 67 00:04:18.959 --> 00:04:23.800 a job, dude. Made a little easier, but uh, but obviously 68 00:04:23.839 --> 00:04:27.319 it was for you. So going from drumming to singing, do you do 69 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:32.160 you now just solely sing or do you do you drums? Singing is pretty 70 00:04:32.199 --> 00:04:39.160 much full time, that's it. I'm occasionally they still hit the jobs to 71 00:04:39.279 --> 00:04:43.639 keep the chops up, but um, singing is what I do, premriny, 72 00:04:43.720 --> 00:04:47.160 That's that's everything for me right now. Wow wow, So tell us 73 00:04:47.199 --> 00:04:50.560 where you're from and what is it that you're you know, how long have 74 00:04:50.680 --> 00:04:55.399 you been singing? I mean, obviously you've been playing in music for a 75 00:04:55.439 --> 00:04:58.879 long time, but what was that decision to take it from? You know, 76 00:04:58.879 --> 00:05:00.279 it's in my jeans and this is what the family does, and this 77 00:05:00.439 --> 00:05:03.279 is the group that I'm in too. I'm gonna make a life out of 78 00:05:03.279 --> 00:05:05.759 this. I'm gonna I'm gonna make a business out of this because that's a 79 00:05:05.800 --> 00:05:10.959 really big difference. That's a different mindset, right, realizing the business of 80 00:05:11.040 --> 00:05:15.839 being in music and actually you know, being in being in music. So 81 00:05:15.920 --> 00:05:19.720 what's side about? Well, Lane Jones was everything, you know for me. 82 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:26.720 But when I started seeing the reaction of people, you know, just 83 00:05:26.759 --> 00:05:31.079 being happy and enjoying themselves. You know, I'm a very curing person if 84 00:05:31.120 --> 00:05:35.040 you know, people don't know, and I love to see others happy and 85 00:05:35.160 --> 00:05:42.439 smiling. So to know that through singing you could put a smile on someone's 86 00:05:42.439 --> 00:05:49.480 face and just to see them happy, that's where the transition for me really 87 00:05:49.639 --> 00:05:54.279 took place. Where, you know, once I tried it and I got 88 00:05:54.319 --> 00:05:57.319 the reaction that I did, I was like, Wow, I may have 89 00:05:57.399 --> 00:06:00.720 that safe thing, you know, because I've been in the background so long 90 00:06:00.879 --> 00:06:03.959 being to follow. I was watching and learning. So when I did get 91 00:06:04.040 --> 00:06:10.399 my chance to actually do it, it was a thing of starting and I 92 00:06:10.480 --> 00:06:14.879 never wanted to stop, you know, I just it was something that made 93 00:06:14.879 --> 00:06:18.120 me feel good inside knowing I put a smile, or I've changed somebody to 94 00:06:18.199 --> 00:06:24.920 stop process, or somebody came in one way and left a happy person that 95 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:29.360 really like it was everything to me. So the more I was getting that 96 00:06:29.439 --> 00:06:32.639 kind of feedback, the more in my drive for what I do was just 97 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:39.879 getting stronger and stronger. Wow, and you said that your cousins were singing, 98 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:45.319 So your first kind of professional play in music was it you joined their 99 00:06:45.399 --> 00:06:49.079 band or you started your own band or what was your first Like, hey, 100 00:06:49.120 --> 00:06:53.920 I'm a professional musician and we're doing this now. Yeah, it was 101 00:06:54.000 --> 00:06:58.600 it was my cousins. They had a band and one of the cousins couldn't 102 00:06:58.600 --> 00:07:01.639 make rehearsals. So I had the opportunity to step in. But I stepped 103 00:07:01.639 --> 00:07:06.959 in playing drums. It wasn't singing. So the cousin that couldn't make it, 104 00:07:08.399 --> 00:07:13.560 he actually played drums and sing at the same time. So I kind 105 00:07:13.560 --> 00:07:15.800 of got like the full course meal all at once, you know. So 106 00:07:16.399 --> 00:07:23.199 and I was able to handle it. And the cousin that that mis rehearsal, 107 00:07:23.240 --> 00:07:28.240 he kind of sing in a high key, and so they what they 108 00:07:28.319 --> 00:07:30.000 thought was a joke, you know. They was like, we know he 109 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:36.439 can't sing that high and keep timing with drums at the same time. Unfortunately, 110 00:07:36.480 --> 00:07:41.319 I was able to do it because the high note he was doing it 111 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:46.759 was like natural for me. And so we sang for about thirty or forty 112 00:07:46.759 --> 00:07:49.959 minutes straight and I never, you know, never bogged out. I was 113 00:07:50.279 --> 00:07:54.480 I was strolling the whole way through. And my cousin was like, we 114 00:07:54.600 --> 00:07:58.120 didn't think you was gonna be able to do it, but you really got 115 00:07:58.120 --> 00:08:01.839 a nice voice. You might need to. We know you love journals, 116 00:08:01.920 --> 00:08:05.279 but you may need for sustining because you got something special. And so that 117 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:09.600 was really my really my start, you know, my cousin giving me that 118 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:16.079 encouragement and giving me that opportunity. So that was and then and that was 119 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:20.519 something that I watched him do so long to where I had it in my 120 00:08:20.600 --> 00:08:24.120 head if I had an opportunity, I was going to seize the moment. 121 00:08:24.199 --> 00:08:28.360 And so I took. I took the moment and and and gave my best 122 00:08:28.399 --> 00:08:31.920 with it. So this is part of my results of it. You know, 123 00:08:31.840 --> 00:08:35.240 that's a great that's a great tub. That's a great book if you 124 00:08:35.240 --> 00:08:37.000 ever read it one day. Seize the moment. You know, you seize 125 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:41.759 the moment. Seize the moment. That's that's pretty great. Um. So 126 00:08:41.840 --> 00:08:45.399 do you remember your first kind of paying gig, you know what I mean, 127 00:08:45.440 --> 00:08:50.200 when you got paid to play? Yeah? I do, I remember 128 00:08:50.240 --> 00:08:56.120 it. Um we uh stole from doing that. I started my own little 129 00:08:56.159 --> 00:09:03.080 band and we we were gig at this like a blues and jazz district, 130 00:09:03.759 --> 00:09:07.919 and so we started our own little thing and so we kind of went from 131 00:09:07.960 --> 00:09:13.480 doing it for gaining fans and stuff. We never We didn't look at it 132 00:09:13.519 --> 00:09:16.919 as money at the time. We were just a group of guys that did 133 00:09:16.960 --> 00:09:22.759 it because the passion and what we enjoyed doing. And after doing it so 134 00:09:22.879 --> 00:09:28.200 long, the guys was like, man, you guys, we want to 135 00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:31.840 give you guys this amount of money. So it meant a lot, and 136 00:09:33.240 --> 00:09:37.679 once we got that first check, it was like wow, we didn't know 137 00:09:37.759 --> 00:09:41.639 we could, you know, because once again we were doing it for the 138 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:43.879 passion and the love. We wasn't doing it for the money. But when 139 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:48.840 the money came, it just pushed us to a whole other level. And 140 00:09:48.879 --> 00:09:54.279 then it let us know that you can do your dreams and successfully successfully get 141 00:09:54.360 --> 00:09:58.879 financially paid doing what you love doing at the same time. So it was 142 00:10:00.279 --> 00:10:07.519 it was a great feeling. Well, if you met somebody or have you 143 00:10:07.600 --> 00:10:11.679 heard of somebody, or if you were to say to somebody that is kind 144 00:10:11.679 --> 00:10:15.879 of in that space where you know they're playing but their desires to really go 145 00:10:16.000 --> 00:10:18.759 full time and have this be something that they revenue generate from, and they 146 00:10:18.799 --> 00:10:22.600 could go because there's so many I mean, I know, right, there's 147 00:10:22.639 --> 00:10:26.200 so many people that play music that are still working this job or a side 148 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:30.440 gig job or a something job to kind of make it, to make it 149 00:10:30.480 --> 00:10:33.360 work. What was it for you or what kind of advice is it? 150 00:10:33.840 --> 00:10:37.799 Grabbing a business coach? Is it getting an agent? Is it you know, 151 00:10:37.919 --> 00:10:41.080 asking to get paid? Because lots of musicians don't, you know, 152 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:43.720 there's this thing about asking, like what kind of advice would you give somebody 153 00:10:43.720 --> 00:10:46.840 out there if they were, you know, really looking to make a make 154 00:10:46.879 --> 00:10:50.519 a go of this and make a life of it, like a you know, 155 00:10:50.159 --> 00:10:58.759 past the hobby stage. For me, I would say, of course, 156 00:10:58.840 --> 00:11:05.960 you anything you do in life being successful, you know you you want 157 00:11:05.000 --> 00:11:11.320 to be financially taking care of But with this particular business, it's really about 158 00:11:13.799 --> 00:11:20.799 the passion the love you have for something. Because what we see on TV 159 00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:28.399 and what we see on social media is not reality. So it takes a 160 00:11:28.519 --> 00:11:33.039 moment before the money actually come. But if you're doing it because this is 161 00:11:33.080 --> 00:11:39.919 your passion and your dream and this is something that you're really dedicated to, 162 00:11:39.759 --> 00:11:46.879 eventually the money will come. My uncle used to tell me all the time 163 00:11:48.279 --> 00:11:52.799 I was a lot younger. He used to say, they can't keep inviting 164 00:11:52.840 --> 00:11:56.759 you to dinner without giving you a plate. And I didn't understand that until 165 00:11:56.799 --> 00:12:03.080 I got older, and basically what he was telling me, if I keep 166 00:12:03.120 --> 00:12:07.320 putting in the work, and I keep putting in the dedication, the drive, 167 00:12:07.799 --> 00:12:11.440 the consistency, eventually I'll get a play, you know, meaning I'll 168 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:16.720 get I earned my keep, you know, the money will come. So 169 00:12:16.879 --> 00:12:20.559 that was that was kind of my outlook on it. I didn't get into 170 00:12:20.600 --> 00:12:24.360 it to be like I said, paid. I got into it because I 171 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:31.200 love making people happy and then finding out that you can make some good money. 172 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:35.559 But once again, that don't come overnight. That's that's a process. 173 00:12:37.120 --> 00:12:41.639 Absolutely, touche touche. So look, I'm excited. Oh my gosh, 174 00:12:41.679 --> 00:12:46.039 tell us about the tell us but I'll let you and eunce the name of 175 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:50.399 this album. Tell us what's special about this album? You know, little 176 00:12:50.399 --> 00:12:54.559 Bird told me that you got a pretty cool song on there. We want 177 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:56.440 people to tune in, we want people to listen, So tell us, 178 00:12:56.519 --> 00:13:01.360 tell us what happened? What's going on. Well, I'm really exciting. 179 00:13:01.600 --> 00:13:07.240 We've dropped my sophomore album. My first, my freshman album was Lavelle. 180 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:13.039 My journey continues, and then June ninth, we just dropped Promised to Love 181 00:13:13.080 --> 00:13:18.559 and it's going very well. We do have some nice, nice features on 182 00:13:18.639 --> 00:13:24.799 there. We have Raheem Divine, we have Anthony Hamilton, we have a 183 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:30.799 Scarti Cortez. Then we have my good brothers after seven and we have a 184 00:13:30.960 --> 00:13:41.120 very very special song hitting radio worldwide July twenty fourth, titled Always and Always. 185 00:13:41.159 --> 00:13:46.600 It's one of those songs that it takes you back to the Temptation days 186 00:13:46.799 --> 00:13:56.360 to the present time now where songs had meaning, passion, substance bridges. 187 00:13:56.600 --> 00:14:01.279 It has everything that you you used to listen to in music, that that 188 00:14:01.399 --> 00:14:05.360 drove you to music. Um, it has those potentials. So I'm very 189 00:14:05.360 --> 00:14:11.679 excited about this song. I feel like it's going to do very well and 190 00:14:11.799 --> 00:14:16.679 it's going to actually help a lot of relationships. It's going to help people 191 00:14:16.720 --> 00:14:22.080 in general just that that love music. So I'm excited about it. Awesome. 192 00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:26.519 Um so where can people like to you? You've you've dropped, so 193 00:14:26.600 --> 00:14:33.879 you're live right now with your with your album right out right now. Where 194 00:14:33.879 --> 00:14:39.799 are you playing? So people can everywhere on all streaming platforms no matter where 195 00:14:39.919 --> 00:14:43.720 you go. You just type in la vel l E V E L L 196 00:14:43.840 --> 00:14:50.080 E promise to love and I'll pop up Apple Music title, Uh, Spotify, 197 00:14:50.519 --> 00:14:56.480 Amazon, You're everywhere. I gotta ask, promise to love? Where 198 00:14:56.519 --> 00:15:03.360 did that come from? What problem to love? Me and my Roade guy, 199 00:15:03.799 --> 00:15:07.440 Ricky Taylor, we was riding and we were talking about love and what 200 00:15:07.559 --> 00:15:13.000 I stand for, and he was like, I was like, man, 201 00:15:13.039 --> 00:15:16.919 what you think about probmise to love? And he was like, well, 202 00:15:16.000 --> 00:15:20.399 tell me the meaning of it. And I was like, no, matter 203 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:24.399 what we go through, I promised to love. I promised to give the 204 00:15:24.440 --> 00:15:30.039 fans all of me. I promised to I vow to keep pushing love because 205 00:15:30.679 --> 00:15:33.600 in this day and time, it's so much music out there, but a 206 00:15:33.600 --> 00:15:37.480 lot of the music is dark. It's it's it's this, it's not that. 207 00:15:37.559 --> 00:15:41.159 And and I want to get back to a place where we can respect 208 00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:48.120 the ladies, where we can help young men be better men. Um, 209 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:52.399 like I said earlier, a lot of social media and a lot of things 210 00:15:52.440 --> 00:15:56.960 that people see, uh, it's not really reality. So I just promised 211 00:15:56.960 --> 00:16:00.639 to love and vow to give them all of me and share love at the 212 00:16:00.679 --> 00:16:08.440 same time. Oh, I'm sold. No, really, that's uh, 213 00:16:08.480 --> 00:16:12.759 that's you know. I I for some reason, I've never really asked anybody 214 00:16:12.759 --> 00:16:15.480 that question. I don't know, you know, I just you know, 215 00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:18.759 you get told you do, right, I think you get that. Yeah. 216 00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:22.000 Um, And I was like, ask him about the album. I 217 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:26.000 asked him about the cover and asked him about what that's about. So that's 218 00:16:26.000 --> 00:16:29.480 really great. I think it's profound as a things brave. I think it's 219 00:16:29.480 --> 00:16:32.279 great to call it out a little bit, right, social media is not 220 00:16:32.360 --> 00:16:37.279 real and uh, and that there are things that we need to be listening 221 00:16:37.320 --> 00:16:41.960 to more often that make us better people. Right, That's right, I 222 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:45.120 mean, And at the end of the day, that's that's what it's about. 223 00:16:45.159 --> 00:16:48.960 You know, we have our youth, We have young ladies and young 224 00:16:49.039 --> 00:16:53.639 men listening to us. So I think as artists and as people, we 225 00:16:53.759 --> 00:17:00.919 can help change our generation. Or we can get back to love where it's 226 00:17:00.000 --> 00:17:03.160 you can let people know it's it's cool to be loved, it's cool to 227 00:17:03.640 --> 00:17:07.319 show love. It's it's cool to look for love, you know, versus 228 00:17:07.519 --> 00:17:14.839 being disrespected, you know, all the other negative things. Yeah, yeah, 229 00:17:14.880 --> 00:17:17.640 absolutely, I know it's really changed, right, it's really changed. 230 00:17:17.680 --> 00:17:19.599 Yeah. I was talking with that yesterday to a friend. I was like, 231 00:17:21.599 --> 00:17:23.640 now, I'm not gonna you know, I'm not gonna go I'm not 232 00:17:23.640 --> 00:17:30.680 going to date myself because I don't think manners are a certain culture or a 233 00:17:30.720 --> 00:17:33.759 certain time frame in life. I think just respect. I've always said when 234 00:17:33.799 --> 00:17:37.599 my when my daughter was dating, i would sit her down with her boyfriend 235 00:17:37.640 --> 00:17:40.799 and I'm like, I got two rules. One I'll keep to another show. 236 00:17:41.200 --> 00:17:44.960 This show, I'll tell you the rule was respect and respect out. 237 00:17:45.680 --> 00:17:49.480 Respect and respect out. You may not be sitting here twenty years later, 238 00:17:49.519 --> 00:17:55.279 the teenage sweetheart story. Respect and respect out, none of this disson what's 239 00:17:55.319 --> 00:17:57.079 this? What's what's this? What's this thing about not calling somebody again? 240 00:17:57.240 --> 00:18:02.039 What? Like not? It's not working out for me? Okay? You 241 00:18:02.039 --> 00:18:04.680 know, like what there's just really it's a different play. And I'm like, 242 00:18:06.119 --> 00:18:10.440 I don't think it's a generational thing. I just think it's like where 243 00:18:10.640 --> 00:18:12.720 where did that? Where did that shift happen? Anyways, I really appreciate, 244 00:18:12.920 --> 00:18:18.640 I really appreciate. I think that's great. Um okay, so everybody, 245 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:23.039 you can go everywhere and listen to this music and July so July did 246 00:18:23.079 --> 00:18:29.559 you say July twelve, July twenty four, July twenty four? So now 247 00:18:29.599 --> 00:18:32.480 where are people going to go to hear this? It's just going to can 248 00:18:32.519 --> 00:18:34.039 they go to their your site is it going to just drop all over the 249 00:18:34.119 --> 00:18:38.359 channels, like is there some kind of a well. The good thing about 250 00:18:38.400 --> 00:18:47.160 this right now you can actually go and stream download the song right now. 251 00:18:47.279 --> 00:18:51.720 It's it's out to the world right now. It's just hitting radio worldwide on 252 00:18:51.759 --> 00:18:55.759 the twenty fourth of July, So if you're listening and you're tuning in, 253 00:18:55.960 --> 00:19:00.720 you could go check out always Laville featured after seven. You can go take 254 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:03.240 it out right now. Ooh, that's well, you know what we're gonna 255 00:19:03.240 --> 00:19:06.640 do after the show. That's great. It's like, oh, we gotta 256 00:19:06.680 --> 00:19:10.079 wait, We're gonna want to wait, yeah, yeah, all right right 257 00:19:10.119 --> 00:19:14.240 now. So you know, here's interesting. I don't want to ask you 258 00:19:14.279 --> 00:19:17.880 what's next because right now you're in the middle of something pretty cool and you're 259 00:19:17.880 --> 00:19:19.559 obviously doing the distance, right so you're gonna be back to the show. 260 00:19:19.599 --> 00:19:22.440 You're gonna be telling us what's happening next. You're gonna be like, you 261 00:19:22.480 --> 00:19:25.359 know, where are you live? I mean, I've been on you know, 262 00:19:26.119 --> 00:19:27.599 we're going to be putting in the show notes your site and all the 263 00:19:27.599 --> 00:19:33.480 places to go and see and be able to hear you sing and all that 264 00:19:33.480 --> 00:19:34.680 stuff. So I don't want to tell you ask you know where you're going 265 00:19:34.680 --> 00:19:37.200 next, unless there's something that you've got that you want to share and kind 266 00:19:37.200 --> 00:19:41.359 of drop here and I'll actually ask you that is there anything else that you 267 00:19:41.359 --> 00:19:45.160 want to share before I ask you an interesting question? Um, I just 268 00:19:45.240 --> 00:19:49.480 want to just share that, you know, go follow me, Go follow 269 00:19:49.519 --> 00:19:56.240 me on all platforms. That's just the very casey and and stay in tune 270 00:19:56.279 --> 00:20:00.200 with what's coming for me right now. And it's really about the fans. 271 00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:07.799 So we're we are in talk of how we could really get out and impact 272 00:20:07.839 --> 00:20:11.680 the fans. So they put a face with the songs. And because I 273 00:20:12.200 --> 00:20:18.960 believe that the more you incorporate your fans and what you're doing, the better 274 00:20:19.000 --> 00:20:22.480 off it is. Frankie, I had a one of my mentors. He 275 00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:27.240 said, Lavelle, don't worry about being famous, because famous come and goes, 276 00:20:27.799 --> 00:20:33.519 but worry about pleasing your fans. Your fans will keep you working for 277 00:20:33.599 --> 00:20:38.640 a lifetime. So for me, learning at an early age, get the 278 00:20:38.680 --> 00:20:42.759 fans on your side and everything else that happened. So I want the fans 279 00:20:42.799 --> 00:20:47.279 to know more of Lavelle, know what kind of guy Lavelle is, and 280 00:20:47.400 --> 00:20:52.000 what Lavelle stands for and that's that's what's very important for us right now. 281 00:20:53.640 --> 00:20:56.680 I love that. I love that. As a human I love that, 282 00:20:57.640 --> 00:21:00.400 And I was gonna say that, right. It's like I was like, 283 00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:04.759 you've you know, with what we've shared today, it's a very humanized approached 284 00:21:06.279 --> 00:21:08.720 too, but a particular industry that's very that could be very glad based, 285 00:21:08.880 --> 00:21:11.640 right. I mean, you know, we talked to us singers all the 286 00:21:11.680 --> 00:21:14.359 time and it's nice. You know, we get to have these conversations that 287 00:21:14.400 --> 00:21:17.200 are kind of real. And I was sharing with you earlier, you know, 288 00:21:18.279 --> 00:21:21.440 Kathy who was like the you know, first rock and roll chick in 289 00:21:21.480 --> 00:21:23.240 the UK and all that kind of stuff, and the conversations are real. 290 00:21:23.359 --> 00:21:29.079 And then when people flip to that, hey I gotta be and there's there's 291 00:21:29.160 --> 00:21:32.359 musicians like you that just flip to hey here, I am right. It's 292 00:21:32.359 --> 00:21:36.599 like that that humanness, right, And I absolutely I have great respect for 293 00:21:36.680 --> 00:21:41.160 that. So outside of your career and outside of where you're going to go, 294 00:21:41.160 --> 00:21:44.000 because that's obviously destined and we can see where that's going to happen. 295 00:21:44.880 --> 00:21:48.039 And I usually ask a couple of questions to let people in on someone's humanness, 296 00:21:48.039 --> 00:21:52.559 but clearly you show up that way anyways. But I think it's really 297 00:21:52.559 --> 00:21:56.359 cool when we put things out in the universe, whatever your belief is on 298 00:21:56.400 --> 00:21:59.480 that, and you you kind of make a claim and make a statement, 299 00:21:59.519 --> 00:22:00.960 and then you just let it come back to you whenever. However, and 300 00:22:02.000 --> 00:22:07.160 I think you get that doesn't necessarily have to be about your career. But 301 00:22:07.359 --> 00:22:10.359 there's a lot of listeners. We have a lot of listeners and a lot 302 00:22:10.400 --> 00:22:12.079 of viewers. Which is why I'd like to have a podcast where people can 303 00:22:12.160 --> 00:22:17.000 see you, because it is seeing who you are. If you're driving, 304 00:22:17.279 --> 00:22:22.240 just keep driving. You can watch later right in your on your bucket list, 305 00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:25.200 you know, your bucket list of things to do. I always say, 306 00:22:25.200 --> 00:22:27.079 like I've got like these dream boards and things that i want to accomplish. 307 00:22:27.279 --> 00:22:30.519 Let's put something out there that you would like to achieve. See, 308 00:22:30.799 --> 00:22:34.799 experience could be nothing to do with your career, could be something to do 309 00:22:34.839 --> 00:22:37.240 with your career. But is there anything that we can kind of put out 310 00:22:37.240 --> 00:22:42.519 there to the void of listeners that you'd like to you'd like to chuck off. 311 00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:48.359 I think for me, the biggest thing that I really want to accomplish 312 00:22:49.480 --> 00:22:59.240 is really becoming that household artists that people know I'm as authenticist can be, 313 00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:03.279 and when I say things like I promised to love, I want them to 314 00:23:03.400 --> 00:23:08.160 know and feel that that's genuine and that's from my heart that I promise to 315 00:23:08.240 --> 00:23:15.200 love. That's that's everything for me, standing for what I believe in and 316 00:23:17.039 --> 00:23:22.920 rather that's talking to someone a little longer than usual, or signing a picture 317 00:23:22.000 --> 00:23:26.359 or taking a picture, or just being there for somebody, that's who I 318 00:23:26.400 --> 00:23:30.759 am. So once again, like I said, I believe the financial part 319 00:23:30.799 --> 00:23:36.359 of it will come. I just want to see pat people happy along the 320 00:23:36.400 --> 00:23:41.039 way that's grooving. So we're down to the last question that I ask everybody, 321 00:23:41.079 --> 00:23:45.079 And this is going to be interesting for you because it's an interesting question 322 00:23:45.119 --> 00:23:48.920 about music, and you know, feel free to say yours, but maybe 323 00:23:48.960 --> 00:23:52.480 I would side of your music because that's obviously gonna go with you to this 324 00:23:52.880 --> 00:23:57.720 private island, because where you go, you follow, right, So um, 325 00:23:57.759 --> 00:24:02.680 I always ask people, and my show's not about necessarily about music, 326 00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:06.519 but I think it's just one of the most powerful healing you know, act 327 00:24:06.720 --> 00:24:10.039 vibrations access that we have. So I say to people, if you're on 328 00:24:10.039 --> 00:24:14.799 your way to a desert island and it was you and you and you know, 329 00:24:14.880 --> 00:24:18.160 you had this little suitcase, and in this suitcase you had room for 330 00:24:18.279 --> 00:24:22.000 one album. What album would you take with you that you could not imagine 331 00:24:22.000 --> 00:24:26.559 not listening to for the rest of your days? And just one? I'm 332 00:24:26.599 --> 00:24:30.400 sorry you saying that again. So you're on your way to a desert island 333 00:24:30.880 --> 00:24:34.119 and you're and it's just you and you. You're you're going to desert island. 334 00:24:34.240 --> 00:24:38.119 You're not coming back. You've got a suitcase and in that suitcase you've 335 00:24:38.160 --> 00:24:42.680 got room for one album. You can only take one with you. What 336 00:24:42.839 --> 00:24:53.400 album are you taking with you to that desert island? I know it's a 337 00:24:53.559 --> 00:25:00.400 duck one. That's a really tough one. I know it's even growing. 338 00:25:00.440 --> 00:25:03.839 You're in music, right, it's that, you know what it's that it's 339 00:25:03.880 --> 00:25:11.720 the song that you couldn't ever imagine not listening to again. M M probably 340 00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:18.359 Frankie Beverly amays we are one all right, yeah, all right, good 341 00:25:18.440 --> 00:25:22.319 choice, good choice, all right, my friend. It has been a 342 00:25:22.359 --> 00:25:25.680 pleasure to have you on mission accepted. Thank you so much for sharing who 343 00:25:25.680 --> 00:25:29.400 you are and what you do with us today. And look, you groovy 344 00:25:29.480 --> 00:25:32.440 listeners out there, if you want to be sitting with Laval sitting. You 345 00:25:32.480 --> 00:25:34.119 know what to do. This is not difficult. It's deb at deb Drummond 346 00:25:34.160 --> 00:25:37.680 dot com. So if you want to come onto the show and figure out 347 00:25:37.720 --> 00:25:40.279 what that's all about, you know where it is. And you guys know 348 00:25:40.279 --> 00:25:41.440 what I'm going to say. How am I not going to say it? 349 00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:45.759 Get over to they did It tour dot CA. We're doing a huge look 350 00:25:45.759 --> 00:25:48.640 at I'm I'm doing the walking and so you guys need to be a doing 351 00:25:48.640 --> 00:25:51.799 and the talking. Look, we've got a couple of things. We've got 352 00:25:51.839 --> 00:25:55.519 a Facebook group that if you know anyone in the music industry, and it's 353 00:25:55.559 --> 00:25:57.079 not just about being in the band. It can be owning a record story, 354 00:25:57.079 --> 00:26:02.160 it can be whatever it has to do with music, anything, producing, 355 00:26:02.400 --> 00:26:04.039 agenting, whatever, go ahead and put yourself on there. It's a 356 00:26:04.039 --> 00:26:07.079 free group. Put your show on there, put your songs on there, 357 00:26:07.160 --> 00:26:11.839 put your gig on there. Start making. It's a it's a Facebook group 358 00:26:11.880 --> 00:26:14.960 that's going to go well beyond this walk in Ireland in twenty twenty four. 359 00:26:15.359 --> 00:26:19.039 And look, ninety percent of musicians are scrimping on the rand part. It's 360 00:26:19.039 --> 00:26:22.920 a really it can be really tough out there. People you know, get 361 00:26:22.039 --> 00:26:26.000 music and take it for free. So let us help you clear your music 362 00:26:26.079 --> 00:26:29.160 karma. If you've ever listened to a song and not paid for it, 363 00:26:29.440 --> 00:26:32.920 just just donate. Today did a tour dot CA and we are going to 364 00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:36.200 take those funds and we are going to find unison that takes care of musicians 365 00:26:36.200 --> 00:26:40.799 that need support emotionally and financially. Alicia Key, she is the music. 366 00:26:40.920 --> 00:26:45.319 So it's got these pods all over the world helping women get into the music 367 00:26:45.319 --> 00:26:48.839 industry and then some including what we're going to be doing in Ireland. So 368 00:26:48.880 --> 00:26:52.279 I'll just help you hear a little bit of karma. Just go over there. 369 00:26:52.319 --> 00:26:53.400 If it is the right time for you, then just go make a 370 00:26:53.440 --> 00:26:57.680 donation. If you have any questions about that, email where to reach us. 371 00:26:57.759 --> 00:27:00.799 We just so appreciate you. We appreciate your shark, We appreciate you 372 00:27:00.880 --> 00:27:06.920 being our fans as well. Said well, so much for being with us 373 00:27:06.920 --> 00:27:11.599 today and you guys until next week, be healthy and stay Ruby back for now.