North Carolina has been called the overlooked state as far as music goes. We may not have an "Official" Industry here, but we do have "Official" talent inside our state lines. The few Artists that have "made it" from here unfortunately had to leave here in order to be heard and recognized. Not the case this time...
As this past weekends CIAA activities were going on and everyone was posting about the parties, the celebrities and the shooting at Diddy's party, one of our own was being brought on stage with Mayback Music's Rick Ross. Jerard "Manifest" Wiggins introduced the track "Drug Dealers Dream" which he Produced, from Ross's March 4th Released "MASTERMIND" Album and some of us North Carolina supporters want to make sure this accomplishment is not overlooked.
Manifest hails from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where he first stepped into the HipHop scene as a young emcee and producer. By age 13, he was focused on finding that "high quality production" in music which led him to learning how to engineer what he wanted to hear. He took it upon himself to play around with the "sounds" that instruments made and it wasn't long before his entire neighborhood became familiar with his signature productions laced with eerie piano keys, heavy bass sounds and rugged drum beats. During his teen years, Manifest was making his presence known at every rap battle hosted by his local radio station, WRSV Soul Jams 92.1, winning every one! His time as an "Independent Artist" was short lived though as he followed his true passion of music production and landed his first job as an engineer at East Sound Studio, while still in High School.
Super-Producer/Engineer Manifest eventually landed in Raleigh, North Carolina, and opened his M.E. MusicWorks Studio, which is the home of the "Legion of Muzik" label, network and company that combines a coalition of Producers, DJs and Artists. His business mind is serious and his craft is unmatched when it comes to pulling the "best sound" from a track. His work with numerous local Indy artists, as well as artists such as Jozeemo, Project Pat, Beanie Sigel, Young Buck and the Smack DVD/URL battle series has gained him major respect within our music scene. While utilizing his business/branding expertise, Manifest launched his own clothing label, "Kickz-N-Snarez", in the early 2000's, which was inspired by his love of music and fashion.
Most recently, Manifest and his "Legion of Muzik" partners have been putting together a series of projects titled "The Co-Sign". The "Co-Sign" projects showcase the work being put in at M.E. MusicWorks Studio so you will hear some of our hardest working NC Artists as well as some more prominent names in the music industry. "The Co-Sign 2" has gone on the road this time around with a collaborating tour. Watch for the upcoming tour stops by following Manifest on Twitter and Instagram @jmanifestnc #Salute
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