The Glo number you just dialled..!!! #WordUpVol6

Arch Angel on stage at WORD UP Volume 5 (First Anniversary Edition) 

which held on August 17, 2013 in Lagos, Nigeria.

The poem he performed is a classic. Please watch and enjoy.

Word Up, the biggest Spoken Word Poetry Platform in Nigeria comes to town again this November 2013. This edition tagged,WORD UP Volume 6 is scheduled for November 23, 2013 at Terra Kulture, V/Island, Lagos, with the theme, "Stop the violence." 

WORD UP Volume 6...coming soon!!!!!!

PARTNER WITH US FOR WORD UP VOLUME 6 ON NOVEMBER 23, 2013 IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

We request that you partner with us through sponsorship to showcase your products and services and portray your brand as one with a passion for the development of the art of Spoken Word Poetry and the youths in Nigeria. 

Our event, Word Up Volume 6 is scheduled for November 23, 2013 at Terra Kulture, V/Island, Lagos, with the theme, "Stop the violence." The event theme is centered around the United Nation’s “International day for the elimination of violence against women.” 

i2X Media Company Limited is the organizer of WORD UP (the biggest Spoken Word Poetry Event in Nigeria). We are passionate about Spoken Word Poetry as a genre of entertainment, a tool to increase literacy level, and  a means of communication among people across the globe. Our dream is to promote poets so we can create a means of employment where they can earn a decent living from their amazing performances.

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU.

We understand that the current economic situation requires granular analysis of your marketing spend. This is why working with our partners, we have designed special sponsorship plans to drive your marketing efforts. Sponsorship of WORD UP provides you the under listed which can be further explained at our initial meeting.

·         Brand exposure on stage 

.         Branding Opportunity across all touch points

·         Advert placements in our DVDs and Audio CDs sold across the country

·         Media exposure

·         Product/ Services Experience and Sampling

·         Speaking Opportunity

·         Database Acquisition and so much more.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE

Don’t take our words for it, please visit http://wordup411.blogspot.com/, and http://www.i2xmedia.com/ where pictures, videos and information about our events and the organization can be accessed. 

While you are at it please feel free to check out our YOUTUBE channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/olulu4eva?feature=mhee and http://www.youtube.com/user/WordUpNigeria for video clips of some of our events.

For inquiries,  please contact us via 

+2348025070892

+2348038315055

wordup4one1@gmail.com

olulu4ever@gmail.com

i2xmedia@gmail.com

@wordup411

@olulu4ever

Want to brand your Poetry event? He is an expert on how to do that.

Kelvin Orifa is a consummate brand management and Integrated Marketing Communication Professional.  He has over 10 years of professional  experience in strategic brand and business management functions demonstrating strength in business strategy, market and competitive intelligence, customer segmentation, value proposition development and Go –To- Market leveraging on multi-media channels.

He has been exposed to several conferences and executive education programs focused on reaching today's digi-savvy youths, strategic marketing management, project management, advanced business simulation, strategic intuition at Hay Marketing UK, Lagos Business School, Phillips Learning Academy, Columbia Business School (NY) and has had the opportunity to share his brand activated thoughts at branding conferences and seminars. 

Kelvin believes that "brand building is a process "and "to think out of the box, look into other boxes". 

At MTN, Kelvin has worked as Asst marketing Manager, SME, Manager young professionals, Manager Youth segment and now Manager High Value segment. 

Pictures of Poetry lovers at WORD UP Volume 4....!!!!!!

We had over 200 people that came to enjoy Word Up Volume 4 that held on May 18, 2013 at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The audience was a mix of people that knew about Spoken Word Poetry and those who wondered what the fuss was all about. 

Well, the show was indeed wonderfully entertaining as you can see from the happy faces of the people at the event, and it made the people who knew nothing about Spoken Word Poetry become fans of the art.

Shihan Van Clief, our guest poet, was the icing on the cake, and his performance was so captivating and inspiring,  that when he ended, the audience yearned for more.

If you are a doubting Thomas about the happy faces, well go ahead and check out the pictures of people at the event.

Stay tuned for the red carpet and the performing poets pictures later this week. 

Duvy (elegant, delectable and lovely)

Shihan and Opeyemi Atte

How to set up your first poetry event

Whether you’re going away to university in a new town, you want to discover fresh talent or you have a fantastic new idea you feel should be explored further, starting up your own poetry night can be a great way of generating interest in the art of spoken word.

So we’ve drawn up a step-by-step guide to help you to organise your first poetry event.

1. The first thing you should do is crowdsource. Ask friends and those in the industry what they think of your idea. There’s no point going through all the trouble of organising an event if there is no interest in it. You need to build a close network, so that people will attend your event. It’s important to remember that if you’re passionate about your idea, you’ll have much more of a chance of selling it to others.

2. Draw up detailed plan of what the event will involve. Is it solely a poetry night, or will you have other creative acts also? Is it for all ages or just adults? These specifications will help you decide what kind of venue is best for you. A bar would be completely unsuitable, for example, if your target demographic is 14-18 year olds!

3. Approach a venue you think would be open to poetry nights. This could be an exhibition hall, a gallery, a theatre or a bar. Remember, the settings must be appropriate for the performance. Is there a stage or an area the artist could perform from? Is there sufficient space for the audience to see and hear the act? Will they be comfortable?

4. Set up a professional email address so that the venue, fans and performers can contact you directly. You don’t want to miss important information because you thought it was just another Groupon spam mail!

5. Ask relevant poets to perform at your event. At this stage, you probably can’t pay them. Most poets enjoy performing, they’re not in it for the money. So stress that it would be a great platform for them to get their work out there. If you’re having an open-mic segment to the night, make sure you advertise your new email address so artists can sign up to perform.

6. Advertise and promote! Use Twitter and Facebook to spread the word and generate interest. Message blogs (such as this one) to inform them your event is coming up. Post on forums and society groups. Make posters and flyers and staple them around town.

7. Finally, don’t forget to have fun. You’ve worked hard to make this night a success, so stop stressing and enjoy it!

We look forward to being invited to your first poetry event.

by Nadia Khomami

http://www.spokenwordldn.com/2012/05/07/setting-up-your-first-poetry-event/

WORD UP (the biggest Spoken Word Poetry Event in Nigeria) #WordUpVol2

Did you miss WORD UP Volume 2, 

the biggest Spoken Word Poetry in Nigeria?

Well, you are in luck. 

The DVD is out.

Watch Spoken Word Poetry in Nigeria 

like you have never ever seen before.

Pixs of people at #WordUpVol2 that held November 17, 2012

 People arriving at the venue of the event

 People on the red carpet

 Aerial view of people at the event

Torpedo Mascaw enjoying the show

 

Princeps, the poet from UK, feeling the poetic vibes

 Cross section of people at the event 

Tofarati, the freestyling poet, will rock #WordUpVol2...!!!!

Tofarati (GT)




Tofarati (GT) is a writer based in Lagos, Nigeria. He has two published books of poems, ORIKI (PRAISE POETRY) and TOWN CRIER plus over fifty unpublished manuscripts. He writes poetry, prose, screen plays and non-fiction articles.

GT, as he is fondly called, is a versatile entertainer as he also sings, raps, acts, comperes and organizes shows.
He writes for Acada Magazine, Inside OOU, Laffmatazz and a host of others, while he is the online editor of Film Afrique.

Tofarati is a top rated poet who has performed at a lot of A-list events like Taruwa, Art Lovers etc round the country.

He is also the Chief Executive Entertainer (CEE) of Grand Tycoon Entertainment.

Chill and Relax (July Medley) was held on July 8, 2012,  in Gbagada, Lagos, Nigeria. 

This is Tofarati doing freestyle poetry.

Chill and Relax is a monthly open mic Performance Poetry, Spoken Word and Soul Music Event.

WORD UP

Volume 2

holds on the

17th of November 2012 

 at

Lecture Theatre, UNILAG Guest House, Akoka, Lagos

Time is 3pm

http://wordup411.blogspot.com/2012/10/count-down-to-word-up-volume-2-starts.html

People at WORD UP (Spoken Word Poetry and Soul Music Event) held on August 2012 in Unilag, Lagos.

KISS MIX in da HOUSE

M SMOOTH