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Interview: Fresh Friday Show Week 15 w Wordsmith + Dennis Blaze + Beto Perez of 95.7 KISS FM San Diego

Fresh Friday Show - Beto Perez & Dennis Blaze 

The Fresh Friday Show is a weekly mixshow produced by 2 guys from San Diego's 95.7 KISS FM. FFS consists of Dennis Blaze, the DJ and Beto Perez, the host. The mixshow highlights new music, artist interviews, current hits, rare B-side cuts, and throwbacks. READ MORE...

Interview: Meet the Lyrically Talented, Wordsmith  

Niji Magazine - Brandon Schiafone

Though many artists speak of coming up independently and making a name for themselves, few can say that they have done it and done it well. There is one man who can, however, and that is Maryland’s Wordsmith.  READ MORE...

Baltimore prepares to be lit up during Festival 

Baltimore Watchdog - Julie Podczaski

The Light City festival will feature a 1.5-mile BGE waterfront art walk, 29 large-scale light art works, 50 concerts and 100 performances over the course of a week beginning March 28 – and that’s just at night.  READ MORE...

Baltimore To Debut New Festival In 2016

CBS News Baltimore WJZ - Pat Warren

Baltimore gets ready to turn on the lights in a brand new festival next year. READ MORE...

Review Fix Exclusive: Wordsmith Talks ‘Gems of Wisdom’ and More

Reviewfix.com - Patrick Hickey Jr. 

Review Fix chats with hip-hop artist Wordsmith who discusses his new single, “Gems of Wisdom” as well as his future in the Hip-Hop game. A rare beacon of uber-positive energy in the genre, Wordsmith is a natural storyteller with plenty of charisma. READ MORE...

Wordsmith: Steady Grindin' Interview

RapIndustry.com 

“Treat the music business like you're studying for a final exam. I don't know too many people who would take a test blindly without preparation yet I see so many artists do that with music.” READ MORE...

Vents Magazine Interview

Vents Magazine - RJ Frometa 

The collision of Music and Sports has always been a natural fit. Whether its getting you hype before a game or providing the soundtrack to your favorite team. These artists have all lent their talents to some of ESPN and NFL Network's most popular shows and sporting events. READ MORE...

Get Your Head in the Game: Licensing

EchoMusic/Reverbnation

The collision of Music and Sports has always been a natural fit. Whether its getting you hype before a game or providing the soundtrack to your favorite team. These artists have all lent their talents to some of ESPN and NFL Network's most popular shows and sporting events. READ MORE...

World Wide Message of Purpose: Cover Feature 

BWD Magazine - Veralyn Keach

Wordsmith is an Indie artist in full control of his musical career. The emcee from Baltimore looks to represent his city on national and
international stages alike. READ MORE...

ReverbNation On The Rise: September-October

Reverbnation.com 

Check out this month's Featured Artists from the ReverbNation homepage and give their songs a spin. READ MORE...

Where Are They Now? 5 Hip-Hop Artists Who Are Doing Big Things After Playing A3C

Sonicbids.com - Katarina Underwood

Where is he now? Wordsmith has had a slew of unique experiences, including a 19-day tour in Djibouti, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain to play for US forces stationed there this past April. He has also had great success in licensing his songs to major corporations, the most recent being "On My Job" for the NFL Network. READ MORE...

The Special Olympics Unified Relay Tour Interview

Reverbnation.com - Sam Logan

We documented the whole journey with our #UnifiedRelay campaign and now we’ve got a round-up of some of our favorite shots from the tour. We also spoke with two ReverbNation Artists, Wordsmith and Erin Kelly, about their experience at the #UnifiedRelay. Take a look through the photos below and see what these artists had to say about the #UnifiedRelay experience! READ MORE...

Wordsmith "My Purpose, My Dream"

The Baltimore Times - Phinesses Demps 

“Not a lot of artists truly embrace being a role model, I love it and I am willing to help bring a positive word, message and vibe. I know my purpose and I am living my dream.” —Wordsmith If the riots taught us anything, it’s that the city needs new leadership and a younger voice that relates to what the younger generation is going through and can speak their language. “These kids are really looking for something that really speaks to them and not forced fed to them like today’s music. My music, my words are about positivity [with] a message of hope and dreams. We need to let people know it’s okay to dream [and not allow] anyone tell you, you can’t,” said Wordsmith.” READ MORE...

A Few Words With Wordsmith

Route One Apparel - Eva Neissner

“Anyone who's ever even thought about becoming a professional musician has had to face the fact that it's just not that easy. It takes hard work, natural talent, and a whole lot of determination. Add raising kids as a single parent to the mix, and suddenly a dream of becoming a professional musician seems pretty daunting. But Baltimore-based artist Wordsmith isn't like most other hip-hop artists. He's got a career moving full steam ahead, on top of raising two boys--and making music they can be proud of. "You don't have to be a fan of hip-hop to like my music," he said. "You just need to have an open mind and allow me to open your eyes to a different brand of urban culture." Wordsmith prides himself on making hip-hop that's free of profanity, filled instead with positive messages and influences from a wide variety of music genres. And from the wild success of his Indiegogo campaign, his style is a welcome change in the industry.” READ MORE...

Rap Sheet: Dirt Platoon, Wordsmith and Future Fest

Baltimore City Paper - Al Shipley

“Veteran Baltimore rapper Wordsmith has crowd-funded his next album on the site IndieGoGo.com. Having successfully reached his original goal, he is still accepting donations until April 24 to further fund future recordings, music videos, and tours with his backing band, The Big Band Theory. Wordsmith’s latest EP, “Apt. 507,” was released earlier this month. During late April and early May, Wordsmith and his band will be traveling to countries including Kuwait, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to support and entertain our troops with Armed Forces Entertainment.” READ MORE...

Wordsmith, Marketing To The Masses

Rude Boy

Wordsmith has developed corporate approval through the licensing of over 30 songs for film, television, internet video, video games, and advertisement purposes; the companies range from ESPN, NFL Network, Nintendo Wii, Redbull, CBS, NBC, Style Network, Bravo, Fox and many more. For 4 years running Wordsmith has earned the ASCAPlus award from his PRO Society for his extensive catalog of licensed music. Wordsmith has also toured throughout his career with stops in New York, Las Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Las Vegas, Boston, Baltimore, Washington DC, Charlotte, Indianapolis, San Jose, Harrisburg, and overseas in London, England. READ MORE...