YOUTH CREATIVE CREW (YCC)

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The YCC is a collective of artists, xtreme athletes, and community arts advocates who are the youth governing body of NMX Sports and Warehouse 508, providing a youth perspective on programming, events and community outreach.

The YCC meets weekly and is open to young people ages 13-20. Join us any Wednesday at 6pm in the MacShack.

WEDNESDAYS 6-7:30PM FREE

DJ 101 : FLO FADER

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Local DJ extraordinaire will take students on a musical journey through the history and art of DJing. Students will learn crucial lessons on how to hook up and operate basic DJ equipment from past and present. Learn and perform turntable maneuvers, DJ routines, important crowd response techniques, and preparation for club gigs. 

SCREEN PRINTING : JAMES BLACK

101 and 201

Learn the fundamentals of silkscreen from screen prep to final print, how to properly use screen printing equipment and tools, and basic tips and tricks to print whatever your heart desires. Class begins with a hands-on screen printing process demonstration. Participants will create their own original stencils, then film positives. Students will learn how to expose screens and practice pulling prints with the instructor's guidance. ***Must take Digital Arts Before!

MURAL ARTS : Melvin Mayes

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The Mural Arts class will introduce students to new styles of urban art and aerosol art. From stencils to hand-styles, you can practice every week on our mural wall and help create the next new mural at 508. Advanced muralists will move on to participate in community projects.

ROCKSTAR: LEE SILLERY

Produce original music using a comprehensive approach! Students will evolve as musicians by identifying their goals and focusing on song composition, music theory, teamwork, microphone and stage etiquette, performance and recording.

RHYME: KHALI SOL

The art of Rap is about the history of rap and its origins from poetry to bee-bop to freestyle. The purpose of this course is to teach you how to flow, rhyme be creative and free through expression of words. Also how to use word play and how to deliver your best every time you touch the mic or pen. We dive into some of the greats and study why they are what they are and based off that we can see how to improve and what  not do. The number one goal of this course is to teach you how to use your words as tools that can help heal yourself and others. The power of words are real and we talk this serious as an artist think you what it takes?

ABQ UNIDOS SLAM POETRY PROJECT: MERCEDEZ HOLTRY

Express yourself on the page and stage! Bring our poetry workshops to your school! Get on the mic at Warehouse 508, where you'll get connected with Albuquerque's vibrant slam poetry community and meet and compete with poets from around the country. 

DIGITAL ARTS : MALCOLM KING

Are you wanting to learn how to create digital art to prepare you for screen printing and graphic design work? Well then, Digital Arts is the course for you. The class is focused on creating illustrations drawn in paper and pencil to digital files in order use online or make t-shirts.

STUDIO RECORDS: LEE SILLERY

Are you serious about wanting to make an album, set up your marketing strategy, and launch your career out into the world? If so, this is the class for you! Collaborate with other young artists, musicians, and wordsmiths in our 508 studio! Learn about drum programming, sequencing, midi, recording audio, mixing and more using Logic X. Record your original songs, make an EP or album, market your act, and set up for a professional music career. All genres.

ART OF THE SHOT: MINH QUAN

Bring your ideas to life! New and seasoned photographers will experience the power of storyboarding and the creative process that happens before the shot.

Beat Production: Khali Sol
 

Beats Production Is an inside look at making beats and the art of production. We dive in to the beginning steps and essential things needed to make a complete beat from scratch. The art of production is about the utilization of sound, space and flow and how to use these things to create solid work. Each class is designed to show students how to make beats , use the programs , manipulate sound and work flow with other creatives and by yourself. I also teach ways to turn your beats into something you can make a living off of as well as avenues on how to get your beats heard by the world and others. The over all goal of this course is to teach you how to produce artists and make beats.