Community Corner
Presentation, Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary Club Breakfast Meeting: “Entertainment and Healing Through the Arts”, with Gabriel Angelo.
Gabriel
Angelo MasterBlaster G is a 15 year old entertainer who, as an actor, model,
MC, singer, trumpeteer and tap dancer, seeks to bring healing to the world
through the arts. His musical career began with drum lessons at
Shiloh Conservatory founded by Pastor Marion Overall, in Oakland, CA. He went
on to begin piano lessons with Mr. Wendell Dotson, at 6 years old, but on the
first day came back to his mother with a trumpet, having fallen in love with it
as he explains. His passion to perform for others was greatly encouraged by
playing for adult choir rehearsal, also run by Pastor Marion Overall and her
husband, Roy Overall. Pastor Roy Overall, himself a successful senior
entrepreneur in his seventies, encouraged Gabriel in entrepreneurship. Always having the desire to perform for an
audience with more frequency than his recitals, he found a niche in San
Francisco's welcoming arts culture and ultimately developed his public career
there, starting with his first public outdoor performance the day before
his tenth birthday. The San Francisco community, as well as a national and
international one, have provided a great deal of encouragement for his
continued development. While the old standards, like Moonriver have been
his focus, he enjoys performing modern hits as well. A painful breakup gave him the
inspiration to sing, serving as his personal therapy. With vocals added to his
repertoire, Gabriel has found a new level of passion in his career, striving to
encourage others in the pursuit of true love, in every area of life.Gabriel resides in Berkeley, CA.
He finds his greatest passion in seeing people, educated and rehabilitated,
mentally and physically. Spending time with his family, including his
girlfriend, Shania, is his greatest priority.He is currently working on his own album to be released
by the end of this year as well as a feature film set in the 1920s that deals
with the painful effects of gangster control. Gabriel has performed for a number
of audiences throughout California. Join us and be entertained! Contact us at www.lamorindasunriserotary.com.