Summary: Jason Luckett is a performing songwriter, essayist and poet based in Los Angeles. His latest album is mMix, a powerful and playful look at the state of affairs in this mixed (up?) millennium. He founded TheObamanation.com, a blog dedicated to a discussion of â??Mulatto Moments in Post-Racial Americaâ?? in 2007. Luckettâ??s essay, â??Playing the Verses Straight,â?? will appear in a forthcoming anthology of original work published by Seven Stories Press, The Black Body, alongside such acclaimed writers as Obamaâ??s inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander, comedy writer Anne Beatts, Village Voice journalist Greg Tate, filmmaker S. Pearl Sharp, and award-winning actor Hill Harper. His work has appeared in the poetry anthology, Voices from Leimert Park among other publications. He has composed the score for several films, including the 2005 short, â??Primary Next of Kin,â?? featuring Danny Glover. In 2004 he established Groovysoul Creative as an umbrella for his creative ventures. Heâ??s released six discs on his Lucky Masala Head label.
