-Engage, empower young people, or are run by and for young people (13-30). Some AMP orgs are non-profits, some are collectives, a few are for-profit independent promoters.
-Produce shows, records, publications, videos, media, poetry or other sorts of programs with music (hip hop, rock, pop, punk, hardcore, electronic, etc)
-Encourage participation and action in your organization and community.
Basically, everything on the continuum from DIY underground artspaces to more traditional teen centers to hiphop nonprofits. There's no one right way to do it. Diversity = strength.
Influences
Where do we begin? Youth Movement Records, Neutral Zone, the Vera Project. Elementz, ABC No Rio, the Point, the Department of Safety, Che Cafe to name a few.
AMP is a network of community-based organizations that connect young people through independent music and art. .
It's like this: Every kid in every town deserves a safe space where they can be part of a likeminded creative community, where they can be empowered not just as consumers of music but as participants in the process of cultural production.
And yet, there's a ton of barriers that make it difficult to start and sustain youth music spaces. Many venues shut down after a couple years.
Anyone who's been running a successful organization or venue for a couple years is familiar with the steady stream of questions: "How did you make this happen? Why isn't there something like this in my town?" AMP exists so we can share our knowledge, pool our resources, learn from each others successes and failures, and truly build a movement.
Coming in April 2009:
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Looking to fill spots at the Plea for Peace Center Stockton Open spots in November 11.05.09 (Indie/New Wave)The Always Already(TX)/TBA/TBA 11.07.09 (Reggae/Punk)Black Square/Peaceable Jones/TBA 11.08.09 (Indie/Lyrical)Listener(AR)/Nico Sass/TBA 11.11.09 (Punk)Cyanide Destruct/TBA/TBA 11.12.09 (Folk/Punk)Larry&His Flask(OR)/Johnny Young/TBA 11.13.09 (Hardcore/Screamo)Modern Day Escape/No Bragging Rights/A Hero A Fake/TBA 11.14.09 (Punk)Murder Majesty(AZ)/The Singularity/Darlington(TX)TBA 11.15.09 (Punk)One Win Choice(NJ)/ASTPAI(Austria)/TBA 11.21.09 Criminal Hi Fi Presents 11.27.09 TBA(open date) 11.28.09 (Indie en Espanol)Insinuacion/Overlay/Corazon Atomico/TBA
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The Youth Channels Halloween Film Screening on October 28th is an event
in which involves Scary Horror films made by youth and targeted towards
youth from all over NYC.
This event is sure to be a cool way to
start your Halloween. Eat free food, watch cool bloody videos made By
Youth. There will be a special effects workshop conducted by
professional Costume and Make up designer Chelsea Manifold. She will
teach you all the cool and in expensive ways to trick and treat your
friends. This is an open event, so bring your friends to MNN TV
Studios. If you have cool scary films/videos you'd like to submit for
the screening email us as well. This screening is sure to provide you
with Great tips on how to dress-up before Halloween comes. Come and
learn how you can make your own costumes and do your own makeup for
that scary day, Halloween.
Greetings From The Youth Channel: Youth Voice 2009 (Open Call For Youth)
We are doing a live broadcast called "Youth Voice 2009". On this show there will be a panel of young people discussing why it's important for young people to vote. We are looking for young people in your organization/school that would be interested in participating on this panel. This show is a great way to have your voice heard by other young people in all over.
There will be a auditions/ interviews for those interested on
Monday, September 28th from 4-6PM. Please email us ASAP!
The 808 Scene Zine is 3 Years old! We've got two parties to celebrate three years of covering the music, art, & tattoo scenes - one for the 21 and overs and, FINALLY, a show for ALL AGES!
Cherry Blossom Miss Catwings will be performing @ Don Ho's. Artwork by Hanasaurusrex (i.e. bananagrafeeks), Ian Aragon, Dr. Evil, Dodge Distad & more on display. Tattoo show by Koi Tattoo & more.
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