Press On (Making a Way out of No Way) & I Have a Story to Tell-my Life Story: *Soul-Full Productions Published Literary Work

By James O. Terry Jr and CRYSTAL R. DUPONT

This non-fiction book tells of how two people(one librarian & one upcoming music mogul) from totally different walks of life crossed paths. Through fate's divine intervention they came together not only as husband & wife but business partners in j.O.T.'s soul-full productions ministry.....................Changing their lives forever!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Oct 12, 2012
• ISBN: 9781483514215

Book preview

ISBN: 9781483514215

SOUL-FULL FORWORD

SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE DON’T WANT YOU TO MAKE IT IN LIFE(THESE PERSONS WE WILL LABEL AS HATERS OR CRABS IN A BUCKET). I’M HERE TO SAY THAT IT’S O.K. BECAUSE I’VE FOUND THAT HATERS ARE A NECESSARY PART OF MY LIFE BECAUSE THEY MAKE ME WORK HARDER....IT’S LIKE I FEED OFF OF THEIR NEGATIVE COMMENTS & TURN IT INTO POSITIVE DRIVE & MOTIVATION. THE PROVOKING FROM THEIR HATE PUSHES ME TO PRESS ON & GRIND HARD....PUTTING IN WORK....WHILE MY FAITH IN GOD MAKES A WAY OUT OF NO WAY!!!!

CONTENTS

SOUL-FULL FORWARD

I. NOT LETTING ANYTHING HOLD ME BACK

A.) MY CALLING TO DO MUSIC MINISTRY

B.) PUTTING IN WORK DESPITE THE ODDS

C.) WALKING BY FAITH AGAINST HATERS

II. BEARING FRUIT FROM SOUL-FULL

A.) TV, RADIO, & NEWSPAPER COVERAGE

B.) FANS LIFE CHANGING TESTIMONIES

C.) PROVIDING FOR ME, MY LOVE, & OUR SON

III. FUTURE FOR J.O.T. aka GRANDE GATO

A.) CONTINUING TO ALSO DO SPANISH MUSIC

B.) GOING INTERNATIONAL WITH SOUL-FULL

C.) EXPANDING INTO HOLLYWOOD MOVIES

NOT LETTING ANYTHING HOLD ME BACK

IN 1997 I STARTED UP MY COMPANY, SOUL-FULL PRODUCTIONS. EVENTUALLY I HAD BRANCHES OF THE COMPANY FORM. J.O.T. RECORDS, WHICH WAS THE INDEPNDENT RECORD LABEL BRANCH ON WHICH TO DATE I HAVE PUT OUT 11 CD ALBUMS (1. I WON’T STOP BEING ME; 2. NATURE OF MY BEING; 3. TRUE LEADER-ROCKING THE N.C.; 4. UNDERGROUND RAPROAD; 5. NITROGLYCERIN; 6. PARA GANAR-IN ORDER TO WIN; 7. ESA QUE PASA-THAT’S WHAT’S UP; 8. LIMPIAR PALABRAS-TO CLEAN WORDS; 9. VERDAD-TRUE; 10. NUEVA MUSICA-NEW MUSIC; 11. ESTILO-STYLE, 4 CD SINGLES (1. SELF ANALYZATION; 2. SNOWFLAKES; 3. BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; 4. NORTH CAKALAK), FIVE 12 VINYL RECORD PROJECTS (NORTH CAROLINA STREET HEAT PRESENTS volumes 1,2,3,4, & 5), AND TWO LIVE PERFORMANCE DVD PROJECTS (1. J.O.T MUSIC VIDEO, INTERVIEWS, LIVE PERFORMANCES; 2. J.O.T & MS. CRYSTAL LIVE PERFORMANCE DVD). NO MAJOR RECORD LABELS SIGNED ME, & I WOULD OFTEN BE TOLD BY THEM THAT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN MY MATERIAL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DISCOURAGING TO ME, BUT INSTEAD OF GETTING DISCOURAGED AND QUITTING SINCE MY PLAN A DIDN’T WORK I CHOSE TO KEEP TRYING AND MAKE A WAY WITH A PLAN B. MY PLAN B" WAS TO USE MY COLLEGE DEGREE(I ATTENDED N.C. STATE & GRADUATED MAY 1996) AND SAVE UP ENOUGH MONEY TO PUT OUT MY OWN MUSIC ON MY OWN INDEPENDENT LABEL. THIS MEANT SACRIFICE!!!! I MADE THE CHOICE TO LEAVE MY PART-TIME RADIO JOB I HAD IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA(I RECEIVED MY FCC LICENSE WHILE WORKING THERE) AND MOVE BACK HOME WITH MY PARENTS. SHORTLY AFTER MY RETURN TO WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA I SOON SECURED