Sound of Success

" It's. But life moves. Very -- in the music business so this 31 year old musician writer and producer. Could already had a fruitful career behind in fact he did but such is the case with -- Ryan Leslie who has made a solid name for himself for the world of music as a producer writer. Producing chart toppers with -- artists like Britney Spears and Beyonce but. This year rise come into his own as a performer himself releasing a self titled CD in February. And this week as CD called transitions. We welcome producer singer songwriter and CEO of next election lifestyle group. Ryan was a great to see your right hand now as we mentioned last segment -- Harvard grad young graduated in nineteen. And we should emphasize one of the reasons river would do as -- you had tough parents right."

" Ended up back on my -- counts in he actually. Finding god for your parents are right we all need a parent's couch at some point but I like it never that we get out of cut so what happened a -- my -- actually cash you know aesthetically inclined and send he maxed out his own credit -- good enough for me wow. And I don't -- school micromanage. Equipment or less that's love it out -- what happened then what did you do rather than -- He may -- me should look -- you know you 15005. Years that opinion that double which would give me enough time in the law school who really want me to be a lawyer -- brain surgeon. So. Got an intention of in New York City and within seven months -- alone I was in the opinion that -- lose money and that meant that actually my career was really taken off the congratulations. You know if you have any regrets about not going into medicine about staying in the music business well no I think that for anyone when you -- the best is going to be demanded of you from right here and so. Music is level is wanted to do and that's the way and I've been able to you really have a have a great life on IDF."

" Think here Bayer because very often you can have these false starts in the music business but do you think you have arrived it's going to be smooth sailing from here I really thinks."

" I think -- later really great foundation and also an additional land a great foundation I think I've really started to become a pioneer in the way that. Online media is interacting with."

" And I'm thinking Quincy Jones should just because he also had a career as a musician as well as the super producer. He ended up really focusing on the production and the -- do you think. That is much as you love performing the same might happen to you well I think would greater."

" Bob introduces. Can do it well into you know as old as again you know so before right now -- thin -- you know agility. I'd like to think that the state and that's what I'll be doing actually tomorrow and it -- in Times Square."

" Oh terrific -- graduates of what the great thing about being a producer is you can produce yourself as well throughout it -- congratulations wonderful to see a transistor. From the world of academia. In today's world of where you have a lot of fun and I -- yeah absolutely Brian thank you very much."