September 7, 2023 • 31 mins
Tune in for an intimate conversation with former US Army musician, Shanti Chapman. From creating melodies in the barracks to crafting soulful R&B hits, Shanti's journey is a testament to the power of music. Dive deep into the inspiration behind his latest single, "Joy Comes in the Morning," and discover how his life experiences shape his profound musical expressions. #ShantiSoul #JoyComesInTheMorning #ArmyMusician #DeMaskUsMusic #RnBVeteran
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Hello, what is going on?Guys? Welcome to another incredible episode of
Vigilant Teacher Radio live right here oniHeart to Radio and I'm your host,
Deanie. We have a very specialguest for you guys who you definitely want
to stick around for that and asa matter of fact, text your buddies,
family members are even shared on socialmedia right now and let them know
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that we are about to dive deepand to another interview. Before I bring
my guest on, I do wantto say that you have to get energized.
If you lack the energy to makethe effort, that energy is not
going to magically come when you justsit and wait for it. The way
to get the energy is to beginto make the effort. You know,
(02:15):
have you ever started fire with woodand stone? You know, you can
think about it, you can evenpaint it, draw pictures on it,
do whatever. But until you startto rub the two things together, an
action, some friction, you know, some effort, then you'll be able
(02:36):
to get the fire. But justsitting around, you know, daydreaming and
coming up with a thousand schemes onhow you can get fired from these two
utensils, these two utensils won't happenuntil the action happens. So start taking
action and sufficient energy will be availableto get the job done. If you
don't feel like it, start doingit anyway, and you'll soon begin to
(02:58):
feel like it. This is howI tricked myself to doing those least favorite
tasks. I have them out todo list. I will raise the clock
and see how fast can I getit done before like thirty minutes or an
hour can aspire. And then ifI really get into the groove once that
time has passed, man, I'mstill going because I'm in a role.
At that point, you know,I'm on my third win. I'm hitting
(03:21):
it. So that's kind of howI tricked myself into doing those things that
I dislike doing are that I haveto do one time so I don't have
to ever do it again. Youever have those tasks anyway. The world
is filled with the achievements of peoplewho didn't really feel like starting on those
achievements, but who went ahead andgot started anyway. The world is filled
(03:42):
with the achievements of people who didn'twait until conditions were perfect, but went
ahead and started anyway. When youfeel dejected and depleted, the very best
way to get out of that stateis to get up and take some action.
The more effort you put forth,the more energy you'll have, and
the more you do the work,the more you feel like doing the work.
So get up, get going,and you'll find the script you need
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welcome to the show. You're listeningto vr L. That's Vigilant's Radio live
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right here on Iheart's Radio, andI'm your host, Denny. Our interviews
are designed to go beyond the music, news, books, art, acting,
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the ones we're out there giving it. They're all for me, for you,
and for the world. Well,ladies and gentlemen. From the disciplined
ranks of the army to the soulfulrhythms of R and B Shanty, Chapman
has crafted a unique sound that touchesthe very core of our spirits. His
music embodies hope, resilience, andthe beauty of human connection. And with
(05:59):
that, welcome him to our show. Yo, yo, yo, what
us up? Man? Welcome?Hey man? How you doing? That's
good? How are you? I'mblessed. It's funny you're talking about forcing
yourself to do something. I hadto do that this morning. I just
started workout regimen again. Boy wasit rough man. So here's my thing.
(06:27):
I have to start. I don'tknow, maybe a little bit of
OCD. But I have to startat the beginning of the week, you
know, on those workout plans,on diets, on doing whatever it kind
of had it. I'm ready tostart, and if I start on like
a Tuesday or Wednesday, it justwon't go right in my mind. But
lately I've been saying that's an excuse. So just like you started today,
I started like two weeks ago,I think, on a Tuesday. Okay,
(06:50):
that's good, Yes, sir,yes, sir, so man,
just straight out the bat. There'sevident death in your music, reflecting not
just your army background, but amuch broader mission. Can you share a
pivotal moment at your journey that reallydefined this mission for you? Uh?
(07:11):
Yeah, Actually it happened when Iwas fifteen and I was I came from
a divorced family and did a wholelot of things when I was younger than
I you know, got into awhole bunch of trouble and spun out of
control all those things. But Igot to the point where I just really
(07:33):
just reached out to God and justasked God to, uh, you know,
if he was real, if hewas real, to reveal himself to
me. And that's when I startedlistening to gospel music and uh starting started
to go to church and just reallytransformed my life. So that the same
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effect that the gospel music had onme, I want that same effect to
happen to people who hear my music, all people, not just Christians,
but just everybody who listens the messageof hope. Absolutely. Is that also
how you discovered your passionate for music, Well, my dad was musical,
(08:18):
so we had music in the family, but as far as really being passionate,
it was it was just that youknow, transformative moment that I had
with with gospel music that just reallygave me. I mean, I always
love music, and I like tolisten in to hip hop and R and
B and all that when I wasyounger, but just for me, my
(08:41):
experience of having music be so powerfulthat it actually transforms you. And that's
what I want to do with mymusic. Be positive and uplift people's spirits
and give them hope, all thosegood things. Absolutely, so Joy comes
in the morning. That's single andit has been vibing with so many people
(09:05):
out there. Can you talk abit about the inspiration behind this soulcial tune.
Sure. So it's based off ofin the scripture where it says weeping
may endure for a night, butjoy comes in the morning. And yeah,
so basically, you know, there'sbeen times in my life where you
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know, I've been very discouraged andwe just feel like things aren't going to
just work out and happen for me. And even with my music, like,
I've waited a long time just toget to the point where I feel
like I'm actually realizing my dreams.And if it wasn't for you know,
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lyrics such as we may endure fora night, but joy comes in the
morning, I would have given upa long time ago. But I still
believe that that there is a promisethat if we hold on that, you
know, we will see you joinin the morning. Absolutely, And I
see you collaborated collaborated with Trey Corleyon this one. How was that experience,
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you know, taking your draft andseeing it come to life through another's
lens? Oh, it was great. I Mean he's worked with Donnie McClerkin
and uh West Morgan and a lota lot more so on the gospel side.
So he's worked with you know,he's actually produced him and his brother
(10:37):
uh produced the Double Awards. Soyeah, it was great just to have
somebody take my music and take itto the next level and take it to
the place where I wanted where Iwanted it. I think he did a
wonderful job, and I believe thatwhat I was trying to accomplish as far
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as the feel behind it and asfar as the message, I think it
comes across nicely. Absolutely. Andnow that orchestration and core progression is all
a part of that too, andthat's not really your everyday sound. Can
you break that down force a little? What makes it so special? Uh?
(11:26):
Well, basically, you know,I'm a piano player, and I
studied jazz and also studied gospel.But the basically what you're hearing is just
how I hear music. So justyou know, just some basic progressions,
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some of my favorite progressions that thatI like to use that just kind of
for me, tickles my ears andmakes me feel good in my spirit.
So that's what I start with,Yes, sir uh Ben an Army musician,
that's a combination that you know,you really don't hear every day,
uh outside of the Army, youknow, pursuing a career. How did
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your time in a service and thankyou for it, by the way,
how did your time in the servicepleasure, Yes, sir shape your approach
to music well in a in acouple of different ways. I mean,
obviously the discipline side of being inthe military. Uh, it just really
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helped. As far as my playing. My playing playing the piano just really
got a lot better when I wasin the military because we were we were
always out playing. We had bigconcerts, we had Fourth of July concerts
with a big stage and a jumbotron and you know, twenty thousand people
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in the in the audience, andthen the big fireworks show at the end.
So yeah, it just really justreally just prepared me to be a
professional musician. And then just theyou know, the military mindset of resilience
and never giving up, never quitting, all of those things that stuck with
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me. So on the business sideof things, like right now, I'm
literally doing everything like it's me.I'm running my own labeled Damascus Music Group,
which has two different meanings Damascus.Obviously for some people they know that
it's in the Bible, but it'salso it's spelled d E M A S.
(13:45):
K us. So the concept ofthe label is d masking ourselves as
a label, being authentic to ourartists, not exploiting them, and try
to give an authentic product that's youknow, really gonna inspire people and change
(14:05):
lives. Absolutely, I love that, D mask us. Yeah, I
like that. And then the othersignificance about either the role to the Mascus,
a lot of things happened on thatroad to the Mascus, or just
the town itself, you know,yes, sir, yes, sir,
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alright, alright, so, uhgrowing up, your dad, as you
mentioned, played a big role musically. Do you have any fun memories of
maybe even jamming together or talking musicor maybe a piece of advice that he
that he gave you that stuck.Well, I mean he uh, he
(14:54):
liked to play the guitar, andhe will play the guitar. And he
also so you know, he hada harmonica and a little I don't know
what you call it, but thething that you kind of like a harness
that you put on so you canplay a harmonica and your guitar at the
same time. And so he woulduh, you know, he would do
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that and we would just uh youknow, just sit there and enjoy him
playing and playing the harmonica and singing. We'd sing along with him, and
so just yeah, just good,good memories of my childhood, you know,
before the divorce and all that goodstuff, good stuff to remember.
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All right, all right, weare getting ready to play jump. Joy
comes in the morning by a shuntychapman, and then we'll be right back
with more shunty. But for rightnow, guys, here it is.
Joy comes in the morning. Staytuned, we be bay, and what
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joy the morning? We being mayand door far night, But joy will
come in the morning. Try willcome, but they will go remember joy.
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He will calm in the moring theclass in the morning, the fun
shame at the darning of Monday,and chas speak the word keep the fair
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in the moreny in the more weepingmay weing mad into for night, But
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y'all he will come, my brotherin the more. Truss will come,
But then you will go. RememberJoy. You will come in the morning,
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the morning the chan, at thedawning of the day, chance speak
a word to keep the fair chancein the more all in the more I
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know it's ha the more sin shineat the morning, cheep, cheep,
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the fast trouble Come the More.Alright, alright, welcome back, guys.
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You just got finished listening to withthe soulful sounds of Shunting Chapman with
this song Joy Comes in the Morning. Such an awesome, awesome song man,
even a great song to start yourday with. Imagine, imagine,
imagine, and not even that,just a song to be a thankful and
(20:18):
show gratitude towards life. Right evenat the end of the day, this
is a perfect song to unwind toand just kind of reflect on how the
day went, not necessarily the wellin the past, but take the things
that happen today and apply on fortomorrow, because everything that happens is a
lesson and a choice. All right, With that, let's go ahead and
welcome Shutty back to the show.Hello, Hello, Hello, welcome back.
(20:44):
Thank you, Yes sir, yes, sir, alright, alright,
Outside of music, you're deeply investedin your community, especially with the homeless
population. What sparked this passion andhow do you envision bringing about change?
(21:04):
Actually I started. I took ajob as a peer support specialist here in
Richmond. And when I took thejob, I didn't realize I was going
to be working at a dropping center, and the dropping center is a place
that serves the homeless population. Soyeah, so I just, I,
(21:33):
like a lot of people, waskind of blind to, you know,
the situation and not really know whatto do. You feel bad for somebody
when you see them panhandling and youjust really don't know what to do.
Sometimes you just ignore them, andsometimes you feel like, you know,
giving them money. But when Iactually spent the time to actually get to
(21:56):
know these people in my community,just everything changed for me. They're the
most they're they're some of the nicest, extremely intelligent, extremely resilient people.
And something that one of my friendssaid, and he's he is a real
(22:22):
influential person in the community. He'sand he's involved as far as the recovery
from drugs. He does speaking forrecovery meetings and stuff like that. But
he said, the one thing thatyou know that might it might seem like
(22:45):
a bad thing to some people,like you know, drug addicts are really
good at getting drugs, and ifyou're homeless, they're really good at getting
drugs even with not having any money. Well, there's a strength in that,
and you can take that and youcan turn it around. Because you
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know, if somebody can do that, if they can survive on the streets
and get whatever it is if theyneed to get, regardless regardless if it's
right or wrong, you know what, they could do a CEO of the
company because they know how to hustle, they know how to survive in the
worst conditions. So yeah, Ijust I just think people should just really,
(23:33):
I don't know, look at thingsa little bit differently, because these
they're actually amazing people and with alot of potential. The problem is is
the system. The way the systemis set up, it's kind of hard
to get out of that situation onceyou're in it. There are a lot
of systems that are in place thatkind of help and you know, give
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handouts, but they're not always givinghand ups. So it's really frustrating.
You know, that's my day jobis working with all its population still and
it's just really frustrating to see peopledecline and I've had clients that have died.
It's just, you know, reallyupsetting. So I want to use
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my platform with the music to givesome awareness and also I'm planning on being
just a little bit on the socialwork side, being being just as visible
(24:42):
as I am on the music side, on the social work side, as
far as trying to make a difference, and you know, just advocating for
them and trying to, yeah,get them in a better place. Yes,
(25:02):
sir, Yes, sir man.That's big of you. That's big
of you. Lastly, you youwith such a vast and very journey.
Where do you see your music takingyou next? And what legacy do you
hope to leave? Well? Uh, for me, I believe that I
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have. I believe I have amessage give people to a large audience,
a message of hope, encouragement,inspiration, and yeah, so where do
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I want to see myself? Iwant to be into the place where I
can Actually, I have so manysongs and so many messages that need to
come out that I've had them foryears, and so I want to get
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them out and share them with theworld and be at the place where I
can you know, my record labeland he is an artist, I can
be self sustaining and you know,spread my message absolutely. Where can our
listeners commit with you? Aline?I'm on Twitter and it's what is my
(26:40):
Twitter shanty Underscore Chapman seventy three.I'm also on Facebook. It's gospel artist
Shanty is my Facebook page on LinkedInjust Shanty Chapman and uh I'm on also
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and I think it's gospel artist Shanty. Honestly, I can't. I can't
remember, Yes, sir, noworries. We'll put those links in the
description of this episode and in theshow links. So listeners, are you
gotta do is just click the linksand grab some music, you know,
connect with Shanty. Al Right,Well, we want to thank you so
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much for joining us tonight. Itwas truly an honor and we appreciate me
to talk with us. Yes,sir, all right, I have a
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At dollar seed dot com, allof our seeds are only a dollar
a pack, and we have onlineresources that teach you all about the rewarding
(01:08):
hobby of growing your own plants,flowers, herbs, and vegetables. Imagine
the joy you'll feel when your childrenactually help you harvest your first garden ground,
or the pride of knowing you'll neverneed a floor ust again. Visit
dollar seed dot com and grow alittle magic of your own for just a
dollar dollar seed dot com. Whatcould be healthier? Hello? Hello,
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Hello, what is going on?Guys? Welcome to another incredible episode of
Vigilant Teacher Radio live right here oniHeart to Radio and I'm your host,
Deanie. We have a very specialguest for you guys who you definitely want
to stick around for that and asa matter of fact, text your buddies,
family members are even shared on socialmedia right now and let them know
(01:52):
that we are about to dive deepand to another interview. Before I bring
my guest on, I do wantto say that you have to get energized.
If you lack the energy to makethe effort, that energy is not
going to magically come when you justsit and wait for it. The way
to get the energy is to beginto make the effort. You know,
(02:15):
have you ever started fire with woodand stone? You know, you can
think about it, you can evenpaint it, draw pictures on it,
do whatever. But until you startto rub the two things together, an
action, some friction, you know, some effort, then you'll be able
(02:36):
to get the fire. But justsitting around, you know, daydreaming and
coming up with a thousand schemes onhow you can get fired from these two
utensils, these two utensils won't happenuntil the action happens. So start taking
action and sufficient energy will be availableto get the job done. If you
don't feel like it, start doingit anyway, and you'll soon begin to
(02:58):
feel like it. This is howI tricked myself to doing those least favorite
tasks. I have them out todo list. I will raise the clock
and see how fast can I getit done before like thirty minutes or an
hour can aspire. And then ifI really get into the groove once that
time has passed, man, I'mstill going because I'm in a role.
At that point, you know,I'm on my third win. I'm hitting
(03:21):
it. So that's kind of howI tricked myself into doing those things that
I dislike doing are that I haveto do one time so I don't have
to ever do it again. Youever have those tasks anyway. The world
is filled with the achievements of peoplewho didn't really feel like starting on those
achievements, but who went ahead andgot started anyway. The world is filled
(03:42):
with the achievements of people who didn'twait until conditions were perfect, but went
ahead and started anyway. When youfeel dejected and depleted, the very best
way to get out of that stateis to get up and take some action.
The more effort you put forth,the more energy you'll have, and
the more you do the work,the more you feel like doing the work.
So get up, get going,and you'll find the script you need
(04:04):
as soon as you start to useit. Take that from me, Coach
DMI. That is struggled budgeting yourfinances. Don't worry, You're not alone.
Humbled budget dot Com that's hum bl e ed budget dot Com is
the help and resource you've been searchingfor. Humbled budget dot Com is a
(04:25):
personal finance and educational website with agreat variety of topics when it comes to
budgeting, taxes, investing in thepopular topic of fire, financial independence,
retire early. Humbled budget dot Comas a goal, and that's to help
you reach your financial dreams. Nomatter what your goals are when it comes
to finances, it doesn't matter whereyou start, where you come from,
(04:46):
or where you are right now,Humbled budget dot Com can help. What
are you waiting for? Take thatfirst step to the financial life you've dreamed
of and go to humbled budget dotCom. That's hum b l e ed
b ud Get Humbled budget dot com. All right, all right again,
welcome to the show. You're listeningto vr L. That's Vigilant's Radio live
(05:11):
right here on Iheart's Radio, andI'm your host, Denny. Our interviews
are designed to go beyond the music, news, books, art, acting,
films, technology, education, entrepreneurship, entertainment, and sometimes even past
that thing that we call the ego. Our interviews are designs to go behind
the scenes and into the minds ofthese incredible human beings, you know,
(05:34):
the ones we're out there giving it. They're all for me, for you,
and for the world. Well,ladies and gentlemen. From the disciplined
ranks of the army to the soulfulrhythms of R and B Shanty, Chapman
has crafted a unique sound that touchesthe very core of our spirits. His
music embodies hope, resilience, andthe beauty of human connection. And with
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that, welcome him to our show. Yo, yo, yo, what
us up? Man? Welcome?Hey man? How you doing? That's
good? How are you? I'mblessed. It's funny you're talking about forcing
yourself to do something. I hadto do that this morning. I just
started workout regimen again. Boy wasit rough man. So here's my thing.
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I have to start. I don'tknow, maybe a little bit of
OCD. But I have to startat the beginning of the week, you
know, on those workout plans,on diets, on doing whatever it kind
of had it. I'm ready tostart, and if I start on like
a Tuesday or Wednesday, it justwon't go right in my mind. But
lately I've been saying that's an excuse. So just like you started today,
I started like two weeks ago,I think, on a Tuesday. Okay,
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that's good, Yes, sir,yes, sir, so man,
just straight out the bat. There'sevident death in your music, reflecting not
just your army background, but amuch broader mission. Can you share a
pivotal moment at your journey that reallydefined this mission for you? Uh?
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Yeah, Actually it happened when Iwas fifteen and I was I came from
a divorced family and did a wholelot of things when I was younger than
I you know, got into awhole bunch of trouble and spun out of
control all those things. But Igot to the point where I just really
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just reached out to God and justasked God to, uh, you know,
if he was real, if hewas real, to reveal himself to
me. And that's when I startedlistening to gospel music and uh starting started
to go to church and just reallytransformed my life. So that the same
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effect that the gospel music had onme, I want that same effect to
happen to people who hear my music, all people, not just Christians,
but just everybody who listens the messageof hope. Absolutely. Is that also
how you discovered your passionate for music, Well, my dad was musical,
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so we had music in the family, but as far as really being passionate,
it was it was just that youknow, transformative moment that I had
with with gospel music that just reallygave me. I mean, I always
love music, and I like tolisten in to hip hop and R and
B and all that when I wasyounger, but just for me, my
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experience of having music be so powerfulthat it actually transforms you. And that's
what I want to do with mymusic. Be positive and uplift people's spirits
and give them hope, all thosegood things. Absolutely, so Joy comes
in the morning. That's single andit has been vibing with so many people
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out there. Can you talk abit about the inspiration behind this soulcial tune.
Sure. So it's based off ofin the scripture where it says weeping
may endure for a night, butjoy comes in the morning. And yeah,
so basically, you know, there'sbeen times in my life where you
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know, I've been very discouraged andwe just feel like things aren't going to
just work out and happen for me. And even with my music, like,
I've waited a long time just toget to the point where I feel
like I'm actually realizing my dreams.And if it wasn't for you know,
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lyrics such as we may endure fora night, but joy comes in the
morning, I would have given upa long time ago. But I still
believe that that there is a promisethat if we hold on that, you
know, we will see you joinin the morning. Absolutely, And I
see you collaborated collaborated with Trey Corleyon this one. How was that experience,
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you know, taking your draft andseeing it come to life through another's
lens? Oh, it was great. I Mean he's worked with Donnie McClerkin
and uh West Morgan and a lota lot more so on the gospel side.
So he's worked with you know,he's actually produced him and his brother
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uh produced the Double Awards. Soyeah, it was great just to have
somebody take my music and take itto the next level and take it to
the place where I wanted where Iwanted it. I think he did a
wonderful job, and I believe thatwhat I was trying to accomplish as far
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as the feel behind it and asfar as the message, I think it
comes across nicely. Absolutely. Andnow that orchestration and core progression is all
a part of that too, andthat's not really your everyday sound. Can
you break that down force a little? What makes it so special? Uh?
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Well, basically, you know,I'm a piano player, and I
studied jazz and also studied gospel.But the basically what you're hearing is just
how I hear music. So justyou know, just some basic progressions,
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some of my favorite progressions that thatI like to use that just kind of
for me, tickles my ears andmakes me feel good in my spirit.
So that's what I start with,Yes, sir uh Ben an Army musician,
that's a combination that you know,you really don't hear every day,
uh outside of the Army, youknow, pursuing a career. How did
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your time in a service and thankyou for it, by the way,
how did your time in the servicepleasure, Yes, sir shape your approach
to music well in a in acouple of different ways. I mean,
obviously the discipline side of being inthe military. Uh, it just really
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helped. As far as my playing. My playing playing the piano just really
got a lot better when I wasin the military because we were we were
always out playing. We had bigconcerts, we had Fourth of July concerts
with a big stage and a jumbotron and you know, twenty thousand people
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in the in the audience, andthen the big fireworks show at the end.
So yeah, it just really justreally just prepared me to be a
professional musician. And then just theyou know, the military mindset of resilience
and never giving up, never quitting, all of those things that stuck with
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me. So on the business sideof things, like right now, I'm
literally doing everything like it's me.I'm running my own labeled Damascus Music Group,
which has two different meanings Damascus.Obviously for some people they know that
it's in the Bible, but it'salso it's spelled d E M A S.
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K us. So the concept ofthe label is d masking ourselves as
a label, being authentic to ourartists, not exploiting them, and try
to give an authentic product that's youknow, really gonna inspire people and change
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lives. Absolutely, I love that, D mask us. Yeah, I
like that. And then the othersignificance about either the role to the Mascus,
a lot of things happened on thatroad to the Mascus, or just
the town itself, you know,yes, sir, yes, sir,
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alright, alright, so, uhgrowing up, your dad, as you
mentioned, played a big role musically. Do you have any fun memories of
maybe even jamming together or talking musicor maybe a piece of advice that he
that he gave you that stuck.Well, I mean he uh, he
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liked to play the guitar, andhe will play the guitar. And he
also so you know, he hada harmonica and a little I don't know
what you call it, but thething that you kind of like a harness
that you put on so you canplay a harmonica and your guitar at the
same time. And so he woulduh, you know, he would do
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that and we would just uh youknow, just sit there and enjoy him
playing and playing the harmonica and singing. We'd sing along with him, and
so just yeah, just good,good memories of my childhood, you know,
before the divorce and all that goodstuff, good stuff to remember.
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All right, all right, weare getting ready to play jump. Joy
comes in the morning by a shuntychapman, and then we'll be right back
with more shunty. But for rightnow, guys, here it is.
Joy comes in the morning. Staytuned, we be bay, and what
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joy the morning? We being mayand door far night, But joy will
come in the morning. Try willcome, but they will go remember joy.
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He will calm in the moring theclass in the morning, the fun
shame at the darning of Monday,and chas speak the word keep the fair
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in the moreny in the more weepingmay weing mad into for night, But
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y'all he will come, my brotherin the more. Truss will come,
But then you will go. RememberJoy. You will come in the morning,
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the morning the chan, at thedawning of the day, chance speak
a word to keep the fair chancein the more all in the more I
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know it's ha the more sin shineat the morning, cheep, cheep,
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the fast trouble Come the More.Alright, alright, welcome back, guys.
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You just got finished listening to withthe soulful sounds of Shunting Chapman with
this song Joy Comes in the Morning. Such an awesome, awesome song man,
even a great song to start yourday with. Imagine, imagine,
imagine, and not even that,just a song to be a thankful and
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show gratitude towards life. Right evenat the end of the day, this
is a perfect song to unwind toand just kind of reflect on how the
day went, not necessarily the wellin the past, but take the things
that happen today and apply on fortomorrow, because everything that happens is a
lesson and a choice. All right, With that, let's go ahead and
welcome Shutty back to the show.Hello, Hello, Hello, welcome back.
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Thank you, Yes sir, yes, sir, alright, alright,
Outside of music, you're deeply investedin your community, especially with the homeless
population. What sparked this passion andhow do you envision bringing about change?
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Actually I started. I took ajob as a peer support specialist here in
Richmond. And when I took thejob, I didn't realize I was going
to be working at a dropping center, and the dropping center is a place
that serves the homeless population. Soyeah, so I just, I,
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like a lot of people, waskind of blind to, you know,
the situation and not really know whatto do. You feel bad for somebody
when you see them panhandling and youjust really don't know what to do.
Sometimes you just ignore them, andsometimes you feel like, you know,
giving them money. But when Iactually spent the time to actually get to
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know these people in my community,just everything changed for me. They're the
most they're they're some of the nicest, extremely intelligent, extremely resilient people.
And something that one of my friendssaid, and he's he is a real
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influential person in the community. He'sand he's involved as far as the recovery
from drugs. He does speaking forrecovery meetings and stuff like that. But
he said, the one thing thatyou know that might it might seem like
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a bad thing to some people,like you know, drug addicts are really
good at getting drugs, and ifyou're homeless, they're really good at getting
drugs even with not having any money. Well, there's a strength in that,
and you can take that and youcan turn it around. Because you
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know, if somebody can do that, if they can survive on the streets
and get whatever it is if theyneed to get, regardless regardless if it's
right or wrong, you know what, they could do a CEO of the
company because they know how to hustle, they know how to survive in the
worst conditions. So yeah, Ijust I just think people should just really,
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I don't know, look at thingsa little bit differently, because these
they're actually amazing people and with alot of potential. The problem is is
the system. The way the systemis set up, it's kind of hard
to get out of that situation onceyou're in it. There are a lot
of systems that are in place thatkind of help and you know, give
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handouts, but they're not always givinghand ups. So it's really frustrating.
You know, that's my day jobis working with all its population still and
it's just really frustrating to see peopledecline and I've had clients that have died.
It's just, you know, reallyupsetting. So I want to use
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my platform with the music to givesome awareness and also I'm planning on being
just a little bit on the socialwork side, being being just as visible
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as I am on the music side, on the social work side, as
far as trying to make a difference, and you know, just advocating for
them and trying to, yeah,get them in a better place. Yes,
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sir, Yes, sir man.That's big of you. That's big
of you. Lastly, you youwith such a vast and very journey.
Where do you see your music takingyou next? And what legacy do you
hope to leave? Well? Uh, for me, I believe that I
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have. I believe I have amessage give people to a large audience,
a message of hope, encouragement,inspiration, and yeah, so where do
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I want to see myself? Iwant to be into the place where I
can Actually, I have so manysongs and so many messages that need to
come out that I've had them foryears, and so I want to get
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them out and share them with theworld and be at the place where I
can you know, my record labeland he is an artist, I can
be self sustaining and you know,spread my message absolutely. Where can our
listeners commit with you? Aline?I'm on Twitter and it's what is my
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Twitter shanty Underscore Chapman seventy three.I'm also on Facebook. It's gospel artist
Shanty is my Facebook page on LinkedInjust Shanty Chapman and uh I'm on also
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and I think it's gospel artist Shanty. Honestly, I can't. I can't
remember, Yes, sir, noworries. We'll put those links in the
description of this episode and in theshow links. So listeners, are you
gotta do is just click the linksand grab some music, you know,
connect with Shanty. Al Right,Well, we want to thank you so
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much for joining us tonight. Itwas truly an honor and we appreciate me
to talk with us. Yes,sir, all right, I have a
great evening, and take care,all right, take care all right?
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