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in honor of the Black Lives Matter movement. As a solo artist he released the singles "Dancing Off The Edge", "Song For
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without adequate eye protection. The sound of music became integral to Midon's life at age four when his father introduced him to the drum. Midon learned how to play guitar while performing in educational programs at a school for the blind, then at Santa Fe
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Broadway composer Jaime Lozano, Rise Up with German DJ and producer
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Kennedy Center with the NSO, conducted by Vince Mendoza with Lalah Hathaway, Jimmie Herrod, Renee Fleming etc. The show was taped for PBS and later aired on the show Next At The Kennedy Center Season One, Episode 2.
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