UPBEAT ACADEMY FOUNDATION IS AN AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS AND INSPIRES NEW ORLEANS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS USED IN THE PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF HIP HOP, RAP, R&B, DANCE MUSIC AND OTHER POPULAR GENRES.
UPBEAT CURRENTLY REACHES STUDENT-ARTISTS THROUGH THREE UNIQUE PROGRAMS: UPBEAT STUDIO IS OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM WITH A DEDICATED FULL-TIME ROSTER IN THE UPBEAT ACADEMY STUDIO UPBEAT COMMUNITY IS OUR TRAVELING STUDIO PROVIDING WORKSHOPS TO COMMUNITY YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS UPBEAT SCHOOLS BRINGS OUR PROGRAM INTO THE CLASSROOM OF NEW ORLEANS-AREA HIGH SCHOOLS FOR CLASS CREDIT
