register today
The First Step is to register to get in the communication stream. Singers, rappers and songwriters, and others interested in Good Energy Music, register today, no later than 4/10/25.
Submit music by 4/15/25
Next, work on that hot music and send in that one piece. Covers OK for initial submission but only original music will be recorded.
SCHEDULE
Registration Open 3/15
Orientation 1 (Virtual) 3/30
Orientation 2 (Virtual) 4/10
Music Submissions Due 4/15
Review & Selection 4/16-4/19
Winners Studio Session 5/3
hERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE A HIT WITH DOMINIQUE SANDERS
With music’s unique ability to be replayed to the masses and even reach “anthem” status, it is an ideal platform for fostering positive change.
advisors & selection squad
Hover below for bios. Industry, stage and community leaders supporting the GE movement.
DJ Q
Q is one of Kansas City’s premier disc jockeys and staples of the city's nightlife. He's played Kansas City’s largest and most popular venues. He's a Radio Mixshow DJ for Power 105.1 KCJK (formerly KMJK 107.3).
Irv Da PHENOM
Irv Da PHENOM! had been hailed by MTV, XXL magazine & Hiphop DX as a Kc entertainment pioneer. Originally exploding onto the scene with the first ever Chief’s Anthem “Red & Yellow”, Irv has continued to evolve as a songwriter, actor, fashion influencer anD entrepreneur.
The ROYAL CHIEF
Storyteller - that’s the term Kansas City native The Royal Chief is adamant about being described as. A song, a video, and a stage are all just different forms of canvas to express on. A gifted lyricist, writer, and producer. Chief uses music to connect to the spirit of listeners.
Angela Believes
Angela Believes vivacious & gracious travel host of music festivals, fashion shows, galas, forums & more! Angela helps to create memorable & everlasting good times while simultaneously entertaining, educating & encouraging as a host a.k.a. emcee.
Darron Story
A member of the 90's R&B group Lo-Key? which garnered a #1 Billboard R&B hit "I got a thang 4 ya!". He managed the career of Tech-9 early in his career. Prior, he worked for BMG Distribution, which was the parent of RCA, Jive, and Arista Records. He's a radio personality on Power 105.1
Ossco bolton
Father, son, leader, mentor, public speaker, and consultant for schools, and law enforcement & more. A former gang leader, he developed P.O.S.S.E. (Peers Organized to Support Student Excellence) and works to save youth from lives of crime and to capitalize on their potential.
Royce Sauce Handy
Hip-Hop entrepreneur & educator seen/heard via Intel, NPR Music, Under Amour. ard via Intel, NPR Music, Under Amour. Worked in Tech + Comms at Center for Neighborhoods. Started We Are RAP with Boys & Girls Clubs of GKC at Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy.
Carlton Rashad
Carlton Rashad is a singer, songwriter, and performer from Kansas City, MO, bringing good music and vibes to his audiences goers. Known for singles like "Vibe" & "Love You," he won "Best Male Vocalist" at the 2021 KC People's Choice Awards.
creating Good energy
The Power of Words
What we say, hear, and see has a profound impact on us. Advertisements, movies, social media, books, debates, and even music have long been used to change minds, influence moods, and spur action. At the heart of these mediums are the words—the script, ad copy, lesson plans, sermons, lyrics, and even direct conversations. Words hold power; they can bring life or death and become the narrative of our lives. With this in mind, we can leverage words to build, inspire, and motivate. With music’s unique ability to be replayed to the masses and even reach “anthem” status, it is an ideal platform for fostering positive change. Let’s focus on filling the atmosphere with more “positivity” or “Good Energy” for the safety, well-being, and upliftment of our communities.
Kansas city! we started this
Big Joe Turner, a Kansas City native, sang rhythm and blues songs such as “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” “Corrine Corrina” and “Lucille” that became the foundation of a new genre of music when white singers such as Elvis Presley and bandleader Bill Haley popularized them for audiences of white teen-agers in the mid-1950s. The music took the name rock ‘n’ roll because those words appeared in the lyrics of several blues songs.
The Los Angeles Times wrote after his death that he “transformed decades of urban black music into the roots of rock ‘n’ roll.” Turner continued recording and performing his music until his death in 1985. Now, he is believed to be the most recorded jazz and blues singer ever.
“Rock and roll would have never happened without him,” songwriter Doc Pomus remarked in Rolling Stone magazine, on the occasion of Big Joe Turner’s death in 1985 at the age of seventy-four.
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