This is a video summing what our week at SXSW was like, with the trade shows, job fairs, conventions, screenings, and street entertainment. With all four days I was able to go, it was the most we could fill in. Not shown in the video we watched a screening of “Black” and two episodes of […]
The creative minds of the Music Legacy Project convened once again on March 12, 2016. Just on this third week of progress, the musicians have already started four songs that will be recorded in studio on April 2 & 3. Song titles include “Know,” “Nightmares,” “Morse Mode,” and “Long Story Short.” Each song only […]
E4 Youth’s Music Legacy Project met again on March 5, 2016 to continue developing their creative process. The student musicians began to assign roles to each other. These included writers, producers, marketers, engineers, publicists and more. Organization is just as important as the creativity in this project. Specialized roles will make for a smoother road […]
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.