Gospel Music, Media, & Entrepreneurship Feat. DJ Ms. Eclectic

In this episode Durell is joined by DJ, radio show host, and entrepreneur Ms. Eclectic. Durell and Ms. Eclectic begin the episode talking about her being from San Antonio Texas. Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about her earliest memories of music. She shares that she’s a church kid so it was a range from Gospel to R&B music with artists like Anita Baker and Stephanie Mills. Ms. Eclectic and Durell talk about her getting started as a lyricist at the age of 10 and winning talent shows. She shares that she won her first talent show by remaking one of Master P’s songs. Durell shares that we don’t have traditional talent shows today because we have social media.

Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about her getting her national start in the music industry when she attended Prairie View A&M University and she met Yvette “Vet” Hardin through the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity for Women and formed the urban Gospel group F.R.E.E. (Forever Radical Edifying & Exalting). She shared that they released a couple singles and an EP as well as performing at a few Stellar Award events and SXSW.

Ms. Eclectic and Durell talk about her expanding her musical journey into becoming a DJ. She shares that she started making mixtapes and then she would get asked if she was a DJ and started DJing because she needed a side hustle to make some extra money. She shares that she’s worked with artists like Erica Campbell, Kierra Sheard and Tamar Braxton. Ms. Eclectic shares that she has been nominated for Female Gospel Hip-Hop DJ of the year. She shares that she has also expanded into the media space as an on-air radio personality and music director of New Praise Radio. Her radio show is called “The Mixtape With DJ Ms. Eclectic”. Durell shares that he really loves the media space and the podcast world because of the opportunity to interview great people and the opportunity to teach about the music business to indie creatives.


Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about her expanding and becoming an entrepreneur and executive by starting her own company called “Eclectic Music Enterprise”. She started her company initially providing DJ services and radio promotions but she now has expanded into studio, podcasts and DJ setups. Durell and Ms. Eclectic talk about chasing your dreams as a creative and doing something that is non-traditional. Durell asks Ms. Eclectic about what are some of the obstacles that she has had to overcome as an entrepreneur, She shares that one of the biggest obstacles has been consistency. She shares that she has had to learn to walk on faith and what to do when the phone stops ringing. Durell shares that music producer Bryan-Michael Cox said be careful how you treat people on your way up because that’s the same way they will treat you on your way down.

Durell and Ms. Eclectic end the episode talking about her affiliation with several internet and FM radio stations. She has made several appearances on Radio one with Praise Radio 104.1. She also shares that she has a passion to make a difference in the lives of young women in the entertainment and music industries.


For more information on DJ Ms. Eclectic, please visit her website below:

https://djmseclectic.com/