Finalist of La Voz Gives Music Industry Advice | Ronny Mercedes | Singer-Songwriter
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“It doesn't matter how skilled you are as a talent you can always grow and you can always learn" Ronny Mercedes was a member of the Bachata group Voz a Voz, a finalist in the latino version of The Voice, La Voz, and is a professional touring singer-songwriter. In the 84th episode Ronny talks about his experience on La Voz as well as gives his best advice for succeeding in the music industry.
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SHOWNOTES
(02:43) Ronny's background in preforming
(07:44) Ronny's journey on the show La Voz
(08:06) What you get if you win La Voz
(10:01) How has being on La Voz affected Ronny's career?
(12:37) "Artists have a responsibility to the public to stand by what they believe in"
(13:27) "I want to be light where there is darkness"
(14:37) "I will not sing about infidelity"
(15:12) "I believe there is an audience for everything"
(16:15) Standing his ground on not singing about infidelity to big recording artists in studio
(20:11) "God gave you this gift, what are you going to do with it, is it to be for your ego or are you going to be of service, and I choose to be of service"
(21:14) How to be a singer full time
(22:12) Every time you preform you are always auditioning
(24:05) Even if you are a talented person become a skillful talented person
(24:24) It doesn't matter how skilled you are as a talent you can always grow and you can always learn
(25:39) Advice to singers in the industry
(28:23) Industries and businesses are not meant to be friendly if you can make friends then great as long as you can respect each others position
(29:37) Your number one fan is always going to be yourself and no one will ever treat a project like you will
(31:52) How many is too many DM's or texts to someone for a collaboration?
(35:40) Why put so much into one single instead of trying to pump out as much music as possible on Soundcloud or YouTube?
(36:29) You are what you project
(43:35) Singing for Music Producer David Cabrera
(47:48) Remembering why I sing
(48:20) Music is power. Music is healing.
(51:43) Singing for to raise awareness for human trafficking
(56:26) Referencing episode 49 about my grandmother (Mama Yeya)
(1:00:04) Talking about the death of our Grandmother