1st UP
reviews
BY MR insider
1st UP
20
Better keep your eyes on this guy. He is making major moves
While others are waiting for someone else to make moves & make things happen, Brian “1st UP” Staples is already 10 steps ahead making moves and making it happen (hence the name 1st UP)! A Greensboro, NC native, 1st UP, channeled his love and passion for music to launch LiveWire Entertainment in March 2005. LiveWire Entertainment is a recording studio which focuses on music production as well as artist development. 1st UP is the owner and chief engineer.
1st Up began his musical journey as a rapper. He later found that his musical talents combined with his technical savviness were better used behind the board versus behind the mic. With a Tascam hard disc recorder, 1st UP begin recording local independent artists from his home as they spit over beats he produced with Fruity Loops. His artist clientele growing, 1st UP, moved LiveWire from his home to a business incubator located in Winston Salem, NC. In March 2009, LiveWire moved to downtown Greensboro where 1st UP began to really focus on his brand, releasing mix tapes “I AM NOT A RAPPER volumes 1 & 2”. He also was able to add to his musical resume, engineering tracks for hip hop recording artists such as for Freekey Zeekey of Dip Set, Tynitty of Infamous Mobb, & Project Pat. Riding the wave of success from his previous projects, 1st UP later released a series titled “Meet the Producers volumes 1 & 2”.
Never to be one who is complacent, 1st UP couldn’t just stop with producing and engineering but later went on to add videography as a niche under his belt. 1st UP has directed, filmed, and edited numerous music videos & an independent film. He filmed footage for the nonpartisan “Respect My Vote” campaign that featured footage and interviews of Jesse Jackson, 2-Chains, Alicia Keys, & Big Sean. He orchestrated the 1st local cypher video titled “The Red Cup Cypher”, which featured several of NC’s hottest rappers. For 2013, he anticipates more opportunities for growth in the area of videography. He has already been approached with filming several other movies in the area and will continue to delivering top notch music videos.