Tone Stith on State of R&B, Working with Chris Brown, H.E.R, New Project & The Importance of Having A Good Team

On this week’s episode of Can We Talk R&B, Ian Von welcomes rising star Singer/Songwriter, Tone Stith as he reflects on his early R&B influences, the state of R&B and his inspiration behind making love songs. He also talks about working with Chris Brown to write and produce “Liquor” their collaboration on “Do I Ever” as well as working and touring with artists like H.E.R.,, August Alsina and Bryson Tiller. Tone also talks on the power of having good management guiding artists in the music business to build a successful career. Time Stamps: Intro: 0:00 - 3:00 Growing up around R&B: 3:00 - 5:00 Playing instruments in church: 5:00 - 6:30 How did you fall in love with R&B: 6:30 - 7:50 Like Mike: 7:50 - 10:00 Where do you pull from: 10:00 - 11:02 Authenticity: 11:02 - 13:00 When did you get into R&B: 13:00 - 14:24 Translating inspirations to the music: 14:24 - 17:34 Writing love songs: 17:34 - 20:30 Creating Early: 20:30 - 22:12 Song/cover that helped start it: 23:00 - 23:50 Do I Ever: 23:50 - 26:33 Liquor/ Working with Chris Brown: 26:33 - 27:29 Writing records and passing them off: 27:29 - 28:34 Who are you listening to for Inspo: 28:34 - 30:29 The state of R&B: 30:30 - 33:15 The responsibility: 33:34 - 35:18 Drake: 35:18 - 36:20 Bryson Tiller: 36:20 - 37:00 Singers: 37:00 - 39:40 Deep Dive: “Girls Like You”: 39:40 - 42:50 New Projects/Touring: 42:50 - 44:00 Crazy Tour Story: 44:00 - 48:00 Management: 48:16 - 49:40 Advice for Artists: 49:40 - 52:00 Pen Game: 52:00 - 55:00 What is Artificial doing to music: 55:00 - 57:40 Ending: 57:40 - 58:05 Stay connected with Us! #CanWeTalkRnB #CWTRB ✅ LISTEN, FOLLOW AND RATE Hosted & Created by: Ian Von Produced by: Launch Pod Studio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices