WISH LIST

Donation Wish List:

Space

• *Storage Space (in DC)
• Office Space (in DC)
• Youth Program Facility Space (DC, MD, VA)

Equipment

• Computer (512 MB RAM or higher, 80 GB or higher drive, 1 GHz or higher) ; Qty. 2
• *Lap Top (256 MB RAM or higher, 40 GB or higher drive, 1 GHz or higher, w/ firewire); Qty. 2
• Color Laser Printer
• Flat Bead Scanner
• Digital Camera (4 Mega Pixels or higher)
• *Loud Speakers (performance, powered, 300 watts or higher): Mackie SRM450 or similar
• Audio Amplifier (600 to 1200 watts stereo)
• Digital Video Camera
• *LCD Projector
• Overhead Projector
• *DVD Player; Qty. 2
• Boom Boxes w/CD player; Qty. 4
• CD Duplicator & Printer:  Telex, Primera Bravo Disc Publisher, or similar

Office/Class Room Supplies

• Pens
• Large Paper Writing Board & Stand (for lectures)
• Markers
• *Composition Books; Qty. 30 to 100
• Blank CDs (80minute recordable): TDK or Verbatim
• White Printing Paper

Printing

• Business Cards
• *Full Color Pamphlets; Qty. 500 to 1,000, 8”x11”, 2 fold
• Stickers; Qty. 1,000 to 5,000

Art Supplies

• *Drawing Books; Qty. 30 to 100
• *Aerosol Spray Paint:  Krylon or Montana; various colors
• Art Markers:  Prisma, Design 2; Qty. 100 to 300 various colors

Hardware (for art mural projects)

• Wood panels (general size 4’ x 3’, 6’ x 4’, etc)
• Exterior base paint (black or white); Qty. 6 to 12 gallons
• Step Ladder; Qty. 2

Music Equipment

• *Music sequencer/sampler:  Akai MPC 2000 or 3000
• *Keyboard/Synthesizer:  Korg Triton, Yamaha Motif
• *Recording Microphones:  Shure SM57 (low end), Audio Technica AT4040 (mid range qual.), AKG C 3000 B Condenser (mid to high end), or similar
• Performance Microphones:  Shure SM58, Shure Wireless w/ Transmitter; Qty. 4
• Microphone stands (boom or standard)
• Popper Stopper microphone filter screens; Qty. 2
• External Computer Sound Card (midi, RCA, digital ins/outs, fire wire, USB):  M-Audio, Digidesign, Motu 896HD or similar
• *Studio Headphones:  Audio-Technica ATH-M40fs, or similar; Qty. 6
• *DJ Headphones:  Sony MDR7505, Pioneer SE-DJ5000, or similar; Qty. 2
• DJ Mixer:  Vestax, Pioneer, Rane; Qty. 2
• Turntables:  Technics SL1200-M3D; Qty. 4 (2 pair)
• *Turntable travel cases: Road Ready brand or similar
• *Turntable Needles/Cartridges:  Ortofon or Shure, Qty. 6 (3 pair)
• Powered Studio Monitor Speakers:  Event, JBL, Alesis, or similar; Qty. 4 (2 pair)
• *Loud Speakers (performance, powered, 300 watts or higher): Mackie SRM450 or similar
• Audio Amplifier (600 to 1200 watts stereo)
• PA System:  Fender, Mackie, or similar

Software

• Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker (Adobe); graphic design
• Pro Tools (Digidesign); music recording
• Nuendo (Steinberg); music recording
• Reason; music sequencing/sampling
• Logic; music sequencing

Misc.

• *How To Books/DVDs (Entrepreneurship, Community Organizing, Leadership, Music Business, Music Production, Graphic Design, Resume, etc.)
• T-Shirts (with at least one side blank for student art work to be printed)

T-Shirt printing machine (silk screen or heat press)