We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Wayne RHODEN a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Wayne, thanks for joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?
Most of my projects mean a lot to me, like this new song “Still” that I am working on with my son. It’s based on an experience we had at a resort that left him feeling dehumanized. After all these years of fighting for equal rights and justice, here we are in 2024 and we’re still fighting.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
I started as a disc jockey/reggae artist, then my mother Joyce Rhoden introduced me to Dan Zanes, and everything changed. We started to do Family Music together and touring, after the Disney Channel and a few accolades later, we decided to launch Father Goose Music as his own entity. What sets us apart, although we have a small team, we do everything in-house, a One-Stop shop, we also have a great set of musicians, a video production crew, and also music production crew. I am mostly proud of my team and the positive music we create. One thing to know, we are always creating new styles of music by fusion of different genres.
In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?
As for independent recording artists fans could support their music directly from their website Etc. Streaming alone it’s not feasible, for instance, Spotify pays roughly $0.04 per stream, which means you’d need 1,000 streams to generate $4 in revenue and also support the shows and their merch because for a lot of Independent Artists, they are out of pocket for studio time and promotion.
Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?
You see hate and pain around the world every day, my mission is to spread love and positive vibes through music.
Contact Info:
- Website: goosehut.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fathergooseent
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FATHERGOOSEENT
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/father-goose-music/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/fathergooseent
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FATHERGOOSEMUSIC
Image Credits
Matthew Durrant, Jaznina Santiago, WendyAnn Williams, and Dr Kreative