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Restore: A Healing Conversation Through Music (Nicholas Ryan Gant)

September 4, 2024

Restore: A Healing Conversation Through Music. Nicholas Ryan Gant. As a part of Platform 2024: "A Delicate Ritual" curated by Kyle Abraham.

Restore: A Healing Conversation Through Music was a musical performance created by Nicholas Ryan Gant and Presented by Danspace Project as a part of Platform 2024: A Delicate Ritual curated by Kyle Abraham. This video excerpt the performance was performed during a shared evening with Shamel Pitts. 

Performed by: Nicholas Ryan Gant with Bendji Allonce, Torrey Beckham, Aaron Brockett, LaChrisha C. Brown, Andre Cleghorn, Hunter the Ultra

Lighting Designer: Carol Mullins

Videographer: Peter Richards

Friday, May 3rd, 2024

Nicholas Ryan Gant, affectionately known as the Ghetto Falsetto, is a New York based artist and educator, from Phoenix, Arizona. NRG studied classical vocal performance at Howard University in Washington, D.C. and holds a master’s of art in Music Education from Hunter College, as a participant in The Lincoln Center Scholars program. NRG has been a worship leader at his local church in Brooklyn for more than 12 years. There at his church NRG discovered a gift for connecting with youth. This passion for youth development has led him to build a career as a music educator with the New York City public school system for the past 7 years. NRG is a recipient of the 2020 Paul Simon Music Fellowship. In addition to the classroom NRG is also an accomplished vocal coach for several artists and record labels, as well as a sought -after workshop and masterclass facilitator. NRG is the Vice President of the board of directors for Decolonizing the Music Room. As a vocal composer NRG has collaborated with choreographers Maleek Washington, Francine E. Ott and Kyle Abraham. He’s been a featured vocalist on several recordings internationally and has recorded 8 independent projects of his own. His House music debut, a remake of the cult classic “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)” was the number one soulful house song of 2020. His upcoming “Restore” is a collaboration with 3 time Album of the Year Grammy Award winner, Mikey Freedom Hart. NRG has also had the opportunity to sing support vocals for artists such as Michael McDonald, Mariah Carey, Ariana DeBose, Jon Batiste, Miri Ben-Ari, Killer Mike & Run the Jewels, and Childish Gambino.