PRODUCING MUSIC, READING BOOKS, WATCHING MOVIES, AND MAKING MONEY!
MOVIES
ABOVE THE RIM, SCARFACE, GET RICH OR DIE TRYING, BOYZ & DA HOOD, JUICE, BREAKING, CRUSH GROOVE, TOUGHER THAN LEATHER, MENACE TO SOCIETY, HIGHER LEARNING!
MUSIC
BOOKS
MUSIC BUSINESS 101, BUSINESS LAW, HUMAN SEXUALITY, PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT, ENGLISH 101!!!
IKE C.E.O. & ONE half of "A.I.PRODUCTIONS"BMI SONGWRITER/COMPOSER, has always had a passion for music and even though he grew up in a house where his parents listened to Latin music he never took an interest in it. Growing up in the South Bronx he mainly listened to Hip Hop, Rap and R&B and began to grow a strong interest in these particular genres. He began learning more and more about music in the early 90s when he started listening to mix tapes. He would buy every new mix tape that was released and would always share his ideas and dreams about being a producer to his family and friends. However, his interest was never to become an artist; instead, he wanted to work behind the scenes in production MAKING MUSIC. In the mid to late 90s Ron G held a spot as a DJ on 107.5 and every time he was on air Ike would be sure he was home to listen to it and record it. He admired his mixing style and creativity, who has also, produced records for J.Lo, R.Kelly, Michael Jackson, 2Pac, Big L, Kelly Rowland, B2K, Trey Songz, Fat Joe, Shaq, Cam'ron just to name a few. Ike has always enjoyed music by Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls, Snoop Dog as well as others artists, but his very favorite was Nas. Hes always felt he was one of the best lyricists hip hop has ever seen and hes always made it clear that even though Nas as well as Ron G are successful men in the music industry, they have remained humble and yet passionate about what they do. Ike can relate to this because he too is both hardworking and passionate about doing what he loves. For the past few years, Ike has finally began to see his dreams fulfilled. He has been helping Ron G promote his music to several cities such as New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Miami. Hes been targeting music stores mainly in the hood such as the mom and pops. These promotions, amongst other things have given him insight and exposure to the music industry. Also, Ron G has played the role of mentor and has given Ike the opportunity to learn what making music is all about. Ike is finally starting to make his music and wants to leave his mark. I want to make music that will impact everyone. I want to create different sounds, which can be considered hard, dark and commercial. But overall I want to make music that is strong, different and never forgotten!
