Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Chris Mohead. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Alright, Chris thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. How did you come up with the idea for your business?

Well I had been recording music since I was in high school, and as an adult a few friends and I started recording comedy skits. At a certain point I knew if I wanted to do this as a career, then I should own my own company. That way I could have creative freedom as well as provide opportunities for others. I asked my dad to help me figure out some of the paperwork and that turned into him becoming my business partner. Along the way we discovered how much local talent there is in South Carolina, so we decided to start interviewing people and giving them a space to showcase their talent.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

We are an Entertainment company. We interview local talent, as well as put on talent showcases, DJ battles, trivia game shows, we do album release parties, film premieres, charity shows and much more. We’re also trying our hand at film production as well and hope to one day become an all around entertainment production company. I also act, rap, and perform around the city. The thing I am most proud of is releasing my first album ‘The Sunflower’ as well as the album release party were we had about 13 local artist come and perform. It was an amazing night and feedback from my album was incredible. The main thing I want followers, fans, and clients to know is that we do not discriminate. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from, or what genre you operate in. We work with any and everyone that we come in contact with that has talent and a positive, respectful attitude. Our goal is to build a community of supportive creatives.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

A main lesson I had to learn is to take responsibility. Blaming others for not supporting your career is a waste of time. Instead I had to learn to focus on finding ways to get people to support us. Have more creative outside the box ideas for shows, work on building my stage presence. I want my work to be able to speak for itself and I want people to support me because they feel entertained, not just because they know me. I also learned to be patient and focus on the input rather than the outcome. It’s easy to get caught up in stressing about what success you feel you should have. I find it best to just get lost in the work and let success and acclaim come in due time.

How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?

I think what helped us build our reputation is our consistency, the quality of our work, and the way we treat those we come in contact with. The consistency part comes mostly from my dad. Me being an artist, I can get bored and distracted fast. But my dad being a retired army Sergeant Major, he is great at staying focused on completing goals. The quality of the work we put out is something we both agree is important. Whether it be putting out an album, short film, or putting on a showcase, the quality of our work needs to speak for itself. And lastly we believe in treating everyone we work with respectfully because we know you reap what you sow.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: hyloartent
• Facebook: HYLO Ent
• Youtube: HYLO Art