I Put On: Leah LaBelle & "Living the Life".

I don't subscribe to a lot of people's Youtube channels, but one that I do follow is Jermaine Dupri's. He has this series that he calls "Living The Life" that I LOVE. It's just a crazy amount of youtube videos that show his life, his travels, his parties, and (the main reason that I watch) some of his studio sessions.

One of my goals in life is to be in the recording studio when a great song is made. (I haven't really figured out how I'm going to make that happen yet but...I'm working on it.) Anyway, this is the closest thing I can get to that. (This ...and Brian Michael Cox's random late night Ustream series called "The Studio: Exposed." Don't judge me. I told you I was a music-head.) I think that the whole process of creating music is mind blowing and absolutely profound. The thought and decision-making strategies of finding which sounds compliment each other and which melodies accentuate certain beats is hands-down the coolest stuff I've ever seen. And then once you add in these talented vocalists, it's honestly like magic.

So, I just watched the most recent episode of "Living The Life" and JD introduces this girl named Leah LaBelle. I did a little research and found out that she's this talented R&B singer who appeared on the 3rd season of American Idol. She obviously didn't win but she clearly kept pursuing her dreams and ended up in the studio with JD and B. Cox. #Winning!

Check her out and remember who put you on ;) Oh...and I had to include some of my favorite "Living The Life" studio sessions (with Trey Songz, Johnta Austin, and Brandon Hines)



Please peep how long these dudes spend on an ad-lib. Just one. CRAZY amazing.





(Trust me. You could spend hours watching those "Living The Life" videos. Some of the "Talk to Me" sessions are hilarious! LOL)

Les is more ;)