Community Outreach

“From working with the Otis Redding Foundation’s Music Camp for a decade, to helping The Devil Strip Magazine transition into the journalism industry’s first cooperative model in the U.S., I’ve tried to has be instrumental in leading community outreach efforts within projects that intend to put the people and innovation first.” - FT

Otis Redding 45th anniversary featuring Floco Torres

Otis Redding's 45th anniversary of his hit song "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay" was on January 8th, 2013. CBS This Morning aired this documentary explaining the origin of the song by his family & many others influenced by his legacy.

Insight Magazine, VOL 26
2021 Arts Alive winner - Outstanding Artist in Music
Co-hosting The Devil Strip's first Shareholders meeting at the Akron Civic Theatre in 2018.
Collaboration with The Devil Strip & The Akron Art Museum to bring more Black Akronites to the Jeff Donaldson exhibit. We booked three Black artists to present work inspired by the exhibition on 3 different dates.
Keynote Speaker at Cleveland's Creative Mornings event in 2019.
The 10K Hours EP was a part of Gateway Macon's 100,000$ plan to re-brand Macon GA as a tourist destination. Floco's "Cherry Street" was the soundtrack for this campaign & he received 25,000$ grant to record the EP.

Akron Black Artist Guild

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