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In 2006, C. A. Webb and Shadow Play Entertainment have enjoyed a year of history-making events and record-breaking activities. With new marketing deals, exclusive interviews, exploding new partnerships, the organization continues to grow, bringing with it more opportunities for creatives all over the world. A crowning achievement of 2006 has been that on May 1st, Webb was named the new President of the Rankin County Arts Alliance in Mississippi. MS artist/author C. A. Webb welcomes his new online worldwide audience as the 3rd season of "Conversations with C. A. Webb" begins! Visit www.cawebbconversations.com and www.shadowplayent.com to see what we have in store for you in 2007. This season of the television program includes new music by Juewett Bostick (www.juewettbostick.com). Read more at the NEWS tab of this site. As a visual artist, businessman, radio and television talk show host, weekly newspaper columnist, poet, novelist and management consultant for inspirational singer Martha Simpson, Cyrus A. Webb (C. A. Webb) has built a brand from the very name he was given. Through his organization, C. A. Webb, Inc., Webb has founded a business that truly meets its slogan of "molding to meet your needs." C. A. Webb, Inc. provides the total artistic package, producing poetry chapbooks, novellas, personalized t-shirts, decorative gift ideas, color prints, greeting cards, color postcards, business cards and stationary as well as workshops prepared for both the youth and those young at heart. <(601) 201-8139>
In September 2003, Cyrus A. Webb (C. A. Webb) became the host of “Conversations with C. A. Webb,” a weekly talk show that airs on WMPR 90.1 FM every Tuesday at 7:30p.m. “Conversations” gives attention to the movers and shakers in the arts community in Jackson, MS and around the state. It also addresses issues that today’s artists face and discusses how the arts can be used to strengthen communities. Previous guests include rapper/producer KAMIKAZE, the spoken word duo MUGABEE, Beth Batton, Wendy Shenefelt-McCurtis, and Diane Williams of the MS Arts Commission, storyteller Doris Jones, satirist Ken Stiggers, Motown Brown (founder of the Lyric Lounge)and Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief of the Jackson Free Press. With his magazine he has attracted national attention with his interviews with Tyler Perry, Francis Ray, Trista Russell, Terry E. Hill, Carl Weber, Travis Hunter, Evie Rhodes and Bikari Kitwana. In March 2004, he also interviewed horror writer Brandon Massey of Atlanta, GA, discussing his sophomore novel DARK CORNER, following up in July 2004 by interviewing national bestselling author Jamise Dames (author of MOMMA'S BABY, DADDY'S MAYBE.)
In May 2004, he debuted the first televised edition of his talk show on 16 WAPT in Mississippi, paving the way for its regular airing.
He has been an active supporter of the arts in Mississippi for over a decade, having been honored with various awards for his creative talents in both writing and art. In 1990 and 1991 the National Association of Poetry recognized him as one of their Golden Poets, publishing two of his poems in their annual anthology. In summer 2000, The International Library of Poetry published four of his poems in their online anthology.
In 1996, he began C. A. Webb Inc., an organization committed to providing education through the arts and programs geared at improving the community for the youth as well as the elderly. “Reflections of You,” a subsidiary of his business was created in August 1998 and became the trademark of his new art collection that focused on the colorless trait of emotion. With this exhibit, Mr. Webb visited MS State Hospital, libraries, several public schools, museums and other public establishments, displaying his work and offering assistance to non-profit organizations. Since its inception, the collective exhibit has been viewed by an audience of over 75,000.
In December 1999, Channel 12 recognized C. A. Webb as a Hometown Hero in recognition of his work with education. Because of his involvement with the arts and education, he has been volunteering his time with several public schools; his own free program CAW (Creative Arts Workshop) began in February 2000 with classes through August 2000. It provided free instruction in art techniques and creative writing. The same program was implemented in Pecan Park Elementary in September 2000. In 2001, the Rankin County Chamber of Commerce spotlighted C. A. Webb as one of their Artist of the Month for October.
In 2002, he was added to the MS Artist Roster as a literary artist by the MS Arts Commission. He is on the board of directors for VSA Arts of MS as well as the Rankin County Arts Alliance. Webb is a member of the Rankin County Chamber of Commerce as well as the Jackson-Hinds Arts Alliance. Since 2004, C. A. Webb has been a writer for the Arts/Entertainment section of The Mississippi Link newspaper.
In 2000, C. A. Webb began his own publishing entity, Shadow Play Publications (formerly Dark Angel Productions), a division of Shadow Play Entertainment, self publishing My Voice: To You, From Me, his first poetry chapbook in May 2000 and two volumes, Jubilation (his second poetry booklet) and “Luv Lines” (his first published novella) in July 2000. In June 2001, he released his third poetry chapbook NAKED DREAMS (Clothed Reality, and To Love You More his fourth work in 2002. Both were met with critical acclaim. In October 2001, Dark Angel Productions had also published “Masquerade”, a novella under the penname Jeremias Turner and is currently marketing “A Cordial Affair,” a novella by the "first lady" of Shadow Play, Sabrina Andrews. His poetic volume MY VOICE: THE COMPILATION was released in December 2003, combining his first three poetry chapbooks and his novella “Luv Lines.”
In April 2004, Webb released his debut spoken word cd METAMORPHOSIS along with a book of poetry by the same name. The project has garnered him a following in over a dozen states.
In December 2004, C. A. Webb was recognized as "Artist of the Year" by Nu Renaissance. In January 2005, C. A. Webb was voted " Best Spoken Word Artist" and placed second as "Best Radio Personality" in the Best of Jackson (Mississippi) Awards, hosted by the Jackson Free Press. C. A. Webb was voted "Spoken Word Poet of the Year" again in 2006!
In 2005 One Life Inc. revealed that C. A. Webb was voted 1 of 10 of the Nation's Top Black Single Men. The same year he was named as one of the most influential people in Jackson(MS) by Millsaps College.
In February 2006, Webb was spotlighted in the "Making a Difference" section of Word Life News out of Memphis, TN (see janetteowens.com).
C. A. Webb is a contributing writer for the Clarion Ledger newspaper (www.clarionledger.com, the largest newspaper in Mississippi) and Blagazine (www.blagazine.com), the Jackson Advocate (www.jacksonadvocate.com), Books2Mention Magazine (www.books2mention.com) and other print as well as online publications.
