PRESS RELEASE March 31, 2016 Contact Person: Carl Settles 512-917-2551, carl@e4youth.org E4 Youth Music Legacy Project What: Local high school youth record EP When: April 2 – 3, 2016, 9AM – 5PM Where: The Recording Conservatory of Austin, 4615 City Park Rd, Austin, TX 78730 Youth Collaborate with Grammy Award Winning Musicians Austin-area youth are […]
Video shot and edited by E4 Youth alumni Damian Flores Last Saturday, March 26, 2016, The Music Legacy Project came together to put the finishing touches on their songs as they head for the studio on April 2nd and 3rd to collaborate with Grammy award winning musicians on their upcoming EP. Our student musicians […]
On Saturday, February 27, 2016, E4 Youth kicked off its newest venture: the Music Legacy Project. Nine students from several schools across the greater Austin area were selected based on their exceptional musical talent to participate in recording and releasing a collaborative EP with Grammy-award winning band Grupo Fantasma. With a wide range of talent […]
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 […]
In this video, E4 Youth Alumnus Damian Flores shoots and edits a feature about his fellow alumnus Texas All State Jazz sax player Blaigne Ayuma Sixon.
Ten years ago Blakes was the most prominent rapper on the Austin hip-hop scene… These days, he’s positioned himself as a rap scholar, reclaiming the energy of the urban art form to empower youth. E4 Youth Teacher Fellow, Bavu Blakes, was featured this past weekend in the Austin American Statesman, for his innovative approach to educating underserved […]
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 […]