PRESS RELEASE
It’s Autumn!
Time for Deaf Action Center’s
Teen Leadership Summit for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Boys
Feel the Beat!
All North Texas Deaf & Hard of Hearing 7th – 12th Grade Boys
This year the Boys Summit is striking a special cord, hitting a high note
and rocking to the beat of a different drummer! In a world historically
considered off limits to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 28 year old SEAN
FORBES has opened the door to musical expression for people with hearing
loss.
This year’s Summit will be rocking to Sean’s beat at:
The House of Blues
Dallas, Texas
October 28, 2010
Special Guest: SEAN FORBES – Deaf Musician & Rap Artist
$25.00 per attendee – Pre-registration required
For more information, email [email protected]
Bio/SEAN FORBES is a musician on a mission. An accomplished and passionate
drummer, rhythm pours out of him. Music is in his blood, his cells; it’s
just the way he is. Sean is also deaf – and out to build a badly needed
bridge between the music industry and deaf people everywhere. Sean grew up
in Detroit, where his parents, both musicians, filled their home with the
sounds of the Motor City. Despite losing his hearing as a baby, Sean soaked
up the beats and vibrations, experiencing great music in his own way. Today,
Sean is producing professional music videos with a focus on the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Community, and is a voice for both his generation and Deaf
Culture. He is co-founder of D-PAN, The Deaf Professional Arts Network, a
non-profit organization that focuses on translating popular artists’ songs
into American Sign Language music videos for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
His dream of music for all has helped to transform the way the Deaf perceive
music, and Sean Forbes is living proof that if you have enough passion and
dedication, magic happens and dreams come true!