Meet Malik Newton | HBCU Band Media Producer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Malik Newton and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Malik, how has your background shaped the person you are today?
I was born in Atlanta, GA and raised in Stone Mountian, GA. I attended the Great Redan High School. I was introduced to music in the sixth grade at Woodridge Elementary where I started out on trumpet. One day the band director made some disparaging comments towards me in front of everyone and my dad didn’t take too kind to it. That evening he went right up to the school and communicated to the band director on my behalf and the next day in class he had a brand new attitude and started me out on my new instrument, the baritone. From that day on I excelled in band all the way up to college at Florida A&M University.

While at FAMU I discovered that I wanted to work in the music industry so I left and did a touch-and-go at Georgia State University, dropped out after two days, then made my way to Orlando at Full Sail University for their Audio Engineering program. I graduated in 2007.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
I am most proud to give back to the community that raised me. What community is that? Dekalb County, Georgia. We have a very rich history of marching band culture that transcends to many colleges and universities. I believe we have something special going on here that’s not like anywhere else with many different flavors. Furthermore, when you travel outside the confines of Dekalb the competition gets steeper with ClayCo (Clayton County), South Fulton, Gwinnett, City of Atlanta, Douglas, and Henry County. I am proud to shed the spotlight on band culture in and around the surrounding areas of the city. I started out in 1999 as a (band) tape collector. In 2000, I was gifted my first camcorder from my parents and have been recording and trading footage ever since. I owe my success in business from valuable lessons learned through the B.B.A. program I graduated from at Kennesaw State University. From the moment I started up I knew that “people respond to incentives” and used that to scale my follower base from 0 to 1000+ in a matter of 5 months. It wasn’t easy, however, if you have proper planning and are passionate about your product anything is possible.

The lesson I’ve learned along the way is to show every band in the best light. If they mess up, find a way to make it appear as if they didn’t. As a band videographer, you are in charge of telling the story. I would like everyone to know that Lamik’s Videos, LLC is your premier source in seeing the “other” battle that goes down on the gridiron. “Halftime is Gametime!”

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
D.J. “The Videomaster” Arnold and Ryan “Tapemaster” Hicks put it down on a local level. If you wanted to see footage of any band these were the guys to get in contact with. I was watching their footage before I knew of them and as I got older they were covering the HS and College Bands that I would later march for. Then leaning into the late 2000s I would watch and study Gerard Howard who is over marchingsport.com. Camera techniques, audio quality, and naming conventions are unmatched. These aren’t the only guys in the game but they were who I watched/listened to growing up.

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