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.