VBW Justice Archive: ((I Write))

VBW Justice Archive: ((I Write)) by Will Roy feat. Avoid the Lyricist
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Most recently, all audios posted on VBW's YouTube page were removed for editing to re-post under the VBW Justice Archive.  ((I Write)) is a recording conducted in 2003 of Will Roy.  Roy is an alumni of The Beat Within who I interviewed back in 03'.  Later I'd transcribe the interview which you can view, download, and print here TBW Will Roy Interview.  At the time Roy also agreed to record a few poems he wrote.  The poetry recording was digitized from the cassette tape and sent to producer Avoid the Lyricist of Metatron from El Paso, Texas who revised the audio by adding effects to the vocal and his own original beat production.  Another instrumental produced by Avoid closes the video titled ((Honey)) which was a beat donated to the VBW program for community programming.

This is the first of many audios I look forward to adding to the archive in effort to document the history of the program and to share these files as resources that maybe will inspire new ideas, writing, or overall creative expression in detention and everywhere.  This recording also embodies how folks like Avoid could work around the imperfections of quality to prioritize the delivery of a message.  For us at that time, it didn't have to sound perfect, it just needed to be heard.

Peace.

About the VBW Justice Archive

The Voices Behind Walls (VBW) Justice Archive is a collection of audios, artworks, photographs, and writings archived on the following:

VBW Research Network Blog: vbwresearch.blogspot.com
VBW YouTube: youtube.com/voicesbehindwalls
VBW Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/vbehindw
VBW Blog: voicesbehindwalls.blogspot.com

The purpose of the archive is to document VBW program history, specifically the creative expression of its participants and program partners.  Files of the VBW Justice Archive are resources for educators, youth, and the public to share.  We hope these files inspire new ideas and other creative expressions in all learning spaces.  The archive is especially to acknowledge the existence of its participants, a majority incarcerated youth,  who recorded into the VBW microphone between the decade of 2004 to 2014.  Hopefully you all find your way back to our page to reflect on your contribution to the VBW program.

The VBW Justice Archive began documenting its program history in 2014.  Audios will be posted periodically.  Updated will be posted at the links above including twitter.com/vbehindw.