Timebomb TV episode 1 part 1

Musicians Run These Courts Nowadays

So Team Timebomb won 1 game and lost 2 at the Chanty Benefit Basketball Tournament on Saturday. Thanks to Ohene Cornelius (of TheAtro Cities), Ali Bishop and Chris Hall (of Sound Frontier), and Fifth the Messenger for joining the team, as well as Coach Shanelle Jenkins and BR with the assist. BR didn't want to play, but he stepped in when needed. (I didn't play because I'm good and terrible.) Ohene was the one and only player in the entire tournament to dunk not once, but three times! Chris Hall's new nickname is "Mutombo." And BR got in his muay thai stance to defend the team. A lot of the other teams sold us short before the games: a bunch of musicians, a little older. But not after. Pictures and videos to follow...
-Brail

We're Playing Basketball!

That's right, folks. Not only are we a live hip-hop band, concert production company, promotional group and street team, some of us can also ball! Felecia Cruz is organizing a benefit basketball tournament on May 30 to raise money for Chanty, a young girl she met in Cambodia who struggles daily to survive. And the Timebombs will be part of the tournament. Shanelle Jenkins, our resident Trumpetgenius, is team captain. Also on the team are members of Sound Frontier and TheAtro Cities. The tournament is at Marcy Playground in Brooklyn on May 30 and it starts at 12pm. You can learn more about it here:

http://www.myspace.com/fcruz

Someone in the band who's better than me at graphics will post the flier for the event later. -Brail

Word up

I just wanna add to what my brother said below. It seems like the older I get, the, more proverbs, affirmations and cliches make sense. You know the ones like: "You can do anything you put your mind to", and "If you believe it, you can achieve it.", "Its not how many times you fall, it's how many times you get back up." We'll here's another one. It's become more clear to me that there are many definitions for and types of success and failure. Sometimes, you think you won or lost because of your own perception and expectations, or someone elses. It's all relative.

I debated back and forth a bit with BR on whether or not to post about our last show at Battery Park. I wasn't terribly happy with the results and blamed myself. But he looked at things in a different way. I also worried about how things would go tomorrow at Bowery Poetry Club and what I could do to affect that outcome. But I read something this morning that put things in perspective for me. It basically said that we focus so much on the present that we don't consider our past or future. We worry so much about how things are going, whether they're good or bad, that we don't think about the big picture. That really made me think.

Both personally and professionally, the members of BR and Timebomb have had some major setbacks and great successes. On Sunday, we risked some bad weather and played a great show outdoors anyway with the Youngbloods Jazz Quintet. The weather may have kept everyone we expected from showing up, but we also reached out to many new fans from all over the world. We were heard by lots of people who only came to the park to get on the boats to the Statue of Liberty. Every show is a learning experience. And that one was also a success.
Looking forward to the next one...
Brail

Bowery Poetry Club

--- On Mon, 5/11/09, Stacy Beatty Jr wrote:




Just a reminder:


BR & TIMEBOMB are bringing their Brooklyn Showcase to MANHATTAN at the Famous BOWERY POETRY CLUB!!! We got another new line-up of Hot Artists with a variety of music ( see below )







Plus great drinks for great prices, and some food selections. When you get there tell them you are there to see BR & TIMEBOMB. And please forward this to your friends and family. All 21 and over are welcome.

TAKE F train to 2nd ave, walk up East Houston to Bowery and make a right, the club is on the left side

TAKE 6 train to Bleecker St. walk 3 blocks to Bowery and turn right, the club is on the right side.

Let me know if you can make it.



Have a blessed day

Stacy



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BR and TIMEBOMB DOIN' IT UP!

Hey whats up peeps! BR & TIMEBOMB here. Just want to give y'all a upfate, on our progress, (Yeah its been a long time since we did this but that's how busy we have been)

First off we want to thank all the contacts we've made in the past few months: Bill Popp, Kenny's Castaways, Rew and Bee, Principal Ms. Oday from P.S.42 in Chinatown, Sister's In Motion, Ganessa James of Onliest, Illard Scott, Zach Fried, Paul, The Parks Dept, Disney's Street Games, Luna Soul, O'hene, Felecia Cruz, Club Europa, Sound Frontier, Christopher Hall, The New Amsterdam Musical Association, Steph White and the Philtharmonic, Kevin from P.S. 42, and many others as well as our fans both old and new. Thank you for making these shows in the past 3 months both exciting and helpful. We have been performing together for 6 years now, with the purpose of bringing people together through live instrumentation, original music and meaningful lyrics and we've seen alot of that this year. We've also built new relationships and strengthened old ones. And we are also happy that our first album is due this summer, "Believe in Something Greater, than Yourself", and we couldn't have done it without the fans and the hard work of the TIMEBOMB Support System (Ms. Briggs, Amira El, Ms. Nor, Laila Nor, Kathy Nor.)

And it ain't over, on July 11 2009 we are putting on the first International Music Festival in Forest Park, Queens. Just sharing through music the many cultures that make up our community. ( Korea, Philippines, Mexico, Japan, Senegal etc... ) Five Artists, from five different Genres of Music from Gospel, to Reggae to Hip-hop. And we are offering to help the businesses in the community get more advertising. We are looking for sponsors (whether big business, small business, organization or individual) to advertise during the show. It's going to be huge. so if you are interested in sponsoring the event please contact us here via email, and we will share our sponsorship package with you.

So from all of us to all of you, we thank you and we hope to accomplish more in the coming months. See you at the next Show.

BR & TIMEBOMB

A Busy Weekend

This weekend was a crazy one for BR and Timebomb. On Saturday morning, Kyle, Jibrail and BR met up at 4am to take care of some promotional opportunities. (I'll leave it at that.) By 9am, we were back in Chinatown to set up and sound check for the P.S. 42 Family Day. This is an annual event the school puts on for the students to have fun and interact with their parents. Shanelle was able to get us on the bill, along with the Youngbloods Jazz Quartet and Sound Frontier, because she used to work with one of the teachers.
The Family Day event was a huge success. We encountered a little rain during the YJQ set, but people toughed it out and our equipment was under a tent. Sound Frontier went on next, and had a few sound problems but definitely did their thing. After the PS 42 Golden Singers performed a few songs, Timebomb closed out the set. (This gave BR enough time to get to the gig from his day job.) At times, I wasn't sure if the crowd was feeling us because they weren't as raucous as we're used to. But after the show, Shanelle told us the teachers and principals were thrilled and want us back. We're definitely looking forward to doing this event again.

On Sunday, we were back outside in Washington Square Park. The weather forecasts had been calling for rain off and on all day, but we toughed it out. Amira had the great idea of buying a couple tents like the ones they had at PS 42, so I picked up a couple at Modell's before the show. The band that asked to open the show for us canceled Sunday morning because they were worried about playing in the rain, even after we offered to let them use our equipment. It ended up raining lightly almost all day, but we still had a nice-sized crowd for most of our show. BR made sure to thank people for sticking around because he was truly grateful.

You know, L Magazine came out a week ago with their "8 NYC Bands You Need to Hear" issue, and I read through it. I can think of at least 8 amazing bands that weren't in there that should be: Lafayette, Ganessa James, Sound Frontier, Youngbloods Jazz Quartet, L'una Soul, Illard Scott, JoBlack Sekou and Bolomba Stylee, BR and TIMEBOMB. I could keep going, but you get the point. And I don't just name these bands because they're friends of ours. I name them because they make quality music for the people.

Interview on Rewbee's World

BR, Stacy and Jibrail were interviewed on RewBee's weekly online radio show yesterday. We met RewBee at a benefit we did in March for the American Heart Association. Thanks for having us, guys!