BRIDGET GRAY
Contact and info: www.bridgetgray.com

FILM: 

*featured poet in feature film Fighting Words 
*featured poet in documentary film Spit 
*featured poet in Hip Hop Poetry Jam (vol.1) 
* featured poet/host of Simply Poetry DVD 

TELEVISION: 

*featured poet on BET's Lyric Café 
*featured poet on BET's The Way We Do It 
*featured poet on ABC's Eye On LA 
*performed at HBO's Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam 

RADIO: 

*host of national syndicated radio show Electric Moyo, on Radio One stations in 10 major cities 
*voice of 66 national radio ads for Nissan Altima 
*tracks on independent CD Shades of Gray have received air play on several stations including LA’s 100.3 the BEAT, 102.3 KJLH and 89.9 KCRW (National Public Radio) 

CONCERTS/FESTIVALS: 

*poet/MC/personality (Sypher 1) on Nissan's Electric Moyo 3-month nationwide tour at 159 events in 10 major cities. 
*opening act for artists such as: Black Eyed Peas, Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, Raphael Saadiq, Joss Stone, and John Legrnd 
*featured poet at Black August (N.Y.) 
*featured poet at Black Lilly (Phil, PA) 
*featured poet at Nuyorican Poets Cafe (N.Y.) 
*performed/hosted the International Reggae Festival (Washington, D.C.) 
*featured poet at "Once Upon A Canyon Night at S. Mark Taper Amphitheater (L.A.) 
*poet at 2002 SOL Festival (L.A.) 
*poet at "Smooth Jazz" event at the Ford Amphitheatre (L.A.) 
*poet/panel speaker at 2001, 2002 & 2003 Malcolm X Festival (L.A.) 
*poet at 2001, 2002 & 2003 Pan-African Film Festival 
*poet/MC at 2002 Exploding Film Festival (L.A. & Atlanta) 
*featured poet at 2001, 2002 & 2003 African Market Place (L.A.) 
*member of "Word Of Mouth" (touring spokenword/theatre troupe) 
*guest performer for special events, including events for: 
  Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and T.V. legend Norman Lear 
*regular performer at Da Poetry Lounge and Fly Poet Showcase (L.A.) 

SLAMS: 

*2004 Los Angeles Slam Team member 
*2003 Hollywood Grand Slam Champion 
*2002 Los Angeles Grand Slam Champion 
*Winner of 2004 Grand Slam Champion Slam 
*Winner of 2003 Urban Graffiti/Boricua Films Slam (pilot) 
*Winner of 2002 HBO Soul Poetry Slam 
*Winner of Listen to This! Slam (T.V.pilot) 
*Winner of 2001 & 2002 Battles of L.A. as a member of 2001 & 2002 Hollywood Slam Team (ranked top 10 in nation) 

CONFERENCES/UNIVERSITIES: 

*appeared as guest lecturer, performer and panel speaker at over a dozen conferences and universities nationwide. 
Representative Conferences include: 
*Family University Conference (Keynote Speaker & Performer) - N.Y. 
*Transnational Cultures Across Generations Conference - UCLA 
*Hip-Hop Congress National Conference - L.A. 
*Healing Our Village Prototypes Conference (Aids Awareness) - L.A. 
Representative Universities include: Princeton University, UCLA, UC Irvine, University of Georgia & San Francisco State 

MEDIA/PRESS: 

*bridget gray has received critical acclaim in the LA Times, The Hollywood Reporter, LA Weekly, Daily Breeze, Los Angeles Sentinel, Spoken Visions Magazine and Bloom Magazine, just to name a few. 
*special features in national publications such as Essence, AdWeek, BrandWeek & Advertising Age (ranked #4 in top 10 non traditional ad campaigns 2003) 

COMMUNITY WORK: 

*volunteers regularly in the community doing poetry and self-esteem workshops with youth inside the Unified School Districts, Group Homes and Central Juvenile Hall System.