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1. Tell us about Jmar as an artist and person?
Well I feel as a person that im pretty decent and grounded, we werent raised with alot so it doesnt take much to make me happy. I have dreams an aspirations too, my kids are the most important thing to me as well as my family. As an artist I feel like Im growing everyday and feel that there is a need for my music because its real music with real feelings, not some catchy hook and a catchy beat. I will stay back and sign every autograph and I truly appreciate everyone that supports my music and my career. I try to make music you wanna play over and over, my music is about situations and relationships so everyone can relate. I wanna be that artist you thrown in a cd player whether your sad or doing the nasty.

2. What is your next project going to reflect and when is it dropping?
Its gonna reflect my growth as an artist but also my struggle as one too, but its gonna be vintage JMar that everyone of my true fans has grown to love. If you talk about love then everyone can relate and feel what you felt at the time. I see my next project dropping summer of 2010. You will see a lil more club tracks from me, but Im not gonna sell out and do what other people are doing by dumming down the music, its still gonna have a message.

3. Any suprises on the new album?
Im working on a couple of features for the new album and the surprises will be announced right before the cd drops. I want everybody to to be surprised with my growth.

4. How do you feel about Kanye's outburst again on MTV and calling out Taylor Swift?
I felt like he was an asshole, it was embarassing for everyone not just black people, the dude needs to make music and let his music talk for him. The people that buy his music is white mostly, hell they buy everyones music, then he disses nice sweet Taylor Swift, I saw his cds sales decline drastically. The dude is different and good but he destroys everything he builds with his mouth and antics. It pisses me off that a dude like that gets a shot and some dudes like me all over the world that would appreciate the opportunity to be apart of that watch him be an ass.

5. How do you deal with Haters?
I dont address them, dont have the time! i know what im doing and worrying about what other people say doesnt feed me nor does it put money in my pocket. Hate is nothing more than jealousy, think about it, you talking about what other people are doing or buying, simply put its jealousy! Most of the time people hate on people that arent really bad people they just didnt take the time to know them or work with them.

6. Does NM radio support their artists, really?
Some, I get play in Roswell, Las Cruces, Clovis, and Kiss 97.3, My boy Big Moon throws me on whenever he can, but mosdef Kiss shows me the most love here. Do I feel like there should be more, of course I do! I bust my ass to create a buzz. Everytime I do a kiss it or diss it, or a smoke it or choke it I pass with flying colors and it never gets added to regular rotation, the key word is REGULAR, see they will play it but its very selective. Really there is room for Indy artist on the radio, Just take 5 or 6 of Lil Waynes 40 spins a day, or 3 or 4 of Jeremih 30 spins a day and play a couple of the artist that have they shit together. I will alway have a cool spot for KISS because they got me started. I tested well on both stations and im not in rotation.

7. What has been your biggest obstacle in music?
My biggest obstacle has been juggling my personal life and music life, when your with someone and they dont understand the business it can add stress, and another is spending time with my kids. I figure when I get my shot and make that money I will spend more time because then I can afford the bills therefor doing more stuff together. Another is being independent and traveling like real artist that are in the machine. One of my pet peeves is some promoters, they will pay thousands of dollars and bring artist, then ask you to do there show for free. am I tripping or is something wrong with that?

8. We saw you in XXL Magazine, What was that like?
It was fun and amazing, Eric Martinez hooked that up as well as the city buses you saw all over Albuquerque, he worked real hard and made that happen, while I was traveling people recognized me because of that exposure it helped me sell cds digitally as well! To see ya face in a magazine of that caliber and for 3 months straight just gave me a taste of what being a nationally prominent artist would feel like and I want more.

9. You have been well traveled, but no one does it alone. Who is your support system?
My support is Fern, Shadow, Paul, Amanda, My Whole family! Most of my traveling has been with Paul, Fern, and my boy Shadow, MY true MVP is my sis Unikue no matter what happens she is there running my booth and pushing my music. Arvin also helps quite a bit too. All I think about is my kids and that motivation enough, Ive traveled by myself as well so Im self motivated as well.

10. What shows do you have coming up and how can fans see you?
I have one in Espanola, NM on Oct. 16th, 2009, and one in Odessa, TX on Oct. 22, 2009! and more TBA.

11. How do you feel about the economy?

The economy hurts indy artist the worse but i do real estate on the side and try to keep moving, but i feel Obama will change it within the next year so Im optomistic about our countries future, heel it cant get no worse!

12. What is your honest opinon on the NM Music Scene?
I get alot of love from NM, but can always use more! I see it like this, if you can buy Usher or Dream you can buy JMar so show support for your local artist!

13. Shout Outs!
To Everyone and my Family and Friends!

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JMar

The Peoples Artist

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