upcoming 2024-25 MUSIC LAB dates (season 8):

September 27 ○ October 25 ○ November 22 ○ January 31 ○ February 28 ○ March 28 ○ April 25 ○ May 23 ○

For all updates, stay tuned to our Facebook + Instagram pages (@gwmuslclab)

NEXT UP: “Mastering the Music Hustle” feat. Curtis Crump Jr.!

WHO’S READY FOR SOME MORE MUSIC LAB? Season 8 is well underway & the next session is right around the corner 😄

Our theme of the month is "Mastering the Music Hustle,” featuring LA-based saxophonist, keyboardist & multi-instrumentalist, Curtis Crump Jr.! He’ll be sharing a performance & giving insight on developing a vast music career in touring, composing, directing & more.

As always, middle & HS students ages 13-18 can also register to perform in our teen open mic (sign ups open until the day before Lab or slots are full.) PLUS, we’ll have free food via Ian's Pizza MKE, a live spins from HYFIN DJ A-Bizz for our social hour & a teen prize giveaway of GWML gear! 🤩

Join us on Friday, Feb 28th, in person at Radio Milwaukee: Teen Social Hour at 4pm & Lab goes live at 5. Students RSVP to attend or sign up for the teen open mic today at gwmusiclab.com! 🚀

*NOTE: All Lab attendees, including students, parents, family & teachers, must RSVP online for entry.

*Teen Open Mic slots are limited! Registration open until day before Lab or when slots are full. Clean show tracks & instrumentals for Open Mic can be sent as YouTube/SoundCloud links or mp3s to gwmusiclab@radiomilwaukee.org

Grace Weber’s Music Lab is presented by HYFIN, a Radio Milwaukee station, & sponsored in part by American Family Insurance, & MPS Partnership for the Arts & Humanities.

ARTIST BIO:

Curtis Crump Jr. is a Midwest-born multi-instrumentalist currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. Crump is an accomplished saxophonist, keyboardist/pianist, music director & band leader, composer and arranger. He currently tours with the Venezuelan artist, Danny Ocean, as his keyboardist/saxophonist.

He has performing credits with Too $hort, Asiahn, Rose Gold, Kenneth Whalum, Kenyon Dixon, Mack Keane, and other LA artists. He also has production & sample credits with names such as Rick Ross, Joyner Lucas, Tory Lanez, Midwxst, TEC, That Mexican OT, Monaleo, & many more artists.

Between music touring, Crump can frequently be seen performing regularly in premiere LA venues; including Verse & Issa Rae’s newest restaurant, Somerville.” He hopes to continue to express his musical personality through his compositions and performances after a decade of professional experiences in gospel music settings, choir & worship team directing, combo/big band playing, original/cover bands throughout the greater Milwaukee/Madison/Chicago radius & beyond, and curating his own shows/performances with original music & arrangements. After 5 years of living & integrating in the LA scene, Crump has found much success throughout the music business & now has preformed in audiences as big as 100k in attendance & as many as 25 different countries around the world.

MORE INFO: https://www.instagram.com/curtiscrumpjr