David Stamps has had a varied career as a writer, producer, and performer. He wrote the unofficial theme song for the 1992 United Cerebral Palsy Telethon. As a performance poet, he produced a weekly showcase featuring stars at the iconic Atlas Supper Club in New York City. As an artist, he created and co-produced a one-man show about exposing a teacher who was molesting students at his high school. Currently, Stamps seeks to co-produce his theater series "The Other Side: Where Hip Hop Meets the Twilight Zone" at an innovative theater.
David Stamps bio as writer, producer and performance artist
1. Bio
Mr. Stampswrote the unofficial theme songforthe UnitedCerebral PalsyTelethoninin1992.
DavidM. Stampsisa writer/producer. He wrote andproduceda shortfilmentitled“The DeadlyMs.
SusanAside.”Stampsraisedthe capital,secureda Grammy award winningproducerChaunceyMahan
to produce the musicand starredinthe video.He hiredaproductioncompanytofilmit, featuringa
poemhe wrote.
A performance poet,Davidproducedaweeklyshowcasefeaturingstarslike Michael Colyar,Malcolm
Jamal Warner and Wayne Lindsay. Withpoets,alive band,comedians,and Broadwaystarslike Lynette
Dupree andRon Tayloras weeklyfixturesatthe iconicvenue,the AtlasSupperClub,the weeklyevent
was alive withtalentandcreativity.Davidperformedweekly,producedthe showcase,supervisedthe
productionteamandhiredthe tickettakers.He alsosecureda positionasa producerfor Def Poetry
Jam.
As a performance artist,Stampscreated,wrote andcoproducedaone man show highlightinghistime
back inhighschool at FlintNorthwestern whenhe wasonthe radio,he had millionsof listeners.The
showencompassedDavid’sharrowingjourneyto save a groupof highschool studentswhowere being
molestedbyateacher.Noone couldget ridof thisteacherbut David broughtattentiontothe plightof
the studentsandgot ridof the teacher. The One Man show was coproducedbyWoodie Kingatthe
NyouricanPoet’sCafé inManhattan.
As a playwrightanda producerDavidhascreateda new theatre seriesnamed“The OtherSide:Where
Hip Hopmeetsthe TwilightZone”. He haswrittenthree episodesentitled“The Arrangement”,“That’s
Justthe SaltinSugar” and “The BlackBulletDichotomy”whichiswrittenentirelyinpoetry.
Most recently,Davidsoldasongto Mercury Records andis lookingforwardtoa fruitful careerinthe
entertainmentindustry. David’scurrentlyseekingtocoproduce histheaterserieswithaninnovative
theatre ina thrivingcreative environment.