What happens when one of your songs is picked up by a superstar before you’re even 20?
That’s exactly what happened to our guest this week. Tami Latrell-Harris is a multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated songwriter with an unbelievable resume of work under her belt. She started out singing and performing with girl-groups in her teens, and when she was just 18 years old, one of her songs was picked up by Whitney Houston. That propelled her through college to an entrepreneurial life as a digital marketer, music industry educator, and songwriter.
She has since worked with R&B superstars Monica and Keyshia Cole, as well as artists like Love and Theft and Chamillionaire. She has a youtube channel with hundreds of thousands of followers, and is currently an executive at “The Labz” - a platform that helps artists manage their rights and protections of their work.
She’s our guest this week on The Big Break- Tami LaTrell.
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Show Notes
1:55When did you start getting into music?
2:44Drawing inspiration from Whitney Houston and others
5:28High school and singing in girl groups
7:00Being a solo-artist and signing with Indie Labels
10:00What made you pick the Indie Label that you signed with?
13:19Intuition
14:45Getting a scholarship
16:45Whitney Houston sings one of Tami’s songs
21:08Getting in touch with Arista
24:41How long did it take for you guys to come to a deal?
26:40Was there a temptation to abandon school and go all-in on music?
28:08Working with E. Poppi and Shawn Holiday and getting a publishing deal
31:55“Sometimes you have to make a sacrifice to get to where you want to go.”
34:00Moving to Atlanta and Keshia Cole
36:45Having her daughter and returning to Houston
39:15Adjusting to being a parent and a songwriter
43:15Working at RadioOne
45:15Returning to Atlanta
45:50Working with the Rickey Smiley Morning Show
48:35Diving back into an industry that has changed
53:30Youtube videos and educating the music world
56:16Women in Music - Atlanta Chapter
57:03Becoming a full-time Entrepreneur
65:50Meeting The Labz
72:55What advice would you have given to your younger self with the knowledge you have now?
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