Guest Lecturer at HARVARD EXTENSION
SCHOOL for course THE FUTURE OF MUSIC, taught by celebrated composer and conductor ISAIAH JACKSON (April 23, 2008)
Opened
for JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS (w/ Booty Vortex) at famed Boston venue THE ROXY July 24, 2007
Longterm
accompanist for vocalist SHEA ROSE, former MSN MUSIC TOUR CORRESPONDENT
Shared with bill with Boston's positive Hip-Hop
crew 4PEACE (feat. Edo G. and former members of Made Men) via Velvet Stylus at DJ Nomadik's Stardust series. DJ Nomadik is
the Boston Malika for the UNIVERSAL ZULU NATION. Backed LEE WILSON and IYEOKA at the same event.
Named Best Band Name in IMPROPER BOSTONIAN's Best of Boston (w/
Booty Vortex June, 2007)
KEYBOARDIST (with Velvet
Stylus): Backed Grammy-winning artist MEDUSA and nationally acclaimed artist CHOKLATE on June 13, 2007
KEYBOARDIST for a special event for MA Governor DEVAL PATRICK
June 12, 2007
GUEST LECTURER: SUFFOLK
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, Boston, MA: Hip-Hop History (February 2007)
DEPARTMENT HEAD: HIP-HOP and PIANO INSTRUCTOR (R&B, Hip-Hop, Gospel, Pop, and Rock) - The
Vuk School of Groove; Cambridge, MA
FACULTY MEMBER: Music
Theory and Arranging (August, 2006-August, 2007) and Survey of Contemporary Music History (August, 2007 - present) - BOSTON
UNIVERSITY Center for Design and Imaging Arts; Waltham, MA
JUDGE:
IHIGH.COM SPITTIN' 16 II and PADS-N-KEYS competitions alongside DJ PREMIER, KIM KANE, STEPHEN WEBBER, ALGEBRA BLESSET, and
others (2007)
PANELIST/CLINICIAN: BERKLEE
TEACHERS ON TEACHING, BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC: Diggin' in the Crates: A Journey through Hip-Hop History, Music, and Culture
(with Faculty DANIELLE SCOTT January, 2007)
GUEST LECTURER:
FISHER COLLEGE, Boston, MA: Hip-Hop and Culture: Historical Discussion (February, 2006)
KEYBOARDIST: KRAFT FOODS Black History Month 2006 (for LENNY STALLWORTH)
PANELIST/CLINICIAN: BERKLEE TEACHERS ON TEACHING, BERKLEE COLLEGE
OF MUSIC Berklee on a Mission: It's not just Jazz Anymore (with Faculty DAVE COWAN and GILSON SCHACHNICK January, 2006)
Played with groups/artists opening for national artists AMEL
LARRIEUX, ROYCE DA 5'9, JOE BUDDEN, DEVIN THE DUDE, DRE ROBINSON, VERTICAL HORIZON, HAZIE MAZE, MISSING JOE, and others
HIP-HOP CULTURE RESOURCE for Students of NORWICH UNIVERSITY
(VT,) NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY DIVINITY SCHOOL, and EMERSON COLLEGE
HIP-HOP CULTURE RESOURCE for author TOM ZOELLNER's book THE HEARTLESS STONE:
A JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF DIAMONDS AND DESIRE, for the book's Hip-Hop-related chapter.
REVIEWS WRITER, OKAYPLAYER.COM, the online hub of THE ROOTS as well as JILL
SCOTT, COMMON, ERYKAH BADU, and more.
WRITER for MUSICBIZADVICE.COM.
Recently interviewed Platinum-selling, Grammy-award winning songwriter and musician JAY GRAYDON for the eZine.
CO-FOUNDER AND RESIDENT HIP-HOP HISTORIAN, BOSTON HIP-HOP ALLIANCE
(October 2004-present)
MUSIC DIRECTOR for VELVET
STYLUS who is featured on the PROJECT THINK DIFFERENT CD, sponsored in part by the BOSTON CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE and THE WEEKLY
DIG. Performances at THE BERKLEE ALUMNI SHOWCASE at HARD ROCK CAFE and residency as band in rotation at HIP-HOP ANONYMOUS.
Performed at THE MASS INDUSTRY HIP-HOP AWARDS and backs notable MCs on a regular basis.
Played at LOLITA'S LOVE FEST (The Noise Magazine) and THE MAGIC HAT BREWING
COMPANY FESTIVAL
Accompanied international
recording artist (and Roxbury, MA Judge) HON. MILTON L. WRIGHT
Played
behind ANDREA CAPOZZOLI, NICHELLE MUNGO, SOL ANDERSON, SHEA ROSE (MSN MUSIC, MTV) LEE WILSON (who was just featured in VIBE
MAGAZINE,) SESSION, AFRODZAK, ONE LOVE, METAPHORICK, ILLIN' P., DANIELLE SCOTT, DL, LUCKY DICE, VELMA DuPONT, LETIA LAROK,
DARCIE-NICOLE WICKNICK ("...ASK DARCIE,) NOLDY, JAMILAH HARRIS, BRIAN GLOVER, and many more!
MUSIC DIRECTOR of LUVJONES, with performances at a host of notable venues
on the East Coast, and high profile private functions - including a campaign function for the MASSACHUSETTS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
KERRY HEALEY, and a 9/11 BENEFIT at HOUSE OF BLUES (Boston.)
FEATURES
EDITOR for THE NOISE (Boston) Director and Host of the LIMELIGHT RECORDS radio special on Harvard's WHRB. James' show featured
interviews of Limelight CEO ROBIN McBRIDE and CORK MARCHESCHI of 60's Psychedelic band FIFTY FOOT HOSE.
ROAD ASSISTANT for MARC ROSSI and STAN STRICKLAND (ASCENSION)
ACCOMPANIST, VOICE DEPT. at BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC
MUSIC DIRECTOR at CENTER STAGE and GULFPORT LITTLE THEATER (Mississippi)
PIT MUSICIAN at the legendary SAENGER THEATER, Biloxi, MS
VOCALIST AND PIANIST in THE BILOXIANS: Performed twice at MISS
TEEN USA (hosted by DICK CLARK with special guests LEEZA GIBBONS, SANDY DUNCAN, BRIDGET WILSON, and others;) performed at
the CAPITOL BUILDING in Washington, DC and sang at venues across the Gulf Coast, including BILOXI COLISEUM
CONTRIBUTING WRITER AND
BILOXI HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD for PULITZER PRIZE winning newspaper THE MISSISSIPPI SUN
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