Each year the Rising Styles team fundraises to meet the needs of the festival. Unfortunately due to this year’s fundraising not being successful the decision has been made to not go ahead with the Brighton leg of the festival (October 2010).

What would have been the 7th festival for Rising Styles in Brighton, we are working hard to work out a successful outcome for a couple of the festival favourites in Brighton to continue. We’ll let you know if things actually get locked down in due course.

On the brighter side of things, the London event being planned due to take place on Sunday 3rd October 2010 is in full swing. Full details can be found further down on the next news item on this page. We look forward to seeing as many of you there and to help us spread the word in advance please join our FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE. Also get the full info on our website here.

Do also continue to share your information through the Rising Styles website so everyone in the UK can continue to appreciate and be a part of the thriving UK Hip Hop sector.

Thanks to everyone who has been a part of Rising Styles, worked on the festival or even attended over the years – you’ve made it the success it is.

You can also follow us on our WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, MYSPACE or TWITTER.

Peas,

Rising Styles Team.

BEN MELLOR

As the 2009 BBC Radio 4 National Poetry Slam Champion, Ben Mellor is simply one of the UK’s most charismatic spoken word artists. Mellor’s poems pack an entertaining but thought provoking punch that transfixes audiences around the country.

Hailed by Latitude Festival as “one of the country’s biggest emerging talents”, Mellor is an award winning slam poet as well as a founder member of spoken word/hip hop collective Pen-ultimate.

“Presence and poise combined with linguistic and intellectual agility” (Patrick Neate, Book Slam).
“One of the UK’s most charismatic spoken word artists” (Phrased and Confused)

BARCODE

BarCode are stalwarts of the Brighton Hip Hop scene, Mad Hatter and Shrapnel have both been performing since their early teens. Individually their CV’s are as packed as rappers’ ten years their senior; between them their work has been featured on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, as well as live in Brighton and as part of the Rising Styles hip hop festival. Widely respected for his beats, Mad Hatter has already won a Loopclash battle, and has impressed as one of Don’t Flop’s youngest rap battle winners as well as taking first place in the Hammer and Tongue Rap Slam 2009.

Shrapnel is a regular at the Slipjam B events and has raised energy levels at Poets Vs MCs and Hammer and Tongue, as well as being one of the most creative freestyle MCs you could ever hope to have in a cypher. In addition to this, he raps, plays keys and produces with his band Amandla Together they combine quality hip hop with an energy that puts most UK rap groups to shame.

OPEN SLAM

If you’re a Rapper or a Poet and fancy battling it out in the Open Slam, then step this way.

Sign up at the door from 7.30pm on the night.

SPECIAL GUESTS

LEO GLAISTER

Leo Glaister is a writer and performer, currently studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. He took second prize at the Scottish National poetry slam championship at Glasgow’s Aye Write! Festival and won the Words and Music annual poetry contest in 2010 with his eclectic mix of fantastical Gothic imagery and high-octane stream-of-consciousness poetry.

With special guest hip hop DJ Seb Tyni Jolin.

YOUR HOSTS

Rosy Carrick and Mike Parker.

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EVENT LINKS:

http://www.hammerandtongue.co.uk

http://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton

http://risingstyles.com

http://kalaphool.com

You can also join us on our Hammer & Tongue Brighton facebook page HERE.

ARTIST LINKS:

BEN MELLOR – www.benmellor.net

BARCODE – http://www.myspace.com/madhatterwonderland and http://www.myspace.com/shrapnelmc

LEO GLAISTER – http://www.myspace.com/118917802

DJ SEB TYNI JOLIN – http://www.myspace.com/thetynione

ROSY CARRICK – www.rosycarrick.co.uk

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EVENT INFO

DATE: THU 7 OCT 2010
OPENING TIME: 19:30
CLOSING TIME: 23:00

VENUE: KOMEDIA BRIGHTON, 44 GARDNER STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 1UN

WEB: http://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton

COST: £5:00 / £4.00 FROM – TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR ONLY.
AGE: 14+ ONLY EVENT.

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ABOUT HAMMER & TONGUE

Hammer And Tongue promotes the best in live literature from the UK and the rest of the world, and gives new artists a stage on which to flourish.

One of the UK’s biggest slam and performance poetry organizations, it maintains its strong links with the hip hop community with such collaborations as its events in association with Rising Styles and the now-legendary annual live Poets vs. MCs battle – the only place you can crowd surf at a poetry gig!

‘Hammer & Tongue has reinvented the medium for the hip-hop generation’ (The Guardian).

‘The best live poetry is to be found at the Hammer and Tongue slams’ (The Sunday Times).

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ABOUT RISING STYLES

This festival is developed and delivered by KALA PHOOL, one of the UKs leading arts development agencies. With particular focus on providing positive experiences for artists, audiences, funders, partners across all projects, Kala Phool’s work is highly respected. Kala Phool’s work has reached many territories including, Australia, USA, Singapore, India and across the UK.

RISING STYLES is the UK’s longest running Hip Hop Festival, its not for profit and run entirely by dedicated volunteers. It fundraises each year to meet the needs of the various events it delivers under the festival banner and attracts artists from across the UK and internationally.

Rising Styles achievements have only been made possible with the support of the artists who take part, the volunteers who work tirelessly to make it happen, the venues and sites who work with us, the funders who support us and to the audiences who come out each year to experience the positive side of hip hop and in particular, hip hop from the UK.

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HOOCHINOO and RAPSCALLIONS SOCIETY presents, RISING STYLES LONDON.

An all dayer dedicated to Hip Hop culture that includes:
- SPOKEN WORD supported by LYRIX ORGANIX.
- LIVE ART.
- RAPSCALLIONS SOCIETY MARKET including SNEAKER DESIGN STATION, BOUTIQUE NAIL BAR and STREETWEAR APPAREL.
- DJS including J’DA KUT (SENSEI FM), LEARIC, CHA NAS (8 YR OLD TURNTABLIST), SNUFF THE ABLIST (DENTED), JAY DIAMOND (RINSE FM).
- LIVE PERFORMANCES from: STIG OF THE DUMP, THE BOXETTES, LA REBLA FAM, SKANDAL, JOKERSTARR.
- HOSTED by: NUTTY P.

Sunday 3rd October, 2010
Time:  1pm – Midnight
BAR MUSIC HALL, 134 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3AR (map)

£5 from 7pm – Tickets on the door
18+ from 7pm, under 18s before 7pm only. ID required.

EVENT LINKS:
http://kalaphool.com
http://risingstyles.com
www.hoochinoo.com
www.myspace.com/rapscallionsociety
www.barmusichall.co.uk

Join our FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE – help us to spread the word.

ARTIST LINKS:
J’DA KUT – www.myspace.com/jdakut
LEARIC – www.myspace.com/learic
CHANAS
SNUFF THE ABLIST – www.myspace.com/djsnuffuk
JAY DIAMOND – www.myspace.com/jaydiamondmusic
STIG OF THE DUMP – www.myspace.com/stigofthedumpuk
THE BOXETTES – www.myspace.com/boxettes
LA REBLA FAM – www.myspace.com/lareblafam
SKANDAL – www.myspace.com/skumbagskandal
JOKERSTARR – www.myspace.com/jokerstarr
NUTTY P – www.myspace.com/nuttypmusic
LYRIX ORGANIX – www.myspace.com/lyrixorganix

RISING STYLES is the longest running UK Hip Hop festival and 2010 being our seventh year we have teamed up with two of London’s heavyweight Hip Hop party planners to bring this exciting event to you.

SUNDAY MENU AVAILABLE FROM Noon – 6pm
COCKTAIL SPECIALS AND 2-4-1 OFFERS

* We will update the event information over the next few days so keep your eyes peeled for some little extras*

ABOUT RISING STYLES
This festival is developed and delivered by KALA PHOOL, one of the UKs leading arts development agencies. With particular focus on providing positive experiences for artists, audiences, funders, partners across all projects, Kala Phool’s work is highly respected. Kala Phool’s work has reached many territories including, Australia, USA, Singapore, India and across the UK.

RISING STYLES is the UK’s longest running Hip Hop Festival, its not for profit and run entirely by dedicated volunteers. It fundraises each year to meet the needs of the various events it delivers under the festival banner and attracts artists from across the UK and internationally.

Rising Styles achievements have only been made possible with the support of the artists who take part, the volunteers who work tirelessly to make it happen, the venues and sites who work with us, the funders who support us and to the audiences who come out each year to experience the positive side of hip hop and in particular, hip hop from the UK.

ABOUT HOOCHINOO
For over five years Hoochinoo has been showcasing, supporting and promoting new acts from the UK’s underground alternative hip hop and urban music scene. Giving people an opportunity to perform live in exciting environments has attracted a lot of attention from new artists and the establishment alike.

“Hoochinoo put on a fine night, helping to showcase unknown talent and bringing a new vibe to the capital’s musical landscape”.
~ UKhh.com

“Not your regular hip-hop night”
~ London Tourdates Magazine

The live event emphasises the alternative side of the music, incorporating everything from flute playing beatboxers to some of the best scratch DJs and live acts that perform within the UK. People get what they expect from a hip hop night but are also treated to something completely different, an all encompassing full on spectacle of live hip hop fusion.

Hoochinoo’s main aim is to push the music through barriers that have been created in the industry. We give artists who truly love hip hop and urban music the platform to perform and reach their potential audience.

The alternative perspective allows all forms of experimental hip hop to be included and leads to a very refreshing take on urban music, but the raw edge remains.

You can now download BHHF 2005 Soundtrack. Click here to download.

Next up will be BHHF 2006 which will be available on Monday 13th September 2010.

Congrats to Grit Grammar.

Hard Times featuring Genesis Elijah (produced by Baron Samedi) has been selected by DJ Target as the 100% Homegrown Unsigned track of the week on BBC Radio 1Xtra.

So not only was it the featured track on the 100% Homegrown Show (Sunday 7pm-10pm), the track has also been made available to download for free for the whole week courtesy of the BBC.

Click here for free download.

Grit’s also also performing at YOYO @ The Notting Hill Arts Club – 9th September at 9.15pm. Holla at Grit for £3 Guest list. Grit’s email.
Facebook event page.

Grit’s also having an album Launch party on 28th September @ The Social (5 Little Portland Place) FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT! Full live performances from Grit Grammar, Verb-t & Fliptrix, Genesis Elijah, Iron Braydz, Baron Samedi & Lixx. Plus a special guest apperance from Kyza Smirnoff. DJ CWD holding down the decks all evening.
Facebook event page.

Director Christine Harmar-Brown worked with AudioActive’s Adam Joolia to bring together an impressive team of tutors to work alongside the young people, including rap impresario Jon Clake, celebrated film-maker Alice Ross, sound sensation Ollie Finn, street artist Luke Brabants, dancer and choreographer Makoto and top technical producer Taff.

The workshop drew participants from as far afield as Bexhill, Hastings, Rye, Battle, Robertsbridge and Ashford, all eager to try something new and take part in the unique production. One of them, Bryony Wakeford, said: “I didn’t really know what to expect, but it has been amazing, I have never done filming and editing before, and working with Alice [Ross] has been really fun. I am even having second thoughts about my career choices as I loved it so much!”

For budding young artist Nathan Fatola, street art was a novel experience. “I like drawing and stuff, but have never worked with spray cans,” he said. “It was really easy to learn things here because everyone is chilled. Luke [Brabants] really listens, and helped me get my ideas on to paper and then on to the flats for the stage. It’s great to see my work up there.”

Two regulars at The School, Carl Davey and Alice Yates, attend the rap and hip-hop sessions run by Jon Clarke and Ollie Finn on a Tuesday evening. For them, The Rapdramatic offered the chance to share their expertise. “Some people had never rapped before,” said Carl. “It can be a bit scary when you start, so it was good to see what they could do and help out. By the end, everyone was brilliant!”

For young rapper Temi Banwo from Ashford, The Rapdramatic offered a rare opportunity to work with professionals. “There is nothing like this going on locally where I live,” he said. “It has been amazing, and I can’t wait to come back and do the regular sessions with Jon. Working with a pro has been loads of fun.”

With so little time, the group had to work as a team if they were to pull off the production – learning to listen, contribute ideas and support each other.  “We’ve all been working on the music for the rappers and the dancers, each of us bringing ideas and then developing them together,” said Elliot Lampitt. “Having access to such great equipment has really helped, and Ollie has given me lots of ideas about how I can develop my music. It has been awesome.”

The final production was performed in front of family and friends – and as the lights came up, the set depicted a nightmarish world where crazy cityscapes mixed with magical dream trees and freakish faces. The audience were mesmerised by the outstanding troupe of dancers and rappers, including some incredible freestyling from Richard Carzana and tutor Jon Clarke. All performed against a backdrop of surreal films created from specially shot footage and stock imagery, superbly edited to provide an additional dimension to the rappers’ performance, driven by the drum grooves, funky bass lines and live mixing from Ollie Finn and his enthusiastic team of musicians.

The performance received rapturous applause from the audience, one member commenting: “I was completely knocked out by how much they achieved. The projections and set were stunning, and the performers really professional. To produce something of this calibre in just five days was brilliant.”

The true measure of success was the fact that all the young people were unanimous in the view that the week had exceeded their expectations – and they couldn’t wait to come back and do more.

For more information about the weekly workshops and the next Rapdramatic, visit The School’s website – www.theschoolcreativecentre.co.uk – or call 01797 229 797.

Rahma Ali is a very talented musician and is now looking to form her own band.
Rahma has just completed her debut album. She’s looking for a drummer, bass player, keyboard player, guitarist and backing vocalist. Preferably in Brighton/Sussex area.

Rahma’s music is a combo of Soul, Hip-Hop with Arabic flavours – it’s conscious and also commercial.

If you’re interested, get in touch with Rahma via email and check out her music on Myspace.

Email
Myspace

LYRIX ORGANIX
Old Queens Head
44 Essex Road, Islington
London N1 8LN

Doors open 8pm

Entry £5 (all profits donated to Medecins Sans Frontieres)

“The breadth and depth of the spoken breath”
LYRIX ORGANIX is a ground-breaking music show that takes Hip Hop back to its lyrical, musical and conscious roots. Hand-picking the very finest MC’s, performance poets, singers, beatboxers, comedians and acoustic musicians from across the globe. August 10th is a special MSF fundraiser for the ‘Starved for Attention’ campaign, with all profits donated to emergency medical aid for Chad’s malnutrition crisis. Please support this very important cause, and be duly rewarded with the very finest acoustic Hip Hop, Spoken Word and Soul.

“Fantastically diverse, vibrant and intelligent” ***** (Fringe Guru)

“Blown away” (Spoonfed)

KAYA (BBC Introducing, Graffik)
AYAH MARAR (Calvin Harris/Jack Penate)
J LEEN & FLOETIC LARA (Beardyman’s Freestyle Project, NLT)
NATIVE SUN (Sublime Wizardy) // DJ ANON providing a soundtrack of classic & lyrical Hip Hop, Soul and Funk

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Facebook Event Page
Lyrix Organix on Myspace
Email Lyrixorganix@googlemail.com

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Date: Saturday 7th August
Time: 8pm to 4am (special late licence!)
With: Wbeeza (Third Ear), George FitzGerald (Hotflush), Bruk, Sketchy and Another Amit
Cost: FREE before 10pm, £5 after

Our good friends, Man Make Music, are hosting an event next week that is gonna blow a hole in the roof of The Star of Bethnal Green in East London. Two of the UKs most sought after dance music makers will be the ones damaging the aforementioned roof! London’s own Wbeezer will be performing live with his fresh blend of Detroit style house, and fellow Londoner George FitzGerald will be DJing alongside Bruk and Man Make Music residents Sketchy and Another Amit.

Check out Ben at Bemore Photography (based in SE London). He’s also on Facebook.