A Dialogue with Professor and Producer Lamont Holden on creating musical opportunities, with reflections on William Patterson’s Legacy

This week, host and producer Kennedy Vincent had a dialogue with Lamont Holden, also known as LetterLBeats. He’s a music producer, audio engineer, podcast host, voting member of the recording academy, and a professor at the University of Illinois who teaches hip-hop music production. During the conversation, he talked about how he creates opportunities to help those with a burning passion for music, such as his new Illini writing camp, which is building the pipeline between Champaign-Urbana and Atlanta. He also discussed how to manage expectations of fame when entering the music industry, and how hip-hop is affecting our culture today.

Following Holden, is a dialogue with Johnnie Campbell, Donte Lotts, and Dante Scott, who were all connected to the late William Patterson, who positively influenced the entire Champaign-Urbana community by bringing STEM and recreational programs to under-resourced neighborhoods.

GUESTS:

Lamont Holden

Music Producer, LetterLBeats

Clinical Assistant Professor of Audio & Recording Technologies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Co-founder, Boom Boom Room Productions Writing Camp

Voting Member, Recording Academy

Johnnie Campbell

CEO and founder, COFT Apparel Co.

Donte Lotts

Social Worker, Trauma & Resilience Initiative, Inc.

Dante Scott

Street college mentor, STEAM Genius (Donations)