{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Artist Slimkid3- How Clarity and Creativity can Help you go the Distance (Part 1)","description":"Tre Hardson AKA&amp;nbsp;Slimkid3 is an MC, DJ, and Producer,&amp;nbsp;best known for his work as a founding member of the groundbreaking Hip-Hop group The Pharcyde (Passin' Me By, Drop, Runnin).&amp;nbsp; Tre is also a black belt in Taekwondo, and teacher of meditation and hip-hop. Tre discusses&amp;nbsp;the legacy of The Pharcyde, and the important role of creativity in&amp;nbsp;establishing their identity. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;  12:35 Why The Pharcyde signed with Delicious Vinyl 24:07 How The Pharcyde linked with J Dilla 28:40 Why creativity and a budget are&amp;nbsp;both crucial&amp;nbsp;in making a great music video 38:26 Tre explains the importance of clarity in making music 51:20 Tre discusses staying humble as a celebrity 56:18 Slimkid3 explains why he can\u2019t listen to any&amp;nbsp;other artist\u2019s&amp;nbsp;music when he\u2019s in writing mode 1:00:44 The one piece of advice Tre gives young artists 1:01:22 Tre talks about building a team and making sure everyone around him is taken care of 1:07:29 One important lesson Tre learned from De La Soul  &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Indie Playbook Presented by Focused Noise","author_url":"http:\/\/focusednoise.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5755522\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/16932530"}