What's up fam?

It's been a minute since I've had the opportunity to spotlight someone in my blog, and this particular person that I chose to focus on is full of knowledge and has lots of talent and...well, I could write a book about this brotha, but I'm excited that he's taking all of that and paying it forward with his latest endeavor.

Who is it Meik?

Allow me to re-introduce a man that really needs no introduction: Mr. Michael Keith...

Take a trip with me down memory lane.. all the way back to when music was REAL music...remember the days of "Peaches and Cream", "You Already Know" or the fiyaaahh vocals on "I'm a Playa"?

You may recall Michael Keith aka Mike, as a member of one fourth of the Grammy award winning platinum group 112.

I had the chance to sit down and talk to Mr. Keith about the chance of a lifetime he's offering for folks serious about their craft: singing....(yes ladies I was clutching my pearls during this entire convo...a brotha is fine and his voice is niiiiiice! but I digress..)

Michael Keith's latest venture is into the world of vocal coaching. His reasons are simple, “I was always complaining about the lack of skill in a lot of young people aspiring to be in the music business, so I decided it's time to do something about it. I want to educate them because there's a difference between being a singer versus being a musician. "

Some of you may not know that Mike, although blessed, with his "million dollar voice", had to train his voice and it didn't happen overnight. "I had several years of opera training thanks to one of my high school teachers that saw that I had talent. I thank that teacher for taking the time to teach me the skills and now it's time for me to pass on that same knowledge to others."

That's what I like to see... a brotha that's blessed taking the time to give back... (And allow me to thank Mike's high school teacher and anyone else that influenced him...cuz good lawwwd I could listen to him sing all day...)

So I bet now you're wondering how you can become a student of this Grammy award winning artist?
I'm glad you asked... so pay attention this is gonna go fast...

1. Mike is based in Atlanta, but don't worry.. he's NOW offering lessons via Skype.. so unless you're willing to put in that work... well... you already know what I'm about to say...

2. Price: $40/hr with a minimum of 4 sessions a month... (For you short bus mofos that's $160 and WE don't take personal checks...you know how ya'll do...and a deposit is mandatory...no and's, ifs, or but's about it.)

3. These are one on one session's, so you get his undivided attention (I'm so jealous right now and if only God had given me the ability to sing I'd be right there...)

4. Don't get it twisted though, it's not all about 'do're'meeeee... Mike plans on making sure you know music theory... you have to know what you're singing, why you're singing it, to work on how to sing it... if you get my drift... in layman’s terms...you gotta know where you came from to get to where you're going..

5. ONLY the SERIOUS need to apply. Mike isn't in the business of miracle working, that's God's job, but he does plan to help you train your voice and enhance your singing abilities. "It's a lengthy process, it doesn't just happen overnight or in a couple of sessions," says Mike. (So if you're looking for a quick fix to a voice that sounds like nails on a chalkboard, this probably ain't the way you wanna go, I'm just saying...)


If you're interested in putting those vocal chords to work make sure you follow Mike on twitter @MKEITHSHAWDY, friend him on Facebook at facebook.com/michaelkeith, and/or you can email him for more information: milliondollarvoiceinc@gmail.com. Tell him I sent you. And when you start raking in the Grammy’s, don't forget Meik! Lol...

Until Later...
Meik..