Social Entrepreneurs: Creating Our Own Paths Members of E4 Youth program Legacy ATX on the set of their 360 music video Onto Somethin’ The most important thing is to get started… It’s been almost ten years since I first started volunteering with a local high school audio video production class at John B. Connally high school […]
E4 Youth is Headed to London! Mozilla Foundation has invited E4 Youth to Ravensbourne London as a part of MozFest 2017. For the past 9 years, E4 Youth has worked with industry leaders in the creative sector to provide training, mentoring, job shadowing and employment opportunities to underserved creative youth in Austin Texas. Mozilla Foundation has invited […]
Any creative professional will tell you that you that when it comes to getting hired, you live and die by your body of work. While solid references, a stacked resume and polished soft skills inarguably help you get your foot in the door during any interview process, the commercial arts industry in particular stresses the […]
E4 Youth’s newest enrichment program, the Get Creative Media Club, is nearing the end of its first semester. Meeting Thursday nights at Austin Public studios, the purpose of the program is to give Central Texas students the opportunity to hone their production, promotion, and entrepreneurial skills by working as the marketing team for a […]
The 2016 edition of Shadow the Pros was our best ever. Our students were coached by industry professionals as they developed resumes/portfolios, shadowed professionals and executed creative work for real clients including Capital Metro, Panama Coffee and Legacy ATX. We’re so thankful to our outstanding roster of coaches which included Avery Graham, Carlton Wilcoxson, Alex Boase, […]
Opportunity Youth: Left Out of the Creative Class “Opportunity youth” — ages 16–24 considered under educated and under-employed. Great example of how to reach opportunity youth. YouthBuild Over the past few years, I have seen a lot of momentum gathering around the idea of remedying systematic inequalities across the U.S.. Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter have […]
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 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2016 Contact Person: Carl Settles 512-917-2551, carl@e4youth.org Legacy ATX Performs at A Night with E4 Youth What: Youth all-star group releases EP When: May 19, 2016, 6 – 9PM Where: McGarrah Jessee Ad Agency (121 W.6th St., Austin, TX 78701) Youth All-Star Group Performs with Grammy Award Winning Musicians Listen […]
Our anticipation for the Music Legacy Project’s EP release is at an all-time high. The EP, which has been titled simply Legacy ATX, is due May 19, 2016. It will be available for pre-order as well as digital download. One hundred physical copies are making their way to us as we speak. Pictured in the header […]
Video recorded and edited by Damian Flores In my last post, I introduced you to Greg Gonzalez – one of the many accomplished musicians working with E4 Youth on the Music Legacy Project. Based in Laredo, TX, Gonzalez is a seasoned musician who contributes his talents to numerous award-winning musical acts including Grupo Fantasma, […]