PROF. PRAWNS @ Poib's AUDIO HALUCINAITONS #17 July 5th, 2011

Fuses blown by an overload of creative juices spilling out in wet explosions set off by these audio architects:

Improvisors:::::::
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Prof. Prawns - intellectual word wizardry http://professorprawnspresents.blogspot.com/

Gtonium McDonald - bass
Lewis Holloway - accordion
Arnt Jeffrey Arntzen - banjo
Kevin Romain - percussion
Joseph Hirabiyashi - multi-instrument
Elliot Langford - multi-instrument
Hanna-Sarah Myrberg - guitar
Ryan Moses Lidstone - guitar


Shrunken Head Committee ?????
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Poib Fehr - guitar
Daniel Ruiz - drums
Colby Sparks - saxophone


Tyson Naylor Solo Experience
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Tyson Naylor - keyboards, etc.



The Slick Willies
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Trevor Sather - mandolin, throat, antics, kick drum
Jerry Wernicke - bass, clarinet, pan whistle

More acts to be confirmed~!!!!!

Show up at 9pm

Cover $5

B/W Photos of a FFG Monday night at 45WEST Studios

Hey look at these pics of the June 20/21st FFG Jam.
taken by Michael Bertz, a member of 45 WEST STUDIOS.


http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150272798476240.374495.21060931239

just a personal favorite for yall

this is a remix of a track from one of my favorite rap groups, Food For Animals. They are a duo from Baltimore (an amazingly densely rap talented city).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5noBgyAK3M&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBgngGk_C4E&feature=related

enjoy!

PROF PRAWNS

FFG hosting Freestyle Workshops at DIVERSITY FEST 2011

Count Snackula and and I (Prof Prawns) are happy to report that Diversity Festival has invited us to give a Freestyle Focus Group Workshop during the 3 day arts and music event on Texada Island this summer from July 8th, 10th 2011.





Here is our brief description of the workshop:

Freestyle Focus Group
Professor Prawns and Count Snacky continue to develop their hip-hop
freestyle methodology and liberation philosophy. They host a weekly
invitational drop-in freestyle workshop at 45west studios in
Vancouver's Gastown and set out on infamous freestyle bike missions
around East Van with a custom-built lightweight bike sound system.
Join them to develop your own freestyle rap skills and liberate your
mind as your subconscious guides your unique expression. This
inclusive non-heirarchical workshop will improve your technique and
confidence in mic skills, improvisation, and flow for all skill levels,
beginners to expert. Everyone welcome.

This, being FFG's the first big festival, is a pretty special moment. We are very honoured to be a part of this party that celebrates art, music, and love in the woods and on the beach.

As IT HAPPENS April 29th Features FFG + Riding4Ridings on the SoundBike

OK - so Count SNACKY and PROFF PRONZ had the good fortune of being interviewed by Yvonne Gall of AS IT HAPPENS on CBC Radio One. The scene was right in our hood, the totes tubular: Hastings-Sunrise. Pietro, my lovely italian neighbour was looking on. We were part of a story called "sounds of the election" and representing for the project @ridings4ridings.

This is the first National exposure that FreeStyle Focus Group (FFG) has had - also the first that riding4ridings. pretty tubular how both have dovetailed.

here is the show's hot logo:


Pretty cool that this happened - considering I grew up with this show listening to it after dinner over earl grey tea with my parents pretty much every day. The theme song is practically part of my DNA - da daaaaa, da, da, daaaa da na na.


HERE is the link !!

the whole show is pretty good, but if you want to hear just us, 38:10 and just the rap, start at 41:03.

due to the plague - there will be no FFG tonight March 21 2011

bring it twice as hard next week. - *

Some highlights from February 2011 - Big Month for FFG

Proffessor Prawns Head to head with MC Hmmmmm?





lettin 'er rip!




Count Snacky caught in the act of his namesake



Joyousness



The Elekwent Folk Hip Hop Crew payed FGG a visit for a rhyme session.

There have been loads of new MCs that have come through. lots of first timers who have either never picked up a mic or have been rapping for a long time but never really did much freestyle or improv wizards/theatre nerds who have always been interested, but never gave it much of a shot till now. Ive got a few pics coming up that do some justice to the extemporanious mayhem that has been going on every monday at 45WEST STUDIOS.