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My Nonversation With David Beckham

My Nonversation With David Beckham

Samia April 2, 2012 1

SCENE ONE: music school in Hollywood, specific location not to be disclosed for fear of stalkers Samia is late to her 6:30 songwriting class due to LA traffic. She parks at a meter at

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Take Care, Tatyana

Take Care, Tatyana

Samia March 11, 2012 4

I’m going to keep this blog post short and sweet, because well, real talk… in an effort to write the “perfect blog post”, I’ve just delayed writing it by 12 days, and that’s stupid

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Dear Drake…”Take Care” of Your Fan’s Emotions

Dear Drake…”Take Care” of Your Fan’s Emotions

Samia December 6, 2011 2

Dear Drake - At first, I wanted to write you to say thank you (it’s later, right? I’m guessing you expected gratitude once you released the followup to your debut album, Thank Me Later.) You

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Being in a Rap Video…WITHOUT Being a Whore: Thank you DeStorm & Talib Kweli

Being in a Rap Video…WITHOUT Being a Whore: Thank you DeStorm & Talib Kweli

Samia November 28, 2011 1

I have an interesting bucket list. Many of the goals are childhood dreams that now, because I live in Los Angeles and work in the “industry,” are somewhat attainable, including: Being a part of

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Justin Timberlake: Role Model?

Justin Timberlake: Role Model?

Samia November 13, 2011 0

Justin Timberlake does a lot of things.  He sings. He dances. He acts. He hosts. He jokes. He runs a record label. A clothing line. A tequila line. Probably has done other lines (yes

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Nisha Asnani: Soulful Singer w/ a Soft Spot for Boy Bands

Nisha Asnani: Soulful Singer w/ a Soft Spot for Boy Bands

Samia October 14, 2011 0

Meet Nisha Asnani.  Singer/Songwriter. Carnegie Mellon grad. World-traveled (has lived in Nigeria, Mumbai, London, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Paris, and now, NYC.) And perhaps most importantly (at least when it comes to bonding with

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Beatboxing Champ MC Zani on How to…Beat A Box?

Beatboxing Champ MC Zani on How to…Beat A Box?

Samia September 28, 2011 0

So to continue this vlog series…I’d like to introduce you to Dean Hosenie, better known by Google as MC Zani (yes, he’s easier to find under that moniker.) Zani is a 24-year-old beatboxing champ

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Justin Bieber Teaches me to How To Love

Justin Bieber Teaches me to How To Love

Samia September 28, 2011 1

If you’re a friend of mine  (or a Twitter follower of mine), then it’s no secret: I’m a huge Belieber. I also have a secret addiction to movitational hip-hop, and have been listening to

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Hit the Lights…or uh, the Road…with Jay Sean

Hit the Lights…or uh, the Road…with Jay Sean

Samia September 26, 2011 2

So I tagged along with Jay to document some behind-the-scenes action for him while he’s on the road with Joe Jonas. However… as some of you know, I’ve also started vlogging myself! So here’s

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Testing DJ Reflex’s…Reflexes

Testing DJ Reflex’s…Reflexes

Samia September 23, 2011 0

“DJ Reflex is one of the most influential players in the LA music scene as a tastemaker DJ, producer and entertainment entrepreneur. Credited for breaking acts from Kanye West, Lady Gaga to John Legend,

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