We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Rodney Morrow a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Rodney, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

I first knew I wanted to do music professionally during the covid pandemic. My wife and 3 of our 4 kids moved to PA during this time and music and spirituality were the only things that kept me sane during that time. Music took me away mentally and helped me escape the day to day grind and isolation. Once I got good enough to make money doing it, I researched different ways to make a living from it. I’m not there yet, but so far it still is great side money and let’s me get that creativeness out.

Rodney, 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?

I always loved music and wanted to pursue it from an early age. My brother and I used to record our own mixtapes from the radio and freestyle over any instrumental we could get our hands on. We recorded an album and performed in Detroit at one point too. When I got to college at Winston Salem State, me and my best friends used to call ourselves The Legacy. I would download instrumentals and we would record over them and make our own mixtapes. When we went home for the summer, we’d all branch off and record side projects with people we knew or grew up with.

Since I started as a lyricist, I always view songs from that perspective. I produce, beat make and I’m a mixing engineer.

At my best, I’m a resource for people that I work with – whether that’s day-to-day advice, on lyrics and arrangements or giving a vision on where things are heading from a music perspective, I’ve been fortunate to bring a lot of eras of music experience with me into every conversation.

I’m most proud of staying true to who I am and making a multitude of genres, from cinematic Pop to hip-hop, R&B, afrobeats and dancehall.

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

My ultimate goal is to find a way to support my family primarily from music and the surrounding services that I’ve gotten really good at, like mixing/mastering and clothing design, and video editing.

I eventually plan on using my sound design and technical skills to create a plug-in company as well. The ultimate goal is to fully maximize my creative talents.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

The most rewarding feeling is when people are checking for your music. Real support goes a long way. My biggest supporters aren’t necessarily the ones who buy everything that I have to sell, but are the ones who call or text just to find out what I’ve got planned next. When my music is used as a tool, whether that’d be for relaxation, focus, energy or helps someone through a difficult time, I get a lot of enjoyment from that too.

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