OVERVIEW

As the ONLY FULL-TIME SPOKEN WORD POET IN TAMPA BAY, LIFE has single-handedly changed the landscape of live entertainment, in Tampa Bay. For decades, after the glorious period of the sixties, when many legendary musicians regularly performed, in Tampa Bay, popular appreciation for live entertainment, in the area, waned. In 2003, when LIFE. began performing, for large audiences of variant echelons, a resurgence of appreciation for the performing arts blossomed.

Along with running Black On Black Rhyme Tampa, the largest, longest running Spoken Word/Open Mic, in Tampa Bay, LIFE conceptualizes and produces large-scale, spoken word shows, that draw hundreds of attendees, every time. These successful endeavors have inspired other promoters, of live entertainment (poetry, jazz, even comedy!) in Tampa Bay, to follow his example and strive toward similar achievements.

LIFE personifies commitment, self sacrifice & total dedication- the Miles Davis of his day, the legacy of his significance is imminent.

SPOKEN WORD

Nearly 10,000 albums sold

forthepeople/ Released June 2003- over 3,000 sold

XpoZin' MaSelf / Released October 2005- over 5,000 sold

MouFPiece/ Released May 2008

BUSINESSES

-owns/operates Word Power Publications, LLC holding company that oversees Black On Black Rhyme Tampa, Black On Black Rhyme St. Pete, SoulClap and Inside Scoop

-owns/operates Black On Black Rhyme Tampa, the largest, longest running spoken word show, in Tampa Bay

-coordinates of the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Poetry Slam, the culminating event of this prestigious festival, and the biggest spoken word event, in Tampa Bay, for the past four years

-coordinates the official/original Pajama Poetry Nite ( Black On Black Rhyme Tampa)

-coordinates The Central Florida Slam the only regular poetry slam in Tampa Bay

-coordinates the Black On Black Rhyme Tampa Anniversary

-founding partner of RARE XPRESSIONS

-producer of the Young Peoples Poetry ShowCase (YPPS) and ((SHOCKWAVE))

-started Black On Black Rhyme St. Pete, SoulClap, Inside Scoop & ParLAY, in 2009

PHILANTHROPY

-major monetary contributions to food drives for the homeless

-yearly participant in The Great American Teach-In

-Sponsor of Candy Lowe's Black Business Bus Tour

-Gina Oliva Fundraiser

-organizer of the "Write For Our Future" program

-financial supporter of WMNF's "Poetry Is" and "Sunday Forum"

-regular volunteer performances at Metropolitan Ministries

MOST NOTABLE AWARDS

-Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Poetry Slam/Tampa 1st Place Winner (2004, 2005)

-Akoben Festival/Word Up! Poetry Slam/Norfolk 1st Place Winner (2005)

-Underground Poets King/Queen of the Bay/Tampa 1st Place Winner (2005)

-Hot Air Slam/Delray, Fla. 1st Place Winner(2004)

-USF Louder Than Words Poetry Slam/Tampa 1st Place Winner (2005)

-Southern Fried Slam Finalist/Miami Finalist(2004)

-Underground Poets King/Queen of the Bay/Tampa Finalist (2006)

-Nuyorican Slam/ New York (2008)

-Poet Of The Year / Tampa Bay Hip Hop Awards (2008)

MEDIA APPEARANCES

-TBCN

-WTVT 2x

-88.5 FM too many times to number

1150 AM too many times to number

-Tampa Tribune

-St. Pete Times/*TBT

-The Florida Sentinel

-Power Broker Magazine

-The Weekly Planet

-Creative Loafing

-The Florida Courier

-The Weekly Challenger

-Orange Magazine