Lyrix Lounge
Our program provides youths of all skill-levels the ability to experiment with musical sounds, create beats, record raps and lyrics in the vocal booth, and learn about music production, software and hardware.
For more information, please contact John Weiss Audio Arts Curriculum Coordinator (818) 919-0824 jweiss@ymcasf.org
Beyond the immediate gratification of "jamming", youths will learn about fundamental concepts of acoustics, and take ocassional field-trips to professional recording studios. Students can create quick, simple musical creations, or develop more ambitious projects over the course of days or weeks.
The Recording Studio is available to youths in our After School programs and our Truancy program.
Instructor-led hours are Monday through Friday, 4:30 to 7:30 pm, with availability for students during other times.
Monday May 10, 6 pm: "Concert of Homemade Electronic Music Instruments"
PRESHISH MOMENTS is the stage-name of musician Michael Carter. He makes electronic music and builds unique instruments for live performance. In 2007 he used one of these instruments to win the San Francisco Laptop & Machine Music Battle, competing against over fifty contestants.
Preshish played clarinet as a child and became obsessed with spinning hip-hop and jungle records and the art of sampling as a teen.
He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for sound design. He learned more about electronics and audio engineering and became interested in creating new ways to play electronic music. This was also where he discovered the music of countless electronic musicians who pushed the boundaries of dance music.
Preshish obtained a Masters Degree in Electronic Music and Recording Media at Mills College, where he built the instrument of his dreams, "The Shredder". He uses it to play house, noise, hip-hop, dubstep, jungle, hardcore, breakcore, drone, free improv, cyber-boogie, metal, pop, wedding music, and chant-rock.
He will come to the Bayview YMCA to perform a recital of beats and loops. Admission is free.
Tuesday March 16, 5 pm: "From Bayview to Your Radio: Becoming a Music Industry Professional"
Marvin Robinson, a Bayview Native, was the influential Program Director of San Francisco's highest-rated radio station, KSOL, and Vice President of BMG Records. He produced or "broke" many top 40 hits, like Prince's "Kiss", and hits by the Fat Boys, Eric B & Rakim, Brian McKnight, Pebbles, LL Cool J, TLC, and many more.
Marvin has a heart for this community. He. recalls standing on the corner of Palou and 3rd, twelve hours a day, 7 days a week. He went on to become a radio personality, successful executive for BMG/Zoo/RCA/Sony Records in New York City and Los Angeles, and Vice President at RCA Records.
Mr. Robinson will come to the Bayview YMCA to talk to our youths about his experiences building a career as a music industry professional.