Red Light Lit + Nick Jaina

RED LIGHT LIT IS A COLLECTIVE OF WRITERS, MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS WHO EXPLORE LOVE RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY THROUGH SPOKEN WORD AND SONG. THIS SHOW WE WILL CELEBRATE LORIA MENDOZA'S BOOK RELEASE, LIFE'S TOO SHORT, WITH OTHER FEATURED WRITERS INCLUDING DIRK PETERSON AND JENNIFER ALONGSIDE A LIVE MUSICAL SCORE BY DAVID WILLIAMS.

DAVID WILLIAMS IS AN AMERICAN MUSICIAN, SONGWRITER, FILM COMPOSER, SINGER, TEACHER, ACTOR, TRAVELER, BORN IN MIAMI FLA., AND CURRENTLY LIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO. DAVID HAS CONTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 20 ALBUMS AND RECORDED 6 OF HIS OWN. INTRO IS A FEATURE FILM STARRING DAVID WILLIAMS WHICH SHOWCASES HIS STRIPPED BARE SONGS AND UNUSUAL LIFESTYLE. THE FILM WAS NOMINATED ALONGSIDE SCORSESE AND HERZOG FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AT THE TORINO FILM FESTIVAL IN ITALY. HIS SONGS HAVE ALSO APPEARED ON NPR. DAVID'S LIVE PERFORMANCE IS EXPLOSIVE, HAUNTING, AND HIGHLY ORIGINAL, AND HE HAS SHARED STAGES WITH SOME OF THE MOST WIDELY KNOWN ARTISTS TODAY. ALSO, A UNIQUE AND INSPIRING TEACHER, DAVID HAS SHARED HIS WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTISE WITH STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

NICK JAINA IS A MUSICIAN AND WRITER FROM PORTLAND, OR. HE HAS TOURED THE WORLD OVER THE LAST DECADE, RELEASING SEVERAL ALBUMS ON HUSH RECORDS AND FLUFF & GRAVY RECORDS. HE CO-FOUNDED THE SATELLITE BALLET AND COLLECTIVE IN NYC, WHICH HAS COLLABORATED WITH DANCERS FROM NEW YORK CITY BALLET AND JULLIARD. HE HAS COMPOSED SOUNDTRACKS FOR FEATURE FILMS AND PLAYS.

"GET IT WHILE YOU CAN" IS HIS FIRST BOOK, AN IMPRESSIONISTIC MEMOIR ABOUT A LOVE OF MUSIC AND THE WORLD. IT WAS A FINALIST FOR THE 2016 OREGON BOOK AWARD.