Academic Artist Project

(acoustic by DanniBOI Boyle Heights Musician) Dream Loud stand up for the world stand up for your rights stand up for the good stand up for the good in man dont get pushed around dont get shaken up dont get brushed around dont be feared dont be upside down moving on movin on [moving] you can move it all you cann the DREAM take what you can get know that there is right know that there is love know that there is heaven send you can find the world is always going to be always, always going to be the world is always going to be a little crazy dont get turned around dont get messed around dont get taken back always win when u want you can have it all and all all and all you can have it all and alll you can have it all you can have it all in this world moving on moving on you can move it all you can

(esedaz & legaspi, 2010) THe collaboration between a counselor & teacher. Everytime Arrellano and I collaborate we get along and make great music. He is a talented artist, I really enjoy the story of the song. We made this to inspire the super scholars to graduate with pride. I am singing the hook and love it. It was a great opportunity to get back in the studio. To do a song like this made me feel good and reflects my passion for what I do.

Enrique Gabriel & danni Boi 2nd semester was filled with sessions where danni and i would collaborate on different riffs and figure hooks out, this is footage from a late after school AAP session, where teacher and student have the opportunity to experiment with our talents to achieve a sense of mastery and or synthesis.

Mr. Legaspi, the Teacher, Danniboi, the Student, & Sal the Sudent (room 162, after school AAP 2009) We just left the barber shops back to the class and recorded a few sessions, this was my favorite from that day...with these guys I have a lotta fun making music and melodies!

Freestyle Jam Session with DanniBoi ( room 162, after school 2009) Danni and me have recorded so much footage from our jam sessions after school, too fun to collaborate and illustrates the possibilities and the power of music and education combines.

Don'tBeWackKID (danniboi and enrique gabriel freestyles, after school sessions 2009) This is fun rhyming at its finest, a cool collaboration between teacher and student. The last lines are significant,,,you gotta practice so your not wack KID!

BeastieBoys Instrumental (cuzin of death 2008) Mixtape, just felt like saying a few pieces of thought to roc'...the beat is so addictive lyrics are random poetic expression of interpretation on acing the scene...my favorite part was getting loose on the backend of the cut. Make music, have fun...an academic artist project...first verse written, second verse obvious freestylin'

DanniBoi & I, (Jam out session 2009) the lost tapes, before we made the final howcome we were playing with all kinds of lyrics, this is a release of an exclusive live version of howcome and the melodies played with to make the final cut. Enrique Gabriel

Freestyle Verse, MJ Tribute (Nato Instrumental, 2009 Lyrics freestyled by Enrique Gabriel, the Teacher, borrowed lyric from man in the mirror, mj) Mahal kita MJ!

(Enrique Gabriel & DanniBoi) an academic artist project

after school jam session with danniboi

Enrique Gabriel & danniBoi (academic artist project) We stay after school to practice the arts and get others to participate in the creative expression of self through music and academics. We like to freestyle acoustically a lot, so here is an example of our talents.

AfterSchool Session (Enrique Gabriel, the Teacher & DanniBoi, the Student) We were ready to pack up, the students had signed out. Danni was wanting to jam out, so before freestyling we asked a colleague for some ideas for a song topic, and she mentioned that did not believe in love. The response is this song, another spectacular collaboration between scholars. The video shows not only an authentic fresstyle but a dialogue to create lyrics for the song.

AcademicArtistProject - HowCOME [Live Version] / (Mr. Enrique Gabriel Legaspi, the Teacher, Alex Medina, the Emcee / Student, DanniBoi, the Musicican / Student) This is something remarkable, I am so proud to be a part of something special like this session that the three of us had in room 162. The timing is inspirational because it is the 100th episode to be posted for the world, but also it is a culmination of talent and a journey of scholars who share common purpose for their community. But also find music to express our love and skills to those who love and hate what we do. We represent a uniqueness, no one else in Boyle Heights or even in Los Angeles is showcasing the music we are making. The song HOW COME is a collection of events, all coalesced by the academic artist project. I have many achievements in my portfolio, but this is one of my favorites. It shows my work with students and definitely lets everyone know that students got art! I would like to say thank you to my family and true friends who have guided me...EL, SMS, GM, JML, GML, NYC<3, EA, WA, RJL, JL, DW. Big up to Nato for production! Fantastic Producer and my cuzin'

QuickPhotoBoothRap (Enrique G Legaspi, Alex Medina)A fun demonstration of hiphop collaboration.

Classroom Jam Session, an academic artist project (Enrique Gabriel, the Teacher; DanniBoi, the Student; Alex, the Student) We took a brainstorm and brought it to another level by collaborating even further! It was a lot of fun. I was tired from the day, talent show rehearsals, set design, after school program, meetings, and teaching...but it was a good way to end the day.

original composition (Enrique Gabriel, the Teacher; DanniBoi, the Student; Renato Lopez, the Producer) A collaboration'

Just freestyling...with both lyrics and guitar.

Another session in room 162.

MakeUmine (Danni Boi Instrumental Acoustics / Guitar Composition by Student, Lyrics freestyled by Enrique Gabriel Legaspi) We did one song together already, so its really just about building... collaborating to make music that best represents our struggles or simply the expression, the thoughts we have about love, school, work, family. Our inspiration is transcribed into the sounds we produce. Word Up like a crossword puzzle.