April 20, 2009
April 19, 2009
How to Organize a Better Show
Be punctual.
Demand it of yourself and of the artists. It's your responsibility to the people that have paid and are there on time.
Post the performance schedule in multiple easy to see places around the venue.
As each artist that is performing arrives, give them a small card with the show schedule and their name and slot highlighted.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
Demand it of yourself and of the artists. It's your responsibility to the people that have paid and are there on time.
Post the performance schedule in multiple easy to see places around the venue.
As each artist that is performing arrives, give them a small card with the show schedule and their name and slot highlighted.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
April 18, 2009
DAM - Palestinian Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop has always been and always will be revolution music.
It has given those people with something to say, a vehicle through which to say it to the world.
The struggle that Palestine has suffered through during the last half century is so apparent that it is a wonder that such a degree of injustice is still going on.
Their voices need to be heard.
Through their music DAM is helping to communicate to the world, the harsh reality of the Palestinian people.
Tomorrow, April 19, 2009 they will be in Washington, DC performing for one night only.
Don't miss your chance to hear their message.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
It has given those people with something to say, a vehicle through which to say it to the world.
The struggle that Palestine has suffered through during the last half century is so apparent that it is a wonder that such a degree of injustice is still going on.
Their voices need to be heard.
Through their music DAM is helping to communicate to the world, the harsh reality of the Palestinian people.
Tomorrow, April 19, 2009 they will be in Washington, DC performing for one night only.
Don't miss your chance to hear their message.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
April 17, 2009
Triggers
What triggers your happiness?
What makes you smile?
What inspires you?
What makes you feel confident?
Learn what these are.
Repeat often.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
What makes you smile?
What inspires you?
What makes you feel confident?
Learn what these are.
Repeat often.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
April 16, 2009
Top 10 Latino Hip-Hop Artist's
Who are the top 10 Latino Hip-Hop artist's of all time?
Not in any particular order, without seperating Hip-Hop and Reggaeton, who are your top 10?
Off the top of my head, here's my list:
1. Cypress Hill
2. Daddy Yankee
3. Malverde
4. Tego Calderon
5. Don Omar
6. Fat Joe
7. Big Punisher
8. Pitbull
9. The Beatnuts
10. Immortal Technique
Share your list in the comments.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
Not in any particular order, without seperating Hip-Hop and Reggaeton, who are your top 10?
Off the top of my head, here's my list:
1. Cypress Hill
2. Daddy Yankee
3. Malverde
4. Tego Calderon
5. Don Omar
6. Fat Joe
7. Big Punisher
8. Pitbull
9. The Beatnuts
10. Immortal Technique
Share your list in the comments.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
April 15, 2009
Hip-Hop is a Marathon
If you are on your grind there will undoubtedly be days you stay up late and wake up early.
We all like to think that the need to sleep somehow doesn't affect us.
But it does.
The effect is suttle and gradual. But the lack of sleep will cloud your judgement, decrease your ability to cope with stress and accelerate aging.
The lack of sleep also increases your susceptibility to ailments due to your
bodies weakened immune system.
So whenever you have not gotten your full 7-8 hrs. of sleep because you were out the night before networking, performing, or otherwise on your grizzly, be sure to give yourself some down time.
A nap, a massage, a movie. The important thing is for you to be aware enough, wise enough to know how to pace yourself.
Hip-Hop is a marathon not a sprint.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
We all like to think that the need to sleep somehow doesn't affect us.
But it does.
The effect is suttle and gradual. But the lack of sleep will cloud your judgement, decrease your ability to cope with stress and accelerate aging.
The lack of sleep also increases your susceptibility to ailments due to your
bodies weakened immune system.
So whenever you have not gotten your full 7-8 hrs. of sleep because you were out the night before networking, performing, or otherwise on your grizzly, be sure to give yourself some down time.
A nap, a massage, a movie. The important thing is for you to be aware enough, wise enough to know how to pace yourself.
Hip-Hop is a marathon not a sprint.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
April 14, 2009
Latino Hip-Hop in the Cloud
Recently a studio that I record out of was broken into and a few of my masters were lost along with the stolen equipment.
I thought about my loss for a second and then shrugged it off. I then proceeded to focus on how I could help the studio get through the challenge.
The reason why I was able to so quickly shrug it off is because the songs, along with the instrumentals and acapellas can all be found online. iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody and many other companies all carry the songs.
So even in losing my masters the songs themselves can never be lost.
This is a different spin on cloud computing but it still marks a shift in reality. The ability digitize our lives completly changes the concept of ownership, forever.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
I thought about my loss for a second and then shrugged it off. I then proceeded to focus on how I could help the studio get through the challenge.
The reason why I was able to so quickly shrug it off is because the songs, along with the instrumentals and acapellas can all be found online. iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody and many other companies all carry the songs.
So even in losing my masters the songs themselves can never be lost.
This is a different spin on cloud computing but it still marks a shift in reality. The ability digitize our lives completly changes the concept of ownership, forever.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
April 13, 2009
Beggars Can't Be Choosers
I hate it as much as you do, but at the end of the day things cost money.
As an artist you will either need to be backed by a label, a hook up, or pay for services yourself.
Production, engineering, photography, graphic design, web design are just a few necessities that every artist will quickly find that they need.
If you pay for these services not only do you keep creative control but you also keep ownership. The big trade off is that you have to put forth more work.
If somebody else provides these resources for you, then ultimately they get the final say and normally ownership of the product.
You on the other hand get to focus on your art. But that luxury comes with a price.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
As an artist you will either need to be backed by a label, a hook up, or pay for services yourself.
Production, engineering, photography, graphic design, web design are just a few necessities that every artist will quickly find that they need.
If you pay for these services not only do you keep creative control but you also keep ownership. The big trade off is that you have to put forth more work.
If somebody else provides these resources for you, then ultimately they get the final say and normally ownership of the product.
You on the other hand get to focus on your art. But that luxury comes with a price.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
April 12, 2009
Believe in What You Are Doing
The entertainment industry is an interesting place.
It's sort of like an open forum in which anyone and everyone can participate and give their opinions.
Therefore you will come across good advice and terrible advice. And you will have to use your own intelligence and experience to decipher which is which.
You will undoubtedly develop ideas that you believe in and you will find yourself challenged by great sounding arguments that you disagree with.
But the most challenging part about it all is that both points of view may be legitimate paths to success.
Therefore you will need to strongly believe in your own ideas in order to constantly not be persuaded from one path to another.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
It's sort of like an open forum in which anyone and everyone can participate and give their opinions.
Therefore you will come across good advice and terrible advice. And you will have to use your own intelligence and experience to decipher which is which.
You will undoubtedly develop ideas that you believe in and you will find yourself challenged by great sounding arguments that you disagree with.
But the most challenging part about it all is that both points of view may be legitimate paths to success.
Therefore you will need to strongly believe in your own ideas in order to constantly not be persuaded from one path to another.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
April 11, 2009
What Do I Want?
Have you ever gone to a photographer and been asked what you want?
Or have you ever worked with an engineer and they ask you how you want it to sound?
Or maybe you're working with a producer and they ask you what type of beat you're looking for?
These questions are just plain dumb and annoying!
I want the best you have to offer.
When the photographer emails me the proofs, I don't care about 100 or 200 images. I'm only looking for that single image that makes my jaw drop. The one that makes my hypothalamus produce the happy chemical.
Same with the engineer, producer, web designer, etc.
It's just that simple. Don't ask me what I want, instead give me the absolute best you have to offer.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
Or have you ever worked with an engineer and they ask you how you want it to sound?
Or maybe you're working with a producer and they ask you what type of beat you're looking for?
These questions are just plain dumb and annoying!
I want the best you have to offer.
When the photographer emails me the proofs, I don't care about 100 or 200 images. I'm only looking for that single image that makes my jaw drop. The one that makes my hypothalamus produce the happy chemical.
Same with the engineer, producer, web designer, etc.
It's just that simple. Don't ask me what I want, instead give me the absolute best you have to offer.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
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