On Monday, March 1, 2010 singer/songwriter and graduate of UNC Chapel Hill Jasme' Kelly spoke to our class about her experience with the music industry. She explained to the class how she has a need to learn something on a daily basis and from this need, Jasme' taught herself to play the guitar. The singer also writes her own songs and performs them locally in Durham. The story of Jasme''s journey to follow her dreams led to her touring all over the country and most excitingly, to New York City to work with the likes of Wyclef Jean. She has produced her own album with insightful songs and inspirational lyrics.
Jasme' gave the class many tips on being successful and doing what you enjoy in life. 3 main points that stuck out to me were as follows:
1. "Do what you [enjoy doing] and then find a way to make money off of it."
2. Think about what type of story you want to tell, meaning "what legacy do you want to leave behind?", and set goals to accomplish this.
3. "Any field you enter, you must know what the game is and who the players are [in order to be successful]."
I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about Jasme''s trials and happy moments throughout her career and the initiatives she took to make her dreams a reality. She stated that her grandmother was her inspiration, but her entire family supports her music. "I believe that [my mother and father] did what they had to do so that I could do what I wanted to do," Jasme' explained when asked how her parents felt about her unconventional choice of profession. Jasme' is very enlightening and a joy to listen to; I feel that her presentation helped my classmates and I in realizing that no matter what our interests are, we can make a career of them.
Monday, March 15, 2010
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