Nottinghill Carnival '09

Fat Talent will be organising the Royal Borough Of Kensington & Chelsea Youth Arts live Programme at Powis Square at this years Notting Hill Carnival.

We are currently auditioning for local talent specifically between the ages of 13-21yrs

We will be showcasing a varied programme to include different genres of music from live bands, soul, jazz, hip-hop,choirs etc, to different styles of dance performance.



******** Powis Square, London W11 *****

************************** Sat 29th - Mon 31st August 2009 ***********

If your are a young talent or know of one please get in touch ASAP. You must be aged between 13-21 and live within the borough(RBKC). For additional info & to apply please contact ady@fattalent.com

Thank you for the music......

R.I.P - 1958 -2009

Skank off the Monday morning blues

Shaun White & Big Ven aka Fr3e have taken over the funky scene with their 'bad ass' tune 'Skank Calm Down' and the accompanying dance the 'Tribal Skank' . For a while now it's been all about the Migraine Skank and the Tribal Skank.....so if you don't know you better get to know....

Watch & learn....

UAL - University of the Arts Breakdance Society

It was quite the spectacle seeing two toned, athletic men dancing with fervor, passion and excitement. This is exactly the show that Peter Johnson and JP Lewis put on for us all last sunday evening @ Fat Talent LIVE, West London

Starting with some funky moves, they then moved into the more complicated, jaw dropping stunts. They had the crowd in awe with their head spinning, hand stands and incredible rhythm.

They met at breakdancing class, at the university of the arts, and have been dancing together for the past year. Theirs is a more specific strand of break dance called 'locking' which itself derives from the funk of James Brown.

Stylistically, they have many influences, though they both cite Martial Arts as being their main one. Watching old Kung Fu movies gives the boys their inspiration and additionally their background in gymnastics allows them the capability to perform such physically demanding routines.

Peter J even said goodbye to his suit, and quit his finance job in the city to pursue break dance full time. Their ultimate goal is to perform a variety show which would include their routines, spoken word, drumming hip-hop and dance.

By their account, the scene itself is tight knit, with plenty of friendly rivalry between the 'crews'. The best way to break into the Breakdance scene is to befriend one of the crews, get in shape and come with an open mind.

Review: Katie Cowell

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A really quick....'Fat Chat'

Last Thurs evening I managed to grab a few words (literally!) with up-n-coming dance troupe Prototype. Admittedly they were pretty hot n sweaty after just finishing an energetic performance. The guys were @ the opening of new music & poetry showcase Muzaholic @ London's Blag club Nottinghill ........

Name (s): Duwane Taylor, Simeon Hitchman, Israel Donowa, Christina Ibironke

Average Age: 20

Contact: taylor1_8@yahoo.co.uk

(Fusion) "Great performance guys, I know you must be pretty knackered after that but just a few moments of your time.......How long have you been doing what your doing & how did you get started"?

(Duwane) "Well I'm self taught and learnt a lot from a very good friend of mine. It was myself who formed the group. I go to college with Simeon so we met that way and met up with the others through word of mouth and dance classes. Wev'e been going for around two & a half years".

What advice do you have for others looking to break into the industry?

"First and foremost be original, rep yourself......oh yeah train hard and be independant"!

Interview: Fusion