We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Eugene “400” Jackson. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Eugene “400” below.
Eugene “400”, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.
I believe that I was born with the talent to create music. I can seamlessly create music in any genre for as long as I can remember. The business of music is what I had to actually learn. I did that by dedicating the vast majority of my time on a consistent basis to knowing how the music business works.
Its a never ending learning experience. Laws and technology changes with time so staying in the know is essential. Books, music business education blogs and music seminars have helped me greatly along the way with understanding how to navigate the business. There is no way to speed up the learning process because you cant skip steps with anything in life and maintain success.
Faith and belief in my overall vision is what I can say have been most essential throughout my journey.
The only person standing in the way of anyone succeeding is themselves and what they believe they are capable of.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I kinda grew up immersed in the music industry. My father was a DJ (DJ Mix Master Quick), member of the popular group Brothers 4 the Struggle, music producer, and co-owner of Rampage Record, a local record label in Cleveland Ohio. As I grew up, I knew that I wanted to submerge myself into the world of music. I dedicated myself to learning everything I could about the music industry from the art of creating music to how the business side works. I have not only helped myself but I also have been involved in creating strategies that have helped other artist and groups maintain successful careers and create chart topping music.
Aside from music I mingle in the acting world also. Ive made appearances on the Steve TV show as well as the viral parody Too Many Cooks on Adult Swim and The High Court on Comedy Central to name a few. Thus far in my career, I am most proud of working on a record for the K-Pop group SF9 called RPM that made #15 on the Billboard Music Charts.
Can you share your view on NFTs? (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)
I think NFT’s are a part of the future. I actually recently teamed up with the Chibi Dino NFT Collection to create a theme song for their brand.
Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative?
I have experienced first hand dealings with non creatives that don’t understand why I make the sacrifices I do to accomplish my goals in the entertainment industry. I have been homeless and lost close friends among other things during this process, but the success from my tunnel vision leads me to believe I am manifesting my destiny.
It takes courage and fearlessness to move through this business and the journey is nowhere near what the general public sees and glorifies. Its really all about putting your best foot forward in life. Understanding your GOD given talents and using then so you don’t loose them. We all have a GOD given ability that can help us navigate this world. Not just non- creatives but creatives that feel their goals are far from reach also fall short of believing in their true purpose sometime because anything worth wile is not easy to obtain.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.Its400.com
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