Kelli Richards interviews Tom Silverman, founder of Tommy Boy Records
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Digital music pioneer Kelli Richards exclusive interview with Tom Silverman, founder of Tommy Boy Records.Visit Kelli’s website (https://kellirichards.com) to sign up to her newsletter.Kelli Richards is a seasoned business development exec in digital media — especially in music tech — and a “swat team” strategist with a strong proven track record in identifying opportunities and driving a vision to life from concept to execution. As a ‘superconnector’ she has established long-term trusted relationships with stakeholders across the ecosystem including mainstream talent, content creators, media execs, tech innovators and leaders, brand execs and investors.
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Templar Animated is a hip-hop dancer and break dancer as well as a freestyle teacher. He is based in Portsmouth, Southsea where he holds beginner freestyle sessions for adults over 18 years. He says that his freestyle classes help people to find the rhythm in the music as well as learn moves to create their own unique style. He also taught some online classes over the lockdown period at the start of 2021 which included styles such as popping, breaking, afro and even salsa! Templar has many friends who also dance and they create videos together to showcase their talent. The group locate around Southsea to film their content which can sometimes be choreography, freestyle or just grooving for fun. Before lockdown, he would often compete at battles or spectate and has said he learnt a lot from that experience. Templar took part in the recent Global Bandstand event in Portsmouth and took part in multiple classes where he found other dancers to hopefully collaborate with in the future.
UserUniversity of Pretoria Youth Choir: Be Blessed
The UP Youth Choir is a multi-cultural and diverse group of young performers representing all races, religions and economic groups of South Africa. It is the mission of the UP Youth Choir to provide children of all different backgrounds with a unique program of music education and choral performance that seeks to fulfill and develop each singer's potential, while creating a model of artistic excellence and diversity that enriches the community. The UP Youth Choir was established with the aim of affording talented teenagers and high school students the opportunity to proficiently perform locally and abroad.The choir consists of 90 choristers aged 14 - 19 from the greater Tshwane and represents 34 different high schools. The choir’s repertoire is an exciting assortment of South African and International music which incorporates elements of traditional music, jazz, gospel and folk music. The UP Youth Choir is recognized worldwide for its award-winning performances and spectacular artistry.
Templar - Dance Multi Freestyle
Templar Animated is a hip-hop dancer and break dancer as well as a freestyle teacher. He is based in Portsmouth, Southsea where he holds beginner freestyle sessions for adults over 18 years. He says that his freestyle classes help people to find the rhythm in the music as well as learn moves to create their own unique style. He also taught some online classes over the lockdown period at the start of 2021 which included styles such as popping, breaking, afro and even salsa! Templar has many friends who also dance and they create videos together to showcase their talent. The group locate around Southsea to film their content which can sometimes be choreography, freestyle or just grooving for fun. Before lockdown, he would often compete at battles or spectate and has said he learnt a lot from that experience. Templar took part in the recent Global Bandstand event in Portsmouth and took part in multiple classes where he found other dancers to hopefully collaborate with in the future.