Workshop Houston will be on break from August 1st-August 21st.

The Bike Shop will reopen on August 26th with NEW HOURS: Friday & Saturday 10am-6pm.

The Middle and High School Program will reopen on August 29th.

Thanks and see you soon!

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Written by Marlon Meade

Vocals by Marlon Meade and Javonte Guillory

Produced by Prince Shields

Workshop Houston and The Tipping Point Present…

A Fashion and Design Expo

with student-made “Tipping Point” themed chopper presentation.

Date: July 16, 2011

Free Admission. Donations accepted.
Snacks and Drinks will be served.

Workshop Houston is teaming up with The Tipping Point to present a Fashion and Design Expo by the students of Workshop Houston.

Events included:

Fashion Show by the “Style Shop” with music provided by the “Beat Shop.” Clothing and music will be available for purchase.

Student-Made “Tipping Point” Themed Presentation by the “Chopper Shop.”

Workshop Houston’s mission is to provide youth with creative, technical and educational resources. Our vision is to lay the groundwork for a just society by creating a community that provides youth with support, expanded opportunities and alternative definitions of success. Workshop Houston has five shops that provide resources and support for young people: the Third Ward Bike Shop (do-it-yourself bike repair), the Chopper Shop (welding and metal fabrication), the Beat Shop (hip-hop music production), the Style Shop (fashion design) and the Scholar Shop (tutoring and academic enrichment).

The Tipping Point is Houston’s first and only sneaker lifestyle store located in Downtown on the ground floor of the Historic Humble Building. We curate an eclectic collection of sneakers, books, art, apparel, music, and accessories that are a reflection of the Tipping Point lifestyle. Our ongoing mission is to expose new innovative products and ideas that reflect our beliefs to our hand picked audience. We also seek to educate our guest on the history of our products.

Off to a great start. This is Will’s first complete  track in Beat Shop!!

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Hi Everyone, check out some of the latest beats from Beat Shop!!!

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“Nice Dude” Intro to Studio FL project by Prince

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“For Real” Intro to Sampling project by Jacob

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“Me, Myself and I” (Beyonce Cover) Demo project by Mahdi

Check out the mix below by DJ KleanCutt of the KrackNuttz.  All beat were made by Workshop Houston Beat Shop Students!

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Workshop Houston offers summer programs for students entering 6th through 8th grades. All programs are completely free. Programs are at Workshop Houston: 3615 Sauer St (between Holman and Alabama).

Questions? Call us at (713) 807-7911

Important Summer Dates

Summer Program Start Date: Monday, June 6th
Last Day of Summer Programs: Thursday, July 28th
End of Summer Party: Saturday, July 30th
Summer Holiday – All Shops Closed: August 1st – August 22rd
TBA – Camping Trip Late July- TBA

Beat Shop
2:30 - 5:30
Learn how to make beats, write lyrics, and record your own songs and album.

Chopper Shop
2:30– 5:30
Learn welding and metal working and then design and build your own custom chopper/lowrider bike.

Style Shop
2:30 – 5:30
Learn computer design, sewing, and printing while making clothes and accessories.

Scholar Shop
1:00 – 2:30 Summer Literacy Program- Interactive group readings
2:30 – 5:30 Tutoring and Homework Help

Field Trips
1:00 – 5:30
Fridays (open to Regular Participants only)
On Fridays we will be taking field trips around the city and out of town.

Bike Shop
Thursday 11:00pm – 1:00pm; Friday 2:00pm –7:00pm; Saturday 11:00 am – 4:00pm (all ages)
Come by and fix your own bike or work in the shop and earn a bike to keep.

DJ KleanCutt of the Kracker Nuttz

Yesterday the Beat Shop was lucky enough to have a special workshop in scratching and mixing records from DJ KleanCutt (pictured above) and DJ Elroy of the Kracker Nuttz!  This is one of several collaborations between the Kracker Nuttz and the Beat Shop in preparation for our upcoming Spring Pop-Up on April 2.  Big thanks to Kleancutt, Elroy, and all the Kracker Nuttz!

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Party of the year!