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Poetry in Motion

Kirk and Gabriel of Kinetic Affect have taken their poetry to another level…a multimedia one! See what we’re doing with video, audio and the ancient art of the spoken word. Kinected Productions is a branch on the tree of Kinetic Affect. Taking our combined talents and working with experts in the multimedia industry, Kinected Productions has been producing artistic and…

Sheeding Blood Sweat & Tears

This isn’t Kinetic Affect, but it IS something awesome. A new show produced by the wildly creative minds over at Studio 246, including Kirk Latimer and Gabriel Giron. Learn more and buy your tickets now! Go to http://bloodsweattears.eventbrite.com for tickets now. Blood Sweat & Tears is the first show of its kind. Mixing ancient Greek and Roman warriorship with modern…

Speak It Forward Inc. Non-Profit Work

Kirk Latimer and Gabriel Giron both realize the importance of giving back. And this is how they do it.  Both of them are lucky to be alive today and this not only fuels their creative juices in Kinetic Affect, but it is also what drives them to dig deeper into the community and help transform the lives…

Giving Child Soldiers a Voice Again

If you’ve never heard of Falling Whistles, you’re missing out on something amazing. Let’s just say that Kinetic Affect admires their efforts and feels passionately about their cause. And because we believe that you should too, we are working on a collaboration. Falling Whistles was started by one man, Sean Carasso. A man who experienced the reality…

Theater at Home… Where It’s Warm

The show that set Kinetic Affect apart from the crowd is now available on-line for free. Happy Holidays from us to you. The show that took Kalamazoo by storm can now be experienced for the first time on-line. Every moment. Every song. Every emotional poem. Re-experience the laughter and the tears. Or make this your first time…

Ushering in the New Year KA Style

Kinetic Affect strikes New Years Fest yet once again. Downtown Kalamazoo becomes a hub of excitement and entertainment on the evening of December 31st. Do not miss it. New Years Fest is just one of the amazing special event experiences located in the heart of Kalamazoo. Usher in the New Year with excitement and style by…

Watch Kinetic Affect LIVE ONLINE Now!

The moment we’ve all been waiting for: Kinetic Affect LIVE Season 1 well under way. See it right now, right here…or on our dedicated internet TV site: http://vimeo.com/channels/kalive  Developed after a collaboration with John Troxtel of Red Monkey Pictures, Kinetic Affect LIVE’s first season features 13 half-hour episodes. It is best described as a comedy, variety talk show…

Studio 246 is now SEXY

That’s right! Studio 246 is all the right stuff wrapped up in the sexiness of cellophane. Ha. We’re fun, we’re ready and we’ve got a new neo-art deco look that blasted off Oct. 20 with pomp, circumstance and FIRE. Wednesday night was the night Studio 246, which used to be space called The Whole Art…

The Music Video

The shouts and cries for a video production of the poem for Kalamazoo have been heard. “Hometown Legacy”, the music video dedicated to our community, is here. When the Kalamazoo Gazette came to Kinetic Affect and asked for a video version of the poem, Kirk and Gabriel took the opportunity to produce the music video in house, via their production…

Affecting Lakeside Academy

Lakeside Academy is powerful place for youths facing challenges in our society. And Kinetic Affect plans to help make an impact right in their own backyard. For Kirk Latimer, a place like Lakeside Academy may hold more memories because of his own difficult past, wrought with trouble and time in institutions like this one. Kinetic Affect find a…
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Hi, I graduated from high school at Kalamazoo Central 3 years ago…I just wanted to let you know that lately, whenever I need something empowering, I listen to your words. Since graduating I’ve moved to New York and I’ve been sharing your words and stories here and you’ve got many fans here now. I hope you’re both doing well, and I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate you.

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Bridin Clements

…I was at Lakeside Academy and attended the classes that were put on by Speak It Forward. I loved and appreciated what you did for me and my fellow peers. It has been almost a year and a half since I left and I’m doing much better now. The things you taught me I still use to this day. Thank you.

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Karla Nusly

I still wear my shirt from your first performance downtown Kalamazoo. Circa 2006 or so… You guys are the TRUTH!!!

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Michael J Write, Grammy Award Winning Singer/Song Writer

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