About Me
Mission Statement:
Universal Music Awareness is a production and a promotion group dedicated to unification of community building and political messaging with artistic production. UMA Presents assists community-based individuals, organizations and companies whose goals are to reach a broad base audience using the arts as a catalyst for involvement. UMA offers production and consulting services to community building organizations, music industry entities and beyond.:: UMA Presents :: is a production and promotion boutique specializing in outdoor festivals, tours, one-off concerts and benefits headquartered in Oakland, CA. and now has expanded to Los Angeles. UMA has run productions for Alanis Morissette (We the Planet Festival, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 2003, A.N.W.R. / Alaska Visit, Anchorage, 2001, Museum of Tolerance, LA, CA, 2001), Erykah Badu, ZapMama, Medusa, Fishbone, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., Cornel West, Jim Hightower, Ben Cohen, (The RollingThunder Down-home Democracy Tour, various outdoor parks and rodeo barns, Austin, Chicago, Seattle, Tucson, St.Paul/Minneapolis, Asheville, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Ann Arbor, MI 2002-03), Ledisi (Private Party for Conservation International hosted by President Bill Clinton and Harrison Ford, Los Angeles, 2003), The Last Poets, Goapele, Ledisi(Summer’s Heat, Westminster Auditorium, 2003), The Roots, Author Alice Walker, Jaguar Wright, Martin Luther (BringingMumia Home, Berkeley, CA 2000) in addition to producing the recent KRS-ONE benefit event in Oakland, CA. …..AND MANY MANY MORE.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
