Hard Enough To Smile: Mike Ellison at Concert of Colors
• Hard Enough To Smile: Mike Ellison at Concert of Colors • Thursday, July 9 @ 8pm • Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History • 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit
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MIKE ELLISON SOARS WITH FLYTANIUM
Recording Artist, Actor drops genre defying album DETROIT – Mike Ellison hails from Ethiopia, grew up in Virginia and fully realized himself as an artist in Detroit. With his new release, Flytanium, the multi-faceted performer combines a global sensibility and incisive poeticism with musical influences ranging from hip-hop to classic soul and electronica. Ellison’s seductive…
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BROKEN MIRRORS: Bullies & Bystanders
Mike and a Detroit based performance troupe are embarking on a bullying awareness initiative with Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts throughout Detroit area high schools December 2-13. With support from the GM Foundation and the Anti-Defamation League, BROKEN MIRRORS: Bullies & Bystanders utilizes live music, interpretive dance, multimedia elements and more as a…
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MIKE ELLISON featured on World Cafe with the legendary DON WAS
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Mike Ellison presents “Stepping into Destiny”
Mike Ellison presents “Stepping into Destiny” – explore the transformative influence of jazz, spiritual, world, doo wop and hip hop. Thursday, July 4 @ 6:30pm Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History 315 E. Warren Ave., Detroit
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Music Saved My Life Tour April 29 – May 10 Ann Delisi Essential Listening Party Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI May 21 7pm Mike Ellison will attend Ann Delisi’s Essential Listening Party. Ann will feature songs from Mike Ellison’s forthcoming album FLYTANIUM and the video “Surrender” May 22Covenant Idol Hard Rock Cafe Detroit, MI Mike Ellison…
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Mike Ellison plays antiwar protest leader in ‘Love and Honor,’ filmed in Ann Arbor
When a Black Panther beret-sporting Mike Ellison jumps on top of a car to deliver an anti-Vietnam War message in “Love and Honor,” he wows the crowd with his energy. Something similar happened when the actor-rapper-poet auditioned for the Michigan-made movie, too. The character of a protest leader named Ray was originally set to be…
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The parts are never larger than the whole
Emphatic love & gratitude to all those who created the SURRENDER video. Stephen Colbert style tip of the hat to @Sabrina Nelson and @Toby Barlow for being catalysts and continuing to support, promote and foster Detroit/Michigan artistry. Interplanetary love & global gratitude to MEZEKER @Mezz Gkristos. You made the video, baby 🙂 MUSIC Music by…
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Love and Honor
Watch Mike in ” LOVE AND HONOR” starring Liam Hemsworth and Theresa Palmer – In theaters March 22, or Watch it now on Youtube. [one_third] [/one_third] [two_third_last][video_youtube video_id=”9ycITRXCim0″] [/two_third_last]
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