We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Justin Jaye Vorise a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Justin Jaye thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Do you wish you had started sooner?
I do wish I would had started my creative career a lot earlier but to behonest I did not really believe in myself so I just enrolled in college to take the safe route. I grew up in a mainly white area and was the only black kid in my class for years so I did not get a lot of attention from the girls because there idea of an attractive black guy was to be light skinned with color eyes which was not me. So it took a toll on my confidence because I didn’t have a lot girlfriends and stuff throughout elementary and middle school. It crazy how much that affected me growing up so when I did start to get more attention from the ladies and got compliments I didn’t know how to take them or thought they were being nice. Luckily I’m high school a lot of that changed and my confidence started to grow but it took me awhile to really feel good about myself and the way I looked. Which I feel like held me back from going after my dreams in the entertainment world. I remember taking my senior photos in high school and everyone started telling me I should start modeling and acting which planet that sees in my head maybe I am good enough to do this but my confidence wasn’t all the way there yet and it took me to my mid twenties to start pursing my dreams in the entertainment world so I started taking acting lessons, did voice lessons, and acting workshops to help strengthen my skills and I have been at it ever since
Justin Jaye, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
Justin “Jaye” Vorise was born in San Diego, California, into a large, loving middle-class family. Justin’s parents, Lori and Jerome Vorise, were hard-working and very family-oriented. Justin showed an interest in music at a very early age, thanks to his parents. They exposed him to a variety of music at an early age. As Justin got older, he took an interest in business and the music industry’s artist development process. After his parent’s divorce, Justin moved to Vista, CA, a beautiful suburb about a half hour away, and would visit his mother every weekend. Justin and his father would have in-depth conversations about album sales and music industry news during their long drive to San Diego. At the age of nine, Justin discovered his dream job – the role of an A&R – and decided from that day forward that it was his life’s goal. Justin later decided that he would use his role as an A&R as a stepping stone to create and own a subdivision vanity record label. After graduating from the Digital Media Design program at Kearny High School in 2007, he went on to obtain four college degrees to help him obtain that goal. Justin received two associate degrees from Palomar College in San Marcos, California – one in Social Science and behaviors and the other in Arts and Humanities. Justin then went on to get his Bachelor of Science degree in Communications Sales and Marketing. , and finally, his MBA in Music Business from Southern New Hampshire University and Berklee Music School.
Justin has been working independently with artists, including roles such as personal manager, business manager, creative director, and marketing consultant. A few artists that Justin has worked with include: “NBC The Voice” contestant Jamar Rogers, VH1’s “Love and Hip Hop” talent and Trent Crews former artist Trent Crews, and Darrell Simms-an upcoming artist with over two million Soundcloud streams. Justin is consistently expanding his music industry expertise and wants to help erase the bad stigma attached to the music industry for being unfair to artists. Justin is releasing an educational Blog/Vlog geared towards up and coming artists to have the tools necessary to be successful before signing to a major record label.
Justin is currently managing two artists while taking courses to learn audio engineering with the hopes of being even more of an asset to his artists and companies he partners with. His fearlessness, tenacity, and love for the music industry make him a force to be reckoned with. Look for industry-changing results from Justin in the near future!
I recently shot a dating reality tv show called”After Happily Ever After” that airs on BET. I have another doc series show coming out early next year airing on a major streaming service and shot a commercial for “LikeU“ playing cards. I released my first book last year called “ Figure Out Which Record Label Is the Best Fit for You Just-In-Time. Major vs. Indie”. I’m gearing up to release my next book Music Marketing Strategies for independent artists.
What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?
I think that society can remember that artists, creatives, and public figures are regular people just like them and they have feelings and emotions just like them. I feel like that is one of the best ways to support artists, creatives and public figures so they can feel free enough to creative the content that want and what their supporters want. Social media, blog sites, and public forums have turned into a way to for trolls and evil people to throw hate at this people for doing what they love to do. I hate when people say that’s what they signed up for because that’s not the truth what we sign up for is to give the world art and entertainment the amount of hate that is giving to us is crazy especially in the black communities they tear us down for no reason at all to make themselves feel better. If they would take that same energy they use posting nasty evil things about celebrities and public figures and used it in a positive way they wouldn’t hate there life as much and wouldn’t feel the need to put hate in the world.
Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?
I wish I knew about all the different casting website that allows you to submit yourself for entertainment roles. Growing up I always thought you had to get signed to agency or have a talent manager in order to land castings. I actually got both of my T.V shows from submitting to casting websites.
Contact Info:
- Website: Justintime-music.com
- Instagram: @justinjayeofficial
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/1266367964/
- Twitter: @justinjaye812
- Other: My Amazon book link https://www.amazon.com/Figure-Which-Record-Time-VS-Indie-ebook/dp/B09D2R6X91/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=5GXS9AT76NQ4&keywords=justin+jaye+vorise&qid=1669783464&sprefix=justin+jaye+vorise+%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-1
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