· Website: https://www.blwapc.com

· Instagram: Bernie Gets You Paid: @BernieGetsYouPaid

· Website: blwapc.com

· Eclipse Distro: eclipsedistro.com

· LinkedIn: Bernie Lawrence Watkins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernielawrencewatkins2/

Jeremy talks with award-winning entertainment attorney Bernie Lawrence-Watkins about her path from performing arts student in New York to one of Atlanta's respected entertainment law voices. Bernie shares how seeing her brother's record deal helped confirm her desire to study law, how she built her practice while working other jobs, and why she was determined to create a recognizable brand in a field where women who looked like her were rarely seen in standalone leadership roles. The episode also covers contracts, negotiation, artist education, AI-generated artists, distribution through Eclipse Distro, and the mindset required to protect creators in a fast-moving business.

· How Bernie built her entertainment law practice while working full-time roles

· Why brand, reputation, and leverage matter in law and music

· What artists and producers should look for in contracts

· The importance of term, compensation, assignment, notice, and cure provisions

· How Eclipse Distro helps independent artists release and register music

· "There's a difference between a job and having a career."

· "I knew at that time that I had to build my leverage."

· "Communication is key. It's powerful in this business."

· "In this business called entertainment, it's really about building relationships."

In Finding Your EDGE, Jeremy Haselwood's book helps readers unlock their talent and purpose by getting clear about who they are and what they are called to build. Available on Amazon, Audible, Kindle, and Apple Books. Order here: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-EDGE-Unlock-Purpose/dp/B0BW32LXTP/

And if you need a practical spark for reflection, journaling, team conversations, or personal growth, Clarity Cards are designed to help you ask better questions, name what matters, and move with more intention. Get your deck here: www.clarity-cards.com

· Website: tomimartin.com

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomimartin/

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomi.martin/

· Facebook: Tomi Martin and the Prodigal Sons: https://www.facebook.com/tomimartinandtheprodigalsons/

· Bandcamp: https://tomimartintheprodigalsons.bandcamp.com/track/pulpit-hammer

Tomi Martin has played with and around some of the biggest names in music, including TLC, Monica, En Vogue, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Mick Jagger, 112, Curtis Mayfield, and more. In this episode, Jeremy and Tomi trace his journey from Kentucky kid taking apart guitars to an Atlanta musician who became the call when major producers needed feel, versatility, and professionalism. Tomi shares the audition that changed everything with Pebbles, studio memories with Michael Jackson and Madonna, his ties to the Dungeon Family, the making of records like Unpretty and Don't Let Go, and the business lessons musicians need to learn before they get lost in the thrill of the room.

· How Tomi's curiosity about the guitar shaped his musicianship

· Why one audition with Pebbles helped open the Atlanta music industry to him

· The difference between being a live musician and a studio musician

· What it was like working with global icons and Atlanta legends

· Why musicians need to understand credits, payment, and business conversations upfront

· "A lot of live players can't do studio, and a lot of studio can't do live."

· "You have to work for the record."

· "My friend saw me better than I saw myself."

· "If you don't, you'll never know what you missed."

In Finding Your EDGE, Jeremy Haselwood's book helps readers unlock their talent and purpose by getting clear about who they are and what they are called to build. Available on Amazon, Audible, Kindle, and Apple Books. Order here: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-EDGE-Unlock-Purpose/dp/B0BW32LXTP/

And if you need a practical spark for reflection, journaling, team conversations, or personal growth, Clarity Cards are designed to help you ask better questions, name what matters, and move with more intention. Get your deck here: www.clarity-cards.com

· Instagram: @Ianburke https://www.instagram.com/ianfburke/

· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iburke1/

· MIKKI VI Alien Single: https://music.apple.com/us/album/alien/6783014152?i=6783014163

Ian Burke's story is a map of Atlanta music history. In this episode, Jeremy talks with Ian about reading album credits as a kid, leaving computer school after discovering life backstage, working at Ichiban Records, helping move MC Breed's Ain't No Future in Yo Frontin', and playing key roles in the formation and development of TLC, Kris Kross, Organized Noize, and OutKast. Ian reflects on the early Atlanta scene, the search for a distinct Southern sound, the magic of the Dungeon, and what it means to build something legendary long before the world knows what it is hearing.

· How Ian transitioned from computer school to commercial music

· The role he played in developing TLC, Kris Kross, Organized Noize, and OutKast

· Why Atlanta had to fight to find its own sound and respect

· What the Dungeon felt like before it became music mythology

· Why behind-the-scenes builders are essential to lasting culture

· "That journey has brought us all the way to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It's a life well lived."

· "We were trying to figure it out. We were trying to be distinctive from both New York and LA."

· "We had rappers, but we didn't have the sound. And most importantly, we didn't have the respect."

· "We were just kids in a basement."

This episode is a reminder that success rarely starts with certainty. It starts with a decision, a door cracked open, a relationship, a risk, or one brave next step.

In Finding Your EDGE, Jeremy Haselwood's book helps readers unlock their talent and purpose by getting clear about who they are and what they are called to build. Available on Amazon, Audible, Kindle, and Apple Books.

Order here: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-EDGE-Unlock-Purpose/dp/B0BW32LXTP/

And if you need a practical spark for reflection, journaling, team conversations, or personal growth, Clarity Cards are designed to help you ask better questions, name what matters, and move with more intention.

Get your deck here: www.clarity-cards.com

· Instagram: @delethian: https://www.instagram.com/dalethian/

· TikTok: @delovely1: https://www.tiktok.com/@delovely_1

Dee Dee Murray's story is a love letter to passion, instinct, and being willing to create the opportunity that does not yet exist. She talks with Jeremy about managing her uncle's dance group as a teenager, working at Turtles Records & Tapes, launching a college radio show at Savannah State, landing professional radio work before graduation, working at Capitol Records, and becoming part of the Dungeon Family orbit. Dee Dee reflects on being in the room as OutKast and Organized Noize were building something special, recording the iconic Peaches intro for Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik while sick with the flu, and helping create opportunities before anyone knew how far the music would travel.

· How a record store became Dee Dee's launching pad into the music business

· Why creating a college radio show helped open professional doors

· What it felt like to be inside the Dungeon during the early OutKast era

· The story behind her Peaches intro on Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

· Why community, belief, and consistency matter in creative movements

· "Back in the day, the record store was everything."

· "We didn't have music business programs like we have now. We had to really navigate our way."

· "You didn't set out to be the best at anything. We were just trying to get that music up out."

· "The music was special. The beats were special. There was just a feeling."

In Finding Your EDGE, Jeremy Haselwood's book helps readers unlock their talent and purpose by getting clear about who they are and what they are called to build. Available on Amazon, Audible, Kindle, and Apple Books. Order here: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-EDGE-Unlock-Purpose/dp/B0BW32LXTP/

And if you need a practical spark for reflection, journaling, team conversations, or personal growth, Clarity

Cards are designed to help you ask better questions, name what matters, and move with more intention. Get

your deck here: www.clarity-cards.com

· Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keinon.the.maven/

In this episode of Behind the Beat, Jeremy talks with music industry executive Keinon Johnson about a career that began with unpaid street promotions in Atlanta and grew into senior leadership roles at major labels, including Priority, MCA, and Interscope. Keinon shares stories from working with artists like Master P, Mary J. Blige, Common, Kendrick Lamar, GloRilla, Juice WRLD, and Ella Mai, while explaining the mechanics of promotion, radio relationships, artist development, and modern deal-making. The conversation is both a history lesson and a playbook for anyone trying to understand how music travels from an artist's vision to the ears of the world.

· How street promotions became a gateway into the music business

· Why relationships still matter in radio, marketing, and artist development

· What artists need before pursuing a label deal today

· How data, story, and audience-building create leverage

· Why labels often add fuel to a fire artists have already started

· "The best kind of record rep is a record rep that doesn't necessarily have to sell you all the time."

· "Storytelling is a big part of the music business."

· "Labels add gas to the fire that's already happening."

· "The audience is buying into the actual artist as opposed to songs."

This episode is a reminder that success rarely starts with certainty. It starts with a decision, a door cracked open, a relationship, a risk, or one brave next step.

In Finding Your EDGE, Jeremy Haselwood's book helps readers unlock their talent and purpose by getting clear about who they are and what they are called to build. Available on Amazon, Audible, Kindle, and Apple Books. Order here: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-EDGE-Unlock-Purpose/dp/B0BW32LXTP/

And if you need a practical spark for reflection, journaling, team conversations, or personal growth, Clarity Cards are designed to help you ask better questions, name what matters, and move with more intention. Get your deck here: www.clarity-cards.com

· Company website: https://www.k5law.com

Scott Keniley did not set out to become an entertainment attorney. His entry into the business came through a rapper with a problem, a record company dispute, and a willingness to learn the music industry one case at a time. In this episode, Jeremy and Scott unpack the legal and business side of music in clear, practical language. Scott discusses how artists get deals, what labels look for, why leverage matters, how royalty calculations can be misunderstood, and what artists and producers should pay attention to before signing anything. The result is an episode that feels like a backstage pass to the contract room.

· How Scott accidentally found his niche in entertainment law

· Why numbers, audience, and traction affect record deal opportunities

· What artists should understand about term, delivery, royalties, and recoupment

· Why producers are often under-recognized in hip hop and pop music

· How attorneys can help artists avoid negative situations before they happen

· "I enjoy everything when it's positive."

· "Leverage is the key word there."

· "Producers are basically the hero that doesn't get the recognition they deserve."

This episode is a reminder that success rarely starts with certainty. It starts with a decision, a door cracked open, a relationship, a risk, or one brave next step.

In Finding Your EDGE, Jeremy Haselwood's book helps readers unlock their talent and purpose by getting clear about who they are and what they are called to build. Available on Amazon, Audible, Kindle, and Apple Books. Order here: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-EDGE-Unlock-Purpose/dp/B0BW32LXTP/

And if you need a practical spark for reflection, journaling, team conversations, or personal growth, Clarity Cards are designed to help you ask better questions, name what matters, and move with more intention. Get your deck here: www.clarity-cards.com