LANCE MARKEITH

While I was taking a break from music production, I slowly started to miss it. I not only missed creating but even the boring and time-sucking parts. Like sitting in front of the computer for hours, putting fades on each individual vocal phrase just to make sure I don’t have any room noise. One day scrolling on social media I saw one of my friends doing a challenge very similar to ‘13Days of Vell’ (my personal challenge to release a song per day for thirteen days) but he wa

The story of Central Ave: In the 2021-22 season, I was invited to Stageworks as a Playwright to write an updated version of their existing script African-American greats. It was to highlight figures from Tampa’s Black Business District Central Avenue, covering their accomplishments and their impact on the community. I didn’t know that this writing process was shaping me for the work I would be doing for the rest of my life. It began to humble me; teaching me how to listen to

My first episode of the Delvin Cox Experience podcast released on Apple Podcasts (and other streaming services) and it was surreal for me...

When I attended Howard W. Blake high school, I always understood that one wrong turn and my life could’ve gone down a destructive path. ...

ACT I Being in Hamlet at Studio@620 is an affirmation of the success I've had slowly sprouting and budding flowers. Studying Shakespeare...

FREELANCE is that state of mind where life and time are limitless. It’s when everything is suspended and the mood of the music has...

I close the monologue with “I Have A Dream” and then the DJ drops the music. And we start rocking! I perform Ethics, which is a song I...

Why is it Good Friday if what happened was so Bad? One thing that is Powerful about the Holy Spirit is the way He moves nothing is a...

What happened at Speak for the Culture this past Sunday? “Now babies, can you all say ‘Speak for the Culture?’” - Grandmother The...

Is it doing the most or not enough? Master P’s released over 20 albums in 1998 In 1998, Hip Hop experienced a surge in music with much...

When is enough Enough? (Part 1) How we consume media has changed dramatically over the last ten years. Television and music have become...