July 28


Word of Mouth Virtual


  Feature-Open Reading


7 pm EST Via Zoom
 
https://zoom.us/j/93145658719


Brian Greer & Napoleon Maddox


 
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BRIAN GREER  is a visual artist, poet and music producer based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Creating cross platform works often mixing and matching the different
elements of his art to make multimedia representations of a single idea
or complicated concept.
 
Using paint collage words and sounds he has been able to give to the world his truth.
 
Brian is a part of the hip hop collective known as ISWHAT?! and collaborates quit often with the international artist Napoleon Maddox. He is also forming a group REDEYEBLUE with internationally known award winning turntableist Dj E.Kwality.
 
Brians ultimate goal is to blur the lines of established art to further the experimentation into the collage of multiple form of art.

Here's two audio music poems from Brian:   
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NAPOLEON MADDOX is a true hip-hop ambassador! He works as a writer, producer, human beat-box artist, vocalist and DJ.  He’s well known as the leader of a progressive hip-hop band called ISWHAT?! and the lyrical half of the mesmerizing duo, Sorg & Napoleon Maddox. He is also the creative director and principal actor in a ground breaking multimedia show telling the true story of his famous great grand aunts, conjoined Millie-Christine McKoy.
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Napoleon has worked as Music Director for world renowned fashion designer, Diane Von Furstenberg and french director, Louis J. Gore on several projects in Paris, France. He also, has worked with highly respected Hip-hop, Rock, Jazz and Classical musicians, such as Chuck D, DJ Spinna, DJ Logic, Glen Hansard, Vernon Reid, Archie Shepp, Vincent Segal and the late great Les Paul.
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Napoleon has worked with both the U.S. and French Embassy, as well as the Department of Cultural Affairs in England, Estonia, Serbia, Germany and Morocco.  His song writing has earned several awards, most recently including “What’s Your Joy?” By Sorg & Napoleon Maddox.
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​Launched by poets Mark Flanigan and Jim Palmarini in 2014, Word of Mouth  was inspired by the late Cincinnati poet Aralee Strange. Poets of all stripes are welcome to show up, listen, and mouth off.