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About Me

MyGen Profile Generator "The Enlightentment Project lives up to its lofty name with a unique combination of mystical spirituality, sharp politics, word flows, beats from all sources, an effortless union of female and male energies, and a love of humanity that is as raw as a revolution and as tender as a mother's kiss.
"While they are currently recording a much-anticipated CD, the Enlightenment Project must be seen live to be fully appreciated. It's not just the unique ways that poetry, singing, DJing, and drumming shape shift into forms that are at once familiar and trail-blazing, it's the way that each member of the group becomes a distinct character in a theater-like production. This leads to delicious tensions: How will she collaborate with him? How will the drummer amplify the DJ and who will step into that space? And, ultimately, will they be able to walk it like they talk it? Night after night, the answer is: yes, si, oui, ja."--Lee Ballinger, West Coast Editor, Rock & Rap Confidential

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/21/2005
Band Website: sonicbids.com/eppoets, eppoets.com
Band Members:
Bless'd--poet

Chris Wood, Voice of (...)--poet

Heatherae--poet

Lynnix--poet, singer, live artist

Mateo--harmonica

Punky--drums

Sarah Cruse--poet, singer, beatbox artist

Tam-Ra--DJ

Tim Friedlander--guitar

Influences:
Sounds Like: genre progression
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

On The Rox Set List

We're still vibrating from the excitement of our On The Rox show this past Saturday. Thank you to all the friends and strangers and strangers that are now friends that came out to groove to our beats ...
Posted by enlightenment project on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:10:00 PST

Tonight's Show...

June 13th Line up for Acoustic Transmissions This Tuesday, June 13th at  Acoustic Transmissions, a progressive force in independent art, creativity and community. Located at Cranes @ 1611 E...
Posted by enlightenment project on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 03:16:00 PST

EP Fundraiser

What more could you possibly want? (8th grade vocab level minimum on all replies, please) Full bar for the alcoholicsPoetry for the beatniksFashionable uppers for the hipsters(And depressants for all ...
Posted by enlightenment project on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:30:00 PST

give thanks for all of you

much love goes out to the students who've taken the time to let us knowwe connected with you. it means more to us than you'll ever know.
Posted by enlightenment project on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:20:00 PST

Spoken Word Forum at Cal State Northridge

  3?23?06 2pm-4pm She was fifteen years old She had the kind of hair that was easy to Hide behind And the kind of eyes that were difficult to hide from And on her arms, I could see the...
Posted by enlightenment project on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:29:00 PST

Soul Night at BB King's

As of four months ago, the EP was only an idea. Now, we are getting hailed with projects. Come check out the EP at BB King's Nightcub on the second floor at Universal Citywalk in North Hollywood. Tak...
Posted by enlightenment project on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:20:00 PST

EP at the Roxy!

The Enlightenment Project will be opening up for two groups at the Roxy on Sunset Blvd. in March and April. Our set will be a 30 minute show featuring our six performance poets, with solos, collaborat...
Posted by enlightenment project on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:07:00 PST

EP on Truthseekas Radio

What an experience! The Enlightenment Project had the pleasure of meeting Shakespeare, host of Truthseekas Radio show on 90.7 KPFK, reggae DJ and founder of L.A.'s Chocolate Bar. He also happens to ha...
Posted by enlightenment project on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:04:00 PST

IKE Show in Rialto

The EP went to Eisenhower High School in Rialto for the third time this past Tuesday. We (Rae and David Bianchi) were psyched, but we admit we got off to a rough start. Both poets had about 3-4 hours ...
Posted by enlightenment project on Fri, 25 Nov 2005 10:33:00 PST

Eisenhower Show Today

Today, the Enlightenment Project had its first group effort at Eisenhower High School in Rialto, CA. Eisenhower is an overpopulated school in a district that boasts as many continuation schools as it ...
Posted by enlightenment project on Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:51:00 PST