We recently connected with Ro’sean Langhum and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Ro’sean thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?

During the last part of 2019 and for sure the beginning of 2020 I was unhappy with my life both professionally and personally. I had to do something that would energize that creative fire inside of me. So, I decided to do something that I have been dreaming about since college. In the height of the COVID 19 pandemic I decided to take the huge risk and move to LA from Houston, TX. To be completely honest I still till this day can’t believe that I actually faced my fears and moved here.

I sold my brand new home that I previously built prior to actually taking the leap of faith. Sold both of my cars, quit my job and all of my local gigs and hopped on a plane to LAX. It was scary, overwhelming, and beautiful all at the same time. I had to spend so much money to get settled and planted in LA in a way that wasn’t familiar to me. Im not going to lie coming from a 4 bedroom home to a studio apartment was extremely undesirable and uncomfortable. The mortgage on my brand new home was $1,000 less than what I had to pay for a fraction of the living space I had grown accustom too.

A few failed romantic relationships later I quickly began to realize that dating in LA presented an entirely new set of cultural challenges. Most of the women I met initially values and beliefs did not align in ways that were near and dear to my heart. Oh the loneliness began to set in! Since I wasn’t a club person I was stuck to the online dating scene to provide those romantic connections. Not to mention, we were in the middle of a pandemic and were on lock down! Wow. seeing myself type this just reminds me of the trauma and anxiety of the process of it all.

The caution tape, traffic, street takeovers, robberies, loss of gigs and income, getting on public assistance, road rage innocents, earthquakes, fires, police activity, scams, high gas prices and even higher grocery bills had me in a mental frenzy. LOL. This is reading like a script to me I’m not going to lie about that but alas it was my life.

Ro’sean, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am a RnB Jazz artist hailing from Houston,TX. I sing and play piano. I am a film and tv composer and a music producer and songwriter. I am also in education. I teach choir and music history as well. I am also a multi-instrumentalist and studio engineer. Basically if it has to do with music I do it.

To be honest me being in the music industry was a vocation and a calling from God. I’ve never seen it any other way. The songs, melodies and rhythms that I would hear in my mind at an early age prompted my mom to purchase me my very 1st keyboard. I believe it was a Casio. I loved that thing. I actually still have it in storage till this day. I would rush home from school just to press the buttons that gave me drum loops that I could then play melodies and chords over.

What I want people to know about me is that I make feel good music that shares real life stories and journeys. My art is a musical documentation of my life and world view and experiences. Also I want others to know that Im most proud of the “how” of my process and that they are not alone in their journeys either. We all have to be students of life and learn how to journey well. I also want others to know the reason I call myself the “DaLateBLOOMER”. I didn’t officially start learning music and piano until I was a senior in high school. From that point on, I felt behind the curve compared to my musical colleagues. I knew that anything was possible if you just start and have unwavering faith in your “why”.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

During my 2nd year here I lost my choir teaching gig because of some bureaucratic policy. I then had to spend $3,ooo to enroll into course work that would satisfy my employment requirements within the company. I was devastated. I’m still in shock to be honest.

I decided that it wasn’t time for me to leave LA so I spent the money and enrolled into the course needed and spent my 2nd summer in LA learning about something that absolutely did not move my career forward in anyway at all. I’ve felt so wronged by this experience till this day.

I’m happy to say that I completed the course work and was able to stabilize my life again and not worry if I would loose everything and become homeless. What a journey man. What a journey.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

I’m still dealing with this one to be completely frank. The power of “unlearning” is sublime for me. Like my perspective shifts that have happened over the last few years has grown me into a wonderful man, person, believer and creative. I love this for me. I feel a true sense of accomplishment and worth because of this. I used to hang my hat on just self reflection but in my self reflection I’ve learned that perspective is your true equity piece in your journey. It affects hope, joy and peace and the manifestation of your goals and dreams. I’m so happy because of this. Happy.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://dalatebloomer.com
• Instagram: @dalatebloomer
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@mr.langhum6143?si=UQhFFJUMOHIEewHQ

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