Created by artist Russell Maxwell, R Max Clothing features a signature line of t-shirts that incorporates pieces of art to form fashionable items for the Sophisticated Urban male and female. “Artistically influenced by Andy Warhol, Jean-Micheal Basquiat, Hype Williams, and numerous photographers, I wanted to create something that represents a sense of urban expression and lifestyle,” states R Max. Each article of clothing displays an original design with hand painted accents and adorned with rhinestones.
Biggie by R Max
R Max Clothing has received recognition on television and the big screen. Pieces from the line have appeared in the film, ‘Stomp The Yard’, and on ‘BET’s 106 & Park’ & BET’s ‘Spring Bling’ and MTV’s ‘Wild ‘n’ Out’. R Max Clothing has appeared in several music videos including Yung Joc’s ‘I’m a G’, Big Boi’s (OutKast) ‘Kryptonite’ & ‘Morris Brown’ and Gorilla Zoe’s ’Hood Figga’ & ‘Juicebox’. The line has also graced the pages of national publications such as Scratch and XXL magazines.
R Max featured in XXL
In addition to the original and ‘X’ lines, custom designs have been created for video director, Dr. Teeth; music artists Jay Z, Puffy, 50 Cent, Killer Mike, Flava Flav, and Janet Jackson; and for Radio One Morning Show hosts across the nation.
R Max’s work will be featured as a part of the Art, Beats and Lyrics Urban Art Exhibition. Saturday 4/24. Check Line-Up for event details, times, and venue.
Hailing just 22 miles SE of Washington, D.C. from the city of Waldorf, MD, emerges an emcee named SIMP who is poised to carry on the old-school, funk and soul-filled hip-hop torch dropped by his counterparts. Recently established as co-owner of Atlanta record label, Beat Studios Productions, he now has the perfect avenue to channel his creative vision. This alumni of Hampton University cites his upbringing in an area best known in hip-hop for its energetic “Go-Go” percussion, for the influence that led to his pursuit of making music. “I began spinning records for local parties when I was 14 years old,” he said. “So I had to listen to everything and I developed a broad taste in music.”
His favorite emcees include Nas and Lupe Fiasco, but the influence of the rap pioneers that starred in the soundtrack of his youth shine through in his recordings and live performances. While his names derives from the word simple (meaning easy to solve or understand, not complicated), SIMP the emcee, is anything but. “A lot of people called me simple when I was growing up so I rolled with it,” states the 23 year old rapper. “I picked it because life can be simple yet complicated in its simplicity.” Some songs lyrically illustrate that concept as he gracefully and rhythmically tells his stories of love, loss, racism and faith. Other songs of his , showcase his wit, and ring with such exuberant energy that they will SIMPly raise the spirit and arouse the body.
“I was born Daniel Coleman, I’m Daniel Coleman now, and I’m gonna die Daniel Coleman…so why not be that as an artist?” says the 24-year-old MC/singer/songwriter/producer about his eventual change of stage name to his birth name.“For years, I changed names to what I thought would be cool or marketable, but now I just wanna do ME.”
Coming from the Bloomfield neighborhood of Macon, Georgia, Daniel Coleman proudly composes the music that his counterparts often frown on: heartfelt, vulnerable, and pouring with individuality.He has been performing, writing, rapping and singing since he was 13.He would produce songs for a local group of his peers to hone his production craft and would do so until he graduated high school in 2003.After graduation, he attended Savannah State University with a hunger for more book smarts AND more hip-hop.His production became sharper, his lyrics more poignant, and his promotion-savvy heightened.He landed his songs anywhere they could go; among those places, a campus homecoming mixtape and 94.1 the Beat’s Seaport Local Music Show.
Now, with a solid team behind him, he brings what he calls “the best collection of songs I’ve ever made” to the public with The Backpack Music LP, a 12-track manifesto of introspection, self-assurance, and individuality.Alongside it, he has a video to push the album for the song, “Undergraduate”, and a website for his production group, The Musick People Recording Group, which will soon have music from fellow artists Suave Colione, D. Ciano, and Eazy.
“It only takes a second to see the vision…watch the video, listen to the songs, feel the magic…”
Brandywine is the OFFICIAL HOUSE BAND for the SUAF Launch Party!
beats, turntables, and a live band= living hip-hop. we’re a home studio music machine looking for talented and conscious MC’s and musicians that want to work with a collective of talented people in an effort to create as many dope tracks as possible and get those tracks out. if you want to get involved, and you do, get at us. brandywinelivinghiphop@ yahoo.com
City Council is an Indie Hip-Rock Duo supported by a live band (Guitar, Bass, Drums) that puts on a high energy show that peaks ears and draws in any listener with at least a minimal appreciation for artistic ability and creative showmanship. City Council’s sound is in it’s own category: most often being defined as a melding of Hip-Hop, Rock, Funk and Jazz. The City Council sound utilizes a distinct cross-over concept from creation to performance that is unique to City Council and City Council alone. Their music has gained popular notoriety across Middle-Georgia.
Their originality has set them apart from the rest of the Hip-Hop Genre and allowed them to team up with bands from every Genre, such as Nomenclature, T-Bird & The Breaks, Oh Dorian, Fish Hawk and Gym Glass Heroes. City Council has likewise received praise, in-depth positive treatment and honorable mention in publications of all types, including Food and Culture Magazine, the 11th Hour, The Macon Telegraph, Auburn Plainsman and Creative Loafing. With Jubee providing deep, emotion-filled lyrical creations and Perry Valentyne singing Melodic Choruses and rhyming multi-leveled flows, City Council is on the rise to the top of their own Genre.
MaskilHouse (born Joshua Franklin Jackson) was born October 14, 1990 in Beaufort South Carolina. Music was an influence since conception. His mother a Jazz singer who’s career came to an abrupt end with the birth of her children. However Joshua’s dream would not dimmed be so easily. His father was born in Far Rockaway Queens, which brought his strong northern lyricism. Never setting foot in New York until the later years of his life gives him the soul of the south with the mouth of the north. He moved to Atlanta Ga at a very young age where his father was arrested for armed robbery. This was a happening in his life which brought great motivation to his need to speak hope to his peers. His mothers family however have deep roots in Georgia. Where Joshua spent most of his life. There the music of soul singers where heavy. Al Green, The Dells, etc. too many to name. Joshua spent most of his GA life in the small town of Albany Ga. He then moved to Tallahassee Fl. (pre T Pain. lol) and then Charleston South Carolina. and finally to Savannah. Prides himself on being the Tri-State representative. Maskil was the term given him by his father shortly after his release from incarceration. meaning the enlightened one in Hebrew. House was later added by his close associate cause of the comment made one day that his rhyme scheme was complicated, like surgery. thus termed House MC. His lyrics are a product of a strong spiritual background and no nonsense upbringing. Musical influences are Common, Mos Def, Kanye West, Robin Thick, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, OutKast, Drake. MaskilHouse is a member of the writers team known as 4th Period. based in Savannah GA. Everything is up and coming and MaskilHouse is the front runner.
Film Synopsis-Endeleza is a Kiswahili word that means progress, prosper, and flourish. The film is a rare opportunity for viewers around the globe to experience the miracles that the Sarakasi Trust bestows upon its participants first hand. The Sarakasi Trust is an organization established in Nairobi, Kenya, to enhance and advance the lives of the less fortunate through the performing arts. Their energy, excitement, creativity, and encouragement give the participants the tools to transform their lives and positively influence the lives of others. By providing intimate vignettes into the lives of four amazing individuals that are part of the Sarakasi Trust, we will watch as they encounter the forces of opposition that hinder their daily life. Through interaction with their families, friends, and by participating in their day-to-day activities, we will experience the amazing talent and vigor of these struggling artistes as they learn life-changing lessons of performance and perseverance. Endeleza will take us on this incredible journey with them.
Ana Cetina, Director, Producer & Sound Designer
Ana Cetina
Ana Cetina is originally of Mexican and Colombian decent. She was born in Mexico and moved to Colombia when she three years old. As a child and teenager, she spent six years in Nairobi, Kenya before moving to the United States to complete her undergraduate degree in Audio Technology and Applied Physics from the American University in Washington, DC. She later moved to Savannah, GA to work on her M.F.A. in Sound Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design where she discovered a passion for Documentary Film. Ana has many films, commercials, animations, and industrial videos under her belt. She has worked professionally doing field sound and in-studio audio engineering to help put herself through her Master’s Degree program at SCAD. She enjoys every aspect of production and looks forward to giving back to a community that is close to her heart by providing her exceptional skills to this project.
Emily Ullrich, Co-Director and Co-Writer
Emily Ullrich
Emily Ullrich is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has shown in the Cannes Film Festival, The Savannah Film Festival, Chicago’s Hit Eight, and others. She currently teaches Documentary Film, Media and Society, History of Film, and Journalism at Georgia Southern University.
She recently co-directed, co-wrote, and co-produced a documentary feature film in Nairobi, Kenya, called Endeleza.
She has over twelve years of television and film experience, and is also currently teaching digital fillmaking at AWOL, working with students on a series of community-based documentary shorts. Emily graduated with her B.F.A. in Film and Television from Savannah College of Art and Design, and later went on to get her Master’s Degree from Antioch University in Writing Acting and Directing for Stage and Screen.
Art and music were once the voice of the people. It was an underground movement driven by the need for expression. Somewhere along the way, art became available only to the elite and music profited only the few. At that point the artist lost control of their creation.
Art, Beats + Lyrics is taking it back.
HISTORY OF THE TOUR:
Art, Beats + Lyrics was established in 2004 when founder Jabari Graham faced being laid off from his job. Jabari figured he could look for new employment or create it himself. He had long toyed with the idea of creating a showcase for unrecognized urban artists. Jabari decided to follow his dream, investing his savings and severance package to fund an urban art showcase in Atlanta’s eclectic Little Five Points District. The exhibition was well received. The venue held 250 people, but over 400 attended. With that initial success, Jabari teamed with Dwayne “Dubelyoo” Wright. Dubelyoo had been creating his own art shows and brought experience, connections with artists and the inside perspective, being an artist himself, to the showcase. Together they repackaged the event and “Art, Beats + Lyrics” was born. Positive reviews from their first show made their second show at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art an unparalleled success in both AB+L and High Museum history. The museum was filled to capacity within three hours of the show’s opening. With the success of that and several other shows the next step was to take the show on the road. The concept for the show was pitched to a corporate sponsor and the partnership to produce one of the largest traveling urban art exhibition was born.
