Of Music and Men

As Kenya helps nurse Lucas back from illness, she realizes that she has to draw a line. They are business partners, not parent and child. Meanwhile, both J and Ty experience the impressions that younger men can have--good and bad. For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: ofmusicandmen.com/episode2-6-of-age-yet CREDITS Narration Episode narrated by Kayona Ebony Brown Episode Written, re...

Kenya's date with the older guy starts out great--a @ BalkanBeatBox show and pancakes at The Diner--but a 20 year age difference quickly reveals some differences in how they see their futures (and present, for that matter). For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: ofmusicandmen.com/episode2-5-the-great-compromise CREDITS Narration Episode narrated by Kayona Ebony Brown Episode Written,...

Kenya's job overseeing the careers of musicians often blur the lines between professional and parental, when Lucas needs more from her than she can give. And Tk is forced to make a big decision about her music and her day-job. For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: https://ofmusicandmen.com/episode2-4-when-to-start CREDITS Narration Episode narrated by Kayona Ebony Brown Episode Writ...

Kenya agrees to go out with a man in his 40s, although she has second thoughts, when she hangs out with her longtime male friend who's her age, she starts to wonder if older men might be better. For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: https://ofmusicandmen.com/episode2-3-men-certain-age Click here for more info on Don’t Mute DC or go to the credits page. CREDITS Narration Episode narr...

While hanging out with J and Ty, the topic of age comes up, and when Kenya reveals that her father is dating someone 33-years-old, she has to admit that she's not handling this like an adult. For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: http://ofmusicandmen.com/episode2-2-where-timeline CREDITS Narration Episode narrated by Kayona Ebony Brown Episode Written, recorded, and produced by Kayo...

Kenya realizes that there are some similarities between being a grown-up and being an entrepreneur--neither of which she's gotten any good at yet. Meanwhile, Tk finds that despite what she thinks, Hip Hop has no age limit. For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: https://ofmusicandmen.com/episode2-1-no-time-for-biding CREDITS Narration Episode narrated by Kayona Ebony Brown Episode Wri...

This is a recap of episode one (first eight podcast episodes). Of Music and Men was created to be a television series. Still working toward that, this project continues to grow. I decided to turn each of the those television episodes into its own novella. For this podcast, you're hearing those novellas broken up into sub-episodes that you get each week. The last eight podcast-episodes that you've...

Determined to get her artist to perform at 9:30 Club, Kenya gives it one more try. But with this new plan, even if she strikes out, she'll still win the game. UPDATE!!! Since the recording of this episode, Barry Farm has received its Landmark Status . Learn more on the credits page for this episode. For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: https://ofmusicandmen.com/episode1-8-little-mi...

Kenya and Tk show up for their big radio break, but things go different than planned. And we finally meet Lucas, a 20-year-old singer-songwriter, the other artist on Kenya’s burgeoning record label, and evidence that youth—and talent—is wasted on the young. For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: https://ofmusicandmen.com/episode1-7-never-say-never CREDITS Narration Episode narrated b...

Demoralized, with just two days left to find a way to get her artist on the card at 9:30 Club, Kenya goes back to the drawing board, but finds inspiration for her next move in an unexpected place. For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: https://ofmusicandmen.com/episode1-6-fair-weather CREDITS Narration Episode narrated by Kayona Ebony Brown Episode Written, recorded, and produced by...

Kenya gets a chance to redeem herself with the folks over at 9:30 Club. She has everything planned out--what she's going to say and how she's going to say it. She wants to get her artist, Lucas, on that stage, opening for Gavin DeGraw. But there's just one thing that maybe she didn't think of. For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: https://ofmusicandmen.com/episode1-5-that-brown-brow...

Taj Kamal is an enigmatic, soft spoken, lyrical genius... and she's the reason Kenya started her record company in the first place. For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: https://ofmusicandmen.com/episode1-4-take-taj-kamal CREDITS Narration Episode narrated by Kayona Ebony Brown Episode Written, recorded, and produced by Kayona Ebony Brown at Siingle Studios in Washington, DC MUSIC L...

Kenya is adventurous, cool under pressure, and confident... when it comes to her business. It's a different story, however, when it comes to men. For full credits and sources on this episode, go to: https://ofmusicandmen.com/episode1-3-and-men CREDITS Narration Episode narrated by Kayona Ebony Brown Episode Written, recorded, and produced by Kayona Ebony Brown at Siingle Studios in Washington, DC...

Kenya's life is about more than just helping to nourish the music careers of her artists and building her fledgling company. Her longtime friends, Ty and J, help reveal more to you about the young entrepreneur's personal life, and how they all manage to navigate DC as single millennial women. Not only is this a story of music, but it's also a music experience. So sit back, put on your headphones,...

Meet Kenya Shaw, a 20-something kid from DC working to build an independent record label while also (as a bachelorette) navigating perhaps the worst city in the country for single women and not exactly the place you’d expect when it comes to entertainment -- Washington, DC. Not only is this a story of music, but it's also a music experience. So sit back, put on your headphones, and enjoy the show....

Meet Kenya Shaw, a single, young entrepreneur struggling to build an independent record label, while navigating the country’s worst city for bachelorettes and an unlikely place for music success: Washington, DC. Of Music and Men is an episodic story presented in podcast format that takes you into the lives of a diverse ensemble of interconnected millennials navigating perhaps the country’s most co...