


DON PITTS Interviews DON GHOTTI
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Well Mr. Ghotti I'm curious to find out a little more about you. It seems as though we are apart of what Sigmund Freud referred to as the Psychic Apparatus. I'm curious to find out your role in this Freudian trio.
What exactly is your position are you the Id, Ego, or The Super Ego?
I am definitely the Super Ego!
You see, I work extremely hard at being who I am. If there's another person that can mirror my potential,
I'd pay to meet him. ;)
What makes you so different from me?
I'm a risk taker, a gambler, a person willing to bet it all in the blink of an eye. You on the other hand is more reserve, everything you do is a calculated step. There's balance in your actions. People look at some of my moves and laugh at that moment saying "That Mutha F*cka is Crazy...", but frankly my actions are on an invisible track and guided by destiny and a Higher Power. I took a page out of Howard Hughes book by working low level gigs for the shire experience. I once worked as a floor man at a strip club for two weeks to see the inner workings of a strip club. I can run one with my eyes close.
Who is Don Ghotti?
Don Ghotti is French for "I Don't Give a F*ck" !!! *laughing extremely loud*
Nah, Don Ghotti is a Brand that embodies Premium Music, Fashion, & Entertainment.
The Brand was created with the intent to go against the grain of the normal Bullsh*t you see on TV. My confidence is often mistaken for arrogance and when I speak my mind people often get the impression that I'm obnoxious, quite frankly I'M DON GHOTTI (Say it in French) !!!
How did this persona come about?
First lemme explain through a parallel story.
I've recently studied WWI Trench Warfare in which the Germans created a series of trenches to keep their enemy (British & French) embedded and away from their territories. The British armies created innovative ways that enabled them to overcome their obstacles ranging from figuring out ways to overcome snipers, No Man's Land, Mustard Gas, etc. In the end, the British dug mines under their enemy packed with explosives and blew those Mutha F*ckas off the planet. Unlike the British, I ain't trying to blow nobody to smithereens but, I've created innovative ways to approach my obstacles. I'm often annoyed when I see people who don't put in a tenth of the work I do, but yet have their F*cking hand in the same Champagne ice mine is in. I told you myself (Don Pitts) that when I take the Game, that all of this Misogynistic Bullsh*t will cease to exist.
HAVE FUN WHILE IT LAST !!! *Laughing*
At what age did you you know that you were destined to be in the entertainment business?
I'm naturally a real artist. I've been winning art contest since Kindergarten through College (SCAD).
At Savannah College of Art & Design I was fortunate to have India Simpson aka India Irie as a neighbor.
I watch her struggle to find her sound while remaining humble enough to play anywhere there were mammal ears. I mean ANY F*CKING WHERE!!! This chick used to keep me up 2-3:00 am in the morning singing out the window. I once booked her at one of my many house parties for FREE!!! *laughing loudly* Let's see you guys do that. This was the inspiration needed for me to start writing music and later formed a group called "P.I.T.T.S." when I returned from college. I was naturally the business mind in the group taking on such task as booking studio time, booking shows, PR, paying bills, etc. In short, that's really how I started in the business of MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT.
What is the definition of a hustler?
Think of a Hustler as you would an Ice Berg. A hustler should often take different forms but NEVER , and I mean NEVER melt under ANY CONDITION. *Read that sh*t again*
Would you say that you are a hustler?
First off, I'm an ICE BERG. I believe a true hustler should never call him or herself a HUSTLER due to the fact the word is often misused. A Drug dealer would never call himself a DRUG DEALER. To go deeper, I've sold it all from Pagers, Mobile Phones, my ATV, my car, my house (no agent needed), myself to recording artist, myself to producers, myself to A&Rs, etc. There's a fundamental value in being this quote unquote Hustler. That is two things, always be closing (ABC rule) and you gotta know people. I get my salesman swagger from
excelling in my many job titles past and present: valet driver, floor man, clerk, cashier, road manager, artist manager, recording artist, producer, Executive Producer, A&R, PR, CEO etc. DOES THIS ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? *grinning*
What does Felicitous mean?
fe·lic·i·tous


–adjective
1. | well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease. |
2. | having a special ability for suitable manner or expression, as a person.cits |
How did the name come about?
HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO ME???
I initially named my label Conglomerate Records but later found out after I'd Incorporated that the name was taken in another state and that company had national distribution. I looked in the Dictionary to find something complex but yet fitting. I found the word Felicity then ending up using the plural form of the word Felicitous and that's how it came about. I was later driving through my home town of Macon and saw this unique old car at a body shop. I jumped out and took a snap shot with a camera I had on me. We (my group) returned and took our album shots around the car. I later made meaning out it when I was making business cards for myself. I said: Felicitous (Of Good Feeling) + Old Car (badly in need of restoration) + Records = Restoring the Feelings
MY MOTTO.
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