Member Since: 3/3/2006
Band Website: egbailey.com
Band Members:
SHA CAGE
AMBER PEOPLE
Featuring Truthmaze, HipGnosis, Rene Ford, Amiee K Bryant. Produced by Ben Durrant, HipGnosis, e.g. bailey + Shá Cage. Executive produced by e.g. bailey + Shá Cage.
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TRUTHMAZE - EXPANSIONS + CONTRACTIONS (PSOEMS 1:1)
Featuring I Self Devine, Muja Messiah, Sister Mimi, Aimee K. Bryant. Produced by Jeremy Ylvisaker, Tom Scott + Ben Durrant. Executive produced by e.g. bailey + Shá Cage
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"Dubbed 'the Afrika Bambaataa of Minneapolis,' Truthmaze is one of the few MCs who could credibly rap, 'North Side full-throttle/Mister Influence, I taught Aristotle,' as he spits on his new, long-awaited solo debut, Expansions + Contractions (Psoems 1:1) (Tru Ruts/ Speakeasy Records). The album is a true event, combining the full range of his past live music and electro into a carnival of poetry, hard funk, and raw rap, with guests ranging from multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Ylvisaker to fellow ex-Micranot I Self Devine." -- Peter Scholtes, City Pages
Also available at Fifth Element, Electric Fetus in MPLS. And available at Exile on Main Street in CHAMPAIGN, IL.
VARIOUS ARTISTS
WORDS WILL HEAL THE WOUND (VOLUME ONE)
Executive produced by
e.g. bailey + Sha Cage.
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THE TWIN CITIES FIRST SPOKEN WORD COMPILATION! Speakeasy Records' first full production release, Words Will Heal the Wound: A Celebration of Community Through Poetry, was developed from the noted spoken word radio series. Words Will Heal features the works of J. Otis Powell!, Arkology, Truthmaze, Bao Phi, ANIKA, Desdamona, Sister Mimi, Sha Cage, Slug (of Atmosphere), Wookiefoot, and others. Includes orginal version of Slug's "Hell's Playground". A must have for lovers of spoken word and those interested in the Minnesota scene.
ZELL MILLER III
EVIDENCE OF SILENCE BROKEN (VERSION POETIC)
Executive produced by
e.g. bailey + Sha Cage.
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The long awaited release of Zell Miller III's fiery debut CD. The poetic verion of the acclaimed spoken word and hip hop theatre production "The Evidence of Silence Broken", the CD shows why Zell Miller III is fast becoming one of the rising stars in the spoken word genre. With music by the always dynamic DJ Brainchild, this album takes you on a journey through a poet's birth and survival in this often chaotic world. (Note: This is not the soundtrack to the theatre production.)
NAZIRAH P. MICKEY
NAZIRAH'S PLAYHOUSE
Executive produced by
e.g. bailey + Sha Cage.
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Speakeasy Records releases Nazirah P. Mickeys debut CD Nazirahs Playhouse. A poet, playwright and spoken word artist, Nazirah has been nominated for the Spoken Word Artist of the Year Award by the Minnesota Music Academy; has worked with such artists as Sonia Sanchez, Quincy Troupe, Ruth Forman and Tyehimbe Jess, as part of the Hurston/Wright Fellowship, the VONA Fellowship and Cave Canems Master Class, respectively; was a member of the Minnesota Slam Team which place 6th in the nation in 2001; and was one of the recipients of the 2002 S.A.S.E/Jerome Verve Spoken Word Grant. A track from this CD is featured in Urban Bush Women's production "Hair Stories".
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Founder:
- Tru Ruts Endeavors (artistic organization)
- Speakeasy Records (spoken word + hip hop record label)
- Spoken Word Conscious Movement (radio format)
- Youth Slam League (middle school + high school slam league)
Co-Founder:
- MN Spoken Word Association (with Sha Cage + Leah Nelson) (spoken word organization)
- Arkology (with Mire Regulus, Mankwe Ndosi, Dennis Maddix + Jason "Kona" Lund) (spoken word + music collective/band)
- Tehuti (Divine Speech)Urban Griots (with Sha Cage + Frank Sentwali) (spoken word conscious radio show)
- Cipher Zone (with Sha Cage + Willie Ney) (spoken word conscious radio show)
- Sirius B (Black male performance collective)
- Spine: writer's collective (performance ensemble)
- SASE/Jerome Verve Grant (with Carolyn Holbrook) (the first spoken word grant)
- dream cafe Xperience (with Ayesha Adu) (filmmaking collaborative)
- minamine productions (with Mire Regulus) (performance + theatre productions)
- Write On RaDio! (WORD!) (with J. Otis Powell! + Lisa Bullard) (literary radio program)
- Words Will Heal the Wound National Poetry Month Spoken Word Radio Series (with Sha Cage) (annual radio series)
- Neo Manifesto Artist Forum (for Prince's Paisley Park + New Power Generation store) (performance series)
- Habari Gani (first African American student newspaper at Notre Dame University)
Influences: My Parents. Amiri Baraka. Langston Hughes. Steven Biko. Last Poets. Larry Neal. Eric B + Rakim. De La Soul. James Baldwin. Malcolm X. e.e. cummings. Nina Simone. Jack Kerouac. New Order. Jim Morrison + the Doors. Allen Ginsberg. Existentialism. Ms. Bartholomew. Gil Scott Heron. REM. Bob Dylan. Black Star. Common. Prince. Lee "Scratch" Perry. Arkology. Gordon Parks. Bob Marley. Nikki Giovanni. Counting Crows. J. Otis Powell! Prince Nico. Satre. Fellini. Orson Welles. Bob Kaufman. Francois Truffaut + French New Wave.
Sounds Like: Don't know, just trying to find my own path thru this work. I aspire to artists like Baraka, Gil Scott, Last Poets, Larry Neal, Nikki and them.
Record Label: Tru Ruts | Speakeasy Records
Type of Label: Indie