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THE BOWMAN 6 TEAM //

"NEW YORK (Ya Out There)

"REMEMBER THAT"

RAKIM

Rahni Song Edit

Melvin Bryant

(aka Scotty Flash)

PRESIDENT

Born in Harlem, NY and raised in the Abraham Lincoln Projects of New York City, Melvin Bryant was effortlessly pulled into the great music scene the city had to offer. With Motown records and other music constantly playing late into the night, Mr. Bryant became fascinated by the beats that caught his attention. Curiosity turned into full blown love in 1969 when thousands of kids went to see Sly and the Family Stone at a free concert in Harlem. Years later, Mr. Bryant became a successful promoter for clubs and concerts in New York City. Mr. Bryant then went to work for Orpheus Records where he promoted talent such as Freddie Jackson, Najee, Meli’sa Morgan, Alex Bugnon, Lillo Thomas, and Hi Five. Along with his great contribution to the music scene, Mr. Bryant has been an exceptional member of the Storefront Academy in Harlem. Mr. Bryant has dedicated years and years to making the Storefront community safer and more accepting, feeling more and more like a home each day. After a tough day when a couple of students of the school got pulled over by police, it was more than evident that it was time for a major change in this community. The sense of connection is what really drives Mr. Bryant to making this community the best that he can be. Mr. Bryant is now the President of a Non-Profit organization, Bowman 6, which focuses primarily on the development of successful youth in the field of the arts, including Music, Film, and Fashion.

Michael Wimberly

ADVISOR / CONSULTANT

From his hometown in Cleveland, Ohio to New York City, Michael Wimberly has become an innovative contributor to the world of music. As a composer, percussionist, and music producer, Mr. Wimberly has recorded and/or toured with innovative, musicians and dance companies, such as Parliament Funkadelic, Urban Bush Women, D'Angelo and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre to name a few. Graduating from Manhattan School of Music with a Masters degree in Percussion, Wimberly went on to join the music faculty at Bennington College in Vermont in the fall of 2012. As president of the Michael Wimberly Cooperative Together with Music program based on the island of São Miguel, Açores, PT., and creator of the international percussion event, Power of Drum, Wimberly actively engages with alternative arts programs whose mission is to make accessible to all youths and children, independently of social status, age, gender and ethnic background, the learning of music and its relation to all the other arts and sciences. Currently in post production for his documentary film The sound of freedom, which captures a musical portrait of Mozambique's traditional dances and national instrument the "Timbila" , Wimberly is excited to be apart of the innovative and visionary team of Bowman6.

Rev. Al Taylor is a native of Harlem, NY, the pastor of Infinity Mennonite Church and the founder of Man Up in Harlem, a growing ministry for men that encompasses weekly prayer walks and wide ranging community service. He also currently is the New York City Chief of Staff for State Assemblyman Herman D. Farrell, for whom he has worked since 1984. Prior to leading Infinity Mennonite in Harlem, Taylor participated in the church planting internship program of Redeemer Presbyterian Church. At that time he assisted in launching Infinity NY Church (located in the Bronx River housing project). Rev. Taylor places strong emphasis on Christian education, Christian leadership, and community involvement. Man Up in Harlem also has instituted weekly study/mentoring sessions in the Polo Grounds community room. Following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Taylor joined “One Life Mission," an organization dedicated to delivering supplies and sharing the Gospel with individuals stricken by major crises around the world. He was a member of the first One Life Mission Disaster Relief Team, which arrived in Haiti less than a week after the earthquake. In March 2010, Taylor made a return trip to Haiti with One Life, and he anticipates remaining involved in rebuilding and church-building efforts there in the years to come. Rev. Taylor earned the degree of Masters of Divinity, with a concentration in Church Development, from Nyack College/Alliance Theological Seminary. Previously, he graduated from Lehman College of the City University of New York with a BA in Public/Group Communication. Prior to that, he served as an MP in the U.S. Army. As a child and into his teenage years, he spent summers on his uncle’s North Carolina farm, where he learned the importance of hard work and a disciplined approach to life. He attended first, third, and fourth grades in North Carolina; the rest of his elementary and junior/high school education took place in New York City public schools. To know more go to http://www.infinitymennonite.org/live/