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Mission Voices CD

The Horizons Unlimited DJ Project

The first release in the DJ Project Series, "Mission Voices," blends hip-hop, electronic and experimental beats, lyrics that awaken critical consciousness, and collaborations with local artists including DJ Quest, Spazecrafte, and Azeem.

This CD was produced by the youths in the Spring 2001 pilot program at Horizons Unlimited of San Francisco, in collaboration with the Southern Exposure Art Gallery. "Mission Voices" is the culmination of their first year's work.

The promotion, marketing and distribution of the CD will allow these youth to gain skills in entrepreneurship, and enable us to continue our program as it enters its following cycles.

Engineered and Recorded at The DJ Project Studio

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MP3's from Mission Voices

06	"One Day"
07	"Azeem's Message"
13	"He He He Ha Ha"
19	"Hanifa's Message"

All songs ©2001 The DJ Project

To obtain a copy of Mission Voices, email: sales@theDJproject.com

Release Date: October 4, 2001


Youth Participants Angelica Medrano Carlos Montenegro Iris Rivera Luis Zarate Racquel Gonzalez Antwan Stanberry Carmen Rodriguez Juan Guillermo Masami Smith	In addition, the youth participants in this initial project: • Researched equipment costs and purchased new and used audio equipment • Transformed a storage space into a professional studio • Wrote a grant and received funding for $1,800 from the Youth Leadership Institute • Volunteered their DJ services to 25 different community events • Negotiated fees for eight paid DJ appearances • Planned and produced two youth dances • Conducted DJ and audio production classes for youth in the community • Made sales calls and established a database tracking CD sales • Placed their CD in retail locations in San Francisco • Received training in project management, goal-setting and time management • Learned Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel and various audio software applications • Represented the DJ Project on two local radio stations, KUSF and KPFA • Conducted interviews with the San Francisco Examiner and TechTV's "AudioFile"