Art Prevails Podcast

 Lola Chél is a full-time, internationally working, multi-agency represented, professional model and model coach. Working with brands such as iT Cosmetics, Dior Backstage, Pretty Little Thing, Averr Aglow, and more - Lola aims to diversify the modeling industry in the commercial beauty and fashion space.Always advocating for models making money Lola Chél founded Model University in 2020. Since its founding Model university has educated and elevated over 1000 models and counting. With the launch of the university’s latest coaching program, Lola Chél aims to increase the income and impact models made in 2021 and beyond. Follow Lola on Instagram at @lolachel and @themodeluniversity. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook and at artprevailsproject.org.

A quick episode where our fabulous hosts, Nyah Hardmon and Darius V. Daughtry, re-introduce themselves to the audience, share some poems and talk about Black History Month. Check Nyah out at instagram.com/nyahterrilyn. Check Darius out at dariusdaughtry.com. Follow Art Prevails Project at artprevailsproject.org.

During a time of chaos and transition, Nyah and Darius lighten things up just. bit with multidisciplinary artist, Sheena O. Murray. Sheena O. Murray is a vocalist, songwriter, and actress currently based in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Jamaica, she moved to the U.S. at a young age, where she discovered a growing passion for performance art and decided to pursue theater in high school at Dillard Center for the arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With a soulful, soft, and sultry sound, Sheena prides herself on her range as a Mezzo Soprano, - her ability to hit highs, lows, and in-betweens. Stepping into musical theatre, Sheena has landed roles as Lorrell in Dreamgirls, Aunt Em and Glinda in The Wiz, Medda Larkin in Newsies, and more recently, Rose Parks in Walk On: the Story of Rosa Parks (which toured the eastern United States). Stay up-to-date with Sheena on Instagram and Twitter, and find her music, including her new single, Waste Some Time, on all streaming platforms. Make sure you RATE. REVIEW. SHARE.

Darius and Nyah speak to the multi-talented Marnino Toussaint. Marnino Toussaint, is a South Florida-based Poet, Singer , rapper, and art educator who has worked alongside the likes of actors Omari Hardwick and Victoria Justice, author Mary Pope Osborne and has opened for Hip Hop legend, Chuck D. Marnino also had the opportunity to perform at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, California as part of their ceremony honoring musical legend and activist, Harry Belafonte. While he loves to sing about love, Marnino lives to inspire activism and connectivity in his community. Marnino gives back to the community by teaching poetry and songwriting workshops as part of the Art Prevails Project.Check out Marnino's forthcoming EP, What Had Happened Was, on all streaming platforms. Follow Marnino's journey: marnino.comInstagramTwitter

Darius and Nyah speak to Somara Jacques, Esq. aka @thelattelawyer on IG & Twitter. She is a Florida barred entertainment, business, and soft IP attorney who focuses on empowering independent artists and businesses in the entertainment and music industries through legal & industry education. Somara truly believes that for an independent artist or business to succeed, they should know as much about the contracts and laws that affect them as their lawyers do. To make this possible, Somara shares legal information and education through informational posts on her social media. She’s also held two sold-out group classes for independent artists - an IRL Copyright Seminar in 2019 and the Trademark Like An Attorney Webinar this year in 2020.Catch her on Instagram and Twitter.

We had the pleasure of speaking with poet and educator, Ashley M. Jones. Ashley M. Jones holds an MFA in Poetry from Florida International University, and she is the author of Magic City Gospel, dark / / thing , and her upcoming collection, REPARATIONS NOW! . Her poetry has earned several awards, including the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers Award, the Silver Medal in the Independent Publishers Book Awards, the Lena-Miles Wever Todd Prize for Poetry, a Literature Fellowship from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Lucille Clifton Poetry Prize, and the Lucille Clifton Legacy Award. Her poems and essays appear in or are forthcoming at CNN, POETRY, The Oxford American, Origins Journal, The Quarry by Split This Rock, Obsidian, and many others. She teaches at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, she co-directs PEN Birmingham, and she is the founding director of the Magic City Poetry Festival. This episode was recorded shortly after the 2020 Presidential election. So, we get into a little politics, how she found poetry and her love for her Southern heritage. Check out Ashley's work at ashleymjones.wordpress.com.

Darius and Nyah talk to Miami-born artist, LaVie. An amazing vocalist with a giving spirit, LaVie talks about her challenges with self-esteem and how she first discovered her voice. She has a bit of a tough time picking her 3 Forever Songs, but she got some good ones. The conversation takes a very important turn as the group discusses mental health and the need to find enough peace within to pour out into the rest of the world. Find Lavie at lavie-music.com or on IG at @laviemusic.

Hosts, Darius V. Daughtry and Nyah Hardmon, chop it up with South Florida-based independent artist, Alexander Star. This singer, songwriter and emcee has traveled the world with an attempt to Pass the Good Vibes Around. we learn a lot about his journey and his next level of artistry that he's looking to impact the world. Make sure you check on this battle rapper turned social impact artist on all major streaming platforms and on his website.

Our hosts, Darius and Nyah, welcome the world to the flyest podcast around, and they do it with a smooth poetic intro.