October 01, 2007
KEVIN "MizLoonar" DAVIS
Every once in a while, an artist comes along who redefines and manipulates the boundaries of his craft. Using a various array of soul stirring lyrics and a thought process that is borderline
alien, mizloonaR is well on his way to doing just that.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, mizloonaR who is a poet-lyricist-singer uses the labyrinth of his life experience to paint vivid depictions of the world through his eyes. Since birth, mizloonaR and music have been
connected at the hip, and it seems like the marriage of the two has
finally come full circle. As a child of the ghetto, loonaR had a
smorgasboard of inspiration to draw from, and with his innate ability to
absorb and translate his surroundings, he sketches portraits of where
he's been and where he plans on going. He draws from the struggles
of his inner city brethren, using the remnants of their pain and the
monuments of their joy to tell the story of a world that is seldom
documented accurately. Using the lessons of life as the paint for his
canvas, loonaR touches on every aspect of life, from distant dreams
to a jagged reality.
Knowing that life is a great teacher, loonaR uses his
lessons learned to articulate the black male experience. mizloonaR
draws from the memories of his innopportune incarceration in his early
twenties, and he expresses the pain and long road back to self suffiency
after being a gunshot victim in the badlands of North Philadelphia. If u
had seen or experienced some of the events that mizloonaR has been
through and witnessed, you would indeed consider it amazing that he has
lived this long to tell about it. But through the blessing of The Most High,
and with the constant support and motivation from his family, mizloonaR
has survived to tell the world the story of his many successes and failures.
Using the fragments of an education gained at Florida Community College
of Jacksonville as well as the Community College of Philadelphia, mizloonar
uses his brilliance with the English language to go outside the boundaries
of self expression, choosing to go against the grain and show the endless
possibilities that exists within the human imagination. A loving father and a
strong advocate of family, mizloonaR is a perfect example of what we are all
capable of if we remain focused and uncompromised.
With the constant increase in brutality and racism that arise in the bowels of the ghetto, loonaR is relentless in his fight for the upliftment and educating of his community. Using music and poetry as vehicles to promote positivity and hope, mizloonaR is currently in the process of completing his double album. Celebrated for his ability to hopscotch from genre to genre, mizloonaR intends to pull from his
full arsenal of gifts and abilities to leave his imprint on the world. Join him
as he takes that long walk to forever. uno (loonaR)
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I listened to Spotlight On Jazz & Poetry from the beginning until the very last drop and I was captivated and mesmerized. I was so inspired that I wanted to stop what I was doing and start singing and put poetry pieces together…
Clay aka BigTrigger is a phenomenal host and all his shows are of such great value and tribute to the Arts & Humanities. My spirit feels so nurtured while listening to his shows.
While listening to MizLoonaR in Act II… I was even more mused into the time-zone of my memory and my open-ear as a child. His performance sounded like all of the greatest who had performed at Woodstock… fused into this fine artist (MizLoonaR) while through spirit… Miz blew up with his own identity and creativity all at once.
A standing ovation)))) show!!
Oh – and do you want to hear the greatest of all delights? I won’t tell you – you must listen to the very, very end of the show. My soul has free-fallen!
Thank you MizLoonaR for taking me to that universal place.
A must hear – MUST feel, experience~!
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The entire show was wonderful. Loonar demanded attention to his words with his powerful delivery. Paired with The Jazz Crusaders, this made listening a pleasure!
MizLoonar is an extraordinary artist, multi-talented. He is most certainly a quad threat and beyond in the arena of spoken word and music. It fails me why he remains undiscovered among the throngs of those who are considered famous. I don't expect him to go a buried treasure much longer.
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