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Documentary: Youth and Music in Chi City

Youth produced short documentary about about teenagers trying to break into the music industry. Be sure to follow and like us!

By admin, 11 years10 years ago

We Part of the People Too

Miles Johnson, CTVN’s exceptionally talented young producer from Prologue Early College, wrote and directed this powerful music video. As Miles puts it in the video: “…bright intellectuals, now it’s the time. Time for what? For the positive grind”… Music: “I dunno” by grapes, released under Creative Commons By Attribution 3.0 Read more…

By admin, 12 years12 years ago