Bio and Achievements
Born Jeffery Johnson Jr., Da'Shade grew up on Austin's east side. As a teenager, he was mentored by Zell Miller III, a social worker and performance artist, who encouraged Jeff to develop his artistic nature. Now entering his second decade as a writer, performer and social advocate in his own right, Da'Shade continues to earn awards and notoriety throughout the United States. He also continues to promote positive change in his local community, primarily through the non-profit social services agencies Lifeworks and Southwest Key.
Da'shade has developed a small but growing following in a wide variety of performance venues, including:
- as a founding member and 1/2 of the up-and-coming socially conscious hip hop group, Blacklisted Individuals, along with Snyp.
- as a founding member of Austin's Xenogia Spoken Word Collective, along with playwright and poet, Zell Miller III.
- a multiple time member of the Austin Poetry Slam team, earning the title of grand champion three times- more than any other poet.
- a long time instructor and performer for Austin based, Foundation Stage Combat and UPRISE productions.
- and most recently as the founder and CEO of Cry Havoc Action Choreography, an Austin based stage combat performance troupe.
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