Dirty Swift from Midi Mafia and Erika Nuri Interview Pt 2

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Erika Nuri, who, along with Midi Mafia, co-wrote, "When I See You," Fantasia's second hit single off of her self-titled album, talks about her grind in the music business as a songwriter and how it paid off! Dirty Swift, standing next to Erika, is one of the producers in Midi Mafia, who also co-wrote that single.

Dirty Swift from Midi Mafia and Erika Nuri Interview Pt 1

Here's an exclusive video from me! Watch as I interview Dirty Swift from Midi Mafia and Erika Nuri, a Grammy-nominated songwriter, both of whom wrote "When I See You," the second hit single off of Fantasia's self-titled album. In this exclusive interview, Dirty Swift and Erika Nuri speak about the power of networking in the music business and how they came to work together.

Jimmy Iovine's Interview

Wikipedia reports that Jimmy Iovine, the Chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, signed, found, and/or produced records for some of the biggest named artists to date: U2, Dr. Dre, Sheryl Crow, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Gwen Stefani, The Black Eyed Peas Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Three Dog Night, Stevie Nicks, Dire Straits and Patti Smith. He discovered Eminem after watching Eminem place 2nd (not first) in the Rap Olympics. Eminem gave Jimmy Iovine a demo tape, which Jimmy then presented to Dr. Dre. The rest is history! In 2002, Iovine co-produced the hit Eminem movie, "8 Mile" and in 2004, he and Paul Rosenberg signed a first-look feature deal with Paramount Pictures and MTV Films for their Interscope/Shady/Aftermath banner.


In this interview, Jimmy Iovine gives artists tips on making it now under the new music business model. This is truly some good info!