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Chinaka Hodge performs her poem "Bulletproof Dress" at Freestyle Fridays. April 1, 2011.

Every black girl every one even me been pimped poked prodded

And sold on the cheap

It's part of the process

Part of what haunts her

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Birds Like A Feather by Franklin HS Sessions http://ift.tt/1uoxBSr

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The Sessions LA Youth Music Program needs to raise $5K by August 1st for this year's Summer Institute!  Please help by donating to our IndieGoGo and spreading the word to your communities!

What is the Sessions LA Summer Institute?

Sessions LA’s Summer Institute is a 3-month intensive summer music program organized and run by Sessions LA. It is targeted to youth ages 15 to 20 years that have either some musical training or have participated in our Fall & Spring Sessions program. The Summer Institute’s goal is to draw from and build upon the beginner & intermediate level DJ, Production, Recording, and Writing / Vocal Performance skills learned in our Fall & Spring Sessions to produce an original album focused around the theme of “Roots”. Through this process, we hope that the young artists can not only improve upon their music performance and technology skills, but also will find a stronger voice in using their artforms to tell the stories of their community.

Our Mission & History

Sessions LA is a music writing, production, recording, & DJ program for youth and young adults in Los Angeles. Our mission is to promote youth development, nurture critical thinking, and foster community building through the process of creating music.

Sessions was started in 2005 at Search To Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), a youth and community center located in LA’s Rampart District/Historic Filipinotown. Over the years, Sessions has released a number of mixtapes and albums that are entirely written, produced, and recorded by the youth in our program.

For more information about the Summer Institute and Sessions LA, please visit our website: www.sessionsla.com

Where Does Your Money Go?

We need to raise $5,000 by August 1, 2013.

The funds will go towards paying for teaching artists and guest workshoppers, much-needed music equipment, album production costs (mixing, mastering, and pressing physical copies), merchandise, culminating student concert costs, and fiscal sponsorship and administrative fees.

Sessions LA is a project of the Pasadena Arts Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. That means, for US residents, your donation is tax-deductible!

Power in Numbers

Help us get the word out about the Summer Institute campaign! The more people that know about it, the more likely we are to make our goal. You can use the IndieGoGo sharing tools to tell your friends online. Or, take the more traditional route and have a conversation about it. Every action counts!

Past Summer Albums

Summer 2011: Bad Man’s World (Theme: Realities Of LA Living)

Summer 2012: Truth Be Told (Theme: The Personal Is Political)

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SESSIONS LA Short Documentary

This is a short documentary about Sessions LA by Tom Wang. SESSIONS LA is a music writing, production, recording, & DJing program for youth and young adults in Los Angeles. Our mission is to promote youth development, nurture critical thinking, and foster community building through the process of creating music. Sessions LA is completely community funded and needs your help to continue its work for the youth of LA. Find out how you can support by logging onto www.sessionsla.com/support. Sessions LA is a project of the Pasadena Arts Council's EMERGE Fiscal Sponsorship Program. Pasadena Arts Council is a nonprofit 501c(3). For more info, log onto www.pasadenaartscouncil.com

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TRUTH BE TOLD: A Sessions LA 2012 Short Documentary

Filmed at the release concert for Sessions LA's Truth Be Told album, this short documentary profiles Sessions students 4 The King, X The Unknown Variable, Hunter Karman, jRREN, RemGee, Colby Evans, and Reflex. Directed, Filmed, & Edited by Julio Dilan of SIGE Productions with help from Dylan Smith and Steve Nandez. Filmed on September 29, 2012 at SIPA (Search To Involve Pilipino Americans).

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VIDEO:  Short Documentary On The Sessions LA Youth Music Program.

Directed by Tom Wang

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MC TRIPZ | "Unity" + "Lonely Soldier" Live Peformance | Bad Man's World Release Concert

September 30th, 2011 BAD MAN'S WORLD is the 2011 album written, produced, & recorded by the SESSIONS LA youth participants. The music sheds light on the realities of life for a young person growing up in a Post-9/11 + Recession plagued Los Angeles. Listen & Download the album at www.sessionsla.com