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MMM: So tell me a little about yourself:

Max: I was born in Guadeloupe, left at age 3, moved around a lot, went to college in Philly came back to Jersey in 2005 and started studying film making. Wasn’t initially interested in doing it but I tried it and it was fun, I fell in love with it. My teacher entered one of my short films into the New Jersey Young Film & Video Makers Festival in 2000, after winning first place I thought “I really want to do this” so I applied to  a few schools and was accepted by The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA

MMM: How old are you?

Max: 27 “I look young don’t I?”

MMM: yea you look like you’re 18 (laughing)

MMM: How long have you been directing?

Max: A little over 8 years,5 years film making, its so many different areas of directing and I didn’t know which area I wanted to concentrate on in the beginning.

MMM: Which project do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment or the project that you are most proud of?

Max:  I would say the “Be All Right” video,  only because although it was a struggle with the budget that we had and some other limitations, I can honestly say that I nailed every emotional aspect that I was looking for. This particular project came out exactly how I wanted,  where as previous projects I did would either come close to what I wanted or not at all.

MMM: I have to agree, when I saw the video I was very impressed, you are definitely skilled at what you do.

Max: Thank You.

MMM: What do you think was different with this project… See Complete Interview in Sophomore Issue

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In this Issue

HBO Def Poet

Shanelle Gabriel

Interview

MMM: First, tell me a little bit about yourself?

 S.G.: I'm a spoken Word Artist, vocalist, dabble in acting, pretty much kind of all around nice person, but, primarily a vocalist and Spoken Word Artist, the last couple of years.  I'm a HBO Def Poet. My show aired February 16th, 2007.  I opened the show as well as performed in it.  I've met DMX, Jill Scott, and Russell Simons.  I'm also a member of the Senior Rican Cafe Slam Team.  We compete nationally and locally.  I said "I want to be on that team”, and the Lord placed me there.  That was a blessing.  I'm also a singer songwriter as well.  That, I can say I've been doing most of my life.  I was kind of forced to sing in the children's choir when I about 4 years old.

 

MMM:  I didn't know that you sang.  So, what type of music do you sing to?

S.G.:    I was raised in Gospel but I do sing R&B. I'm considered more of a soul kind of pop.  It depends on what  feel.  It's like my poetry, my albums a mix of poetry and singing as well.  It's just whatever I come up with, whatever I was feeling that I wanted to write out.  It's really based on myself, in that frame of mind where I'll be thankful for something and I'll write about that.

 

MMM:  So as far as your poetry goes, can you just shoot off the top of your head like some rap artist?

S.G.:    I wish I was gifted as that.  I'm not a freestyler. I write my poetry and I learn my poetry. Very rarely, only in my home venue, that I will read freestyle.  In general, I try to generate from memory just because it feels more comfortable and flows a lot more natural.  I can connect better with the audience rather than being tied down by holding a book.  I speak with my hands, so holding a book would be kind of hindering.

 

MMM:   Tell me more about your writings.

S.G.:    As far as performance poetry, I've been writing poetry since I was a teenager. You know as a teenager when you're like 15 and you say, "my boyfriend broke up with me" and you write a little poem about it....I Hate You! I Hate You!   I still have most of my notes from my diary and it's fun to look back on it, but a lot of what I wrote was really the same thing, but, kind of narrows what I was feeling.  Some days I was thankful about something and I would write a poem about it, or I'll write about my friend ......How to stay friends, things like that…

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