Psalm One in the Studio!

Today we head to Robert Lang Studios in Shoreline for the recording of the Psalm One's collaboration with the Roxhill Elementary SCORES teams. It should be a special afternoon for everyone involved and we can't wait to hear the final product! Once the recording is finalized it will be available on an online-only CD which chronicles Psalm One's tour to various SCORES sites across the county.

In the meantime check out a short video of Psalm One's ASCAP Songwriter Residency with SCORES:

Psalm One Recording with Roxhill Elementary!

Hip-hop star Psalm One will be coming to Seattle to co-write and record an original song with the SCORES poet-athletes at Roxhill Elemetary! Psalm One is traveling to Seattle as part of the ASCAP Sondwriter Residency @ America SCORES, where she will also be visiting SCORES sites in Milwaukee, Bay Area, Denver & DC.

A critcally acclaimed hip-hop artist from Chicago, Psalm One is a former scientist and the only woman signed to indie power label Rhymesayers Entertainment. For more infomation on Psalm One check out: http://www.regularblackgirl.com/ & http://www.blog.regularblackgirl.com/

Stay tuned to our blog for more news on Psalm One's trip to Roxhill Elementary!

"Other Voices, Other Rooms" released tomorrow!

The ASCAP Songwriter Residency at America SCORES hosted Philadelphia-based band The Great Unknown at 5 America SCORES cities. Together, America SCORES poet-athletes and The Great Unknown created original songs which can be heard on the new EP Other Voices, Other Rooms available for download starting tomorrow!

Each stop of the band's Fall 2010 tour included three days of collaborative songwriting and recording between students and the band. The band worked with students from elementary and middle schools in Washington DC, Cleveland, Milwaukee, New York City and Boston. Five of the resulting original songs appear on the EP, which features lyrics written entirely by America SCORES poet-athletes.

The EP will be available for download starting tomorrow on The Great Unknown's website. While the download is availabe at a name-your-own-price amount, all proceeds will go toward the ASCAP Songwriter Residency at America SCORES!

This first commercial release from the ASCAP @ America SCORES program is also being streamed online in its entirety all this week thanks to Spinner/AOL.

Click here to listen