Mikal Amin Lee aka The Hired Gun
550 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn NY 11226
917-922-8809
EDUCATION
Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
B.A. in English May 1999
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Seasoned, professional performing artist, published writer and vocalist
Strong knowledge of hip hop culture, history, and technical aspects of rhyme writing techniques
Passion to work with youth
Practical experience working with, organizing and planning youth programs
Published writer
Experience in various fields with instruction and teaching
Education History:
Artist Mentor: 2006-Present
Organizations: Urban Art Beat (currently on Board of Directors)
Urban Arts Partnership:2007-2010
Urban Word:2007-Present (currently, Program Director)
NurtureArts:2009-2010 Artist Mentor
Young Audiences: 2009-2010 Artist Mentor
Nomadic Wax: 2008-present Workshop Facilitator/Artist
ThatsGoodness: 2011-present Artistic Board
Notable Appearances (Education)
Black Youth Conference 2006/YALE:
Panelist-State of Independent Black Music (notable panelist-Rhymefest)
Trinity College International Hip Hop Festival 2007-2008, 2012:
workshop facilitator/host (notable artists-K’naan, Shad K)
Hip Hop and Lyric Poetry 2009 Marist College:
panelist/workshop facilitator
Hip Hop Re:education-Connecticut College 2009:
panelist/workshop facilitator
Youth Diaspora Conference-U.S. Institute of Peace 2010
workshop facilitator/panelist
Nomadic Wax Media Camp-Amherst College 2011:
Workshop facilitator/instruction
Shoko International Spoken Word/Hip Hop festival, Zimbabwe Africa 2011:
Workshop facilitator/guest lecturer
Ulit Conference, Michigan State University 2012
Workshop facilitator/performance
Artist History:
Discography:(Abbreviated)
ESP-Big Bang Theory (2000): EP
ESP-Strange Forces (2001): EP
ESP-Maxi Single (2002)
3rd Party-Pressed for Time(2005):Full Length Album
3rd Party-Separation of Powers(2006):Full Length Album
Frequency Activism-Hip Hop in Strange Places (2007):Full Length Album
Fresh Roots Music-The People’s Verses (2008): Full Length Album
Say Word Ent.-Get up Stand up Tour Compilation (2009)
Say Word Ent./Fresh Roots Music-Skillz to Take Brazil (2010): Full Length Album
Fresh Roots Music-Where in the World is Gun? (2010): Compilation
Hits n Pieces (2011-2012) (3 EP series)
The Hard Ship (2012) (EP)
#NiceGuysFinish (2012): Full Length Album
Appearances-Abbreviated (guest spots)
Algebra of Revolution/Mista Mayday (2003)
Public Property/Mista Mayday (2006)
Ronin/Core Rhythm (2008)
Hob n Nob/Jaro Cossiga (Czech Republic)(2008)
Audible Thoughts/Philip TBC (Czech Republic) (2009)
Musical Puzzle/Zajazza (France)(2009)
The Ecology/Core Rhythm (2009)
Agent Strange/self titled (2009)
Diaspora Mixtape 1&2 (2008,2011)
Migration of the Sould King/Megaciph (2011)
Tours-International
Hob N Nob-2008: European Tour (Czech Republic)
Skillz to take Brazil-2009:South American Tour (Brazil)
Get up Stand up Tour-2009: European Tour (Czech, Germany)
Skillz to take Brazil-2010: European Tour (Germany, France)
The People's Tour-2011: Shoko International hip hop festival (Harare, Zimbabwe)
Brothas in Paris-Our Better Angels -2012: European Tour (France)
Triple Crown Tour – 2013: European Tour (France, Czech)
Awards:
Adams World-B-lister Artist of the week (2006)
Urb Magazine-Urb Next 100 up and coming artists (2009)
(notable artists: UPI, Ascii, Asher Roth, Skyzoo, Drake)
90.3 Equilibrium Radio-Best New Artist on the come up (2009)
(notable artists: Homeboy Sandman)
Videos:
Dead City-2009 (directed by Nicholas Whitaker)
The Hired Gun-2010 (directed by Al Cayne)
press (Abbreviated)
Adams World (blog) 2006
shotgun review/lyrical lounge 2006
Flawless Hustle 2007-2008
OHWord Interview-2008
HipHop Informant -2008
Urb Magazine-2009
Wydu interview-2009
Deft Magazine-2010