Arts Greenhouse CD Release Party
The Arts Greenhouse is proud to celebrate the release of our new album with a party at 720 Music. The event will feature performances by Jasiri X and the H&T (featuring Kai Roberts). Also included will be a listening session for the new album, awards presented for our best participants, and a teen open mic.
Where: 720 Music Clothing and Cafe – 4405 Butler Street
When: Sunday, May 29th
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Cost: Free!
About Jasiri X
Using lyrical skills, controversial subject matter, and the hottest beats, Jasiri X shows and proves that real Hip-hop is not in the least bit dead. Chuck D of Public Enemy once boldly declared that “Hip-hop was the CNN of the ghetto”, no artist has better embraced and embodied that concept than Jasiri X. Jasiri X is a MC, Activist and Entrepreneur. As President of LYRICS Inc. Jasiri successfully navigates communication with youth and adults showing the pros and cons of this growing phenomenon called Hip-Hop. He recently became the first Hip-Hop artist to receive the August Wilson Center for African American Culture Fellowship. A 6 time Pittsburgh Hip-Hop award winner Jasiri is currently working on Season 4 of his highly successful series “This Week With Jasiri X” and preparing to release his sophomore album “The Ascension” with acclaimed producer Rel!g!ion on Wandering Worx entertainment.
For more information about this event contact Program Coordinator, Amos Levy.
Save The Date: May 29th
The Arts Greenhouse will be holding our CD release show on May 29th featuring some leading local MCs, and performances from some of our participants. The event will take place at 720 Records in Lawerenceville, from 6pm to 9pm. Mark your calendar. More details will be coming soon…
Special Event: Open Studio Session
On Saturday, April 16th, the Arts Greenhouse will be opening up one of our recording studio sessions to anyone who is interested in finding out more about how we get down, or how Carnegie Mellon’s recording studio works. Join Pittsburgh youth as they record a new song, and talk with them and their mentors about their process for hip-hop lyric writing, beat making and recording. With opening remarks from Riccardo Schulz, School of Music Head Recording Engineer; Nico Slate, Professor of History; and Luqmon Abus-Salaam, poet, educator, and Arts Greenhouse Workshop Leader.
Date: 4/16/11
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Location: Carnegie Mellon University, College of Fine Arts, Room A6
For more information contact Program Coordinator, Amos Levy.
Workshop Announcement: Page 2 Stage
The Arts Greenhouse invites all Pittsburgh teens to this free workshop in rap and spoken word poetry performance techniques. Learn how to rock the crowd properly from two of Pittsburgh’s leading hip-hop educators, James Armstead Brown and Luqmon Abdus-Salaam. After learning some skills, participants will get their shot to take the stage, with a live DJ. Make sure to bring your rhymes and instrumentals!
Directly following the workshop, a shuttle bus will provide transportation to all interested participants from 720 Records to Carnegie Mellon, where the Arts Greenhouse program will be holding their regular Saturday class.
The Arts Greenhouse is a free hip-hop music education program serving Pittsburgh teens through the resources of Carnegie Mellon. Pittsburgh teens, ages 13 to 19, are welcome to attend. Arts Greenhouse classes take place every Saturday at Carnegie Mellon from 1pm to 5pm.
For more information contact Program Coordinator, Amos Levy (412) 268-5279, amoslevy@cmu.edu.
The Arts Greenhouse is supported by the Pittsburgh Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, and The Center for the Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon.
