Amplified Life Showcase #01

The Lineup of performers is just ridiculous at this point.  We are going to have so much talent in one historic venue at one special time that I guarantee a good time!  I had to think twice about including all of the performers accolades because it started to make the page look cluttered.  But I say that’s a good thing.  If you don’t want to strain your eyes sorting through the mountain of accomplishments, take a quick glance at the flyer.

http://www.AmplifiedLife.com

Here are the details for our first Showcase starting with our special guest hosts in alphabetical order:

• Emmanuel G. Rojas (Amplified Life Intern and youthrive Leadership Team Member)
• HYPEL [youthrive: LIVE contributor, 2009 TCHHA Nominee: Best Kept Secret, and recently featured on FOX9]

Danami - Success is Intentional

More artists are being added all the time but here are the confirmed Performances featuring multiple Twin Cities Hip Hop Award winners and nominees in alphabetical order:

• Chantz Erolin (truruts)  [MNSWA Urban Griots Spoken Word Awards Nominee:  Best Youth Spoken Word Artist AND Won Voices Merging MC Battle at age 15]
• Danami [from Detroit, Michigan – Holds a B.A. in Music Business from McNally Smith College of Music –  Urban Network:  Los Angeles, California]
• DJ Snuggles [2006 Scribble Jam Beatbox Champ, 2005 MN State Fair Talent Show Champ, AND 2003, 2004, 2005, & 2006 Twin Cities Celebration of Hip Hop Beatbox Champ]
• eg bailey (truruts)  [MNSWA Urban Griots Spoken Word Awards Winner:  Community Organizer Award AND Nominee: Track of the Year]
• Globe Gang [feat. Traci Coward of youthrive: LIVE!]
• Heatherlyn [Singer Songwriter & youthrive: LIVE! contributor]
• HYPEL [youthrive: LIVE! contributor, 2009 TCHHA Nominee: Best Kept Secret, AND recently featured on FOX9]
• Justin Johnson [Singer Songwriter from Madison, Wisconsin]
• Maria Isa AND her BAND!  [2009 TCHHA Nominee: Album of the Year AND Best Female MC]
• Mike Dreams [2009 TCHHA Nominee: Song of the Year, Mixtape of the Year AND Best Knowledge Spitta]
• Palabristas featuring Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria, Tatiana Ormaza, Brandon Lacy Campos, & Teresa Ortiz [MNSWA Urban Griots Spoken Word Awards Winner:  Best Collective (People’s Choice) AND the Cultural Award.  Nominated for Best Poetry Book]
• Shá Cage (truruts)  [MNSWA Urban Griots Spoken Word Awards Winner:  Female Artist of the Year AND Community Organizer Award]
• Tish Jones (TruArtSpeaks)  [MNSWA Urban Griots Spoken Word Awards Winner:  Female Artist of the Year]
• Twin Kingz (Mayhem the Truth & Kaust) feat. K-Bone

Maria Isa's Cover of the City Pages

On the Turntables:  (in alphabetical order)

• Brandon Allday of Big Quarters  [2009 TCHHA Nominee: Album of the Year, Best Group AND Best Live Show]
• DJ Miguel Vargas (Funk Mass)
• DJ Ren (Funk Mass)
• DJ Snuggles [Performing and DJ’ing too!]

Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria & Lorena Duerte of Palabristas

More DETAILS?

• WHAT:  The Amplified Life Showcase (Quarter 1)
• WHEN:  Sunday, January 10th, 2010 from 8:00pm – 1:00AM CST
• WHERE:  The Artists Quarter  (DIRECTIONS via GOOGLE MAPS)
• WHY:  Amplified Life’s 10 Year Anniversary Showcase, UNOFFICIAL youthrive: LIVE! showcase, & Larry Lucio’s Birthday Party

Tish Jones: MNSWA Urban Griots "Artist of the Year"

Please DO NOT let financial concerns be a barrier that keeps you from coming to party with us.  Just hit me up and I’ll take care of it for you personally by putting you on the guest list.

Peace,

– Larry Lucio, Jr. of Amplified Life

Sunday, January 10th, 2010 from 8:00pm to 1:00am (CST) at the AQ

Just so I don’t feel left out, or let you think I’m a talentless promoter, I won the Latino Communications Network award for Artist of the Year in 2006 for my work with Palabristas and as a crew we won the 2009 MNSWA Urban Griots Spoken Word Award for  Best Collective (People’s Choice) AND the Cultural Award.  We were also Nominated for Best Poetry Book.