Story & Lesson Highlights with Slater Colt

We’re looking forward to introducing you to Slater Colt. Check out our conversation below.

Slater, so good to connect and we’re excited to share your story and insights with our audience. There’s a ton to learn from your story, but let’s start with a warm up before we get into the heart of the interview. What is a normal day like for you right now?
Man, a normal day at this rate could be anything but I’ll use a recent example to show the flow of my days lately haha

I usually get up between 7AM or 8AM with no real alarm set, I’ll either wake up and start editing content or begin audio engineering for one of our records that we’re planning to release for as a promotional single.

I usually work on this until about noon, from there I’ll briefly check social media for any news updates as needed. Hit the gym, reset then begin with my meetings around 2PM or 3PM until well into the night as needed.

Typical meetings these days revolve around LCD Entertainment 2 Year Plan Strategies as well as Artist Branding Meetings. The Branding meetings have been really fun lately since we’ve been diving into Brand Archetypes, Motifs, and merging literary aspects into visual narrations for our music and long term content ideas.

During the mornings when I’m editing or mixing, we’ll usually make a skit or some short term content ideas for our LCD TikTok page. Something quick and fun for us to do to get into the wheel house of bringing quick ideas to life, it’s a lot of fun and we enjoy it haha

At night after my meetings I’ll usually work on our LCD Website as needed (Its almost ready to launch!) or one of our in-house mobile apps that we’ll be launching on the App Store soon! Very excited for the things to come 🙂

And that’s a good insight to what a normal day for me looks like if I’m not going to an event or traveling!

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hey guys! So yes, my name is Slater Colt and I am the Founder and CEO of LCD Entertainment! A Record Label founded on building and developing Artists from the ground up into the Super Stars that they’re meant to be!

We love working with artists that not only think outside the box but also embody the qualities that we look up to in our communities. Much of life is built around serving others and putting selfishness aside for the grace of giving, these concepts as well as understanding one’s self for who we are, are the steps we take within LCD to understand how to fundamentally build our Artists and our brand.

We focus on building Artists around who they are as people, whether its personal narratives or creative worlds we make sure we tackle each layer of the world building as diligently as we can. This includes not just their artistry but also how they present themselves as people day in and day out too. I believe that culture and society often stem from what we see online just as much as who we model ourselves after in everyday life, so I believe we need more genuine and open minded people that folks can look up to and be fans of.

LCD encourages our fans and works with our Artists to center in on the inner work necessary to emotionally develop, this process allows for richer stories and more vivid expressions both in our music and everyday life.

We’re currently working on actively building the worlds of Lydae Jurvel, Top Ramiin, RubbaBand Shan, MARCTHEPROPHET!, SYNCET, and Anabelle Francois! I’m very excited for the days to come and the records that we’ll be releasing across this next year!

Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What did you believe about yourself as a child that you no longer believe?
Oh wow, coming in with the deep questions!

As a child I most frequently thought that I was incapable of greatness. I thought some people were just born with it, and the rest had to figure out how to survive or escape the mundane. As I grew older life let me experience other truths that I now hold firm within me.

Greatness is within everyone, to pursue and hold yourself accountable to that is a path that very very few people choose to take.

Greatness can be taught, with patience and guidance, I believe most folks can tap into their greatness willingly and with joy.

Also, the pains of yesterday do not have to carry into today or tomorrow with you. If I can tell anyone that, I wish to tell that to whoever reads this. Often times we get caught up in what may have happened to us, a trauma, a failure, a moment. But when we let go of those chains, we honestly free ourselves up to pursue our purpose and our joy.

Don’t lose sight of that! As a child, I wasn’t sure if gloomy days would ever end, and now I can say with utmost confidence that peace and confidence comes with time and experience, time and experience of putting in the effort to work on yourself emotionally and to continually choose the decisions that uplift you versus the ones that bring you back to those miserable places that we wish we had never experienced to begin with.

So yeah, I think to summarize it: Everything in life is a choice, work with what you have, you are great!

What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
Oh man, this is a deep interview!

The defining wounds of my life:

1. Upbringing – I had a violent and dysfunctional upbringing
2. Heartbreak – I’ve had split interests and a deep misunderstanding of love and identity most of my youth, this led to a lot of pain with people I’ve loved over the years
3. The sense of failure and not belonging – growing up an only child in different environments that I never really fit in.

Hopefully that’s enough of a summary, I can always dive in deeper as needed lol

How have I healed? Great question, I guess with time and experience really.

1. With my upbringing, I know after college in my early 20s after I graduated I took time away from my family and went to therapy. I hit the gym, and I socialized with different friend groups more and more to explore myself as a person. This put me in different environments that weren’t extreme or dangerous to myself or others and it was cool. I felt myself healing as time went on, but the real work began when I made close friends that pushed me emotionally. Maybe we had arguments, disagreements, or we didn’t emotionally connect as well as I wanted to. These experiences gave me the opportunity to be a different person, someone who didn’t keep buckling under the scars of yesterday but instead kept showing up to communicate and be present. Over time I would say I’ve healed much of this now as I’m sitting here typing this at 29 Years Old. It hasn’t been pretty, but its been very worth it for sure haha

2. With heartbreak, man. Its weird right? I could text any ex and tell them I’m sorry. Not in a “take me back” sort of way, I did break up with each of them if we’re being honest, but in a way that says man. I let my emotional inexperience push me away, I was either a egotistical monster in my first relationship, or I was too skittish in the ones after. So finding that balance has taken time, and I would say the healing doesn’t come from reaching back out and apologizing. I wish it would, maybe later in life or something (I’m still figuring all this stuff out haha), but I would say by making myself just emotionally vulnerable with my everyday life. Showing up for those I care about, even in platonic or familial settings, I’ve been able to help others navigate love as well as understand that my journey simply looks different that others, everyone’s life journey will not fit or match the same way as those around them and that’s okay. Pursue what you feel deep inside to do, and let the rest work out. I believe in that path, healing presents itself in steps and I really love that about life.

3. As for the sense of failure and not belonging, well that also healed with time and adjusting expectations. I think when we grow up as kids we’re just trying to find our place in the world, and a great goal to have is to find enough of yourself early in your journey to be with folks that you can call family and build that emotional trust with one another. Its not easy, and requires a lot of work on your part to become someone that’s worth being around, but the payoff in fulfillment and joy is always worth it because it starts with accepting yourself first.

A lot of wounds get dealt over time, and to sit and focus on each individual one I can’t recommend is the healthiest approach. However, reflect on those defining wounds. The ones that really hurt, express them, talk about them, take care of yourself and start small.

I promise over time things get better, and you’ll look back on the wounds and it not that they’ll ever fully heal, but you’ll gain a new understanding and appreciation for the wisdom that you’ve gained along the way. Use it to help others, that’s what life is about.

So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
Man, the biggest lies that my industry tells itself?

That’s a great question, in my experience and perspective I’ve seen a lot of folks get hyped for when they meet music industry people, mostly because they think that those industry folks can do something for their career.

I’m not saying they can’t, I’m not saying it’s not hype when you finally hug or shake hands with someone you’ve looked up to for a long time in this business.

But I will say nobody can do anything for you that you’re not already doing for yourself. That includes vertical and lateral movements in your career.

I’ve seen artists, producers, and even DJs refuse to put themselves out into the world and shake hands and meet fans. But they’ll work day in and day out with important industry folks and wonder why they’re getting fed crumbs.

At the end of the day, fans drive the entertainment industry, especially the music industry at that. If you want to make money, make connections, be important, then you need to get out there and make fans. Just be you, don’t chase the trends, and don’t forego yourself for anyone; you’ll simply regret it later.

Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
If I knew I only had 10 years left, I’d stop taking people’s advice.

Hey wait a minute!

But seriously, anytime I’ve listened to other people’s advice it has left me feeling restrained or compromised in some way and that’s never a good feeling to sit with.

You’re always going to wish that you listened to your gut in every environment, training your instincts is the best thing that you can do early on in life.

So if I knew I only had 10 years left, I’d stop playing it safe. I’d stop making other people happy. Not in a selfish way, but I would do more of what I wanted to ensure that I experienced as much of life as I can for what that means to me; and frankly it means climbing to the top and impacting as many people as I can.

I’d stop withholding how I feel, my thoughts, and I would express way more to make sure I get done what I need to get done in this lifetime.

Hopefully whoever reads this understands and feels the same way, we’re not here to make people happy, we’re here to connect and to love and to live life to the fullest. Make it count.

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