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Today we’d like to introduce you to SRY TheMillion.

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I was born in Atlanta, GA, and raised by Yvette Hardin and Jeffrey Mackey, along with my two older siblings, Tiffany Mackey and Tanisha Mackey. Being the youngest, I dealt with a lot of challenges, from learning how to walk due to leg complications as a child to always wearing a heart monitor, though I prevailed. As a child, I spent most of my time outside searching for four-leaf clovers and reading, spending hours in the library. I was a whimsical child.

Growing up, I managed to get in choir, working with a team of girls; we would perform at Macy’s across ATL, singing seasonal songs. Every night my older sister, Tiffany Mackey, started making me practice singing to Rihanna and Beyoncé music in our downstairs den. At 12 years old, she wouldn’t let me go to sleep until I hit every note perfectly for an entire year.

My family and I moved away, which made me change schools, putting me into a different dynamic. Later, I became depressed in high school. I was bullied, feeling like there was no escape, I turned to drugs at 16. I later changed schools again due to the bullying, which gave me hope. My mother put in a request to have me moved, which saved my life.

I stopped doing drugs and started going to school more, putting my all into catching up to graduate with my class. At 18, I graduated, and that’s when music became a statement in my life. One week later, my friends introduced me to Garage Band, and I immediately started making songs. Even if the auto-tune was funky, I made every emotion come to life.

Later down the road, I started releasing my music, creating SRYTheMillion. I produced beats to the tempos I use in every song; my own music was my safe haven. My mom supported this decision so much, she would promote my music to her Facebook friends, and this made me go harder for the love of music. Later, my mother passed away, leaving me at 23, and her last wish was for me to keep making music, so I continue fighting for my music career every day.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
loosing my mother was my biggest challenge, I prevailed placing the feelings in my music.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I am known for being a contemporary R&B artist creating unique music by producing and engineering my own sounds, beats, lyrics and melodies. I also managed to do a bit of photographer in ATL for 3 years capturing industry idols and artists but went back to creating music.

Is there a quality that you most attribute to your success?
Empathy and courage, I call myself a humanitarian who is dedicated to her musical talents, I wake up early around 2am to create songs as I cannot waste any time which is very important to my success in the music industry.

Pricing:

  • $900 for full song and license including Writting
  • $100 for Beats and Vocals

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