Midyear Check-In

Damn, I looked @ this shit & realized I haven't posted a blog in a hot minute....where to start?? well, as for the diet I mentioned at the top of the year, I have lost over 60 lbs. & completely transformed into a sex symbol again...haha, just playin...but yeah, I lost mad weight. I have a Twitter page like everyone where u can catch much more regular updates...its http://www.twitter.com/D_Light Follow me! Me & my fellow Locksmiff rhyme partner C-Style have formed a two man group called Tha Prestige. We are working on an album to be released later this year. My next full length solo project "What Feelings Sound Like" will not drop until next year. I wanted to give myself more time to gather beats, write more songs, etc. etc. Styles & I are going to release the album & then a follow up w/ concept EP we talked about more than likely. I also did a series of video blogs called "LightVision" which you can catch at http://www.youtube.com/DLightmusic there's been a lot happening with me...still workin hard, still struggling but thats life! Our beloved hometeam the Orlando Magic put up a good fight in the NBA Finals, we are proud of them & can't wait 4 next season! I am still getting married this year, its all set for Halloween night & our honeymoon will follow. It is gonna be split between Savannah, GA & St. Augustine....can't wait, sorry I made y'all wait for this blog...lol To all the D-Light fans, I love you. Holla @ ya people...of course, you can still find my album from last year "Let There Be Light" on ITunes, CDBaby, Amazon, etc. etc. Support good music! PEACE

Late 4 the party!

Its '09, I'm here....still breathin, still makin money, still makin music, still alive...its been a rough start to the year. December left me broke as fuck, so I am climbing out of debt very slowly working 2 jobs & 6 days a week. Got some medical issues...going on a diet. Finding out you weigh 284 lbs. is embarrassing & humbling. Gotta lose a minimum of 50 pounds over the next few months...but fuck all this, let's get to the music shit. VERY IMPORTANT...I need everyone to vote for me in the Hip-Hop Master contest on iCHOOZ.tv. Just TEXT Chooz hip7 to 70734 to vote. Pleeeaase help me, I need to win this shit. Some top industry heads are judging & its American Idol style, so I can be off the shit without enough votes. On another note, I have written about 5 new songs for my next album "What Feelings Sound Like." I think its gonna be an incredible album, full of emotion & a lot of powerful music. I have been bottled up 4 a minute, time to release. I got a show on the 27th of this month @ the Haven in Winter Park. Tickets are $8 in advance. Hit me up! myspace.com/lighthouserecords. Its with a new booking company I am trying out called Afton. If I can get a good crowd, they will book me 4 more gigs. I guess thats it for now....on some personal shit, I am getting married in Oct.! So, D-Light will be off the market 4ever!! Its all good, we all gotta grow up sometime. Holla @ ya dude, UNO

2night....

To anyone who reads this on a regular basis (probably like all 2 of you!), I will be performing live 2night (October 1st) @ the AKA Lounge in downtown Orlando (68 E. Pine St.)! Its my homie C-Style's mixtape release party....should be a whole lotta fun. His mixtape is crazy, its got over 40 joints...all his dopest verses, its called Sweet Sixteen (get it??!) Make sure to come out & support! Thats all I got 4 now, PEACE

D-Light On Amazon!

I don't really feel like talkin bout shit, so I will just get straight 2 the business....my album "Let There Be Light" is now also available on Amazon.Com for just $5.99! Just search for D-Light & you'll find it. Of course, you can still cop it on ITunes in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Japan, Austrailia, & New Zealand....for those who really want the booklet, artwork, etc. you can buy the cd version from CDBaby.Com....in short, support my fuckin album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To those who already have, thank you so very much....I can't do it without you. ONE

PS-Visit me on Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/lighthouserecords
Let's get my hits up! Holla

The best of times, the worst of times....

Well, let me start by saying that I am broker than ever!!! With that said, I am mad stressed out trying to pay these bills. I am fed up with my job, tired of being a 9 to 5 slave & having my creativity stifled by being in a meaningless position. Shit sucks, I feel like Clark Kent & then I turn into hip-hop Superman when I finally get away from work. But, on a positive note, I have started writing again! I feel like I am in a good place right now musically. I am gonna give myself more time to work on the next album. No rushing involved this time around. I am planning to spend the next 5 or 6 months linking with producers, writing, recording, etc. Then, I will start worrying about final mixes, mastering, cover art, a release party, promotions, marketing, duplication, distribution, and everything that comes with putting out a record. I put all kinds of pressure on myself to get out my current album faster than I would have wanted to. When Locksmiff kinda fizzled out, I had to get on my solo grind with the quickness & get something out. However, I am still very happy with what I put out. I am STILL trying to find a bigger situation for it. It needs to happen, I am sick of pushing it by myself. I did join Sonicbids.com which is helping me to find out of town gigs, licensing opportunites, press type shit, & even some labels to get at. Last but not least, I have two new joints written. "Scream (Let It Out)" & "Do Somethin'". No tellin if these will end up making the next album, but we'll see...Scream is full of my frustrations & basically my need for the occasional release. Do Somethin is a shout out to all those random haters who love grillin me when I'm out & about. Shout out to Goddy on the beats. So, while I am stressed, I am also excited. The best & worst of my emotions. Either way I'm gonna keep on pushing. I'm out, Leezy

Best Buy Giftcard Giveaway!

To help promote the latest single "Loungin'" off my album "Let There Be Light", I will be giving away a $50 giftcard to Best Buy! Here's how it works....
1. Go to ITunes
2. Click on the music store
3. Search for D-Light
4. Find my album Let There Be Light
5. Download "Loungin'" for just $0.99 (in the USA, it is more expensive in some foreign markets)6. Forward the ITunes e-mail receipt to lettherebelightalbum@gmail.com so I can confirm the purchase
Thats it!
I will pick one winner & send out the prize the first week of Oct.
To hear the song, hit up my page or listen to it on Itunes
Thanks for the continued support, keep good hip-hop movin
If you already have the album, I really appreciate it. Keep bumpin my shit!

The Pied Piper....A Story That MUST Be Told...

Wow, where do I start?? As a brief disclaimer to what you are about to read, every struggling artist trying to make it happen has at one time or another gotten booked for a bullshit show. However, in the period of over a decade that I have been making music, this one probably takes the cake. So, a few months back when I released my album, I signed up for a site called MusicSubmit.Com. Basically, they do a lot of research on the internet for you that would take you a long time to do on your own. The package I signed up for was $10 a month. For that amount, they would submit a virtual press kit of my music to 25 different sources each month. These could range from music social networking sites to magazines, radio stations, labels, etc. etc. Then, those people can contact you directly if they like your music. In fairness, some of the contacts have been pretty legit. I had this really dope site in South Florida called Myxer set me up for an account & help me create ringtones & wallpapers. The very same month (this month, August), I was contacted by a company called Eklectra that allegedly has a TV show called Pipers Pics TV. It is supposed to air all over Europe & the artists that perform on the show are voted on by the general public. The top artists are supposed to win the chance to go on tour in Europe. Sounds good, right??! Well, like any talent show type shit, it cost $25 to register. I figured that was not too much money for what seemed like a good opportunity. I would turn out to be so wrong....Now, in defense of my own judgement, this Piper Pics show had at one time been filmed @ what was the Improv in downtown Orlando. I didn't go, but hadn't heard anything bad about it either. That brings me to today....first off, the shoot was supposed to be in Orlando or so I thought....when I got the confirmation e-mail, I received directions to Poinciana...this struck me as odd....if you know where Poinciana is, its a little ass town south of Kissimmee (which is south of Orlando)....seemed like a weird place for a TV show. But, I figured that a dope studio could pretty much be anywhere. And, if you had the right equipment, you could film anywhere also. Neither of these was the case....I finally get there, it is waaayyyy out in the middle of nowhere....@ a house (already has me skeptical)...I walk up to the front & ring the doorbell. No answer....then, this dude comes around from the back yard & lets me in. He doesn't introduce himself, just opens the door for me. When, I walk in, there is a bullshit ass set that basically consists of some logos & scenary painted on one of the walls of the living room, a cheap ass mic in the middle of the room, & a handheld camcorder on a tripod....I'm thinkin I'm in a bad movie or some shit....There is like two people is there, one is an old lady who is dressed like shit is attending a funeral. I see this other dude in purple Hammer style pants walking around lookin crazy...so, I ask the guy sittin on the couch who had let me in who was in charge....he points to the Hammer pants cat & says that he is the "Pied Piper" who is supposed to be the host of the show....I approach him & notice that has sparkles on his face and looks like a reject from the 70s funk era (actually, supposedly he was either related to or a protege of Rick James)....he looks the part, not that that is any kind of compliment. I ask him when shit is supposed to start & if I need to check in, who to give my music to, if they have all my info, etc. etc. These seem like pretty standard questions @ a show like this....I still don't know why I even stay after I saw the set....Either way, dude looked @ me like I was crazy & told me they were still setting up & I could wait outside. So, I go outside for a few. Then, this wanna be security cat in a suit that looks like it is from Walmart brings us back in where we sit on these chairs that look like they go to some broke ass kitchen table...this is where the "audience" is supposedly gonna be....@ this point, there is one other artist there....this dirty South cat that looks more blown away then I am by what he is seeing...not that I blame him. So, we're waiting for the Rick James look a like to come downstairs & start shit... I still have no idea why I was sticking around...desperate unsigned artist I guess....then, this goofy ass dude approaches me to do an interview b4 the show. He takes me out front again where I basically do a wack ass interview in front of this dude's front window. I then tell the cat that I am gonna chill outside for a minute & make a phone call.....it is then that my wonderful gut feeling finally kicks in that this probably isn't worth staying for...thank God I came to my senses. I more or less just walk off & drive away without looking back. I can only hope the other artist did the same. All of this leads me to one piece of advice, the internet has made it so that any moron with a website can try & appear legit. Then, any artist who is hoping for a break might end up signing up for something that was a monumental waste of time, energy, GAS, toll money, $25 for registration, and so on and so forth. I take comfort in the fact that these people will never make it happen, & will also be a memory that I can get a good laugh out of when I need it. Nothing more, nothing less. I'm Rick James bitch!