Today I met “George” from Seinfeld and “Theo” from The Cosby Show
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Today I met two really cool people: Jason Alexander (George from Seinfeld) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Theo from the Cosby Show.) They were both very nice, approachable and kind.
Pretty random, right?
It was actually during a meet-and-greet for a really cool show that I am so thrilled to be a part of called “Free Style” which will take place on Friday, July 11, 2008 at the Ford Amphitheater. Jason Alexander is the Artistic Director Reprise and Malcolm - Jamal Warner will be hosting the night.
Produced by ASCAP and Reprise, the project pairs poems/lyrics written by 15 inner city high school students with established songwriters. I was lucky enough to have been chosen and am honored to be in the company of some incredible songwriters including:
• Desmond Child (Grammy Award winner, over 70 Top 40 hits, his songs have sold over 300 million albums worldwide, worked with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, KISS, Ricky Martin, Kelly Clarkson, Cher, and the list goes on)
• Stephen Brey (Grammy-nominated songwriter, co-wrote Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach”, “Get Into the Groove” and “Express Yourself,” also worked with Gladys Knight and Kylie Monogue)
• Jay Gruska (Emmy-nominated composer/songwriter, written for Michael Jackson, Chicago, Patti Labelle, Amy Grant, and Robert Palmer)
I wrote a symphonic/rap piece called “Momma Listen” to a very powerful poem by a cool girl named Angeleena and the song will be performed on Friday.
I was also interviewed about the event in UCLA’s Daily Bruin and Backstage Magazine (will be published later this week.)
I can’t wait for these kids’ stories to be shared with the audience!