THE – /T͟Hē,T͟Hə/ – used to refer to a person, place, or thing that is unique.
UNDERGROUND – /ˈəndərˌɡround/ un-der-ground – a group or movement seeking to explore alternative forms of lifestyle or artistic expression. a group or movement organized secretly to work against an existing regime.
RAILROAD – RAIL-ROAD – /ˈrālˌrōd/ – a system of railroad tracks with the trains, organization, and personnel required for its working.
NETWORK – NET-WORK /ˈnetˌwərk/ – a group of people who exchange information, contacts, and experience for professional or social purposes. a group or system of interconnected people or things.
TURN – /tərn/ – move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis or point.
MUZIK – MUSIC – noun often attributive mu.sic \’myu-zik\ – vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
A dream stemming from two events.
The First event: “Rock ‘N’ Roll”, a track from Mos Def’s album “Black on Both Sides”. The song conveys the history of injustices during the beginnings of the music industry. The first line of the track “Make me Wanna Holla”, speaks to the feelings of realization of what is happening to Black music globally.
The Second event: A documentary on the Slave Trade, starting with it’s ideologies, it’s beginnings and it’s end, and everything in between. What was especially moving was the means of communication that slaves had with one another through singing, chanting and dancing. As a Canadian, what resonated the most were the rebellions and perseverance to change the course of their 300+ years of slavery to a journey towards freedom. This passion led to the creation of The Underground Railroad Network (T.U.R.N.), which helped to move and establish a large settlement of runaway slaves in Canada.
Birthed of a dream from these two events, emerged a concept which is now a reality, The Underground Railroad Network Muzik Inc (TMI) – “T.U.R.N. MUZIK INC.”.
The Underground Railroad Network Muzik (TMI) is about rewriting the music industry of yesterday to make it matter today. Our logo is the journey of this story. Our brilliant Creative Architect, Michael Akuamoah-Boateng, illustrates through colour, the lines and boundaries that were crossed; White, representing the white man; Red, representing the blood that was spilled; Green, representing the lands they were stolen from and the lands they were brought to; Black, representing the crossed people on their journey and flight to freedom. The back of a gender neutral figure wearing a hat facing the setting sun, represents the current day. It is the transition of the music industry, to where it matters, with the most important person at the helm, the Artist.
TURN MUZIK INC, (TMI) is Canada’s newest Record Label, Music and Entertainment Company. TMI is a boutique–concept, positive music industry footprint, Entertainment Media Company which specializes in the recognition, development and creation of Artist-driven music content. We are about creating longevity and lasting careers in the music industry, of diverse origin and genres, not just simply “one-hit” wonders.
Our partnership is about creating tangible business opportunities for both TMI and the Artist. We are smartly positioned to leverage our various marketing tools and business strategies to better highlight the artists’ merits and subsequent music product offerings. This includes, but is not limited to, pairing Artists with established music producers, content creators and streamlined delivery methods. With a renown ability to attract both national and international exposure; this will, in-turn, develop a strong marketplace presence for the Artist and awareness for the music buying public.