Tarik Kiley

Join us at our new open mic called “Open Mic at 21.” It is a free, open mic event that recurs on the 1st Friday of each month from 7:00 PM-9:00 PM. We will host our first one on August 1st, 2025. Come to check out our first feature, Nemo Sum, who is an avid […]

On May 6th, 2025, we had our Access 21 Achievement awards that covered the achievements of Access 21 members from the year 2024. The categories for award nominees included the following: The nominees for Best Informational/Educational Program included “The Dr. Olia Show”, with Malanie Maxwell as the Producer, “The Paul Brown Show,” with Paul Brown

We’re sprucing up our approach to Members’ Meetups. Many of our producers don’t take advantage of attending the members’ meetups. Let’s face it, it can be boring to simply sit around a table and force conversation. I get it. I do. So, I’m going to start including fun activities as part of the members’ meetups.

Facilitating the Music Production 101 course was truly a wonderful experience! It was exciting to see the students interested in all types of music, including House/Techno, Rap, and R&B. Some of the students were beginners, but some were more advanced and were probably attending to learn how to use the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)—Presonus Studio

We had our first class in the Music Production 101 course this past Monday, February 3rd, 2025. There were a few computer glitches, but overall, it went well. I think most of the instruction will include showing the students how to use the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). We are running Presonus Studio One Version 7,

I will begin teaching the Music Production 101 course on February 3rd, 2025 at Access 21. As I prepare for this, I would like to reflect on my journey in music production. I actually started to learn how to create my own tracks in 1994, when I was around 18 years old. At the time,

We have had our first Access 21 Ambassadors’ meeting. Next on the horizon is the introduction of Access 21 Ambassadors’ training. We will launch this in January 2025, and the training will allow Ambassadors to learn more about engaging the community through outreach. This will include training techniques such as role-playing We look forward to

On Thursday, October 17th, 2024, we had our monthly Members’ Meetup. Members’ Meetups are a great place to network with other members of Access 21. We are working towards increasing turnout at Members’ Meetups to build the relationships necessary to make productions at Access 21 thrive. We also participated in another vendor’s opportunity at the

We have launched a new program at Access 21 called, Access 21 “Ambassadors.” Access 21 Ambassadors are members who volunteer to represent Access 21 in the community. This could include tabling, or other activities such as hosting field productions at festivals, for example. If you are interested in becoming an ambassador, then email Tarik at