C'Tyre is the lead vocalist of The Friends Chorale, a Gospel choir of Stellar nominated Montrae Tisdale (Power 103.5FM).

"I started as a kid, my uncle is Wayman Tisdale ("Cryin' For Me")," said Montrae when I asked about his "humble beginnings. "He (Wayman) said, ‘we only good at three things - sports, music or preaching.' He said, ‘that's the only option.' I tried sports...didn't work out. I didn't preach thus I chose music. There are 16 members of The Friends Chorale."

"I'm one of the lead singers," C'Tyre added.

C'Tyre is the winner of the Texas Gospel Music Excellence Award for "New Artist of the Year."

"I was raised by my grandparents," he continued about himself when I asked. "I started piano at the age of 8 and started playing for his church (his grandfather the late Bishop). Singing is my outlet."

"The last thing my grandmother told me was ‘keep doing what you are doing.'" C'Tyre said.

"Being with Montrae and The Friends Chorale...have been my...pushers. There is not a month that they don't call to pick me up ...and get me out (since his grandmother passed away in 2024)," C'Tyre said as we concluded out interview about his new single "Hold On."

Montrae Tisdale and The Friends Chorale have released two albums and both reached Billboard's Top 30 Gospel Albums. They have performed as opening act for Shirley Ceasar, Fred Hammond, Earnest Pugh and Kirk Franklin.  www.MyHoustonGospel.com www.MontraeTisdaleOfficial.com

Jasmine is not only the lead actress in Georgia Peach, but she co-produced it with Mann. The story line follows a former alcoholic, their struggles and triumphs. Jasmine plays Jannie Salisburty, a nurse who has three years of being sober. Then a dream type opportunity comes that threatens to "push her off the wagon."

"She wanted to make a film on substance abuse. I said alcohol," Mann continued. "I wanted to make sure it was not boring. So, I made a female lead with talent."

"Jasmine....I had seen what she has done, and she saw what I've done," Robinson added when I asked why he picked to work with her.

Aside from Jasmine Burke starring in Georgia Peach, there is Cocoa Brown (BET's "Comic View"), Teresa Celeste (Fight Night...") and a cameo appearance by Karyn White ("Super Woman"). Robinson recently held a red-carpet film premiere in Georgia for the film and released it on Apple TV and Amazon Prime today (February 13th).

Jasmine also sings the title track, "Georgia Peach," from the soundtrack for Georgia Peach. The single was released February 6th. I asked Mann about her vocal talent.

"She's both (a singer and an actress). She produced it with me as well. It's a country type of song," he said.

"I wasn't nervous," Mann said to me when I asked because his red-carpet premiere was the next day. "I hold these quit often. I have just released another project on Amazon Prime today, ‘Turnt AF' a TV series...and lots of others."

"I want to tell young people...we don't have to drink or get high. So, I wrote the script to tell the truth. I experienced some of the things that are in the script," he said. "I also wrote a book about being sober."

I asked Mann Robinson where the title of his film came from and he said, "It's a name that doesn't say I was a drunk. A Georgia peach is like a crown of Georgia."

Robinson said one day he just decided to stop drinking. He has been 15 years sober. Other film credits of the "artist" include the thriller Sebastian, Super Turnt, On Ten, and Broad Day."

"I was a successful entrepreneur while drinking," he said. "A computer store. In 2010...I picked up the camera. I used to rap too back in the day! I'm artistic. I can draw too. When films got digital it was a no-brainer. A guy traded in an electronic camera...I played with it. I still have it! Camera's use to cost a million, then 100,000..."

Robinson picked up the camera and put down the bottle to go from one type of success to another. Amazing filmmaker as is his projects. Georgia Peach, not at Apple TV and Amazon Prime. www.MannRobinson.com www.MannRobinsonDistribution.com

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