<p>It doesn't matter how skilled you are as a talent you can always grow and you can always learn" Ronny Mercedes was a member of the Bachata group Voz a Voz, a finalist in the latino version of The Voice, La Voz, and is a professional touring singer-songwriter.</p> <p>In the 84th episode Ronny talks about his experience on La Voz as well as gives his best advice for succeeding in the music industry.&nbsp;</p> <p>Listen to his latest single "Mi Botella": <a href= "https://sl.onerpm.com/mibotella">https://sl.onerpm.com/mibotella</a></p> <p>-Shownotes-</p> <p>(02:43) Ronny's background in preforming</p> <p>(07:44) Ronny's journey on the show La Voz</p> <p>(08:06) What you get if you win La Voz</p> <p>(10:01) How has being on La Voz affected Ronny's career?</p> <p>(12:37) "Artists have a responsibility to the public to stand by what they believe in"</p> <p>(13:27) "I want to be light where there is darkness"</p> <p>(14:37) "I will not sing about infidelity"</p> <p>(15:12) "I believe there is an audience for everything"</p> <p>(16:15) Standing his ground on not singing about infidelity to big recording artists in studio</p> <p>(20:11) "God gave you this gift, what are you going to do with it, is it to be for your ego or are you going to be of service, and I choose to be of service"</p> <p>(21:14) How to be a singer full time</p> <p>(22:12) Every time you preform you are always auditioning</p> <p>(24:05) Even if you are a talented person become a skillful talented person</p> <p>(24:24) It doesn't matter how skilled you are as a talent you can always grow and you can always learn</p> <p>(25:39) Advice to singers in the industry</p> <p>(28:23) Industries and businesses are not meant to be friendly if you can make friends then great as long as you can respect each others position</p> <p>(29:37) Your number one fan is always going to be yourself and no one will ever treat a project like you will</p> <p>(31:52) How many is too many DM's or texts to someone for a collaboration?</p> <p>(35:40) Why put so much into one single instead of trying to pump out as much music as possible on Soundcloud or YouTube?</p> <p>(36:29) You are what you project</p> <p>(43:35) Singing for Music Producer David Cabrera</p> <p>(47:48) Remembering why I sing</p> <p>(48:20) Music is power. Music is healing.</p> <p>(51:43) Singing for to raise awareness for human trafficking (56:26) Referencing episode 49 about my grandmother (Mama Yeya)</p> <p>(1:00:04) Talking about the death of our Grandmother</p> <p>SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW:<br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> YouTube: <a href= "http://bit.ly/PIPyoutube">http://bit.ly/PIPyoutube</a><br /></span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Apple:</span> <a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="http://bit.ly/PIPApple">http://bit.ly/PIPApple</a><br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Google: <a href= "http://bit.ly/PIPGoogle">http://bit.ly/PIPGoogle</a><br /></span> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Spotify: <a href= "http://bit.ly/PIPSpotify">http://bit.ly/PIPSpotify</a></span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Instagram: @passioninprogress<br /></span><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">E-mail Newsletter: https://www.javiermercedes.com/email</span></p>

Passion In Progress with Javier Mercedes

Javier Mercedes

PIP 084: Finalist on La Voz Gives Music Industry Advice | Ronny Mercedes | Singer-Songwriter

JAN 29, 202065 MIN
Passion In Progress with Javier Mercedes

PIP 084: Finalist on La Voz Gives Music Industry Advice | Ronny Mercedes | Singer-Songwriter

JAN 29, 202065 MIN

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<p>It doesn't matter how skilled you are as a talent you can always grow and you can always learn" Ronny Mercedes was a member of the Bachata group Voz a Voz, a finalist in the latino version of The Voice, La Voz, and is a professional touring singer-songwriter.</p> <p>In the 84th episode Ronny talks about his experience on La Voz as well as gives his best advice for succeeding in the music industry.&nbsp;</p> <p>Listen to his latest single "Mi Botella": <a href= "https://sl.onerpm.com/mibotella">https://sl.onerpm.com/mibotella</a></p> <p>-Shownotes-</p> <p>(02:43) Ronny's background in preforming</p> <p>(07:44) Ronny's journey on the show La Voz</p> <p>(08:06) What you get if you win La Voz</p> <p>(10:01) How has being on La Voz affected Ronny's career?</p> <p>(12:37) "Artists have a responsibility to the public to stand by what they believe in"</p> <p>(13:27) "I want to be light where there is darkness"</p> <p>(14:37) "I will not sing about infidelity"</p> <p>(15:12) "I believe there is an audience for everything"</p> <p>(16:15) Standing his ground on not singing about infidelity to big recording artists in studio</p> <p>(20:11) "God gave you this gift, what are you going to do with it, is it to be for your ego or are you going to be of service, and I choose to be of service"</p> <p>(21:14) How to be a singer full time</p> <p>(22:12) Every time you preform you are always auditioning</p> <p>(24:05) Even if you are a talented person become a skillful talented person</p> <p>(24:24) It doesn't matter how skilled you are as a talent you can always grow and you can always learn</p> <p>(25:39) Advice to singers in the industry</p> <p>(28:23) Industries and businesses are not meant to be friendly if you can make friends then great as long as you can respect each others position</p> <p>(29:37) Your number one fan is always going to be yourself and no one will ever treat a project like you will</p> <p>(31:52) How many is too many DM's or texts to someone for a collaboration?</p> <p>(35:40) Why put so much into one single instead of trying to pump out as much music as possible on Soundcloud or YouTube?</p> <p>(36:29) You are what you project</p> <p>(43:35) Singing for Music Producer David Cabrera</p> <p>(47:48) Remembering why I sing</p> <p>(48:20) Music is power. Music is healing.</p> <p>(51:43) Singing for to raise awareness for human trafficking (56:26) Referencing episode 49 about my grandmother (Mama Yeya)</p> <p>(1:00:04) Talking about the death of our Grandmother</p> <p>SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW:<br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> YouTube: <a href= "http://bit.ly/PIPyoutube">http://bit.ly/PIPyoutube</a><br /></span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Apple:</span> <a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="http://bit.ly/PIPApple">http://bit.ly/PIPApple</a><br /> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Google: <a href= "http://bit.ly/PIPGoogle">http://bit.ly/PIPGoogle</a><br /></span> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Spotify: <a href= "http://bit.ly/PIPSpotify">http://bit.ly/PIPSpotify</a></span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Instagram: @passioninprogress<br /></span><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">E-mail Newsletter: https://www.javiermercedes.com/email</span></p>