PIPELINE

After two incidents at his public school which culminated in two suspensions, Nya, a public-school teacher, takes her son, Omari, out of the inner-city public school and enrolls him at Fernbrook, a private school far from home.

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In the Red and Brown Water

In The Red and Brown Water

A spirited, young runner with a promising future, Oya is faced with an impossible choice: stay home to care for her ailing mother or follow her dreams of becoming a track star.

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Ray Archie

Ray Archie is the Executive Director of Notes to the Soul and head engineer of Brooklyn Sound Lab.  As a musician, Ray plays cello, bass, & piano and has performed internationally with Leonard Bernstein, Michael Tilson-Thomas, LSO, SF Symphony orchestra, & many others. 

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Scotty Hard

It was at Calliope in 1989 that Scotty Hard settled for 3 to 4 years, working with such artists as Prince Paul, De La Soul, the Jungle Brothers, Ultramagnetic MC’s, Jazzy Jay, DJ Mark the 45 King, Stetsasonic, Brand Nubian, Black Sheep, Louie Vega, Fat Joe, Stereo MC’s, PM Dawn, Major Force Posse, and The Lifer’s Group.

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High Priest

HPrizm is known for “Evoking images of Sun Ra and Afrika Bambatta at once (Jesse Sewer XL8R magazine).

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JPrizm

PRiZM is an artist…A rhythmic novelist, inspired by an eclectic mix of musical influences.

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Raz Mesinai

Raz Mesinai’s unique methods in producing and teaching has made him one of New York’s most in demand teachers of music production today.

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Down Low Connection

The Boston Hip-Hop scene of the 1990s was a microcosm of the “Hip-Hop Generation” – Rooted in the Black community, The DLC was a multicultural intersectional community that protested structural inequality, posed timeless questions of philosophy & religion, & promoted abstract poetry as high art.

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Max Glazer

Max Glazer has represented New York City touring the world DJing parties for superstars like Naomi Campbell, Puff Daddy, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, Branford Marsalis, and Jay Z, to name just a few.

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