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Co.LAB Open Mic & Workshops Idea (comment if interested)
Alright, so I shared this idea with some folx in the community over IG and was asked by Lee to put it here so more people can see it so here's what I'm thinking in terms of ideas to grow our group:.
The first being “Co.Lab Artist Workshops.” I got the idea from my brother Isaiah. He co-founded and runs a comedy sketch group in DC called Bad Medicine. They do shows but as a way of growing their community/audience, they also hold workshops on sketch comedy writing & acting. It’s a nice/fun way to give back AND fundraise at the same time.
Personally, I don’t play any instruments but I do feel confident in my ability as a lyricist/songwriter so I could run a workshop on either “Songwriting/Song Structure 101” where I go over how to construct a song OR “Song Tailoring” where people can bring in songs they’ve…


I love this and I'm looking forward to helping out. I'm happy to help organize the open mic as well. Looking forward to talking more about this and working out a schedule.