We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful AJ Vallejo. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with AJ below.

AJ, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today. Have you been able to earn a full-time living from your creative work? If so, can you walk us through your journey and how you made it happen? Was it like that from day one? If not, what were some of the major steps and milestones and do you think you could have sped up the process somehow knowing what you know now?

I’ve been a performer most all my life since I first began my career as an entertainer at the age of 15. My band Vallejo, composed of my brothers, signed to Epic/Sony in 2000 and enjoyed a solid run of tours, radio hits & albums for the better part of 5 years. After parting with Sony my brothers and I launched the Vallejo Music Group and went on to sign many Texas & regional acts as well as release albums of our own to great indie success. We are now all music producers & directors and still perform live as it will always be our first love

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

My goal is to make the music business more accessible to up & coming artists through educating them on mistakes we’ve made that they can hopefully avoid by taking advantage of all the resources that are available today that were not years ago when we started.

Have you ever had to pivot?

When we parted ways with Sony is when we felt confident that if we wanted to continue in the music world that we had to build our template and foundation. I’ve been making a great living in the music business ever since, now running the 10X Music Group that nurtures new talent of all genres.

Contact Info:

• Website: brodielane.net
• Instagram: brodielanetx
• Facebook: brodielanetx
• Twitter: brodielanetx
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxGNgH2f_z5WjnC6v469EZg

Image Credits
Terri Rios, Stan Martin