POETRY RESUME ¤ acting resume
*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
*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
*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)
*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.)
*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)
*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
*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)
*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.
Click here to open a printable version of Bridget Gray's Poetry Resume.
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