Ok… so, I
know it’s been a while and we have a lot of catching up to do but (don’t hate
me) I’ve been working at this
chic
women’s clothing store at the mall! By the way, there’s apparently more to
retail than pretending that you’re in a big closet, taking selfies in the
mirror of YOUR dressing room, and trying on ALL of your clothes! Who would have
thought?
Getting
back to business, I met The Next Big Artist Windsor Jones downtown near Piedmont
Avenue. Today, there was a photo shoot and as usual, I was photo ready! Cooley
James [manager] introduced me to the photographer, Steve Walton and the shoot
began. I can definitely see why this area was chosen. Atlanta has always been a
prime spot for photography and filming, thanks to the picturesque backdrops not
to mention, the historical areas that have homes that range from everything
between the small-shack on a long country road, to the Victorian style old-south home reminiscent of the 1800’s.
Being
that The Next Big Artist Windsor Jones has a well-established Atlanta based brand (working in the entertainment
industry for well over 10 years), gaining credits and praise for his work on
movies like The Walking Dead and television shows such as Red Band Society; it’s
obvious there’s progression going on here. In a journalistic nature, I asked
the purpose of the photo shoot to which Windsor answered, “We jus kickn shit
baby”… [Everyone laughs]… “Nah, I’m working with Steve for casting-call pictures;
as I move from behind the scene of
some of these productions that I work on.” While there was a short break to
review a few of the shots, I thought it would be a great time to ask about the
recent leak of the upcoming mixtape! Seemingly poised and full of confidence,
The Next Big Artist Windsor Jones simply smiled and replied, “No-pressure” to
which I could only reply, “Well-put.” The shooting commenced, then between
shots he added, “Last year I put out a song with (Shawty) Lo, a remix with
Jeezy and Tip (T.I.), as well as a feature on Ms. Chee’s “No Limit Forever” mixtape. It’s B.S.G.O…Boss Shit Goin On.”
As the shoot ended, I asked if the leak would affect
any marketing plans or the release date. “Not really,” said Cooley James as he
walked me to my car and added, “When you have an artist with this kind of work
ethic... something like a mixtape leak is more like free promotion because you
already have a catalogue of songs to choose from anyway… that alone, can be
difficult sometimes. I just see the leak as the
streets way of showing anticipation of the project that we spent last
quarter building a buzz around!”