As a result, I focused on more positive things. Throughout the country, people raise their kids differently, some more conservatively, not politically, but content-wise. But when producing entertainment for kids, people have a very different opinion about it. bullying, you’re focusing on now?ĮM: I did write a song about bullying a while ago, but people felt it was too dark. Is coming up with material difficult? Are there any topics, i.e. I also worked with people with Pee-wee’s Playhouse and The Simpsons for puppet and character design. I wanted to do something with the arts and wanted to inspire kids to play and have music a big part of their lives. I wanted to make a rock concert that was family friendly, where parents could have fun with their kids as opposed to watching their kids have fun. He listened to everything I was into, which was rock and roll. I also have a brother 10 years younger than me. I have fond memories of going to concerts with my mom, and everything spurred from that. It was stuff I’d grown up listening to with a different vibe and more lyrically friendly for kids. It wasn’t coming into the mainstream, and it was more than just Disney or Nickelodeon, but instead more independent artists. One thing led to another.ĮM: In my college years, kids’ music started to change. It was necessary to start doing fitness that was more body conscious, especially for dancing. I got into it because while portraying Riff Rockit I am required to play my guitar, sing and dance. I went to college for music, but I’m also a Gyrotonic and Pilates trainer. I’m glad the parents enjoy it, too.ĮM: I have training for dynamic neuromuscular stabilization in Orlando. It’s not that kids don’t love it every time we perform the kids seem to lose their minds in a good way. His father is a Syracuse University alumnus.Įvan Michael: We don’t really like to talk about that.ĮM: I just moved from Los Angeles to Orlando.ĮM: Not as much as I’d like to. “That’s what rock ’n’ roll was to me, so I hope families have a lot of fun.”ĭespite performing here for the first time, the Florida-born musician does have ties to CNY. “Everything turns into a big party,” he said. The songs he performs are positive and the show is energetic. Michael, whose alter ego is Riff Rockit, calls himself a “kindie rock” artist, meaning his performance highlights his original material for children age 10 and under. The Berklee School of Music graduate, who has a degree in songwriting, spoke with Family Times by phone. (Leon-“Noel” spelled backward-celebrates the halfway-to-Christmas mark.) He’ll take the stage at the free Leon Festival at Onondaga Lake Park at 7 p.m. Children’s entertainer Riff Rockit (aka Evan Michael) and his band will be blasting into Central New York on June 22.
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