Arts Greenhouse Volume Three – A Mixtape: Now Online!
The full Arts Greenhouse Volume Three mixtape is now available for free preview and download on our music page. Click over to http://www.pghbeatmakers.com/music/. It represents a remarkable amount of talent, growth, and dedication from a diverse group of Pittsburgh teens. I’d go so far as saying it’s my favorite CD from the Arts Greenhouse yet.
Many thanks to our supporters, especially the Pittsburgh Foundation and the Heinz Endowments. You believed in our vision for this project and made it possible to realize. Many thanks to Carnegie Mellon and the Center for the Arts in Society, especially Paul Eiss, director of the center, and Anna Houck, bussiness manager for the center.
Big thank you’s to Riccardo Schulz and Herman Pearl. You both combine audio engineering expertise with warm patience and guidance for beginning recording artists. This CD would not be nearly the same without your help.
Thank you to all our faculty advisors at Carnegie Mellon. Natalie Ozeas and Nico Slate provided the necessary guidance and wisdom to develop the Arts Greenhouse program. An extra big thanks to Judith Schachter, director of the Arts Greenhouse, and founder of the program. Your determination to keep this program going has created a unique space for wonderful events, connections, community and artistic work.
Thanks to all the help we have received from community partners, especially: 720 Music, The ACLU, The Pittsburgh Public Schools Afterschool Partnership, The Mattress Factory, One Hood, The August Wilson Center, The Pittsburgh Independent Media Center, and the Homewood-Brushton YMCA.
Thanks to Matt Sware for all your fundraising guidance, and thanks to Eric Sloss for help with publicity.
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.
