Not many underground artists can say that they’ve been there and back by choice—“there” meaning a deal with a major recording label, and “back” as in relying on themselves for financing. But the lack of professionalism and creative freedom forced Clockwork, a local hip-hip group, to break away from DreamWorks Records just months before the [...]
Crossover is nothing new to Seattle either because its neighborhoods interact and co-mingle. Ethnicities, races and religions mix with each other in order to learn and share. In Seattle, hip hop is absorbed and enjoyed by so many people, regardless of traditional barriers, that it appears to be speaking many meta-languages which each individual understands [...]
For Bret Nielsen, executive producer and owner of Fueled Creative, all he needed was a spark—to defy the odds, grow, succeed, and in turn, give back. Fifteen years ago, Nielsen was used to being in the forefront as he raced motorcycles semi-professionally. At the precipice of making a name for himself, he suffered an injury [...]
