The LOOP: Next Chapters

The LOOP (Ladies Of Opportunity & Promise) is the contemporary R&B/Hip-Hop/Jazz-infusioned talented duo of Marcia Bibbins and M'Zariah Starr Robinson (aka "M'Z Starr"). They seek to encourage, enrich, provoke thoughtful insight, and uplift those who listen to and embrace their music stylings. This fundraising campaign is a celebration of what they have accomplished since the age of 15 'til now @ the wonderful age of 18. They are both preparing to graduate high school from Boston Arts Academy in Boston, MA, and transition into first-year college students respectively @ Clark Atlanta University and Berklee College of Music. The age of 18 is a major, pivotal life transition in which one can legally start making their own decisions and a time of beginning to reflect and answer the questions: "What do I desire for my future?" and "What are the required steps for me to realize my goals and dreams?" So, the answers to these questions will tell the story of the next chapters for The LOOP directly from the source: Marcia & M'Z.

Here is an itemization of how the funds from this campaign will be honorably used. If needed, costs will be adjusted according to finalizing negotiations and signing contract agreements for services to be rendered:

1. Live Album Recording (7.8.23): Live Sound + Multi-Tracking: ($2,000) /Videographer & Editor ($1,500) / Photographer ($ $800) / Wardrobe: Marcia & M'Z

($ 500)

2. Admin. & Communications Mgr.: ($1,000)

3. Producer: ($1,000)

4. Music Director: ($1,000)

5. Band: Drums ($500), Bass ($500), Guitar ($500), Keys ($500)

6. Vocal Director: ($1,000)

7. Background Singers (3): ($1,200)

8. Choreography (OrigiNation: Pro Bono)

9. Stage Assistants: TBD

Highlights (“Media Shine” /Performances / Awards)

Debut Video (1.1.23): "Really Wanna See You"

Stardom Magazine: Cover Story

Interview: Urban Heat 98.1 FM (Boston, MA)

Hard Rock Café (Boston, MA): Featured Artists

Poem > Song

Song: "About You"

Single Cover: "Really Wanna See You"

Song: "Affirmations"

L-R: Issa Bibbins, Marcia, M'Z Starr , Rev. Liz Walker (former WBZ-TV news anchor)

@ Feb. 2023 unveiling of the MLK Embrace Sculpture (Boston, MA)

L-R: M'Z Starr, Marcia, Deric Quest (aka DQuest), Wyatt Jackson

@ Community Kwanzaa (Dec. 2022)

Featured Article: The Bay State Banner

ATAM Award (2nd Place, Duo Performance)

Promotional Tour Photo (The Jennifer Hudson Show , Sept. 2022)

courtesy of Boston Arts Academy & Prince Charles Alexander (Grammy-Award

Winning Producer & Engineer and Prof., Berklee College of Music)

Who have been your major supporters? First & foremost, we would like to thank our parents, Issa Bibbins and Bless Robinson, who lead our management team. We are also grateful to have other artists, entrepreneurs, local businesses, and community-based organizations who have been adamant & faithful supporters of our development: M.D. Smith (Admin. & Communications Mgr., The LOOP (dba Mission Possible Collaborative), Brandyce Romer (Branded By Brandyce), David J. Curtis (David J. Curtis Productions), Rick Dumont (Sweaty Turtle Entertainment), Lee Francois ( Francois Grphx ), Nahdra (House of Nahdra), I Am Kréyol (I Am Kreyol), Michael Bryant (Michael Bryant Photography), Tiffany Colston (Tiffany Colston Studios), Peter O'Karma (O'Karma Law), Patty Duffey (Performers On The Go), J.J. (@ Studio TV * Roxbury, MA), The Record Company, James Hills (Java with Jimmy), DJ Tapp (Urban Heat 98.1 FM), and (last but not least) Rev. Liz Walker.

What’s Next?

Marcia & M'Z: We are both blessed to be attending our top choices for college

this upcoming Sept. : Clark Atlanta University (Marcia) and Berklee College of Music

(M'Z). We plan to take these next few years to become the best version of ourselves.

CLOSING NOTE:

The live debut album titled, "How I Feel," which comprises (14) songs, was recorded on July 8th @ the Mission Hill Arts Festival . The next chapters and next levels of The LOOP will truly be epitomized by the phrase, "The Best Is Yet To Come." So, join "The LOOP Movement" and bask in the joy-fullness of their "What's Next" journey. FMI: The LOOP