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Beat Making Lab is a new PBS Digital Studios series featuring young musicians from around the world. In Ep. 1 Professor Pierce Freelon and Apple Juice Kid collaborate with youth in the Democratic Republic of Congo at Yole!Africa.

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The Architects: Stephen Levitin (aka Apple Juice Kid) and Pierce Freelon

Mastermind of Videography: Saleem Reshamwala (aka Kid Ethnic)

PBS Co-conspirators: Matthew Graham and Lauren Saks 

Editing Genie: Mandy Padgett

Musical Poetry: Beat Making Lab and Apple Juice Kid

Director of Innovation: Dana McMahan

Dream Team: Elliette Johnson, Ryan Levin, Pat Levitin


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Wright Brothers (UNC Beat Making Lab co-founders): Stephen Levitin and Dr. Mark Katz

Captain of Entrepreneur Ship: Judith Cone


Democratic Republic of Congo

DR-Congo Kindred: Cherie and Petna Ndaliko at Yole!Africa

DR-Congo Youth Prodigies: DJ Couleur, Queen Minaj, MC Moussa

Awe-Inspirers: People of Goma and the 2012 SKIFF Festival


Show Wrapper

Stop Motion and Logo Magician: Josh Souter at McKinney

Production Guru: Kelly Mertestdorf at McKinney

Photography Scientist: Emily Forsberg at McKinney


Partners

PBS Match Maker: GOOD

Fundraising Champions: Global Giving

Amazing Garments: Vert & Vogue, Lumina

Website Hero: Dave Mello

Brain Storm Meteorologists: New Kind