Yoenis Cespedes.  Someday he may be a household name.  But for right now he's a man without a job, a 26 year old defector from Cuba unable to return to his home country.  Which is alright, because apparently he's got his very own Stevie Janowski to produce a video of him in the hopes of enticing a Major League Baseball team to spend large amounts of cash on him.  If this isn't the real life Kenny Powers, then there isn't one.  If you don't believe me compare the two videos … [Read more...]

Live. I've seen it done a couple thousand times.  I've even been interviewed by my local news about a dozen times.  But I've never actually done a truly "live" show.  After this week's show I have new level of respect for sportscasters and news anchors. My sports segment didn't go as smoothly as I hoped it would.  I knew what I wanted to say, how I wanted it to sound.  But my mouth had different ideas from my brain.  It's nothing that can't be worked through and I'm sure I'll get … [Read more...]

It was a humid Thursday evening in Hollywood. Before meeting up with TJay he informed me there would be no air conditioning in the studio. I figured "oh, that's cool." I maybe should have had more of a concern. On the way to the studio (the last time we'd be under 105 degrees that evening) we listened to a few of his tracks. I wasn't aware of it, but TJay was critiquing himself and the production the whole way. Making mental notes of the things he heard and how he wanted them improved. A few … [Read more...]