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RJ Kelly

Oct 5, 2026

36:17
how does someone do that, right? How does someone successfully be a valuable asset to multiple musical directors, award shows, being able to play a ton of genres? What's the process like for someone like yourself of getting to this moment? So
36:37
I used to study, I mean, I still do, but I used to study like, concert DVDs back when they had DVDs Damn it.
36:49
I just aged myself But uh, I used to study like concert DVDs and I used to look at the credits and I used to see like, you know Who's playing this and you know who arranged this and who did this and who did that or whatever? and I So, you know, I always knew to a degree like who was doing what.
37:19
And so when I moved to LA and I found out, you know, about these different spots and these different, you know, jam sessions or even just, you know, get togethers or whatever, I would try to just, you know, be there.
37:30
And, you know, then you meet people and network with those people or whatever.
37:34
And And this music industry, it's smaller than you think.
37:39
But you start meeting people that know other people, that know other people.

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51:12
But then that MD is like, hey, man, can we try this? What's next for you? On the spot?

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