Michelle Rocqet is a Teaching Artist with Youth on Record, a member of Denver-based band The Milk Blossoms, and holds a B.S. in Music with a double emphasis in Commercial Vocal Performance and Recording Arts from CU Denver. Who has had a big impact on you becoming a musician? Since I was little, I...
As a programs coordinator at Youth on Record I get the privilege to interact with youth on a daily basis and support them in their self/artist development. Being a lead for our after school program called Open Lab brings the opportunity to connect and communicate with youth in a way that they might...
Youth on Record Hires Flobots’ “Brer Rabbit,” aka, Stephen Brackett, as Director of Special Programs
Youth on Record is excited to announce that Stephen Brackett has officially joined their staff, rounding-out their exceptional team of eight full-time and two part-time employees – most of whom, like Brackett, are professional musicians. Brackett served on YOR’s Board of Directors since the...
FEMpowered Mixtape Vol. 1 - now available on Bandcamp!
Check out the FEMpowered Mixtape Vol. 1 - now available on Bandcamp! This collaborative project is the final product of a summer long deep dive into writing, recording and releasing music professionally. The participants of FEMpowered wrote new songs, collaborated with each other and collectively...
As you may, or may not have guessed, Human #1 is Tupac Shakur. Human #2: Tupac Shakur As you may, or may not have guessed, Human #2 is also Tupac Shakur. This has, in fact been, a tale of 2 Pacs—all of the information presented in both versions of his story is true. I imagine that you have heard of...
I’d like to tell you the 2 true tales of humans who lived in a similar place and time. For now, we’ll simply call them ‘Human #1’ and ‘Human #2.’ Or, #HumanONE & #HumanTWO if you prefer. Human #1 was born in Harlem, NY, and later moved to Baltimore, MD with his mother. began his artistic training...
Denver Art Society 734 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204 September 6, 2019, 6-8PM Eight fellows from Cohort 3 have completed the Youth on Record fellowship program, and are competing for awards ranging from $1000 to $2000 to put towards their creative projects and dreams. Their creativity will be on...
This past academic year, I got the opportunity to participate in a pilot program called Side by Side Teaching. The concept is to pair a Denver Public School Educator with a Youth on Record Teaching Artist and co-teach a class. Through this program we learn our individual strengths as educators and...
The 5th Annual Youth on Record Block Party Youth on Record's Block Party and Community Celebration will bring together close to 1,000 community members for a day-long outdoor mini-festival. This free event is a Youth-led and Youth-designed event. Join us June 1st, 2019 at Youth on Record from 11:00...
