White Oak Music Hall, 2915 N Main St. 71. Life is too short to do things you don’t enjoy.
And then when I want to do it again, because it’s fun, I’ll probably do it again. If there comes a point when I’m not having fun doing something, like if there comes to a point when I’m not having fun making a YouTube video, then I’ll probably not do it. I still love making YouTube videos because I have fun. I’ve been very lucky to do all of these amazing things: tour the world, travel everywhere and meet fans in different places. I just want to have fun that’s what I want to do. When I recorded, finished writing the rest of the record, finessed it and made it my own, we tried it with his vocals, and it just sounded so fun! I was very happy he was excited and wanted to be on the track.ĭo you see yourself continuing YouTube videos and mashups? Where do you see yourself going? That collaboration was special it was a lot of “the right place at the right time.” I was taking a lot of songs for original music, and “One At A Time” was an idea T-Pain sent over for me. William Singe WillyWednesdays - Naked - Marques Houston (William Singe Cover) ReactionSubscribe to William Singe Original Video. What was the collaboration with T-Pain like? But I know from others’ experiences it’s very easy to lose sight of who you are, your goals and why you started making music in the first place.
I have so many friends who have been on this kind of journey where they make it to ‘the top’ and lose sight of the person they were at the beginning. It’s best practice to be aware of where you are, who you are now, and how I can keep myself like this. I’m at such an early stage in my career and journey. How has this whole experience been for you personally? You were talking about not changing through this process. That’s the music’s focus, making sure fans can not only relate, but see me as a person. I’m obviously going to have songs about falling in love, getting dumped or moving on, but I’ll also have songs about hoping I don’t change throughout this whole process and making sure my mom is always proud of me. (Laughs) I’m very fortunate that that’s not the only thing that goes on in my life. But, at the same time, it was one fluid wave that I’m still riding today.ĭo themes of love and loss carry throughout your upcoming album? There were definitely big points like when I put out my “One Dance” mashup, my mashups with William Singe, and my “I Spy” mashup. I just kept doing what I thought was fun and cool and kept being myself. I think back to how I felt, and it felt like a wave. Did you have a moment when you realized you were doing more than just making videos on YouTube? I didn’t realize how much sacrifice goes into making a big move. I was just a kid who wanted to follow his dreams. Now that I look back, it’s a little more shocking than I remember. My parents left their jobs and transferred. I had to change from going to regular school to finishing school online. so he can pursue his dream,” there’s so much more that goes into it than getting a plane ticket and going. to follow my dreams, but even with having parents who listen to their 14-year-old son and say, “Let’s move to L.A. I didn’t understand the caliber of what my family and I were doing.
What was going through your mind at the time? When you were 14, before you ever started making cover videos, your family decided to move to Los Angeles from Arizona so you could pursue your music career. Houstonia caught up with Aiono to discuss his journey as a young artist trying to navigate life, love, loss and change through music. According to the terms of the plea agreement, the government will recommend one year of supervised release, a fine, forfeiture in the amount of $20,000 and restitution.Set to release his debut album, the YouTuber-turned-popstar takes his talent to the White Oak Music Hall stage Thursday, Jan. Williams is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. Williams is the 41st defendant to plead guilty in this case. Singer, Riddell and Fox previously pleaded guilty and are cooperating with the government's investigation.
Williams then returned the falsified exams to the ACT and College Board for scoring. In exchange for bribe payments directed to her by co-conspirators William "Rick" Singer and Martin Fox, and in violation of her duty of honest services to the ACT and the College Board, Williams allowed another co-conspirator, Mark Riddell, to secretly take ACT and SAT tests in place of the children of Singer's clients or to replace their exam answers with his own corrected answers. RELATED: 'Varsity Blues' At least 2 Houstonians indicted in nationwide college admissions scandal Williams administered the SAT and ACT exams at a public high school in Houston where she worked.