Life Speed Productions
Life Speed Productions
The original creative team that founded Life Speed Productions (www.lifespeedmusic.com) have pooled their resources to create District Music Group Inc. Nick Kohut and Madeline Collelo, artist managers and record producers, and Justin Campbell, recording artist and producer, have been instrumental in helping to develop the music industry in the city of Washington, D.C. where they have observed the different directions the industry has taken. Washington, D.C. is a city that can sustain and support different businesses in the music industry. They realize that the time is right to utilize the resources available and direct those efforts towards developing artists through the production and sale of records.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
In an era of fast money, fast cars, fast women and extreme lifestyles, Joe Young the Jyant offers an alternative to working class entertainment. Joe Young the Jyant, also known as Justin C. Campbell, joins the ranks of those few true musicians who produce and compose their own music. Joe Young the Jyant is making a lot of noise in the often- overlooked Washington D.C. metropolitan underground hip-hop scene with his debut street release entitled “Hate Musik.” The 25-year-old Temple University graduate makes an attempt to capture the driving force behind each and every form of the term “grind”. His attempts have resulted in the composition of lyrical masterpieces such as “ Must Be Heaven” and “Foolish Dreamer” which both appear on the underground album “Hate Musik.”
Joe Young the Jyant is said to have the mind of a Wall Street stockbroker and the heart of a soul-funk entertainer. His songs take the listener on a journey through his rocky past while simultaneously offering a sneak peek to his promisingly bright future. This is the side of the Chocolate City the world has been anxiously waiting to hear. District Music Group “Superior Quality Music for Superior Quality People.”
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes. In and around Washington D.C. From Philly to the Carolinas. We enjoy traveling more than making music at times.
Your musical influences
The Roots, Nirvana, Jay-Z, Prince, D'Angelo, Little Brother, Gangstarr, Eric B. & Rakim, Linkin Park, Rage Against The Machine, Snoop Dogg, AZ, Nas, Mos Def, Usher, Jodeci, New Edition, Too $hort, Ice-T, Chuck Brown and The Soul Searchers, The Barkays, Wu-Tang Clan, Da Brat, Bun B, Devon the Dude, Guns N Roses, Issac Hayes, Barry White, Rare Essence, Top Notch Teamsters, De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, Lords of the Underground, Digital Underground, Earth Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye,
What equipment do you use?
You wouldn't believe me
Anything else?
The label has released: Joe Young The Jyant. The promotion and marketing efforts of the label concentrate on the local college radio markets and then move outside to other states as the promotional efforts increase. Nick, Justin and Madeline believe that it is important to synergize the music community by building an industry infrastructure in the city of Washington, D.C. and expanding to other parts of Southern Maryland, Northern Virginia and the United States. In order for there to be a successful music industry in the city of Washington, D.C. and Southern Maryland, it all needs to start right here first and then make its way to the rest of the country.