Summary of Danyel Smith's Shine Bright

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 In the year 2000, if you walked into the lobby restaurant of the Rihga Royal Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, you might have run into the most famous and hardestworking people in the business of music. It was there that I met singer-songwriter Gerald Levert, and his father, Eddie Levert, of the O’Jays. #2 The song Exhale (Shoop Shoop) from the soundtrack of the film Waiting to Exhale was written and produced by Kenneth Babyface Edmonds, and was performed by Whitney Houston. It was nominated for Song of the Year at the thirty-ninth annual Grammys. #3 The music industry is a very mean business. It can be difficult to attend these types of events, as you never know what might happen. You have to be in the flow to enjoy them. #4 Segregation in music is just as severe as it is in life. The radio and retail industries enforce white-made music as the main, while all other recorded music is subordinate and not as impactful.