earlier interview<\/a>, POW! WOW!\u2019s founder Jasper Wong said the PWSoM\u2019s mission is threefold: to \u201cbring people together through art,\u201d \u201cbeautify a neighborhood or city through the simple act of putting paint on the walls,\u201d and \u201ceducate the youth and become a resource for emerging artists.\u201d <\/p>\nHe said that PWSoM flies artists from across the globe to cities to expose the local community to the international art scene and expose local artists to a national audience. The PWSoM came to Long Beach in a year where it is slated to also reach Taiwan, Japan, Austin, Guam, New Zealand, Berlin, Jamaica and more.<\/p>\n
Andy Song, the POW! WOW! School of Music’s creator, was excited about the results of POW! WOW! School of Music Long Beach and said he and fellow organizers are already talking about repeating the event next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to enhance the music part of POW! WOW!\u201d said Song.<\/p>\n
The music school served as a central location for POW! WOW!, an event that is spread across the city, through street art. Housed at the Edison Theater, Song and Enciso said artists, volunteers, and spectators visited the Edison Theater as a means of engaging with the scene as a whole.<\/p>\n
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The LBMA’s AFTER DARK event. Photo courtesy of Arturo Enciso. <\/em><\/p>\n\u201cBesides synergy with the street artists, we were inspired to have theme music,\u201d said Song. He said PWSoM\u2019s students created theme music for the event in addition to collaborating on covers and experimenting with different music styles.<\/p>\n
The school\u2019s week-long curriculum was composed of students and mentors from different backgrounds discussing topics daily, writing the theme song of Pow! Wow! LB, completing special performances and writing music to art.<\/p>\n
“As a young musician, I am currently discovering my sound and learning strategic ways on how to really turn my passion into a healthy career,” Sayno said. “The team of mentors this year helped me in both of these areas I am trying to master.”<\/p>\n
With a lifelong passion for music, Los Angeles resident Andy Song reached out to Jasper Wong about creating a PWSoM and hosting it in Long Beach. Song lived in Long Beach for five years after moving from the East Coast, and said it is \u201cstill the town I call home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cComing from a music background, I wanted to create something in music with the concept of giving back to the community,\u201d said Song.<\/p>\n
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The PWSoM crew performs at the After Dark event. Photo courtesy of Isabelle Sayno. <\/em><\/p>\nEnciso said helping to mentor other students (ranging from ages 18 to 22) and meeting other successful artists, like DJ Neil Armstrong, who\u2019s toured with Jay-Z, were highlights.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was also a great place to meet friends,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
“Talking about this is actually making me miss the curriculum terribly,” said Sayno. “People in the Pow! Wow! art movement actually suffer from this condition we call ‘post-Pow!Wow! depression.’ Go ahead and ask any member of the movement about the withdrawals they feel after the Pow! Wow! week is over.”<\/p>\n
Song was pleased with the entire production.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an unbelievable feeling to have something I created\u2014to have brought something to Long Beach,\u201d said Song.<\/p>\n
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