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Compton Cowboy Randy Savvy Lectures at Compton High School

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Randy Savvy is an artist, musician, businessman, and a Compton Cowboy. Last week, he visited Compton High School as a guest speaker in Mr. Jones’ Audio Production Class and delivered a powerful lesson to the packed classroom, talking about the six most important people you need working with you if you’re going to be a successful artist.

He also discussed how your phone is your best friend, and how you should always have your work ready to present to people, because you never know when someone might want to collaborate with you.

As part of this talk, the Compton-raised Randy discussed how he took over his family horse ranch business located in the city. While he was reluctant at first, he embraced the cowboy life and juxtaposed it with the city reputation, creating a unique and memorable brand – the Compton Cowboys, that became a launch pad for additional successful businesses.

He’s also worked in the music industry for more than 15 years, developing his craft, sound, and business acumen. He spent some time discussing the six people you need to help your music career: a manager, business manager, entertainment lawyer, booking agent, accountant, and publicist, detailing what each of these will do and their value to you.

While many artists try to work with established and famous musicians to break into the big time, Randy encouraged the scholars to build their own crew and grow with them.

Randy also discussed the importance of being ready to show off your music and creativity at any time. He said you never know when you might run into someone who’s willing to give your work a listen, and you have to have it ready at any time. “Your phone is your best friend,” he explained, telling the students to always have a bunch of their work on their phone, available to present to someone at a moment’s notice.

At that point, Randy listened to some student’s musical work, leading to an impromptu jam session, and a fun experience for all in the room!

Randy encouraged the scholars to be true to themselves and embrace the where they’re from. In the end, the Compton High School scholars received some real world, tangible lessons from Randy. Thank you for all the time and support!