Blog — Transcending Sound

5 Mediums That An Urban Music Creative Can Use for Curating Music

You don't have to be a major artist or have Kendrick Lamar's status in order to curate projects. Check out this list of mediums you can possibly curate for.

5 Ways To Be A Charitable Music Creative

You don't have to have a million dollar budget in order to be a charitable music creative. Peep these five tips to make an impact with what you have.

CultureAmirah MuhammadFebruary 20, 2018Transcending Sound, God's Plan video, charity, community engagement, DrakeComment

More Urban Music Creatives, Curators and Brands to Follow on Social Media

Check out the second list of creatives, curators, and brands to follow on social media by reading here.

CultureAmirah MuhammadJanuary 9, 2018urban music creatives, social media, music creatives, Transcending SoundComment

Urban Music Creatives, Curators and Brands to Follow on Social Media

Looking to find inspiration and refuel your creative and ambitious spirit? Check out these few social media accounts ran by creatives, curators, and brands.

CultureAmirah MuhammadApril 19, 2017music culture, social media, Transcending Sound, urban music creativesComment

5 Things Music Creatives Can Do To Help Raise Awareness on Police Brutality + Gun Violence

Fear, apathy, or even a lack of time will prevent artists from being active in the movement for change. But that doesn't have to be the case. Check out this list of 5 things that an artist can do to help the cause.

Da Art of Storytellin': On The Importance of BET Narrating Our Music History

I know that storytelling is an important part of hip-hop, but storytelling shouldn't be limited to our music. We should tell our creative stories much more often, especially on our platforms.

CultureAmirah MuhammadJune 1, 2016Comment

3 Tips to Help Music Creatives Manage Stress + Anxiety

With the increasing issues arising in the media about mental health, I thought it would be important to share a few tips for music creatives to use in managing their mental health.

CultureAmirah MuhammadMay 3, 2016featured, mental health, music creatives, Transcending SoundComment

Small and/or Inexpensive Hip-Hop, R&B and Jazz Festivals for Summer 2016 (U.S. Only)

Want to experience some hip-hop, R&B, and/or jazz this summer via a festival? Check out this list of festivals and have fun!

CultureAmirah MuhammadApril 19, 2016featured, hip-hop, jazz, r&b, summer festivals, Transcending SoundComment

5 Useful Twitter Chats for Black & Urban Music Creatives

Use these Twitter chats as a social networking tool to connect with other creatives, possible fans, and music professionals online.

CultureAmirah MuhammadApril 11, 2016featured, music creatives, Transcending Sound, Twitter chatsComment

The Lament of The Funky Diabetic: Using Phife Dawg's Passing To Encourage Better Health Practices in Black Communities

While it's cool to reflect on Phife Dawg's impact on hip-hop in his passing, I think it's even more important to talk about health in the black community and how influential artists could be in encouraging better health practices through their collective influence.

CultureAmirah MuhammadApril 7, 2016diabetes, featured, health, Phife Dawg, Transcending SoundComment

#ThisIsHERStory: Women In Jazz

For the last post on #ThisIsHERStory, it was only right to talk about women in jazz: not the singers, but the arrangers, composers and instrumentalists.

#ThisIsHERStory: Women In R&B

This week's #ThisIsHERStory is all about R&B, particularly from the 70s & 80s, whose music still hits a note today.

Art, CultureAmirah MuhammadMarch 8, 2016HERstory, Lisa Fischer, Patrice Rushen, Phyllis Hyman, r&b, Roberta Flack, Transcending Sound, women in R&BComment