This is the first set of songs written and recorded at the new music production and recording studio at Garrett Morgan School of Leadership and Engineering. Students learned how to record and edit their vocals after creating their own message through song. They saw how a mic booster and pre-amp are each used to adjust the amplitude of the sound wave and how acoustic foam soaks up sound waves in the room to avoid reverberation. Enjoy these songs! Find out more at RefreshCollective.org or on Instagrams @refreshthecity

Engineering Class 2

Students at MC2 Stem designed and built portable recording booths. They worked with Refresh Collective artist teachers to write these songs and learn how to record them in the booth. Check out this fire!

Clouds

Goats

Dreams

Created by our Fresh Force 2023 Summer Job Program.

On Deck (ft. Kayla Meade, Fizz Angelo, Don Kapone, M.D.D.P, Trill Mah & Ericka)

Go Hard Season (ft. Ericka, Fizz Angelo, Don Kapone & Trill Mah)

Ladies First (ft. Trill Mah, Reagan, Ericka & Kayla Rodgers)

Young True Love (ft. H.I.M.M, Eroc Beatz & Ericka)

Highs and Lows (ft. ...Zach & Lil Kili)

Hatorade (ft. King Hal, Yokai Ronin, Kayla Rodgers & Eroc Beatz)

Hardwired (ft. K-Drama, Gatsb7, & Kayla Meade)

Fresh Force Anthem

Songs created by the Refresh Collective program at Davis A&M high school in Fall of 2023.

Still Want You

Songs created by the Refresh Collective program at John Hay CSAD High School during Fall 2023.

Ya Tu Sabe

An original EP dedicated to the total solar eclipse happening on April 8, 2024. This musical project simulates the day-to-night shift created by the eclipse, and how students aspire to return "night to day" in their lives and communities. Created by students and Teaching Artists from Refresh Collective. We'll be performing all weekend at the Total Solar Eclipse Fest 2024 at the Great Lakes Science Center!

Pt. I "DAY"
Featuring Eroc Beatz, Larrenzo, Jameil, Mike, Dontae, Devin, Ericka Stewart, and ...Zach
Produced by Eroc Beatz
Add. prod. by Jonah "Gatsb7" Price
Mixing & Mastering by Jonah "Gatsb7" Price

Pt. II "TOTALITY (INTERLUDE)"
Produced by Griffin aka "Grimmy"

Pt. III "NIGHT"
Featuring Eroc Beatz, Ericka Stewart, ...Zach, Marc, and Kayla
Produced by Griffin aka "Grimmy"
Add. prod. by ...Zach, Jonah "Gatsb7" Price
Mixing & Mastering by Jonah "Gatsb7" Price

Pt. III "NIGHT"

Pt. I "DAY"

A concept album dealing with the battle between the Seven Heavenly Virtues and the Seven Deadly Sins. Created by the Fresh Force youth & Teaching Artists in summer 2024.

"The choice is up to you..."

FRESH FORCE 2024 
Richard Adams 
Joevon Dunson
Cyanna Gamble
 Cyshae Gamble 
Dontae Henderson 
Marc Johnson 
Jeffrey Moncrief 
Michael Perkins 
Kayla Peterson 
Devin Philpott 
Karmello Prince 
Kayla Rodgers 
Riyan Sita 
Aris Thomas
 Griffin Randle-Neely 
Teaching Artist: Zach
 Teaching Artist: Morgan 
Teaching Artist: Eroc Beatz

Featured artists: Chivo (10), Rayvion (4, 11), Pastor Tanks (11), St.Bones (15), and Chayla Hope (14).

Mixers: Jonah (Gatsb7), Britton Roberts, Aris Thomas, Eroc Beatz, Morgan Hughes, Michael Perkins, Griffin Randle-Neely, and Dontae Henderson.

Producers include JaxnOnTheBeat (2, 11), Dxrken Beatz (1), Britton Roberts (14), and Grimmy (3).

Album art by Cyanna Gamble, Cyshae Gamble, and Riyan Sita. V/S clothing designed by Henry Widdowson, Cyanna Gamble, Cyshae Gamble, & Riyan Sita.

Special thanks to Pastor Tanks and the Reach City Church for your generosity in allowing us to record at your sacred space.

Shout out to all our special guests, teammates, and collaborators this year, including Dee Jay Doc, JaxOnTheBeat, Mike Chav, Chayla Hope, Britton Roberts, Los P, A.N.T.I, Manny Marotta, St.Bones, 10K Movement, Deep Roots Gallery & Aldonte the Artist, and Tai's Food!

Thank you to the Cleveland Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, Cuyahoga Arts Council, Starting Point, The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation, Hamilton County Youth Resiliency, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, and the Haile Foundation for their generous support of Refresh Collective.

Choices (ft. St.Bones)

Blossom (ft. Chayla Hope)

2000s Summertime

Give Or Die

Fresh Force Anthem 2024

RAGE

These beats and rhymes were made during the Writes of Passage program at Joeseph Gallagher for the 6th grade class. Enjoy the fresh vision for their future as these young people step into the next phase of their journey.

Catch This Wave

Getting Better

I Can Dance to This Beat (bell 6) (1)

Did It Myself - Ma$on (1)

BHM Project 2.27 (2)

Lost feat. Ta'Niyah and Gyanna (1)

Dance to My Destiny (Robison's Class) - Instrumental

Dance to My Destiny (Robison's Class)

Let's Get This Party Started (Kessler's Class) - Instrumental

Life is like a Battle (Campbell's Class) - Instrumental

Let's Get This Party Started (Kessler's Class)

Life is like a Battle (Campbell's Class)

Our new album "Drop the Lead" is an exploration of the two lead problems that face our community on the East side of Cleveland: lead paint and gun violence. 1 in 20 in Flint Michigan have been poisoned by lead. In the Glenville neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio it's 1 in 3. While we work with the Greater University Circle Community Health Initiative to raise awareness and promote solutions to this tragedy, students and families seem much more focused on gun violence and concerned with police brutality. We are hosting conversations between police and teens to try to find solutions to our gun problems as well as improve teen-police relations. Our leadership team of students age 15-20 worked alongside our professional artist producers to produce a t-shirt line and full CD of songs articulating our learning and our message to "Drop the Lead" and further health and safety in our neighborhoods.

Two Points Of View

Lead Light

Nonprofit hip-hop songwriting programs for young people. Based in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio!

Thank you to the Cleveland Foundation, Ohio Arts Council, Cuyahoga Arts Council, Starting Point, The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation, Hamilton County Youth Resiliency, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, and the Haile Foundation for their generous support of Refresh Collective.

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