UNIQUE MUSIC FOR A UNIVERSAL ISSUE

In The Closet Productions makes music that entertains, inspires, transforms, and empowers our audience to change themselves and the world around them.

We care more about quality music than producing commercial “Hits”. We care more about speaking the truth, than skirting the issues. We are a Voice for The Voiceless” specifically for the sexually abused.

We create music that helps to spread awareness about overcoming the trauma of childhood sexual abuse that wounds the spirit in childhood, confuses the soul in teenage years, wreaks havoc in relationships and ripples through the survivor’s life in the adult years.

In addition to exploring and shedding light on other important social issues.

We create songs that tells stories filled with wisdom - submerge in waves of intriguing beats. This is how we believe great music is truly made - timeless music that survives and thrives, decade after decade.

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“THE INDUSTRY FILLED WITH DARKNESS  & IN NEED OF MUCH MORE LIGHT ! “

I have found over the past 2-3 years that the Music  &  Entertainment industry is riddled with many snakes, wolves, frogs, lions, tigers, and bears. The “devil” is in the details and 90% percent of music is all about money, selling sex, pride, power, and boastfulness. Marketing is in control, not the message, and everything is soooooo “clicky”.  I guess that is why I never quite fit in. I am different in the way I act  in the industry … so I stand out like an outsider. I believe that’s why my album was mostly ignored by most of the music industry here in Winnipeg, except for a select few at the top of the industry. All the other people, just didn’t get me. They didn’t speak my language and I didn’t speak theirs. They didn’t understand  why I would rather sound like myself, be like myself, and listen to God more than their advice telling me to promote myself only and hide my cause because they couldn’t  see or understand my mission or vision for helping others to overcome childhood sexual abuse.

This did not surprise me. After all,  The Music industry ( much like the fashion industry ) doesn’t care about the sexually abused.  It is a business based on abusing sex, crushing the weak, fooling the ignorant, taking advantage of the naive, and exploiting the innocent. It is an industry with a prideful lust for drugs, alcohol, boastfulness, perversion, degrading women, artist slavery, sex, money, and power. I experienced this first hand struggling to complete this album, among several money hungry, egotistical, self-serving, prideful, and very selfish wolves in the industry that conspired against me, out of resentment, fear, and deep seeded jealousy.

These wolves did not understand or believe in respect, honor, love, kindness, compassion, mercy, serving others more than serving themselves, honesty, or doing things the right way. That is why they thought I was there to bully them, hinder them, deceive them,  and rob them even though, through God’s grace,  I paid them whatever I owed them for their services. Therefore,  whether they felt I should be a singer of my own songs … or not … that gave them no right to make my journey so much hell! That gave them no right to disrespect me, pretend I didn’t have a powerful voice, pretend I didn’t accomplish something useful, pretend I didn’t write meaningful songs, or co-produce my tracks, and pay for the entire double album through God’s help and many night shifts. That gave them no right to hinder me from discovering my gifts. That gave them no right to treat me like I didn’t deserve to be heard and like I have no right to sing my own songs with my own unique, voice to share my mission and vision!

However, this did not stop them from making me look bad in the industry here … so that many would shun me by ignoring my project and pretending that my project and my gifts were not good enough. This was evil because this current project is greater than me or any solo career in the industry . It is greater because it serves others and not just me but I have learned to accept their side stepping and through my faith in JESUS CHRIST ( who strengthens me) I am  blazing my own unique, powerful, and legendary trail! Through God, I am now the spokeswoman for the clients of “The Laurel Centre” that helps women overcome childhood sexual abuse! What a HUGE blessing!

It is also a GREAT blessing that God has flattened “the playing field” in the music industry. He did this so the “under dogs” like me can rise and small companies like mine can get their voices heard. Thank God!  Now with the help of internet social networks, online distributors, online sales, live shows, merchandising, and grass root movements I can make a difference and God willing, get a co-publishing deal and many other opportunities to SHINE a light on my message.

So, finally, the choice to support this project - this music is back in your hands. You now have the “POWER” to choose what you want to hear and be influenced by  … instead of being “brain washed” by greedy people who care more about “Hits” than improving other people’s lives. That is why I ( Ingrid D. Johnson) decided to enter the industry in 2006. I wanted to make music that mattered and could carry a powerful message about overcoming trauma with God’s love. I wanted to use my experiences written into songs to share my journey as an overcomer of childhood sexual abuse who learned to let go of dysfunctional relationships, set healthy boundaries, reclaim self-respect, trust GOD, and walk in peace and love. I wanted to create music that would inspire others to do the same and attract a fan base as loyal as SADE’s ever growing fan base. I wanted a career based on love, respect, trust , wisdom, and truth that increases GOD’s Kingdom of love, helps my community, and heals broken people all over the world.

“Wounded Soul” Vol 1 & 2 is my first attempt at that vision, dream, and mission in the superficial music industry. God willing, many more musical projects will follow that will express growth, more love, peace, God’s truth, wisdom, and inspiration as my voice develops, partnerships are formed, fan base increases, the brand grows, and my life story continues.

With that said … I hope you will lend your support NOW by exercising your Freedom to choose good music that makes a difference in other people’s lives by BUYING a CD (LISTED BELOW), a book,  and /or by BOOKING  Ingrid D. Johnson to speak and sing songs off the album about overcoming the trauma of childhood sexual abuse … with her band  ”The Funky Fresh Crew”.

THEN … PLEASE, SPREAD THE WORD TO OTHERS  AROUND YOU. THANKS.

• A portion of the proceeds from this album goes back to The Laurel Centre ( helps women who struggle with the impact of childhood sexual abuse and addictions) and I.N. Network ( A Christian organization that helps to free women in international countries from sexual slavery) Thanks!!!

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WOUNDED SOUL Compilation CD : Vol 1 & 2   (Release date September 12th, 2009)

Intro: “Your Smile”
Your Smile
No More
Let it Go
Oh, Oh
Interlude…Survivor’s Chant
Warrior
Subliminal Messages
Time for a Change
The Boogie Man
Internet Dating
Tired
Outro…”Unloveable”
Hurry Up
Wanting to Love You
How I
Feel The Way I Feel
Love U Baby
Things U Do
Black Woman Feeling Bad
Interlude…”Gonna Treat U”
Not Too Late
My Soul (Extended Version)
You & Me
I Don’t Care
Visions and Dreams…Outro
MusicQ
Wanting to Love U (Natalie Bell’s Version)