MAY 12, 2008
Contact Inc wishes to welcome Fred Leone, our new Indigenous Programs Coordinator. He will be coordinating arts and cultural workshops for young people from diverse cultural backgrounds and to support emerging indigenous arts workers.
Fred Leone is an MC that has been in the game for 12 years. Working through out Brisbane, Cherbourg, Weipa and the Palm Islands Fred has been a youth worker for eight years. Four of these years has seen Fred Facilitate many projects with young people. A highlight of this amazing MC's career was in 2006 when Fred attended the Young Worl Leaders Conference at the united Nations Head Quarters in New York!
Fred is also an active member of the Impossible Odds Hip Hop crew.
"When it comes to Hip Hop, Impossible Odds are a straight up, hard hitting, conscious and thought provoking one man Hip Hop outfit. Hailing from Brisbane, the group Consists of Indigenous lyricist/ rapper Fred Leone AKA Ill Syllable AKA Rival MC and back-up singer/ musician Jeremy Youse AKA Yuzy MC. Impossible Odds delivers Hip Hop fuelled by oppression and the daily mind numbing fight for justice and understanding."
Some of their accomplishments include:
· Dec 07 Woodford Folk Festival
· July 2007 Winners of a $25,000,00 JB (John Butler) Seed Speak: Hip Hop Grant and will be releasing a 5 track EP nationally in mid May 2008
· Inala Stylin Up 2007
· March 17th 2006 Lions Den Night Club The East Village New York City New York
· 2005 Inala Stylin Up Festival
· 2005 Queensland Music Festival
· 2004 Brisbane River Festival ( Fresh Water Salt Water Peoples
· 2003 Expressions Youth Festival Redcliffe
· 2002 Inala Stylin Up Festival
· 2 tracks Debuted at no.7 & 9 the first two weeks on Triple J Unearthed Hip Hop Charts August 07
Contact Inc is both excited and privelaged to have Fred on team and we look forward to working with him!