Yeah, Art!’s New Mixtape is Produced Entirely by Middle Schoolers

Our nonprofit’s first mixtape features 14 original songs written, performed & produced by Oakland students.

Cover artwork by Craig "C.j.” Johnson

Stream “The Miseducation of Yeah, Art!” now on Soundcloud

Students at Oakland’s Roosevelt Middle School and Melrose Leadership Academy are learning to produce their own music from industry heavyweights like Karina Flonnoy, Dame Drummer and Warriors DJ D Sharp. Learn more about bringing our Music Production class to your school on our Classes page.

“We’re giving students new tools to express themselves, and in the the process, opening new career pathways. We teach our students the same techniques that the pros are using. I wish a program like this existed when I was coming up.”

Mike Blankenship
Yeah, Art! Managing Director

“I am so pleased with the young people of Yeah Art! Our students learned that they can be an integral part of their own existence as well as collaborative creations. I’ve never seen so many young people liberated through music in such a short time.”

Dame Drummer
Artist & Yeah, Art! Big Kid

Support more music projects like “The Miseducation of Yeah, Art!”

A suggested donation of $25 provides year-long music software licenses to (5) students. A donation of $125 provides (1) hour of music instruction for 30 students.