Certain Media

03/06/2024

Free DJ workshop (taught by me) at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Carondelet - St. Louis, 2 pm. Come by if you want to learn some basics!

10/05/2024

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville - Known for the Grand Ole Opry and Music Row, this middle of the map city is growing fast. Industry and culture have not left this city or been lost to progress. New life is bustling in Nashville. Since this city is known for its stable of singer songwriters, it’s a musicians dream for networking and collaboration. Maybe you don’t do country or bluegrass but we can’t forget about the pop singers like…...

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville – Known for the Grand Ole Opry and Music Row, this middle of the map city is growing fast. Industry and culture have not left this city or been lost to progress…

03/05/2024

What is Music Really? Music is a vibration. Music captures a feeling held by the creator and put into song form. Music is poetry. Music is healing. Music can change your mood without your permission. Music is the most beautiful form of art to me. Music is a lot of things to a lot of people. Music is entertainment. What Music Is Not…...

What is Music Really? Music is a vibration. Music captures a feeling held by the creator and put into song form. Music is poetry. Music is healing. Music can change your mood without your permissio…

26/04/2024

But are you though? You’re Not That Busy First of all, you’re not that busy. Unless you’re one of the celebrities we see with insane schedules - from actors, to musicians to politicians- you’re not that busy. Even then, those people can take a moment to do something that’s important to them. I’ll give an example from my own life. In 2023, I traveled to South Carolina doing some family history research....

But are you though? You’re Not That Busy First of all, you’re not that busy. Unless you’re one of the celebrities we see with insane schedules – from actors, to musicians to politicians- you’…

19/04/2024

Read more black authors Monique W. Morris Walter Dean Myer Jason Reynolds Carter G. Woodson W.E.B. DuBois James Baldwin Booker T. Washington Martin Luther King, Jr. bell hooks Chimamande Ngozi Chinua Achebe Octavia Butler Ta’Nehisi Coates Pancho Rucker Moses A. Hardie III Cheeraz Gormon Me (Darian A. Wigfall) Reading stories of people that look like you serves a benefit to the imagination....

Read more black authors Monique W. Morris Walter Dean Myer Jason Reynolds Carter G. Woodson W.E.B. DuBois James Baldwin Booker T. Washington Martin Luther King, Jr. bell hooks Chimamande Ngozi Chin…

12/04/2024

How to Register with SESAC - DIY Musician Secret #8 When you make music and you want that music to earn you an income, there are certain things you must do to protect yourself and your creation. One of the major ways to make sure you collect your royalties, is that you sign up with a publishing rights organization (PRO). The three major PROs are…...

How to Register with SESAC – DIY Musician Secret #8 When you make music and you want that music to earn you an income, there are certain things you must do to protect yourself and your creati…

05/04/2024

The Top 3 essentials for being successful at literally anything. What is Success? If you want to be successful there really are only a few habits you need to master. I made a whole blog about what success is here, but let’s talk about it briefly. To me, success is achieving the goals you set out for yourself that truly make you vibrate higher and have nothing to do with denigrating or degrading anyone else....

The Top 3 essentials for being successful at literally anything.  What is Success? If you want to be successful there really are only a few habits you need to master. I made a whole blog about…

29/03/2024

As a DJ I listen to a lot of music and I mean A LOT of music. I always pick the best tracks with the most groove to them for my sets but the lyrics aren’t always so appropriate. After my partner and I started talking about our favorite songs, I started to notice a somewhat disturbing trend. Did you ever notice?...

As a DJ I listen to a lot of music and I mean A LOT of music. I always pick the best tracks with the most groove to them for my sets but the lyrics aren’t always so appropriate. After my partner an…

15/03/2024

Me reading. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot Clarity & Connection by Yung Pueblo When I Was The Greatest by Jason Reynolds Thinking In Systems by Donella Meadows Dotcom Secrets by Russell Brunson The Art of War by Sun Tzu The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois The Autobiography of Malcolm X…...

Me reading. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot Clarity & Connection by Yung Pueblo When I Was The Greatest by Jason Reynolds Thin…

15/03/2024

How To Visualize Your Ideal Life And Reverse Engineer Your Dreams and Goals What Story? The title is a bit morbid but hear me out about this final story thing. This idea came to me over a decade ago when I was still working in a research lab. I was 28 and thinking about the rest of my life. An article came to me at the right time and it talked about what you might want your epitaph to say....

How To Visualize Your Ideal Life And Reverse Engineer Your Dreams and Goals What Story? The title is a bit morbid but hear me out about this final story thing. This idea came to me over a decade ag…

12/03/2024

Each one of these is a gem and has a ton of gems in it. You could read one, read 5 or read them all. Tell me books I should be reading! Top 20 Business Books To Help Entrepreneurs

Each one of these is a gem and has a ton of gems in it. You could read one, read 5 or read them all. Tell me books I should be reading!Top 20 Business Books To Help Entrepreneurs

01/03/2024

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23/01/2024

Want to see why we have fans? Check out the Market in Darkness podcast. FULL season out now. Marketers, this is your podcast. It’s all about the level up! https://open.spotify.com/show/6qqhvAhwEgB9ikmlk0plSp?si=Q0ol_Sd4QyChRI-azRQttQ

12/01/2024

BaqBeet and The Professor (aka Darian Wigfall) talk about their projects The Baqbeet EP and The Professor EP and more. Tune in.

05/01/2024

Right here! Project links are on our page.

31/12/2023

Happy New Year!

For the best hour of your New Year's Eve party, put this on. You're welcome.

29/12/2023

Pre-save The EP before the 1st so you get it… first!

Stream and Pre-save The BaqBeet EP - Distributed by DistroKid

29/12/2023

Want to pre-save The Professor EP?! Get it now before anyone else. Drop is 1/1/2024!!

Stream and Pre-save The Professor EP - Distributed by DistroKid

25/12/2023

We’re dropping new music on the 1st of the year! Stay tuned. Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy holidays!

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Certain Media! Here’s a little something for your stocking if you market to people through social media. This episode is about how to not be so bogged down and use them to your advantage, not to be used by them. Enjoy!

Get the book that we use for FREE: https://trafficsecrets.com?cf_affiliate_id=2422478&affiliate_id=2422478 In this episode, co-hosts Jelani Buchanan and Darian Wigfall continue their discussion about Traffic Secrets by Russell Brunson. In the discussion of Section 2 - Filling Your Funnel. They carry...

06/12/2023

We got merch! Want to support Certain Media and our artists? Buy a hoodie this holiday season while they're still discounted. Links in the comments.

20/11/2023

Episode 9 of the Market In Darkness podcast is coming! Here’s a little preview:

Get the book that we use for FREE:https://trafficsecrets.com?cf_affiliate_id=2422478&affiliate_id=2422478In this episode, co-hosts Jelani Buchanan and Darian...

17/11/2023

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03/11/2023

New episodes (7 + 8) of the Market In Darkness podcast are now available on Spotify! If you want to get more customers or clients for your business, you want to hear this discussion! Here's a preview from the old days when we still recorded in a big studio.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1aZdxqJ3J8PoXMJBpaEbyQ?si=SumWA33-RIq6BgSvr2wviw

25/10/2023

Tonight with me and Chris Brown at Sophie's Artist Lounge. Going over intermediate scratch patterns and any questions you have about the basics. Come through if you want to learn the way and the art of the dj.

01/09/2023

The unofficial trailer for our first documentary project!

30/08/2023

We're uncovering a LOT of previously unknown or lost information with these trips. Check it out! Documentary coming soon.

30/08/2023

Our first documentary film is coming! Here's the first clip to give you a taste.

10/07/2023

We don't just tell artists to do these things. We actually do it too! The new EP is out everywhere because we did this first!

05/07/2023

Need help as an artist or business owner? Go to https://darianwigfall.com/ for more info.