2. What we Do?
 Educate Urban youth about hip-hop and beat
production
 Link students with local musicians who act as
instructors
 Teach students about music that is prevalent in their
society
 Serve as an afterschool program for kids who don’t
have other options

3. Students in the Studio
Upbeat student recording for the first
time
Upbeat student using
state of the art production
gear

4. Who do we Serve?
 The urban youth of New Orleans
 High School age kids enrolled in local schools
 Students who are interested in music but don’t have
opportunities currently
 Students who aspire to be something other than be
another kid on their street

5. Ongoing Plan with the NonProfit
 HeadCount serves as our fiscal sponsor
 They assist us with financial and Legal issues
 We plan on continuing the relationship until we are
able to function independently
 We plan on being partners with them on their
regional projects and return aid they have provided
us

6. If we won the Money
 Move toward starting our own 501c3
 Invest money into marketing our program to gain
future support
 Build our own studio
 Hire full time instructors
 Buy up to date instruments, software, and the
computers to run them

7. Outside the Studio
Upbeat Students with Public Enemy at Buku
2013
Upbeat student with his favorite
local artist Dee-1 at Loyal
University Music School