Today we’d like to introduce you to Dominique Posey.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Dominique. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
Cliche though it may be, I really have been singing all my life. I started off mimicking my mom and daddy when they sang and, then, they’d have me copy artists on the radio. Then I started harmonizing and riffing with them, too. I sang everywhere; in school, I got in trouble for distracting others during tests by humming, my family would bribe me to sing for them by offering me ice cream or a couple of dollars; I was partial to Mary J. Blige’s “I’m Going Down” rendition. I grew up in College Park and went to World Changers and my parents put me in choir as a way to get my behavior and attitude under control. My daddy made me audition with Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All”… I was, like, 6 or 7 years old, I think (lol). Needless to say, I got in the choir and I’ve been singing ever since! From doing talent shows to school choirs(Riverdale Middle and North Clayton High School), to the Atlanta Boy Choir (now the Georgia Boy Choir)… clubs, open mics, American Idol Top 24… I just haven’t been able to do anything else quite as well. And I don’t think I want to.
Has it been a smooth road?
It’s been difficult, to be honest. I feel like I’m just getting started and that puts me so far behind everyone else; like I’m playing catch up.
I’ve always known I wanted to do music. I really wanted to be a touring background vocalist and do studio work, maybe make my own music on the side. I just didn’t know how to get into it, you know? So I chose a piece of my dream that I thought would be easier. And, plus, I didn’t think I deserved to be a frontman. People paid me attention but I was such an insecure child; nobody who knows me will believe this. The biggest challenge I faced, then and even now, was confidence in myself and my abilities. Not really liking myself, not believing in ME has been the source of some huge insecurities of mine. and feeling like I never measure up has led me to anxiety and some pretty serious bouts with depression. All the same, I’ve had people take advantage of me, my desire to work… I’ve lost money, sleep, friends. I even lost hope a time or two. I even recorded music that I have no rights to and can never get back just because someone saw an opportunity in me and abused it. But, we persevere, you know? The lessons I learned then are helping me now.
Please tell us more about your work. What do you do? What do you specialize in? What sets you apart from competition?
DominiqueMusic is my baby! It’s fairly new as an official business but I’ve been building it for a minute, now. We center on meeting live band performance needs of all kinds using our network of artists and engineers to perform for weddings, corporate events, festivals, as opening talent for concerts and studio production, film editing and, hopefully, expanding into graphic design and even fashion. But, yeah, any event you can think of, we can do!
The thing we’re most known for is probably leaving the stage wet from sweat, lol. Anytime you come to a DOMINIQUE show, you’re guaranteed to have a good time. We hit the stage and its nonstop music, nonstop dancing.. just lit from start to finish!
What I’m most proud of and what sets us apart is Black Men. My company is dedicated to the development of positive imagery and community for and by Black Men. In this social climate, I realize that ways we used to behave, lessons we learned growing up… those things can no longer fly. WE have to adapt and evolve in our way of thinking and existing in this world and I think the best way to do that is through finding common threads that bind us together as we grow. So, every show you see, I have Black Men playing on stage, setting up, taking pictures, designing graphics. These men are old, young, straight, gay, married, single, college educated, self-taught and everything in between and we come together to create art but we also gather to fellowship, talk and brainstorm ways to advance our artistic community but to influence our world at large. As we grow tighter and larger, the next step is to implement a mentorship with young(er) Black Men who desire a future in the arts that we can nurture and develop into professionals, giving them a community and a leg up into these spaces. It’s not just music; it’s a movement.
How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
I’m excited to see! Over the last few years, we’ve seen so much happen with streaming taking over the music market and indie artists popping up on the mainstream… nobody ever expected these things to exist and not this prominently so I’m really interested to see what’s next.
I hope we begin to see VARIETY again. So much of what we’re exposed to is like cookie cutter tunes… It’s that same sound on every radio, every track. I’m feeling there’s a transition happening back to a time where everyone had their own sound and you actually looked forward to listening to the radio. The Indie artists are gonna make that happen.
Contact Info:
- Phone: 2052868580
- Email: bookdominiqueposey@gmail.com
- Instagram: legitdominique
- Facebook: LegitDominique
- Twitter: LegitDominique
Image Credit:
Haven Marshall, Dez Wilson, Dominique Posey
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