MARCUS'S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ABOUT HIS NEW PROJECT AND MORE!

Welcome to the World of the new project. Marcus has had so many new avenues open up for him recently, like Reverbnation, Facebook,Twitter, Blogspot, and more to come. He has been working on another avenue for you and is getting ready to release it on the world. Its called his "project", formally the EP. As Marcus was working on the EP, it became so much more then that, turning it into the project. Marcus was gracious enough to give us an exclusive interview about the album and what is coming ahead for his fans and his work. 

Lettey: Tell us Marcus, how is the EP going so far? 

Marcus: It is going great .  I changed it from being an EP to just a project, because I’m in all aspects of it. I’m really like creating almost all of the aspects of putting this product out to people.

Lettey: So you are producing the project as well? 

Marcus: I'm doing production, engineering, and my homie John, he’s painting these 24x24 canvases for the album art. He's really dope. 

Lettey: Who will we be hearing on this album?

Marcus: You'll be hearing County Boi Frizz, Lena Chanel,Jessica Renee, and myself of course. 

Lettey: What has been your inspiration for making this album? 

Marcus: : I was trying to get away from the Internet. Anything not dealing with the Internet was my inspiration. I had to really dig deep into my thoughts and l really had to go out and look for answers. Like going outside and seeing things and taking adventures. Like when I’m going to work or something. That was my inspiration, just seeing everything around me and thinking about how I could make this better or how could I understand this better.

Lettey: Would you say this album was about getting back to the basics for you?

Marcus: Yes it is. I really had to be patient and just really go to the basics of everything. Like certain beats, I didn't want certain beats in the same key. I wanted features to be features  and  I wanted them to be on subject. I want to be sure that the songs fit the subject matter of the album. When I create something I know what I’m looking for.

Lettey: How will this project be available for fans to obtain? 

Marcus: Right now I am looking at getting some vinyl made. It will be a really exclusive deal. I'm only going to print like 100 and that's it. Then it will be available on Itunes for purchase. 

Lettey: Do you have any shows or events planned in the future? 

Marcus:: My home boy B reached out to me about a show on Sept 26^Th but all my focus has been on getting this  project done, cause I’ve been saying I’m been working on this project for a long time and I just have to get this done and then that will open up more shows possibly.

Lettey: Tell me what you think about your cousin's new album "Something Else" and about the song you were featured on "Feels Like Heaven." 

Marcus: Man, I love the whole process of "Something Else." He was working on "Something Else" when I had come back from college, I believe. He's been working on it for a long time. Ya, I love that whole album. The song "Feels Like Heaven" that I did with him, is like crazy you know? I think I just really love the verse that I wrote and the verse that Aaron (Tech) wrote. It was just like, amazing, and we just came together as Aaron Yates and Marcus Yates to just share our imagination with people. It was just all love on that track. It was like the theme of everything was perfect. It was perfect and I was really proud to be a Yates when that came out. 

Lettey: There will be a featured Fan Blog, were your fans can tell how your music has changed their lives. What do you think about that? 

Marcus: I think that's amazing. Cause when I create I'm only creating with my brain and my heart. It's just crazy how something that comes from me, like from my imagination, can effect other people. That is just mind boggling to me. I mean, I am thankful, but it's just mind boggling how it can touch somebody. 

 

Lettey: Did you watch the VMA's and hear about the controversy with an artist? Do you think that artists have a duty to act a certain way in public as role models to people? 

Marcus:I didn't even watch the VMA's. You can just follow your Twitter feed and see what happened and what Miley did and the pictures of her butt. All I got was Twitter quotes, messages, and Tweets about the VMA's. I didn't watch at all. What Miley did and what she wore, she wanted to do that. So she did what she did, and there will be backlash for anything you do. Especially when you are in the limelight like that. You can say you love God and people will still say you are bad or something. I don't know, I don't get into it. Especially being it seems like everyone is judging. Every one's gonna judge anyway so hey, what the heck. Turn the T.V. off! I could be creating instead of looking at the comments and opinions. 

Lettey: What is your plan after the alum release? 

Marcus: I’m taking everything a day at a time and creating deadlines and everything. I really don’t know. I know I will be creatively drained after everything goes out, because of my role and everything in the project. Cause a lot of people don’t mix their own project and create their own beats and write and record, a lot of people don’t do that. So ya I’ll take some time out and just promote this and probably get a couple of videos done. That will be an easy thing to do, sit in front of a camera and act. Be innovative. I’m trying to do something really hip and get people hip to the different dimensions of how people watch videos.

Lettey: Are you interesting in signing to a label, or are you staying independent? 

Marcus: The best thing to do is to stay independent. I have not gotten any offers from anybody yet, unfortunately. Would I sign? It depends. If they grant me money to get my imagination out more, then yes I would. If they wanted to loan me money to get my imagination out, then no. It looks good on the outside with their gold chains and such. But then you find out that is all they really have and it's different when you meet them. 

Lettey: When is the project set to release? 

Marcus: November 12th 2013

Lettey: All your Facebook fans are dying to know, are you single or off the market?

Marcus: I am dating. That's about it. 

 

Well I know I can speak for many of his fans when I say we are all anxiously awaiting the release of "the project". We will have more updates to come as we move closer to November and don't forget to post this blog and get the word out. Till next time this is Lettey saying Goodnight and don't forget to drink your oval-tine! haha.