Zae France Moving to LA with $2500, Signing to Def Jam, Touring with Ne-Yo and Eric Bellinger + More

In this episode of Can We Talk R&B, we sit down with singer-songwriter Zae France. Zae shares his journey from being born and raised in North Carolina to moving to Connecticut at age 12 and bouncing back and forth during high school. Despite singing in high school, he kept it under wraps until he released his first song in 2017.

0:00 - 3:49 Intro 

3:49 - 4:40 Being Southern

4:40 - 5:09 Moving to CT

5:09 - 6:16 What challenges did you face moving to CT

6:16 - 7:02 Moving to LA

7:02 - 8:37 Releasing music independently 

8:37 - 9:34 Deciding to move to LA 

9:56 - 10:48 The American Dream 

10:48 - 12:45 Singing in church 

12:45 - 15:08 What made you fall in love with music

15:08 - 16:23 What has your Gospel background taught you? 

16:23 - 16:42 Moving to LA alone 

16:42 - 18:00 How did you meet Neyo? 

18:00 - 18:43 Landing a placement with Neyo 

18:43 - 19:50 Full circle moment 

19:50 - 21:02 Feedback from touring with Neyo

21:02 - 22:05 Being signed to Def Jam 

22:05 - 25:16 The feeling of growth on tour 

25:16 - 27:07 Do you study the greats? 

27:07 - 28:30 Understanding how to orchestrate a song 

28:30 - 29:50 Storytelling in albums  

29:50 - 31:50 Rhythm Backwoods part two 

31:50 - 34:09 Elevating in projects  

34:09 - 35:10 Marketing 

35:10 - 40:51 Deep Dive: Better Love

40:51 - 41:14 Top three Songwriters 

41:14 - 42:53 Is dance a necessary skill for R&B artist

43:53 - 45:59 Favorite R&B Album 

45:59 - 48:08 Respect the Pen: Thisvibeaintforeverybody

48:08 - 50:00 The impact of your music on people 

50:00 - 51:20 The best part of the process of being an artist

51:20 - 52:28 What is your vibe for your process 

52:28 - 55:06 What is your idea to be an R&B guy? 

55:06 - 55:30 Live show guests

55:30 - 54 Closing 

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