“King” Steve is a seasoned, Milwaukee-born native who was heavily influenced by James Brown, Michael Jackson, Al Green, Luther Vandross, Rick James and Smoky Robinson.
Growing up without a father in the home, Steve chose James Brown to be his surrogate mentor. He spent countless hours listening to songs like “Super Bad” and “Papa’s got a Brand New Bag” while mastering the art of mimicking James Brown.
“King” Steve impersonated James Brown in July 2016 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. The Hansberry-Sands Theatre Company presented “Let’s Party! A Journey through Song…” which was a Duke Ellington Tribute sponsored by the Milwaukee Club Frontiers. “King” Steve has also performed as a James Brown impersonator at festivals such as “Bronzeville Days” in Milwaukee.
“King” Steve has mastered the art of impersonating Michael Jackson as well. “I always wanted the total package that Michael Jackson had,” says Steve. One song that he rehearsed to was the Jackson Five’s “Never Can Say Goodbye” song as he tried to nail down Jackson’s stage persona.
Steve has also performed around Milwaukee at Jean’s Supper Club, Diamond’s Lounge,Jamie’s Club Theatre and Transfer Pizza. Contact: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
NICK WOLCOTT/CHRONICLE Sacajawea MIddle School students drum in Irena Beard’s world music class on Tuesday. The Bozeman School Board heard an overview of the district’s music, arts and health curriculum on Tuesday at the school.
Produced and Directed by Angie Mack Reilly of Ozaukee Talent
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Blues guitarist Alex Wilson teaches workshop in Grafton, WI
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
Please forward this to any principals and teachers that you might know in Ozaukee County. This simple act is a tangible way of supporting the arts in Ozaukee County.
MEMO DATE: September 4, 2018
TO: School Districts, School Principals, and Teachers
FROM: Angie Mack Reilly, North Shore Academy of the Arts (NSAA) Stagekids Guest Producer for Elf Jr. angie@ozaukeetalent.com
SUBJECT:Field Trip at the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center
PLEASE PLAN AHEAD : Tickets have just gone on sale for school matinee performances! You and your students are invited to NSAA’s Stagekids musical production of Elf Jr. at the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center (CPAC). The casts are made up of talented students (kindergarten through 9th grade) from many area schools. You may see some familiar faces on stage! Matinee tickets cost $7 per person. The show will last about 90 minutes with a brief stretching break. There are Elf Jr. lesson plans online that tie the musical into your classroom.
SYNOPSIS: Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity. Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Shows: Friday January 11th 9:30 am and 12:30 pm matinees,
7:00 pm public show and Saturday January 12th at 1:00.
Give your students the chance to experience live musical theatre put on by many of their peers. Thank you for embracing the arts! NSAA is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Performances held at:
Cedarburg Performing Arts Center (CPAC)
W68 N611 Evergreen Boulevard, Cedarburg WI
Reservations are taken on a first call, first serve basis.
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
Arts Wisconsin will provide you with a receipt of your donation.
The Ozaukee Talent Headquarters and Music Lab are located in Grafton, WI. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts.
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
Arts Donations Sought for Local Female-Led Business
GRAFTON, WI
From the heart of Angie Mack Reilly, Ozaukee Talent founder 5/2/17
I officially opened up Ozaukee Talent in February of 2016. I had taken a two year hiatus from my long-time producing/directing/teaching/marketing position at the North Shore Academy of the Arts (NSAA) in Grafton due to some medical issues that have since been resolved.
Some soul searching showed me that I absolutely wanted to continue mentoring others in the arts as I have been for the past 18 years or so. I opened up Ozaukee Talent and started renting and creating my music studio on the 3rd floor of the NSAA building so that I could begin taking on private music students again. I immediately opened up a “hands-on Music Lab”to aid in multi-sensory learning and boost student curiosity about the science behind sound. I have also hosted and participated in quite a few music events and held workshops and classes.
Within my first year, I was able to rebuild my private lesson client list to around 30 students per week. People were excited to see that “I was back” after going through breast cancer and reconstruction surgeries. I was also able to continue working with NSAA as a contracted producer/director for their musicals. The next musicals that I will be producing for them are Disney’s Aristocats and then the big one…. Disney’s The Lion King at the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center.
Owning my own business has been an exciting adventure! Because of my past experience and networks, I have had a strong foundation to build upon. My heart is full of gratitude!
However, during the past year, I have been at the point where I am literally working 12-14+ hour days. Not only am I a music producer and teacher, but now I am the Founder, Web Designer, Social Media Marketing Director, Accounts Receivable, Administrative Assistant, PR Person, Sound Engineer, Box Office, Event Planner, Tech Support, Strategic Planner, Customer Service, Operations Manager etc…for my own business. Yes, it’s a lot. But “Angie Mack Reilly” has been known for having a strong work ethic!!!
I am at the point where business growth is inevitable and I am excited to begin the next phase. I am also excited to have been accepted as a fiscal receiver through the solid, reputable and well established arts organization, ARTS WISCONSIN. These means that I can immediately begin receiving much needed donations through them. I am so thankful that I found out about their fiscal receiver program! Thank you Arts Wisconsin!
I did not want to get into debt during my first year, so I paid for everything “out of pocket” or without loans and kept operations and expenditures at bare minimum. I bought things like classroom equipment and materials, paid for rent, paid for computer equipment and programs, paid for marketing, etc…. All of these expenses meant that my NET INCOME for 2016 was around 18k which is slightly above the poverty line.
It has been a tough year financially. But like any good entrepreneur, I have made sacrifices to make it work without days off. The issue is that I do not want to burden my clients by raising rates. And, as it is, I have had to turn low-income clients away so that I could meet my budget needs. This has been a tough decision because some of the best talent is known to be found in low-income areas and families. I want people of all income levels to have access to my services starting this summer.
I also have students that I would like to mentor and bring to the next level through creating opportunities for production and increased exposure in the arts. I want to train and connect my students with the business world, because the arts combined with business is a powerful combination as you well know.
I would like to utilize new and more music technology with my students. Already, I have a middle-school student that I have been training to compose digital music for video games. He wants to land a programming job with a large video game company. (I have a strong history of sending my private students off to college for arts-related and leadership careers.)
I would also like to host more events, bring in top notch industry leaders, produce podcasts, make recordings, create video tutorials and so much more. I want to give my students the most up-to-date tools and opportunities. I want to encourage their innovative ideas through providing them with resources for mass creative communication.
Finally, the work that I have done with Paramount Records music history is internationally documented and recognized. I am not your average local music teacher. Look around my website https://ozaukeetalent.com and you will see that I have solid credentials, experience, testimonials and connections spanning over the past few decades.
My Paramount Record efforts have brought thousands and thousands of dollars in tourism revenue to our county and even to southeastern Wisconsin. None of these efforts have gone into my pocket including my efforts to co-build paramountshome.org which won the Wisconsin Historical Society Website Award in 2006. I pitched the idea of having an annual blues festival. I wrote the show, “PBS History Detectives” asking them to film in southeastern Wisconsin. The Paramount Plaza in the heart of Grafton? Yours truly was a major part of that as well as the Chairperson for the large piano key Walk of Fame. I helped playwright Kevin Ramsey on his musical, “Grafton City Blues” which premiered at the Milwaukee Rep and is now premiering nationally under the name of “Chasin’ Dem Blues”. I was a contributor on Jack White’s Grammy Award-Winning Paramount box sets. Worked with the Grafton Preservation Commission on putting together a self-guided Paramount Walking Tour booklet. I could go on. The point is that I GIVE BACK to the community and make it a better place for families and businesses. My community service and volunteer work is massive. That tradition will continue.
Ozaukee Talent has the potential of reaching national and international arts and entertainment leaders. My students and I need your help to get to the next level.
Arts Wisconsin is a charitable, nonprofit 501c3 organization that helps arts industry entrepreneurs.
(Arts Wisconsin will see that any donations will get to Ozaukee Talent as well as hold me accountable for any donations that I receive.)
Finally, I am well aware of the leadership and wage gap faced by women in the arts. I am also well versed in the social issues and challenges that women face in today’s society. Just recently, I was kicked off of my state health insurance because “I make too much”. For a breast cancer survivor, being without insurance at this present moment in time is a bit scary. Asking for donations for my business is scary.
However, I am hanging onto faith and hope that there are people, organizations and businesses who know or care about my situation enough to help out monetarily. I am looking for those willing to take a brave stance at aiding the arts, aiding women, aiding new businesses, aiding children, aiding creative youth with mental health issues and ultimately aiding our community and nation at a very pivotal time. I am looking for people with empathy to act as arts benefactors as in days of old. The terms “starving artist”, “wage disparity” and “glass ceiling” don’t have to be “a thing”.
So, I thank you for your donations, ideas, connections, advice, resources, encouragement and overall support. Feel free to email me at angie@ozaukeetalent.com
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
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