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strong.cottonwoods was (re)named by trees during the Dionysian dream that was a hiatus from his studies at the University of Victoria. Since then he has root'd himself in the mysteries of language and geometry. If the bastard lovechild of Walt Whitman + Billy Corgan were an M.C. Escher painting the canvas would surely hold the symmetry of a Mandelbrot s.cott.

His studies in the theatrics of professional wrestling have served s.cott:onwoods well during performances at Burning Man, the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, the Tell~n~Show, and a growing number of assorted venues & festivals across Canada. This beatboxing slam poet performs solo & as part of projects such as The BeatBoxing Pirates, Victoria Slam Team ('05 & '07), The Outspoken Wordsmiths & Odditory Presence.

Having since emerged from the gauntlet of institutionalized education, s.cott has begun what promises to be a decades-long process of unlearning & relearning. He's dedicated to building community, facilitating open and honest communication, and inspiring others to express themselves with reckless abandon.


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Blank Space (www.myspace.com/314blankspace) is an individual independent artist that has been honing his various skills for the last 8 years. Alex is currently rooted in West Coast Salish territory (Victoria, BC), yet still performs all over the Canada on a regular basis, by self-managing / organizing tours/events on his own, and with the help of others. He also runs the startup cell of the National Microphone Association, an independent distribution association (http://myspace.com/NMAdistro), and tables shows/events across Turtle Island.

Holding the title, Halifax's 2006 DJ Olympics Beat Boxing champion, Blank Space has come to look in hindsight at the last two years of touring, as half of both the Soapbox Poets (myspace.com/thesoapboxpoets) and The Outspoken Wordsmiths as a load of experience under his belt and a satchel of knowledge over his shoulder. He has molded his art & expression into stage performances that have enthralled all ages, races and walks of life with his forward and cleverly-written Spoken Word, Slam Poetry and hip hop lyricism. Alex is also known for his spontaneous creative talents like beat boxing, breakdancing and freestyling, so don't miss his live performances.