Kuk Harrell's guest appearances

Kuk Harrell

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Nicole Walters

Clint Arthur

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Charlie Wilson

Deon Taylor

Don McLean

Sean Young

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Today on The Caregiver Dave Celebrity Segment, Dave and Neil Haley will interview Grammy-Award Winner Kuk Harrell.City of Hope’s Health Justice Council will host the inaugural Dine In for Health Justice, a month-long virtual event designed as a CALL TO ACTION to help raise awareness and funds for crucial health care issues facing communities of color. This event will go on throughout the month of October and the Dine In encourages friends and family to organize virtual dine-in parties where participants are asked to contribute equal to or greater than what they would spend dining out.City of Hope – which has existed for 107 years and is the leading cancer hospital in the West  -- is working to ensure health equity and justice in medical research, clinical trials, and precision medicine. National statistics have consistently revealed health inequalities in hospitals and health systems around the country. Mortality rates in the Black community exceed Caucasians by 40% for cerebrovascular disease, 13% for cancer and diabetes is an epidemic in the LatinX community.  It’s estimated that more than one out of 10 people over the age of 20 has diabetes.Anyone can hold a virtual Dine-In! Upon registering to host a meal, hosts will receive a brief video to play for their guests with crucial information from City of Hope.  The video will feature words from co-chairs Cheryl Boone Isaacs (CBI Enterprises and former President of AMPAS), Spectrum News anchor Giselle Fernandez, actor/philanthropist/restaurateur Danny Trejo as well as City of Hope’s Dr. Rick Kittles and personal testimonials from  Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts.Grammy songwriter Kuk Harrell, producer Reuben Cannon and others in the industry.

Today on The Caregiver Dave Celebrity Segment, Dave and Neil Haley will interview Grammy-Award Winner Kuk Harrell. City of Hope’s Health Justice Council will host the inaugural Dine In for Health Justice, a month-long virtual event designed as a CALL TO ACTION to help raise awareness and funds for crucial health care issues facing communities of color. This event will go on throughout the month of October and the Dine In encourages friends and family to organize virtual dine-in parties where participants are asked to contribute equal to or greater than what they would spend dining out. City of Hope – which has existed for 107 years and is the leading cancer hospital in the West  -- is working to ensure health equity and justice in medical research, clinical trials, and precision medicine. National statistics have consistently revealed health inequalities in hospitals and health systems around the country. Mortality rates in the Black community exceed Caucasians by 40% for cerebrovascular disease, 13% for cancer and diabetes is an epidemic in the LatinX community.  It’s estimated that more than one out of 10 people over the age of 20 has diabetes. Anyone can hold a virtual Dine-In! Upon registering to host a meal, hosts will receive a brief video to play for their guests with crucial information from City of Hope.  The video will feature words from co-chairs Cheryl Boone Isaacs (CBI Enterprises and former President of AMPAS), Spectrum News anchor Giselle Fernandez, actor/philanthropist/restaurateur Danny Trejo as well as City of Hope’s Dr. Rick Kittles and personal testimonials from  Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts. Grammy songwriter Kuk Harrell, producer Reuben Cannon and others in the industry.

Grammy-Award Winner Kuk Harrell

If you’ve heard a pop song in the last two decades, odds are you’ve been witness to the work of our guest this week.Kuk Harrell is the vocal producer in the music business. He’s won 5 Grammy awards, and has worked with nearly every superstar making music today. Including Rihanna, Beyonce, Shakira, Justin Bieber, and Jennifer Lopez, just to name a few.We got the chance to sit down with Kuk to learn how he became the go-to vocal producer in the music industry. His journey took him all over the country, through several different industries.Kuk joins us to tell his story, on this episode of The Big Break.You can follow Kuk on Instagram and Twitter Show Notes1:33Growing up in Chicago, Illinois2:50Learning guitar and drums, and being honest with yourself3:40Charles Stepney 4:42What kind of music did you listen to growing up?6:26What happened after you made the decision to go into music production?6:50How McDonalds helped enhance Kuk’s understanding of the Music Industry8:51Making jingles at Joy Art Music in Chicago10:42Moving to LA11:47Taking a break from the music scene to explore the spiritual14:23Joining up with Tricky Stewart and pursuing the secular side of music again16:14Tricky move to Atlanta and gets involved with the music scene there17:30Learning about the different Vocal Production players18:30Umbrella for Rihanna19:40“There’s a difference between a demo, and a record.”20:00How familiar were you with the equipment when you came back to the music scene?20:50The story of how “Umbrella” came to be23:35Doing what you do, because you love doing what you do.26:20Learning to let projects go if they don’t feel right28:18With Umbrella made, what was the next step to get it out?29:30Flying to LA and cutting the record for Rihanna29:55How did your day change after the record blew up?31:30Do you get a sense of pride knowing that you had such a personal touch to such an iconic record?33:40So how did your professional life change?35:20The power of word-of-mouth36:30“Don’t be a jack-of-all-trades, become an expert”37:00How do you recommend people go about learning what to specialize in?40:05What do you think artists today should focus on?42:38Has your approach to vocal producing changed over the years?45:03Letting the artist be who the artist is47:25What are some of your techniques when you are struggling to get things flowing?48:05Disconnecting from the  mindset of “I gotta make money.”49:10Do you have any advice for your younger self?52:10Core Ent Management, and how Kuk is helping to cultivate the future of music.For more informationMore episodesKnow Your Worth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’ve heard a pop song in the last two decades, odds are you’ve been witness to the work of our guest this week.Kuk Harrell is the vocal producer in the music business. He’s won 5 Grammy awards, and has worked with nearly every superstar making music today. Including Rihanna, Beyonce, Shakira, Justin Bieber, and Jennifer Lopez, just to name a few.We got the chance to sit down with Kuk to learn how he became the go-to vocal producer in the music industry. His journey took him all over the country, through several different industries.Kuk joins us to tell his story, on this episode of The Big Break.You can follow Kuk on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/officialkukharrell/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/KukHarrell?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Show Notes1:33Growing up in Chicago, Illinois2:50Learning guitar and drums, and being honest with yourself3:40<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stepney" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Stepney</a> 4:42What kind of music did you listen to growing up?6:26What happened after you made the decision to go into music production?6:50How McDonalds helped enhance Kuk’s understanding of the Music Industry8:51Making jingles at Joy Art Music in Chicago10:42Moving to LA11:47Taking a break from the music scene to explore the spiritual14:23Joining up with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricky_Stewart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tricky Stewart</a> and pursuing the secular side of music again16:14Tricky move to Atlanta and gets involved with the music scene there17:30Learning about the different Vocal Production players18:30<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvBfHwUxHIk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Umbrella</a> for Rihanna19:40“There’s a difference between a demo, and a record.”20:00How familiar were you with the equipment when you came back to the music scene?20:50The story of how “Umbrella” came to be23:35Doing what you do, because you love doing what you do.26:20Learning to let projects go if they don’t feel right28:18With Umbrella made, what was the next step to get it out?29:30Flying to LA and cutting the record for Rihanna29:55How did your day change after the record blew up?31:30Do you get a sense of pride knowing that you had such a personal touch to such an iconic record?33:40So how did your professional life change?35:20The power of word-of-mouth36:30“Don’t be a jack-of-all-trades, become an expert”37:00How do you recommend people go about learning what to specialize in?40:05What do you think artists today should focus on?42:38Has your approach to vocal producing changed over the years?45:03Letting the artist be who the artist is47:25What are some of your techniques when you are struggling to get things flowing?48:05Disconnecting from the  mindset of “I gotta make money.”49:10Do you have any advice for your younger self?52:10Core Ent Management, and how Kuk is helping to cultivate the future of music.For more information<a href="http://royaltyexchange.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">More episodes</a><a href="http://worth.royaltyexchange.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Know Your Worth</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.