The Demo Filez: M3rd: The Lyrics & Battle Show

Below: Tah Phrum Duh Bush!

Wow! What a memorable night!
Tonight I kicked off M3rd (Music is a Major Motivator): Lyrics and Battles Series. Remember the first one back in 2006? Time flies when great music and art are involved. It was so DOPE!!! The event went down at Club Midway -which is located in the lower east side of NYC. Thank you all who came out to support! And a special thank you to Jo! You made everything smoother! Ok... so, the Lyrics and Battles theme was born out of my love for word play. Hip Hop music is an addict of it so I decided to create a series of artworks that would depict my interpretation of strong wordplay in independent Hip Hop music. I’ve been having so much fun with this idea that I’ve officially made it a magnet series.

Here was the line up for this M3rd session:
Steady Sounds were provided by : Dee Jay Dom-Nice, DJ Watts, Geko Jones & Eliel Lucero
The Visual Alchemists: Crystal Clarity, ALX, Sylvia Ortiz (This was a lethal combination)
Mic Specialists: 3rd Party and Tah Phrum Duh Bush put on HOT performance! They had the crowd in the zone!

Above: Art by Crystal Clarity

Below: 3rd Party (from left: Farbeon, Hired Gun, Rabbi Darkside)

And just when I thought the night couldn't be more amazing... Adam Bernard (Journalist Extraordinaire) surprised me with my feature in FOAM Magazine's Music Issue! I almost lost my mind ya'll. This was a very special night indeed. Adam B interviewed me regarding my live art performances. Thank you Adam! Check out his blog at: http://adambernard.blogspot.com. Make sure you pick up a copy. Ahh... 6 months earlier, I envisioned tonight and I couldn't be more honored to have had such dope artists, crowd, and venue staff take part of such a movement. More to come... If you missed it make sure you are at the next one!