08 April, 2009

Exclusive Interview With Timeka Marshall

Why did you enter the music industry? "It had always been a dream of mine to become a singer and after winning the GT&T Cellink Plus Jingle competition it gave me an extra push that I needed. "

Where do you get your inspiration from? "Inspiration for me comes from just about anything. My personal life plays an important part, friends and family experiences and just daily life, for example I may see something (lets say a colour) and it evokes a feeling in me and an idea just comes to mind."

Who is managing your career at the moment? "My manager is Kerwin Bollers. My management team is Pyramid Music Group and Headline Entertainment who does my bookings also does part management."

When can we expect an album? "I'm working on some singles for now and the album will come afterwards....No specific timing for that as yet."

What are you currently working on? "I am working with some producers from Jamaica namely Shane Brown- Juke Boxx, Stephen Magregor- Big Ship and Equiknoxx just to name a few. Working on some collaborations, actually I recently collaborated with Busy Signal on a song I plan drop soon. I'm also doing promotions for my 2nd video "ALL NIGHT" and my most recent video "HUSH" which is a video collaboration with Peter Morgan from the group Morgan Heritage."

Where do you see yourself ten years from now? " Ten years from now I'd like to be signed to a major record label, have a number of successful albums and endorsement deals, travelling the world on tour and just being happy with life."

If you could do anything other than music what would it be and why? "If not music I would take up modeling since I've always loved the catwalk and love doing photoshoots. I'm also interested in directing maybe even some acting. Who knows..... just about anything I can see myself having fun while doing."

If you could collaborate with any other artiste, who would you choose? "I'm a big fan of Lil Wayne, T- pain, the Marleys, Michael Jackson, Gwen Stefani, Pink, Beyonce and Alicia Keys. I would be thrilled to do a collab with any of them."

What are some of your beauty tips and how do you manage to keep in shape ? "I wont say I have beauty tips but they are a few things I do that I hear are good..... I drink a lot of water, eat a lot of fruits and stay away from soft drinks. I also cleanse, tone and moisturise my face daily and i wrap my hair every night to get a nice bounce and flow. I treat/steam my hair regularly and never blow dry. I won't say I'm in shape but I'm a member of the gym and love lifting weights."

What message do you have for young upcoming singers like yourself ? "To young upcoming artistes I'd say, develop a thick skin because with the good compliments comes the negative and not everyone will have something good to say about you, but just stay true to yourself, keep your head on and keep on believing in yourself. "

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