Press:

"The Wordsmiths are not your typical beat box group. They rhyme about dumpster diving, self medicating and all sorts of anarcho radical shit and their shows are a fuckin riot. In short the Wordsmiths are the soundtrack of the motheruckin resistace. Prepare to have your mind blown."
Frank "The Stimulator" Lopez - TESTAMONIAL

"If you ever get the opportunity to hear these brothers do their thing don't miss it!! Put the mic in their hands and you can count on one thing... pure heat."
Great Shark - Sound Junction - TESTAMONIAL

"... an explosive and impressive vocal set which was well received by the audience. I would highly recommend booking the Outspoken Wordsmiths for your next event!"
Briden DJ/Promoter/Event Organizer Stereoshift Productions - TESTAMONIAL

“You three are drama kings! [Upon seeing The Outspoken Wordsmiths and Testament together live.]”
Pam Africa - MOVE organization

"Highly charismatic" "Brilliant beat-boxing... and sheer talent"
Danielle Clarke - The Martlet

“....you're wicked dope, your live show is oozing with energy....”
Shamik Bilgi - personal testamonial

“[The Outspoken Wordsmiths] have a dynamic blessed by firecracker love gods.”
Shelly K - personal testamonial

“OW planted seeds in an edmonton community that are still growing.... seeds of poetry, seeds of piracy, seeds of anarchy and seeds of lunacy.”
Brenna Knapman - personal testamonial

“The Outspoken Wordsmiths may take a stage, but they give it back immediately by stewarding true creative space that is ripe, rich and accessible. Amongst the audience, a natural unfolding occurs....”
Joey Hundret - ARCA Tribe

“Heartfelt with a message designed to inspire, the Outspoken Wordsmiths are not to be missed.”
Randy Jacobs, AKA RC Weslowski, Artistic Director 2005 CFSW - 2005 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word

“OW demonstrates how music comes from within; they are a shining example of the human ability transform experience into beauty, with nothing but their own selves.”
Shelly K - personal testamonial

"The Outspoken Wordsmiths ... seemed to connect every performer at the Night of Dissent — either through lyrical talent, or with their abilities to layer beat-boxing, singing and rapping harmoniously together...the room was full of compassion and love, something distant from most rap shows.
Danielle Clarke - The Martlet

"...a nourishing repast: sonic sunshine that warms the soul and stimulates the mind."
Bill Polonsky; reviewing Muse-Licks, NMA comp. ft. The Outspoken Wordsmiths - www.whatsupyukon.com

“Whether leading an impromptu street workshop on beatboxing, or kicking with style on a poetry or music stage, the Outspoken Wordsmiths bring an audience together for an always fun night of beats, rhymes and bohemia.”
Randy Jacobs, AKA RC Weslowski, Artistic Director 2005 CFSW - 2005 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word

"Political spoken word a la the Last Poets with a human beatbox"
Terrence Dick - Broken Pencil -- Issue 38

"Reminiscent of .. Fresh Prince & Jazzy Jeff."
Cara Edge - TheQuill.ca

"[From Our Cold Dead Hands is] an intricately woven web of counterculture and subversiveness... assembled using independent thought and raw creative processes."
Adam Sawchuk - reviewing From Our Cold Dead Hands" - Fan Testimonials