Stephen J Ferguson
Apr 15, 2012 Bands, Beyond The Music, Stars with a Pen, Today's Stars
I have had the pleasure of being acquainted with Stephen J Ferguson’s music for a few years now, and I will say his music is some of the smoothest I’ve heard. It seems to me that I can recognize his signature on all his tunes.
Ferguson’s music has played on WDGP radio almost from the beginning. Even so, Saturday was the first time he has guested on Conversations. It was such a pleasure to speak with him about his music. his record label, SJF Music and more.
A Native of the DMV, Stephen currently makes his home in Kansas. He is planning a huge event in 2013 that will benefit Music Students and be a wonderful community event. Take a listen to the interview below and get the scoop, when your done, visit the links below and then go get your copies of his current music.
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Tags: arranger, bassman, composer, funk, Harmony, independent, independent record label, Jazz, mellow, music, musician, preformer, producer, smooth, songwriter, Soulful, Spoken Word, Talent, Uplifting, Vocalist
Ulysses Salett
Mar 25, 2012 Beyond The Music, Spiritual Life, Stars with a Pen, Today's Stars
It was a pleasure chatting with Ulysses Salent
After just a few minutes of conversation and you know he is the real deal. A man that has a love for God and Family. He speaks candidly about his time behind bars and how he used that time to get right with God and delicate his life to the Saviour. He talks about how things came in to place and how he has developed his talents in music, film production and oil painting. He shared some of his heavily jazz influenced Gospel/Inspirational music as well a few R&B tunes. We enjoyed having UL visit with us here at Conversations and look forward to his next visit. After you enjoy listening to the inteviw, go check out his website for a wealth of information about all UL does. Find his work on Amazon, Subcribe to his YouTube Channel and join his Fan Club. 
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Tags: arranger, composer, encouragement, funk, Gospel, happy, Harmony, independent, independent record label, Jazz, motivation, music, musician, preformer, producer, smooth, Soulful, Talent, Uplifting, Vocalist, writer
Meet Pastor James Mason
Mar 4, 2012 Beyond The Music, Spiritual Life, Stars with a Pen
WDGP is pleased to welcome the newest member to the WDGP broadcasting family, The Honorable Pastor James Mason of Choices of God Ministries Inc.
Pastor Mason has been bringing us God’s word every Sunday since February 5, 2012. We enjoy his teachings straight from the Good Book.
Hostess Diana Broomfield felt it was time to officially introduce him to the WDGP Listeners. Quite a few of you have been tuning in Sunday mornings at 8am EST to be refreshed with the Word and we are thankful for you. However, it’s time to get to know the Man himself.
Take a listen to Pastor tell you about his journey to Christ and get as excited as he is about the goodness, faithfulness and mercy of God, Listen as he sings one of the soon to be released songs God gave him and hear the featured song What Is This World Coming To from that same CD, W.T.W.C.T., then tune in on Sunday mornings for his teachings. Keep up with Pastor and find out when the CD will be available by stopping by the Choices of God Ministries Inc Website Choices Of God Ministries Inc also has a Facebook Page and you can follow them on Twitter
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Tags: encouragement, giving back, Gospel, Harmony, Man of God, Ministry, motivation, preacher, singer, teacher, Uplifting, worshiper, writer
Combat FusionJazz Band
Feb 5, 2012 Bands, Beyond The Music, Home Page, Stars with a Pen
Combat FusionJazz Band is the brainchild of John Dubiel.
John Dubiel resides in Chicago and is the Producer of the Band. Not only is he the producer, but he is the song writer and arranger for the Band. The CD, Gotta Say GoodBye, has been a labor of Love. It is a compilation of seven beautiful smooth jazz with wonderful vocalists.
Throughout John’s life, he has been a producer, songwriter, and keyboardist with a passion for music. Being a Veteran who received the Purple Heart after being wounded during the Vietnam war, his other passion is the Veterans and with his new Band, he wants to help all our Vets suffering with PTSD. Part of the profits from this CD is going to help these brave men and women as they return home from combat.
John has come alive with the Combat Fusion Jazz Band’s first album “Gotta Say Goodbye” a smooth jazz, fusion, R&B arrangement. A soulful mix of musical genres.
John has been in the music industry for over thirty years, first producing for Mercury & Ovation records in the 70′s and in the 90′s opening a Jazz Club, The Jazz buffet of Chicago presenting top entertainment like Sheila E., Warren Hill , and Jimmy Smith just to name a few.
John also Wrote and Produced a musical Play titled, The Pack is Back, a fictional portrait of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin which ran successfully for two years at Piper’s Alley Theater in Chicago. However, when all is said and done, John returned to what he loves most, playing the keyboard and producing music.
John is dedicated to making great music with the Combat fusion Jazz Band and helping our brave men and women serving our Great Nation.
Take a Listen to the Interview, enjoy the music and then go buy the CD for your collection from Amazon.com or CDBaby.com
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Tags: arranger, Band, composer, giving back, independent, independent record label, Jazz, motivation, music, musician, Old School, producer, smooth, vintage, writer
William “Smoke” Howard
Jan 29, 2012 Beyond The Music, Stars with a Pen, The Business of Music, Today's Stars
Do you remember the Ebonys? If you do, then you remember the Lead Singer, Mr William “Smoke” Howard.
There are some guest who make the process of interviewing effortless. Smoke Howard is one of those. It was extreme pleasure chatting with him this past Saturday, January 28, 2012 (which just happens to coincide with WDGP’s second anniversary, and we couldn’t think of a better way to commemorate it) The name of the show is Conversations and that is exactly what we did. Smoke is a man of strong conviction and that comes across in conversation. Take a listen to the interview and get a glimpse of this talented gentleman and enjoy the music, then go add it yo your collection.
“Smoke” has his second Solo Project completed entitled Give Me Your Heart. Smoke continues to reside in the Philadelphia area and works to keep the Philly sound alive. Join us as we chat with Mr Howard and explore the project.
You can follow Smoke on ReverbNation as well as Facebook
Music is available on CDBaby
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Tags: arranger, composer, encouragement, funk, giving back, Gospel, happy, Harmony, independent, independent record label, motivation, music, Old School, RnB, singer, singing, smooth, songwriter, Soulful, Talent, Uplifting, Vocalist
The Great Bible Race
Jan 15, 2012 Beyond The Music, Education, Family, Spiritual Life
How Well Do You Know This Book?
Well there is an easy and fun way to find out. Check out the world’s Best Trivia Game
The Game that helps you and your family study and learn the bible.
Stunning Graphics, Text straight from the King James Version of the Bible.
Play alone or in a timed competition with others.
Find out more and get your copy here.
Tags: bible, competition, education, family, fun, Gospel, knowledge, learn, salvation, spiritual, trivia, understanding
SteamyTrails Contest Winner
Jan 8, 2012 Beyond The Music, Contests, Stars with a Pen
It is so nice catching up with old friends and it even nicer when they come with good news. On December 7, 2012, that is just what happened.
As you know, SteamyTrails ran a promotion to give away a couple of gift baskets including some great reads and the trimmings to help you enjoy them. Ms Katrina Gurl was on hand to do the honors and in addition to that wonderful news, she shared that there will be more contests to come. She also shared a poem from her book, The Balcony View: Introduction to the Lovers and we also had the pleasure of Nike Binger Marshall’s renditions of two of her spoken word pieces.
It’s always fun to talk to Katrina
and we wish her much continued success on her poetry, her novels, the publishing company and her show, SteamyTrails Speaks. Tune in on January 21, 2012 on Blogtalk Radio.
Congratulations to the contest winner Ollie Moss.
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Tags: encouragement, giving back, happy, motivation, novels, performer, poetry, poets, publishing, shows, smooth, Spoken Word, Talent, writer
Steamy Trails Contest – Enter Today
Dec 25, 2011 Beyond The Music, Contests, Stars with a Pen, Today's Authors, Today's Stars
Nike from Nike writes was on to explain more about the contest she and Karina Gurl are running now through January 7 2012 when the winner will be announced during the Conversations show. Two people will win a basket each, one with Persistence of Vision by Nike Binger Marshall or The Balcony View – Introduction of The Lovers by Katrina Gurl.
To enter, just go to Steamy Trails and fill out the registration form, the post the following on your Facebook and Twitter pages as many times as you can, each time is another chance to win.
“I’m starting the New Year right with great reads from @NikeWrites and @TheBalconyViewBooks ”
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Tags: baskets, independent, new year, novel, poetry, promotion, Talent, writer
Winfield Davis and Friends
Dec 18, 2011 Bands, Beyond The Music, Stars with a Pen, The Business of Music, Today's Stars
The December 17, 2011 edition of Conversations was simply…awesome.
Winfield Davis is awesome all on his own, but for this show, Diana had five awesome guests. Winfield shared the time with two of his band mates Mikey and Reuben who were both charming. Both Mikey and Reuben share some personal feelings about music and their journey to get to where they are.Winfield shared how the Band is coming together and getting ready to start touring. They have been playing regularly at A Touch of Class, a Nightclub in the Tampa area.
Komposer MD joined us on the show as well to catch us up on what’s been happening in world over the past year, like composing a couple of movie scores and completing a couple of projects composing music for a backdrop to poetry. We are so pleased that she is doing big things.
We also met Gus Sequoia, a musician in his own right and owner of the Maryland Studio in Florida, where The Winfield Davis Band rehearses regularly. We also heard a couple of tracks from Gus’ album World of Fire.
all in All it was a very entertaining and educational show thanks to all the guest who all brought their talents, history and knowledge. Listen to the show and be inspired not only to live your dreams now and in the future but to look back at your family history and see where you’ve been. Thank you all for helping create this show filled with great music and Conversations.
Find Komposer MD on Reverbnation, Facebook and MySpace. You can find her music for purchase here.
Gus Sequoia can be found on MySpace and Facebook .
Find Winfield and the Band at his website, Myspace, and Facebook.
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Tags: arranger, Band, Bermuda, composer, encouragement, funk, giving back, independent, independent record label, Jazz, music, musician, Old School, performer, producer, songwriter, Soulful, Talent, Uplifting
God is Speaking to Us
Dec 11, 2011 Beyond The Music, Spiritual Life, Stars with a Pen, Today's Stars
This is not just a title of one of Twon songs. it is indeed the message of most of the songs Twon writes and performs. On Saturday December 10, 2011, Twon sat down with Hostess Diana Broomfield and talked about his past, his family, his music and why he does what he does.
You see, Twon has a lot to say. He loves People and he wants you to know about the Goodness of God. Twon writes songs that give messages of Hope, Strength and Love. Add to that soulful beats and wonderful harmonies and you have the songs of Twon.
It’s hard not to love people when you grow up with 12 brothers and sisters. Twon and his family are known as the Gantt Singers. They grew up in the Detroit area and even auditioned at Motown, who wanted to sign them but Dad said no. None the less, Twon did get to perform with David Ruffin and has opened for Ms Vickie Winans.
Twon has been writing and recording music for years, and as such as a vast library of music ready to go. Take a listen to the interview and enjoy the music shared there. Then go to Twon’s website to sample more and most importantly, buy his CD’s
You can also find Twon on Facebook, befriend him there and look for his videos on YouTube as well.
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Tags: arranger, composer, Gospel, happy, Harmony, independent, independent record label, music, Old School, performer, singer, singing, smooth, songwriter, Soulful, Talent, Uplifting, Vocalist
