The reality of being self-funded independent artist

The reality of being a self-funded artist is lack of finances (unless your dad is Roman Abramovich), organizing everything yourself and making things happening for yourself. But the Upside is that you are so FREE that nothing stops you from being really creative, and this is what true art is about. I don't have no freaking A&Rs, contracts to loose, top bureaucracy preventing me from doing what I like, searching for a new sound. That's why I can be so FREE that after recording a song, I'm going like - did I really come up with that? I don't have to sell my soul because I get divine inspiration and my music belongs to God, I let it flow and open my mind. If didn't have this freedom, I wouldn't know all these great things about music I've learned apart from being a singer - producing, arranging, mixing and it all helps me to grow. I met a lot of executives in Russia who tried to put me in the box and stop me from being anything but the singer representing some fake image that I am not. I rebuked that. I value my independence, no matter how hard it is to stay underground, for art's sake. I've come a long way, one day I will tell everything, I can tell you about being mixed race in Russia, being a single mother, packing bags and leaving to another country all alone and making a way there, fighting for survival, fighting for your rights, being an immgrant and a political refugee, being locked up while being innocent and pregnant, being self-assisted artist/producer/songwriter/arranger/musician, finding faith in God, finding A LOT of cash money in McDonald's, losing friends (I've lost a lot of people), how close family live with cancer, being in debts, being packed with money. I can tell you about it because I LIVE THE LIFE, I represent what I am and what I am growing to be. I don't have to follow a squeaky clean image, because I am just a normal human being, I made mistakes and I paid the price for them. I am an artist, releasing music, performing live and stuff, but I don't ride fancy cars, wear custom made blings, can't brag about a collection of LV bags - I don't care, it's not real anyway. I've been in my life at stages of being poor and wealthy, having a lot of money in my bank account and counting every penny in my pocket. But I never stopped making music. I can see myself making music at 80 on he next level. This is the truth - going back to developing the SOUND.

Jahna Sebastian recording-sessions/workshop with young MCs on location

Recording on location with portable studio setup, young MCs learning skills.

Alexander Solovyov - very talented filmmaker

Check out his works, very talented, support and spread the word, his web-site:
Great ideas are always coming from the underground scene before they get picked up by corporate world, but remember the source is always the young, hungry and very blessed brain of independent filmmakers, artists, producers. Believe and support the scene, this is our generation speaking.

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Абонент (Subscriber) from Alexander Soloviev "dvizhenie" on Vimeo.

Beethoven

Beethoven from Alexander Soloviev "dvizhenie" on Vimeo.

Tribe - mixtape "London Chronicles" - download FREE

NEW MIXTAPE by Russian hip-hop group Tribe (Den Bro, Mark, Chiff) "London Chronicles", all vocals recorded and mixed at my studio "Multivizion Music".



Track list:

1. Intro
2. Эти новости (feat. Дамани)
3. Между нами
4. Skit
5. Хроники Лондона 1
6. Хроники Лондона 2
7. Skit
8. Каждый день (Mark соло)
9. East London (feat. Oxxxymiron & Ganz)
10. Промо (Chiff соло)
11. Меня не изменить
12. Мой стиль (Den Bro соло)
13. Надежда
14. Свое кино
15. Outro

Vocals recorded and mixed by Jahna Sebastian
Dj MOFIYA

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organizing the garden today

organizing the garden today, assembling a table, the weather was great though.

Pray for my Grandmother

My Grandmother in Russia was diagnosed with cancer and every day counts, although she has always been a very independent person, I guess it's being from the generation that has gone through World War II when she spent her childhood in extreme conditions and then living in Soviet Union that she has her principles to try and sustain on her own. There is only certain type of treatment and operation that can help her but it costs A LOT of money and because of the way health care in Russia is as everything else it's a matter of money and only money to make the jump through the long queue possible. It's crazy that she doesn't want to take money from me saying that she doesn't want it to be in her great granddaughter Nicole's (my daughter) detriment knowing that I am a single mother getting through. Even though I am trying to organize it for her it's surprising how in one part of the world a person in need of saving their life refuses to take from others when elsewhere someone else can take everything away even from others just to feed their ego. She was also looking after her husband who was a lieutenant colonel who was paralyzed for a few years after a stroke until he passed. Well, miracles happen when there is faith and when there is no cash to make make a change the only thing left is pray to God for forgiveness and strength to go through what is ordained.

Jahna Sebastian INTERVIEW ON INVINCIBLE RADIO April 2010 + live perfomance

Speaking about life, coming to London, music, gaining freedom and the story behind songs "Emancipation" and "Nothing Like My Freedom" + a preview of a new song "Famous" with Congo Natty aka Rebel MC +

Jahna Sebastian and Tribe in the studio, November 2009 Multivizion Music

In my studio on the day Tribe recorded "London Chronicles 2" the track that touches true stories about how Den Bro, Chiff and Mark came to London. Me - behind the desk as always.

Tribe - mixtape "London Chronicles" + New track from Insomnia Music Productions/Multivizion Music

Russian hip hop group "Tribe" (Den Bro, Mark, Chiff) will release their mixtape next week, it's been very blessed to record them in my studio Multivizion Music, although I had to mix the vocals for the last 7 seven tracks on a very tight schedule when I just got two other jobs (started recently working with British DJ&MC Academy as a producer/engineer and working on film/commercial productions) and three other projects with various artists, it's now finished and just needs the graphic design to be submited.

There was very little going when I came to London within young Russian community apart from a few trance parties, but nothing to do with hip hop, dubstep, drum n bass etc. In the space of three years from the time when Den Bro started recording in my studio for the first time when people were just gathering in Green Park and getting some ideas together, freestyling and it wasn't clear where it was going, the movement has progressed a lot. We all linked each other from all parts of London and started working together. We all learned a lot, Den Bro, Mark, Chiff, No Limit, I1, Oxxxymiron and everyone else grew on every level. Now there is a strong voice coming from London Russian hip hop scene and connection between the movement and Russian speaking countries.

Also Sharon Cherry Ballard's songs produced by Gareth Nathan and mixed by me "Music Is My Remedy" and "Three Words I Can't Say" will be released through Multivizion Music/Insomnia Music Productions in May 2010.

In the mean time I'm working on a few dubstep remixes at the moment.

My crew:


Project X in my old studio back in 2009, Multivizion Music (RUSSIAN)

I'm going live on NLP TV on 9th April at 7pm GMT

Tomorrow I'm going live on NLP TV with Tribe, Damanifest, Badman J, DJ Rascal Van Russ, DJ Loki, DJ Art, DJ Hatemost

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nlp-tv-online

Don't qoute me if I didn't say it

If it's not an official interview or blog post on one of my web-sites, don't qoute me. All blogs claiming "she said ... ", "she addresses ..." "she claimes ... " are wrong because I have never spoken to any media outlet regarding the situation with my daughter whether it's in Russia or anywhere else in the world. The ones speculating on this are the blogs. Get your facts right! Get a life!

On set as an Indian bride

I was on set as an Indian bride yesterday, Abu Dhabi Bank Commercial

Multivizion Music news

Multivizion Music is an independent label and production company currently working on projects with Congo Natty aka Rebel MC, Lady MC, Oxxxymiron, Tribe (Den Bro, Mark, Chiff), Gareth Nathan (Insomnia Productions), Sherene Dyer, British DJ&MC Academy and many more. Officiak web-site with prices for studio time, mixing and production coming soon. For any aditional information please contact multivizionmusic@gmail.com

"Find Me" - Jahna Sebastian

"Find Me" - Jahna Sebastian
Produced by Garath Nathan and Jahna Sebastian, mixed by Jahna Sebastian
Multivizion Music/Insomnia Productions 2010

NEW TRACK "Believe in My Love" - MCWertX feat. Jahna Sebastian

Mixed and Mastered by MCWertX
Night Sound (MCWertX, Kirov)
Multivizion Music (Jahna Sebastian, London)

Instrumental: Sad story (prod. by Drunken)

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