Derek Nunn spent years in Hollywood production working alongside some of the biggest names in film and television. Kwabi owns Pierce Bus and won the Tacoma Peace Prize for his humanitarian work in this city. A documentary project brought the three of us together — and now we're in the middle of building something that's never been done here: Tacoma's first-ever sitcom.

On this episode of Cue The Q Podcast, we talk about how relationships brought us to this exact moment, Derek's journey from Tacoma to LA and back, what it actually took to work in Hollywood production, Kwabi's humanitarian work and the story behind winning the Tacoma Peace Prize, and what it's really like being in the middle of building Tacoma's first sitcom together.

IN THIS EPISODE:
- How a documentary project brought the three of us together
- Why relationships are the foundation of everything we build
- Derek's journey — Tacoma to LA, working in Hollywood production
- Kwabi's story — Pierce Bus, humanitarian work, and winning the Tacoma Peace Prize
- What it actually takes to build something that's never existed here before
- Tacoma's first-ever sitcom — where things stand right now

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The first song Jessie Kay and I ever wrote together ended up placed on America's Got Talent — with Simon
Cowell saying he loved it. She's also one of the most pitch-accurate vocalists I've ever worked with, and a
full-time worship leader. This episode is about the craft, the business, and the honesty most artists never hear
out loud.

On this episode of Cue The Q Podcast, Jessie Kay and I talk through our creative process together, what it
was really like having our first-ever co-written song land on America's Got Talent, the honest reality of sync
placement money, autotune and pitch correction, and what it means to stay true to who you are as an artist —
even when the music you make for a living isn't the music closest to your heart.

IN THIS EPISODE:
• Our creative process — how a song actually comes together between us
• “Here Goes Nothing” — the first song we ever wrote, and how it landed on America's Got Talent
• Simon Cowell and Gabrielle Union reacting to the song on the show
• The honest truth about sync placement money — what a real royalty check looks like
• Jessie's take on autotune, pitch correction, and why she'd rather stay real
• Being a full-time worship leader while writing secular music for a living
• Why she'd rather write and sing background than be the artist in the spotlight
• Staying true to your own sound instead of chasing what's expected of you

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My dad played guitar alongside Stevie Wonder in 1977, helped bring The Winans to Washington State for $3,500 before they ever won a Grammy, and built the home recording studio I learned everything in. Three years ago, in his late 60s, he started posting a gospel song every single Thursday on Facebook — and one video hit 92,000 views. This is that story.

On this episode of Cue The Q Podcast, I sit down with my father, Neville "Pop" Davis, to talk about growing up the 12th of 12 kids in Bogalusa, Louisiana, learning guitar in a rare Spanish E tuning from a man named Blind Pete, playing alongside Stevie Wonder during the Songs in the Key of Life era, bringing The Winans to Washington State, founding Gospel Fest, and how staying consistent for years finally paid off in a way he never expected.

IN THIS EPISODE:
- Growing up the youngest of 12 kids in Bogalusa, Louisiana
- Learning guitar from Blind Pete in a rare Spanish E tuning
- Playing alongside Stevie Wonder in 1977
- Bringing The Winans to Washington State — before they ever won a Grammy
- Founding Gospel Fest and the community back-to-school outreach that grew out of it
- Building a home recording studio — the same one where I first learned
- The Facebook comeback: how one consistent Thursday post turned into 92,000 views
- What nobody tells you about fear of becoming irrelevant in this industry

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