Just Keep Playing Justin Smith-Williams

Justin sits down with musician and independent artist Kidd Doxx. Kidd is blazing his on trail in Sacramento and Nor Cal music scene having opened up for legendary acts such as Scar Face. They talk about that, how he got his start in music, what made him keep going, and more.

Justin sits down with actor, Sylvester Echols. Sylvester has worked on movies like Black Panther, Venom, and Pitch Perfect 3. They talk about balancing faith, family, and a day job while pursuing his acting career.

Justin sits down with Kiesha Jackson, founder of the Caleb's Kids Foundation. Caleb's Kids is a nonprofit organization that specializes in youth education and social support, mental health awareness, and suicide prevention. Kiesha shares how she took the tragic suicide of her brother and turned it into something beautiful that is helping hundreds of youth in the Detroit area and beyond.

Justin sits down with video producer, Caleb Butler. Caleb runs a video production company, Theo Media Pro, in Atlanta with his wife and three daughters. Justin and Caleb talk about what it was like making the decision to move his family from their home in Detroit to Atlanta all to chase his dream on this week's edition of Just Keep Playing!

Justin sits down with singer songwriter, Shannon Curtis. Shannon has been working full time as an independent artist for a few years now and is one of the pioneers behind the growing trend of house concerts. Shannon shares the epiphany that led her towards her path of doing music, and how she overcomes the fear that comes with taking her career into her hands. 

This week Justin sits down to talk about the making of his first album, Love Extravagant. It was really a trip down memory lane working on this episode. Justin talks about the push he needed from a friend to take the leap on producing the album, and all the lessons learned along the way, from learning to write songs, how things go in the studio, and all the funny and crazy stories that happened along the way.