Hub City Now: Interview with DJ Vudu Spellz

March 26, 2023

Don't miss the next episode of "Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr." Sunday, March 26, 2023, 2023, at 6:15 a.m.. My guest is DJ Vudu Spellz. The show will air on 97.7 FM Jammin Jackson (for those in and around Jackson, Tennessee), Radio731.com and the Radio731 app at 6:15 a.m. Sunday.

Two-time Grammy accredited platinum producer and international DJ, DJ VUDU SPELLZ, is the next generation of upcoming seasoned Dj's and producers. His chart topping produced song “Georgia”, performed by Ludacris and Jamie Foxx, was nominated for best hip-hop collaboration at the 2007 Grammy Awards. Vudu also has production and writers credits on Ludacris’ “Release Therapy” album that won a Grammy for “Best Rap Album Of The Year” at the 2007 Grammy Awards. Vudu has produced on numerous #1 billboard chart topping albums and was blessed to receive two platinum plaques in his first official year as a freshman in the recording industry. Vudu has been producing and recording since 1994 but some of Vudu’s recent NRA projects include Ludacris, Jamie Foxx, Chingy, R.Kelly, Do Or Die, Shawnna, Reuben Studdard, Montell Jordan, Cece Peniston and a host of others. Vudu has also done voice overs for promos and commercials for TVT Records which aired on BET Awards Show and recent radio ad for PBS tv series "Fight The Power" executive produced and hosted by hip hop Icon Chuck D from Public Enemy.

Vudu produced songs for Grammy Award winner Harold Lily who wrote “You Don’t Know My Name” for Alicia Keys. Harold and Vudu’s collaboration “Po Pimpin” appeared in Ushers Movie “In The Mix”. Vudu’s guest appearances as a DJ and as a producer include BET’s “106 and Park”, BET’s “Rap City - The Basement”, “Fox - In The Morning”, “UPN’s Reality Hip Hop Show”, and “ Girls Gone Wild Spring Break - South Padre” so it’s safe to say Vudu’s no stranger to the camera. Vudu gets his name from the original word Voodoo which is perceived to be negative. Vudu changed the spelling and put a twist on it with his new definition : “controlling my audience in a positive way through my music, therefore putting a Vudu Spellz on them” . Vudu's New Orleans Gumbo-like style is a unique blend of Dirty South, Midwest, East and West Coast hip-hop .Vudu produces and spins Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, Top 40 and a taste of many other genre’s of music making him one of the most versatile producers to hit the market. His 2002 Midwest Music Award and 2006 Global Mixx DJ Nomination for “Best Hip-Hop Producer” speaks for itself. Vudu's national DJ history also makes him more of a hot commodity to any club . With addition to his Discography of multi-platinum artist. Vudu is also a former alumni of P. Diddy’s Bad Boy Management Family and has traveled across the country spinning for the most prestigious companies like National Lampoons who holds an MTV sponsored SPRING BREAK TOUR every year in Las Vegas, Mexico, and Texas. Vudu has also spun in many other markets including Alaska, Seattle, Chicago, And Memphis .Vudu plans to continue building his entertainment company, Vudu Spellz Entertainment Inc.,building his catalog, DJ experience, and making an impact on the world of music and entertainment.

Vudu Spellz current projects include the DGE/Universal release of his song collaboration "Sex Your Troubles Away" featuring new artist M-Status and guitarist Fretty Brown along including the music video introducing his daughter, artist and songwriter Nasia. Vudu also is creative designer and DJ for Power 88 (Las Vegas) and KISS Fm 98.7 in Alexandria, Louisiana. He is also working on a current projects with son, producer DJ J Legacy, featuring new up and coming artists Daiyon, Ivy Shades, 9 year old hip hop phenomenon Lil Jeezy and other promise independent artist nationwide. And last but not least Vudu is a strong believer in giving back to the community and is part of several foundations and outreach programs that support and uplift the youth including the Taking Back The Block Foundation (Las Vegas) founded and created by by close friend and business associate Robert Strawder that includes the Hip Hop Entrepreneurship Program and the McCarty Legacy Foundation located in Vudu's home town of Kankakee,IL co founded by his mother Christine McCarty Booker. Music runs deep in Vudu's blood having a family of musicians, artists and singers on both sides of the family and having children of his own that are blessed with those talents as well has continued a legacy that is going to continue making a mark on the world. Stay tuned into Vudu Spellz.

You can find out more about him by clicking on the following links:

Landing Page: https://djvuduspellz.lnk.to/sexyourtroublesaway

Tidal: https://djvuduspellz.lnk.to/sexyourtroublesaway/tidal

Apple: https://djvuduspellz.lnk.to/sexyourtroublesaway/applemusic

YT Music: https://djvuduspellz.lnk.to/sexyourtroublesaway/youtubemusic

Spotify: https://djvuduspellz.lnk.to/sexyourtroublesaway/spotify

Deezer: https://djvuduspellz.lnk.to/sexyourtroublesaway/deezer

Amazon MP3: https://djvuduspellz.lnk.to/sexyourtroublesaway/amazonmp3

Amazon Streaming: https://djvuduspellz.lnk.to/sexyourtroublesaway/amazonmusic

iTunes: https://djvuduspellz.lnk.to/sexyourtroublesaway/itunes

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Hub City Now: Interview with DJ Vudu Spellz

Hub City Now: Interview with Tawnya Moore and Trey Cleek

August 8, 2022 Uncategorized

In this episode of Hub City Now with Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., the host interviews Tawnya Moore, with Commercial Bank and Trust, and Trey Cleek, Madison County Commissioner. The two serve as this year's chair and co-chair for this year's Circles of Hope Telethon. This year's theme is "Planting Seeds of Hope."

The 39th Annual Carl Perkins Circle of Hope Telethon raises funds for the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse. The mission of the Center is to provide support to families in preventing and dealing with child abuse in West Tennessee and to help both parents and children meet the practical needs of preserving and improving the quality of family life.

The telethon will be held Sunday, August 21, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The telethon will be live on WBBJ and live-streamed online and those who would like to attend in person, can do so by going to the Carl Perkins Civic Center, located at 400 S. Highland Avenue, in Jackson, Tennessee, during the telethon.

It costs approximately $450,000 a month for the center to operate across all 20 counties, and the center must continue to take care of our children.

Making a pledge during the telethon is vital in helping the center continue to provide services to the children who need it. You can donate by going to https://www.carlperkinscenter.org/you-can-help/donate/circles-of-hope-telethon/telethon-donation.

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Hub City Now: Interview with Illustrator, Author, Artist and Songwriter Guy Gilchrist

October 29, 2020 Uncategorized

In this episode of "Hub City Now" host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. interviewed world-renowned, award-winning illustrator, author, comic strip artist and songwriter Guy Gilchrist (best known as Jim Henson's cartoonist).

Gilchrist drew the "Muppets" comic strip (printed in hundreds of newspapers daily from 1981 to 1986), instrumental in the creation of "The Muppet Babies" and "Fraggle Rock", worked for a number of years on "Tiny Toons" and Looney Tunes" and has also set his hand to some of the most beloved, high-profile cartoons and characters such as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tom & Jerry, The Pink Panther, Minnie Mouse and more.

In 1995, Gilchrist took over the daily comic strip "Nancy" created in 1938 by Ernie Bushmiller. Gilchrist continued the story of Nancy, Sluggo, Aunt Fritzi and all the characters of the internationally distributed strip for nearly 23 years (from 1995 to 2018).

His current project was released October 5, 2020, “Monster Dance,” (penned by Eva Lou with illustrations by Gilchrist, and published by Madeleine Editions) was released internationally as both an animated, interactive Apple book or physical book. The book teaches young children how tame the COVID-19 monster and that with proper hygiene and careful safety measures, the monster is not nearly as scary. It is also the first enhanced/interactive animated book for children ages 3-6 to teach them how to live in a pandemic world. Read more about this book at https://madeleineeditions.com/stories/monster-dance/.

To learn more about Guy Gilchrist, visit aGuyGilchristProduction.com.

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Hub City Now: Tony and Johnetta Black

February 20, 2020 Uncategorized

This week, host Tyrone Tony Reed Jr. speaks with Tony Black, the executive director of the City of Jackson's Parks and Recreation Department, and his wife Johnetta Black, co-owner of Wilbourn Sewing and Alterations, as we continue our celebration of Black History Month.

The Blacks are serving as the master and mistress of ceremonies for this year's master and mistress of ceremonies at the 19th Annual Jewel Awards Banquet, which is presented by the Jackson-Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce (JMCAACC).

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