An MC since the age of 12, Ritallin utilizes his voice and his intellect through rhythm, rhyme, lyricism and literary dynamism to clear minds of clutter and force listeners to focus on issues that matter.
As Director of the Capital Poetry Collective for two years, Greg was the executive producer of Live At Capital Slam 2005 and Live at Capital Slam 2006 (both available through vanörange records at vanorange.ca ) the acclaimed compilations of Ottawa's best performance poets, and the Co-Slammaster of Capital Slam, Ottawa's slam-tastic monthly poetry series.
Greg was appointed National Director of Spoken Word Canada (SpoCan) in October 2006. In this role he is leading the development of an organized network of professional spoken word artists across Canada. He is also helping to create new venues and performance series in different regions of the country. SpoCan is the organizer of the annual Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, and a fair portion of Greg's time is dedicated to planning and fundraising for the next festival, scheduled for October 2008 in Calgary, Alberta. He recently appeared on the CFSW 2007 compilation CD of some of Canada's very best slam artists.
Ritallin is also the founder of 10milligram promotions, a local venture that organizes local poetry and music shows. 10mgpromo has already hosted artists such as Ottawa's Ana Miura , John Akpata and Nathan Bishop Band , Halifax MC Spesh K , Vancouver's The Fugitives and New York's own Oveous Maximus .
Not only is this talented poet and rhymer rocking stages from Vancouver to St. John's, he's putting out his own work. With the EP recording Capital Thoughts, the chapbook The Halifax Chronicles and his first book of poetry Cerebral Stimulation (available through Amazon.com ), it's clear that Ritallin is not your average artist.
Currently working on a full-length CD called Gratefulness and expanding the operations of his newly founded artistic services company Cytopoetics , Ritallin is puttin' in the work to become a force from coast to coast to coast.
Ritallin will be coming soon to a Canadian city near you ... and if you're outside of Canada, drop a line through the ritallin.com website to get the Cerebral Stimulant to your corner of the globe!
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