I just got an update from my friend Katsumi of Orientarhythm on his latest project. He’s been experimenting with projected visuals and dance for a while now, and his latest effort is extremely impressive. Katsumi developed this piece for a performance on a Japanese TV program in front of a live audience - whose reactions shared my enthusiasm. [...]

Santi, Joelle, Jay and I saw First Name Basis perform at the mansion at Strathmore Hall at a Friday Night Eclectic Show. Props again to Strathmore Hall and all those involved for keeping these events going, our area is blessed to have such a beautiful venue to showcase our local artist scene. I really don’t [...]

I remember when he died.  Or rather, when it was published on his blog for Hydeout Productions that he had passed away a month earlier in a car crash in Shibuya.  I’m finding it difficult now to type out exactly what kind of emotions it drew from me.  For lack of a better label, it was [...]

School’in Session, presented by B-terps and a host of other organizations at Univeristy of Maryland, College Park.  A 2 vs 2 battle, with over 50 groups of 2 that entered.  Judges were Toyz, Gunjack, and Spirit.  DJ Fleg was jockeying the discs.  All ingredients for a dope jam, and all that was left was to [...]

brothers in marilland - this song came out as natural as breathing, I knew as soon as I heard the sample.  Not every day you hear someone shout out MD, so I had to do it.  The song demanded it of me! [Audio clip: view full post to listen] You can download it on itunes here. a [...]

Mad Sole, spinning at Queen Makeda for the rest of the summer. No cover, drink specials every night, just some locals jamming to some funky funky funky hip hop records. share on your fb profile

So I volunteered at the Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri) a while back as a translator for the performers that were coming from Japan, and by a stroke of awesomeness a Japanese dance group came that specializes in Hip Hop dance… with nunchucks…  Basically, they’re hip hop ninjas.  They’re called Orientarhythm, and their concept is [...]

Metro Status, dedicated to the Washington DC Metro area, the train system that gets us around everyday, and anyone who’s ever found themselves without a car and on metro status.  This is just my way as a dancer and a musician to express my appreciation for the city that supports myself and other artists. Cover [...]