Creative Careers

Creative Career Spotlight: Music Production with TRAKGIRL Who Makes a Mark in the Industry and Empowers Women Producers



Music production is a creative career you can explore if you have a love for music and inspiring culture. Music producers help come up with the beat or background music of a track and help develop the sound and elements of a song. Shakari “TRAKGIRL” Boles, is a Virginia producer who started as a teen inspired by Missy Elliott and Pharell and now she’s producing music for so many artists today and making waves in the industry. She is part of the Pay Us Today movement to help educate other producers and artists about the importance of creatives being compensated for their work.

If you want to try out music production you can start exploring on computer software like FL Studio, Logic or Ableton. There are so many tutorials on Youtube that can help you get started to learn the programs and try your hand at different techniques of beat-making and producing songs. Listen to various styles of music throughout the years and focus on the background production to get inspired and find your own sound.






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Teen Disney Dreamers Inspire Us to Dream Big with Steve Harvey




These two teens are shining bright as they share their experiences from Disney Dreamers Academy. Want to be part of the program? Click here to find out more on how to apply for next year’s program.

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For 11 years, Steve Harvey has partnered with Disney and Essence to make ‘Disney Dreamers Academy’- a place for kids to learn how to reach their dreams.

Nina and Jeremiah graduated from the program and came on STEVE to talk about how their lives completely changed. If you at home, know of someone between the ages of 13 and 19 who is enrolled in high school and wants apply to the Disney Dreamers Academy, check out the link website to get started: www.disneydreamersacademy.com






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Inspiring ENT: Chloe x Halle Warrior (from A Wrinkle in Time)


Brilliantly beautiful, I love the song “Warrior” by Chloe x Halle from the movie A Wrinkle in Time. You can get the song from Chloe x Halle’s debut album ‘The Kids Are Alright.’





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Letitia Wright Inspires Young People To Pursue STEAM and Engineering With Real-life Heroes from Shell Eco-marathon


Letitia Wright who starred as the engineering and technology mastermind and little sister in Black Panther inspires us to pursue careers in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) through her work with Shell. Check out one of the short films from the series above.




This short film brings together breakout star Letitia Wright – whose recent on-screen characters have inspired a world-wide movement of youngsters gaining interest in STEM, and Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE – social entrepreneur, co-founder of STEMettes, and the youngest ever girl to pass A-level computing at 11 years old. Together, they shine a light on the journeys of four students preparing for this year’s #shellecomarathon.

To champion women’s role in helping to find more and cleaner energy solutions, Shell is teaming up with well-respected female role models and #shellecomarathon students from the UK, to encourage more women to pursue STEM careers and #makethefuture

Shell Eco-marathon is a global competition for students who are passionate about developing innovative mobility solutions. The programme aims to inspire young people to become science and engineering leaders of the future. The challenge for students competing in Shell Eco-marathon is to design, build and drive ultra energy efficient vehicles.





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Singing Warrior: 15-Year-Old Makayla Phillips Gets a Golden Buzzer on America’s Got Talent


15-Year-Old Makayla Phillips wows us and the judges with her powerful voice singing Demi Lovato’s song “Warrior” on America’s Got Talent. It’s no wonder she gets the coveted Golden Buzzer. Go ahead Makayla and live your dreams, your talent is beautiful.






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