Members of E4’s all-star music group Legacy ATX, Blaigne Sixon and Kyleeil Johnson were recently featured in an interview with E4’s Executive Director, Carl Settles and iHeart Media’s Heather White. Blaigne, a two time all-state jazz saxophonist and Kyleeil, a multi-talented musician, vocalist, actor and filmmaker have both been accepted into the Berklee College of […]
PRESS RELEASE March 1, 2016 Contact Person: Carl Settles, Carl@e4youth.org SXSW Works With E4 Youth To Make Opportunities For Austin’s Underserved Youth AUSTIN, TEXAS – 2/29/16 – South By Southwest (SXSW) has teamed up with Austin non-profit E4 Youth to give at-risk students the opportunity to learn from and network with experienced digital creatives at this […]
E4 Youth alumni and partners highlight some of their accomplishments in 2015.
We’re proud to announce the first young creative to earn a Surface Pro 3 from our partners at Microsoft is All State Jazz saxophonist and composer Blaigne Ayuma. Blaigne is a senior at Austin high school which is known for its legacy of musical performers including Shakey Graves and the blues guitar prodigy Gary Clark […]
E4 Youth Founder, Carl Settles was featured along with several alumni in a Microsoft spot. This marks the beginning of our partnership with one of the world’s premier technology companies. In addition to this spot, Microsoft is providing Surface Pro 3s that come loaded with Office 365 to E4 students and staff. Look for examples of […]
Congratulations to Damian Flores for earning a full scholarship to the Austin Creative Department, a portfolio school headed by Will Chau, a creative director at E4 Youth’s partner agency GSD&M. I’m very excited and proud to have an e4Youth student as my next scholarship recipient. You guys are molding mature, smart kids who are ready to […]
Hello everyone my name is Damian Flores, I was a participant in the 2015 Shadow the Pros program held by E4 Youth. This opportunity came to me at a time where I needed it the most, a time where I needed to believe that I have a chance to be someone, that my passion and […]