“Cut You Loose” Featuring: JA-P & ERA

Spaghetti Project is a Creative Social Network, Urban & Lowbrow Art, Designer Toy Boutique in Richmond, Virginia. It all started as a clothing brand called ChiefRocka Industries, a hip hop inspired clothing company that’s been going strong since 1999. Our goal is to expand Spaghetti Project into a multimedia outlet so we can expose talented individuals in the art, music, and fashion industry. Spaghetti Project: facebook.com/spaghettiproject ChiefRocka: facebook.com/chiefrockaindustries JA-P: facebook.com/streetdreamz Japelle Shaw (Ja-P) started music at the age of 5 singing in his church choir. In the 6th grade, he began to rap with a fellow student (Terrell Carrol RIP) and created a group called “Ice Tea”. As he progressed in his craft, he began to have a passion for music and not just hip hop. He aims to major in Audio Engineering and minor in Business Management. His dream is to be different in a positive way and change peoples perspective on real music. ERA: facebook.com/EraYouCrazy Era is a Rapper/Producer/DJ that is very popular in the Fredericksburg area. He, along with his best friend Ja-P, speak for the teens in the area and is an outspoken artist. Era continues to grind and make positive music in hopes of one day making it to the top independently, becoming a household name and being known by the world for his music. EraYouCrazy.BandCamp.com damierdreamin.tumblr.com Twitter.com/EraYouCrazy MySpace.com/EraTheRapper

In this www.artistshousemusic.org interview, Russell Rains, a lawyer and Director of the Digital Media Management MBA Program at St. Edward’s University in Austin, TX, shares some predictions, opinions and educated guesses about the future of the music business — and why, if you’re brand-new to the industry — this is the best time in history to have a career in music.