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In November 2014, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 1Xtra hit the ground in Birmingham with 1Xtra Live: The Sessions. Through events including MC workshops, spoken word & songwriter nights and dance workshops, a range of inspirational local talent were invited to perform at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 1Xtra Live. This is their story.

Affiejam is a songwriter / musician from Birmingham. She is currently studying Psychology at university as well as setting a side goal of recording her material. Her music is influenced by her faith and mellow music tastes and she writes because that’s how she was taught to express her emotions whilst growing up.

A grime MC turned spoken poet, Deci4Life uses his words to challenge young people’s identities and perceptions of how they are valued today. He producers, writes and works with a lot of children in the local community through workshops and also works in schools. He also produces a range of up and coming artists within the Birmingham scene. He has recently started to perform again after taking a bit of time out to focus on the production side of things.

Troy started dancing from a young age with a dance troupe called WRG. He progressed within the dance scene in Birmingham and is now teaching as well as creating a dance group with his friend Leroy called ‘Clique’. His main motivation is to put Birmingham back on the map with his dancing and he does this through differentiation. He studies different techniques such as whacking and voguing as well as pole dancing to help with fitness and build his core. His motto is to always do things differently.