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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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JoJo’s songs It’s Time To Celebrate and Bop are also featured on the tour:


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I first heard CASS’s music this summer when she performed at a summer camp for teens and was drawn to her sound and messages – her music is lit and fills a void in the industry for positive inspiring dance music that has been desperately needed! CASS hails from New Zealand and merges her love for danceable rhythms with lyrics of substance and inspiration to create something vibrant and youthful.







Her song Not For Sale Talks about the journey she has taken from being a college student to stepping out on the dream God gave her of creating music. In just a year she has written and produced music in her bedroom that has topped the charts in her home country and is reaching people’s hearts. Check out this interview CASS did with YMI on how she got started. To find out more about CASS and more of her music follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casskanda.



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Why did I write Not For Sale? Well, I’m glad you asked.

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Check out CASS’s latest song White Noise below, I love the vibes in this one!











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