The 60 Seconds project is officially retired.

With over 165 performances, Live From Memphis is retiring this free program. It's been a blast! Thanks to all the artists and interns involved. We wish you a huge success!

Displaying items by tag: Spoken Word

Michael Graber has had a rich musical history but he comes not as a musician to 60 Seconds but has a poet.

Carin Malone, aka Writeous Soul, is a 2-time Memphizm Poetry Slam champion, a regular slam performer, a feature poet, and an inspirational church performer currently residing in Memphis, TN.

Sassafras the Poet is a spoken word poet who uses avant-garde and noise elements in his recordings and has a deep love for writing and performing.

After spending the last two years in NYC, spoken-word artist Steven Fox is back in Memphis to stay!

A Memphis native, Steven Fox is a local poet, writer, author, spoken word artist, venue co-manager, and marketing company co-founder.  He started performing spoken word in 2003.

 

Spoken word artist RHeToric Jones (full name Ramon Tyrone) has his roots in poetry and Memphis.  Influenced by writers like Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, and Robert Frost, the Memphis native began writing poetry in high school.  Jones got into spoken word in 2008, when one of his friends encouraged him to read his poetry in front of a crowd.

Jaeci King a.k.a. the Mane 1 is all over the music scene in Memphis.  Besides being front man of local rock & roll band Modern Slang, King also has his own solo project where he spits rhymes that fuse hip hop, neo-soul, lyrical beauty, and wit.

Dutchess is a fierce and fiery FEMcee hailing from Memphis, TN. She's been in love with hip hop for as long as she can remember and has the utmost respect and admiration for the art form.

Ron James is a poet/spoken word artist from Memphis, TN.

Tameka Daniel is a spoken-word artist living and working in Memphis. She has been writing for as long as she can remember, and performing in and around Memphis since the mid-90s.

Darius "Phatmak" Clayton is a spoken word artist, songwriter, promoter, host, actor, and entrepreneur.  He is a part of HypeLife Marketing, which hosts and produces artistic events and assists clients on a wide range of projects.

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