Brian Alexander Morgan Reflects on His Legacy, Creating SWV's Iconic Sound and The Music Business

On this episode of Can We Talk R&B we have Brian Alexander Morgan on to discuss his early beginnings as a solo artist, to meeting and creating SWV's ICONIC sound, reflecting on his legacy and the music business. 

Intro: 0:00 - 3:40

the distinction between SWV & Destiny’s Child: 3:40 - 5:27

When did you fall in love with R&B: 5:27 - 8:07

Being influenced by Gospel : 8:07 - 11:50

When did you decide to pursue music? 11:50 - 15:30

Being from the Tree : 15:30 - 17:15

Moving from Kansas to Sacramento: 17:15 - 22:22

Singing with Stevie Wonder: 22:22 - 26:00

Being dropped from Warner: 26:00 - 27:14

How did you get to SWV: 27:14 - 30:09

Developing with Coko’s voice : 30:09 - 34:06

The First Album: 34:06 - 35:10

First Paycheck: 35:10 - 36:50

Deep Dive “Weak” By SWV: 36:50 - 40:00

Having a Legendary catalog: 40:00 - 43:10

Respect the Pen Game - “Rain” : 43:10 - 50:19

“New Beginnings”: 50:19 - 51:50

Working with Brandy: 51:50 - 53:50

Recording Rain with Coko: 53:50 - 55:40 

What broke your heart in R&B: 55:40 - 57:20

Labels taking advantage of Artists/Writers: 57:20 - 58:30

How streaming effects success of records: 58:30 - 1:00:19

Thoughts on Diddy giving artist their publishing: 1:00:19 - 1:01:48

Independent artist today: 1:01:48 - 1:03:48

Selling Masters: 1:03:48 - 1:05:00

Building a Studio from it : 1:05:00 - 1:06:00

R&B Hot Takes: Who has had the biggest impact on R&B: 1:06:00 - 1:09:38

Why is R&B the best genre? 1:09:38 - 1:11:15

Top 5 Female R&B Vocalists: 1:11:15 - 1:13:45

Top 5 R&B artists from the past few years: 1:13:45 - 1:15:45

Outro: 1:15:45 - 17:07

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