Today we’d like to introduce you to Jemeia Hope.
Jemeia, before we jump into specific questions about your work, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
I am originally from northern California but moved to Ohio when I was very young. I grew up there but I always felt a special connection to the west coast. I have been in love with music since before I can remember but I only realized that I had the talent for it and the passion to pursue a career very recently. While in Ohio, I struggled to find what it was that I wanted to do for the rest of my life, I went to school for education and I thought it was what I wanted but still, I was unhappy and everything in my life was a challenge.
Until I started performing at wineries, that was what gave me the courage to pursue things further. After I started performing, I started writing more. After I wrote more, I met an amazing friend who helped me get into recording. After that, I released my first EP. This was when I knew I wanted to pursue a career as an independent artist and songwriter. I decided that Ohio was not sufficient enough in terms of opportunity for growth so I spent some time planning and then uprooted everything and moved across the country to San Diego to pursue this career.
I have been here since august and since then, it has been a whirlwind of challenges, but no matter how tough the challenges they have never felt as bad as things did in Ohio because I know that I am chasing my dreams. So, since being here I have performed at five different wineries on multiple occasions, released four new singles, auditioned for America’s Got Talent, got an invitation to perform in a local singing contest, performed on Hollywood blvd in LA and even had featured set at the House of Blues San Diego for the RAW Artists Showcase. My goals currently are to improve my social media, gain exposure, perform more, and continue to write and release more music.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
It has most definitely not been easy. To start, my original plan for a job fell through so I immediately had to start a new job search. Things with my original plan for living were very shaky also, so I had to decide if that was the right environment for me. Then when I did find a job and things went smoothly for a while, out of nowhere, they took me off the schedule put me on seasonal staff, which meant for the entirety of the winter season, I would be out of work with no warning. So I had to search for a job again.
I lost a lot of my savings because of this, which was hard because I need that money to invest in my music. But throughout all of these hardships, the two things that kept me going was one; talking with my sister because she is the most inspirational, motivational and intelligent person I know, and two; the understanding that everything in life happens for a reason and often-times when bad things happen or things are taken away, it is just a sign that the universe is making room in your life so that it can fill your cup with more positive things and experiences.
Can you give our readers some background on your music?
I have, in general, two styles of music. Which one I turn to generally depends on where I am performing, for example. Most of my winery performances I play the Ukulele and sing primarily easy listening and popular music, as well as originals in the same style.
However, for my House of Blues performance and those alike, I sing sort of a mixture between popular music and modern R&B. For this type of performance, I generally use fully-mixed and mastered beats that I have purchased from producers online. Eventually, I would love to work with a band, but as a solo artist currently, that is my process. I book gigs myself, set up, perform, and tear down by myself. In my recorded music, I am always trying new things and creating new styles of music, to me that’s the best part.
Has luck played a meaningful role in your life and business?
Think that most people confuse luck with the law of attraction. See, the law of attraction states that everything in our world, including people, experiences, objects, anything you could imagine, has energy. And those things with similar energies attract each other. It is said that positive things, good things, things that make you happy all have energy that resonates with a high frequency. The bad things, negative things, things that make you sad and depressed resonate at a low frequency.
So the idea is that if you can force your self only to let the positive thoughts repeat, surround yourself with positive people, spread joy and positivity, as well as manifesting your dreams, and asking the universe with grateful intentions, you can attract anything positive into your life. I think what most people see as “luck” is actually just them observing these positive and intentionally thoughtful people receiving good things. When in reality, it is not luck, it is hard work, mixed with positive intentions and high energy.
Pricing:
- Travel fee : Over 25 miles = $0.50 per mile
- Pricing is dependent on what the company can afford, but I will not accept less than $50/hr
Contact Info:
- Website: jaybirdsmusic.com
- Phone: 7073648626
- Email: jaybirdmusic001@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaybird_music1/
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