According To Michelle Radio w/ Special Guest Artist Travis Love

05/25/22 • 77 min

According To Michelle Radio with Michelle Taylor Willis

Travis Love is a self-taught fine artist and illustrator gaining most of his knowledge and influence from the skateboarding and graffiti subcultures, which he grew up around. After graduating from the Art Institute of Atlanta in 2011, with a B.F.A. in Brand Development and Graphic Arts, he has continued expanding his range of technique and creative approach over the years. His works have been featured in Hypebeast, the AJC, Source magazine, and many more publications. You can see his work on the streets of New York or the walls of Los Angeles, and worldwide. His broad range of creative skill has led to collaborations with some of the world’s leading art directors and influencers.

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According To Michelle Radio w/ Special Guest Film Maker Fr3deR1cK Taylor

Fr3deR1cK was in third grade when his teacher Mrs. Pollack assigned a visualization project for his class. Little did he know at the time it was more of a socialization project. Fr3deR1cK was asked to draw a portrait of his family and then talk about it. After Fr3deR1cK drew his family he privately talked to Mrs. Pollack. This all seems pretty normal except to his surprise she was audio recording their private talk. Fr3deR1cK was unfazed by this unique teaching approach. Fr3deR1cK loved anything electronic and audio recording was no exception. Mrs. Pollack looked at his drawing of his family and came to a startling revelation. "Frederick, why did you not color in the faces of your family?" she said. Fr3deR1cK looked at the picture in question and she was correct, he did not color in his family's skin tone. He had drawn his family on white paper. Fr3deR1cK's eyes slowly met and Mrs. Pollack said directly, "Would you like to color in your family's faces in brown?" Fr3deR1cK looked back at his picture and said, "No, it does not matter." As an artist Fr3deR1cK strives to prove race and social status does not matter. We are all equal, some of us just come from different environments and circumstances. The core values that bind us as humans are the framework of the truth we seek to fill our souls. Fr3deR1cK is an artist of the soul. His desire is to find the doors of humanity and open them. Fr3deR1cK looks at the surface of complex issues and inequities and knows the answer to the problem lies deeper. With the lens of a camera his focus is the book not the cover.

Born in the 1990's as the brainchild of Fr3deR1cK and co-developed with Executive Producer Ellen Barnard, Tomorrow Pictures creates inspired media solutions for a perpetually evolving visual media marketplace. Tomorrow Pictures has produced projects all over the world; western and eastern Europe, East Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, South America, Australia, India, South Central Los Angeles, NYC, ATL, Hollywood and Chicago. Tomorrow Pictures clients have ranged from Fortune 500 companies like The Coca-Cola Company and global agencies such as BBDO. Major non-profit organizations like Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and World Bicycle Relief have benefited from Tomorrow Pictures expertise. The United States government has even called on Tomorrow Pictures to work with the State Department and PEPFAR through Emory University’s School of Public Health.
Tomorrow Pictures creates quality affordable productions for film, video, event, and web. Whether the idea is streaming on a laptop or projected on a big screen, the story is in the telling for Tomorrow Pictures. We are producers of ideas and content.

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According To Michelle Radio w/ Special Guest Professional Boxing Manager and Former Professional Football Player Vincent Carthron and Boxing Trainer/Gym Owner Coach Mustafa

Vincent Carthron:
No stranger to the worlds of entertainment and sports, Vincent Carthron, has a proven history of success!

Success started for him as a high school All-American football standout that transitioned into a great collegiate career where his athletic achievements garnered more success including being named to several collegiate all American teams.
The success of his collegiate career segued into an professional career as a linebacker, and through it all, the one mainstay for him has been his work ethic—The same work ethic that has translated into his current profession as an entrepreneur and businessman.

When his football-playing days were over, Vincent traveled back to his first love—music! He took on an internship with Grammy® and AMA winner Benjamin Wright, and Ritesonian Productions. Like most interns, his experiences took on many different roles. However, when the dust settled, his knack for business again served notice and Mr. Wright promoted him to a full time position serving as the Business Development liaison for Ritesonian.
In this role, he was responsible for developing strategies on all business affairs matters for the development, production, post-production, sales, distribution, and service of all entertainment and business endeavors for the company; negotiate and drafted talent agreements, producer agreements, rights agreements, co-finance agreements and other agreements in connection with the development and production of all entertainment based music, filmic and television properties; handled above and below the line guild issues; while working alongside general counsel, created and administered legal processes and best practices for the company; worked with outside counsel handling production legal, litigation, copyright and trademark, music, and rights and clearance matter; and handled any and all other general business and legal affairs matters typically required of an independent film and production studio.
In addition, he worked on several Grammy® award winning, critically acclaimed, and chart topping projects. Including the following:

“Ray Ray” – Raphael Saadiq
“The Love Below/Speakerboxx” – Outkast
“The Emancipation of Mimi” – Mariah Carey
“Justified” and “Future Sex/LoveSounds” – Justin Timberlake
“Incredible” and “The Sound” – Mary Mary
“Trauma” – DJ Quik
“Loose” – Nelly Furtado
“Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs” – Donnie McClurkin

And the feature film “Daddy’s Little Girls.”

During this very successful time period, Vincent also worked with The Nobel Peace Prize Association and their annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert®. In this role, he served as the liaison between Ritesonian Productions and the Peace Prize musical selection committee, to oversee all business and written/documented music and other orchestration items to completion. During this wonderful event, Benjamin Wright directed the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, for a two-year stint from 2004-2006.
Also during this time, Vincent served as an independent contractor for several feature films through Fox Searchlight films, via a partnership with Shedrack Anderson III, and Evolve Entertainment. Continuing in the role of Business Development liaison, he served as Music Supervisor for Eolve Entertainment. This role culminated with the release of the full-length feature film and soundtrack for “Fat Albert.''
The end of 2007 brought on a different set of circumstances where he took a step back from all things business related to focus on the health and welfare of his mother. This all culminated with her succumbing to a heart attack in October of 2008. Since the age of 13, Vincent had committed his life to taking care and fending for his mother as she suffered from several chronic illnesses.
In February of 2009, Vincent decided it was time to return back to the world of entrepreneurism.

However, he desired to work in a different arena so he and longtime friend, Edward Wright started Dreams Unlimited® where he furthered his relationships and business acumen in the music and entertainment world and he also began to learn the backend ropes of sports representation and marketing from his former agent, Jeff Slott, Esq. An 18-month time period that served beneficial for both Mr. Slott and Vincent as, he was able to use his ability to communicate to young men who would potentially be represented by Mr. Slott. His job was to ensure to them that their endeavor was one, which he had lived and understood, to be able to be a guiding force for them.
In September of 2011, Vincent decided that it was time to focus on his own individual business endeavors.

Coach Mustafa:
Born on the 9th of January, 1984 in Queens, New York.

Currently located in the Decatur area of Atlanta, Georgia where he owns and manages Mustafa's Boxing Gym with notable fighters: DaCaree "MacTruck" Scott and Brandon "Brody" Chambers...