Welcome to the Nia Network: A Program Bureau, a division of Celeste Bateman & Associates. The program bureau features visual and performing artists, historians, writers and motivational speakers of African descent who present in various venues nationally and internationally. CB&A has compiled a roster of extraordinarily talented individuals who are available to perform and present at colleges and universities, performing arts centers, schools, churches, corporations, festivals, trade shows, etc. What makes this program bureau unique is that all of the participants present topics and art forms pertaining to the African Diaspora.
Nia is the Swahili word for ‘purpose.’ Our purpose is to promulgate what is rich and positive about African, Caribbean, and African-American culture, history, heritage and art. For booking information, email us at info@celestebateman.com or call 973.705.8253.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to take on additional artists/speakers at this time, but please feel free to forward your information for future consideration.
Nia is the Swahili word for ‘purpose.’ Our purpose is to promulgate what is rich and positive about African, Caribbean, and African-American culture, history, heritage and art. For booking information, email us at info@celestebateman.com or call 973.705.8253.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to take on additional artists/speakers at this time, but please feel free to forward your information for future consideration.
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Carter "Roc The Producer" Mangan, II
Carter Mangan II (a.k.a. Roc The Producer) studied piano at a young age but traded the keyboard in for a guitar by age 13. He studied guitar under jazz musician Geary Moore for several years. He was accepted into the Jazz for Teens program in 2005 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center where he honed his skills. As a student at the Technical Career Center in Newark, NJ, Roc studied music production and arrangement under R&B artist CeCe Rogers. He graduated from the Institute for Audio Research in New York City in 2007 where he studied music engineering and production. Roc produces original R&B and hip hop “beats” under "Off The Roc LLC". He is a producer/engineer at Cobblestone Records in Newark, NJ where he has had the opportunity to work with key people in the entertainment and music business.
Roc is a member of a team of producers writers and hip hop artists who participated in New Jersey’s Ceasefire initiative, an anti-violence program in collaboration with Rutgers University. Several of his songs are featured on the Ceasefire CD. His song, “We Ridin’ ” was featured on the world premier of the Travel Channel’s Not Your Average Travel Guide hosted by Shane Reynolds (a.k.a. Shane O) and cablecast on November 20, 2006. Roc had a small role in the film Confusion Burning, a documentary about life on an Indian reservation, which premiered in the New York Film & Video Festival in July 2007. He also produced the film's title track.
Visit Roc's website at myspace.com/RocTheProducer.
(copyright 2006 Carter Mangan II)
Roc is a member of a team of producers writers and hip hop artists who participated in New Jersey’s Ceasefire initiative, an anti-violence program in collaboration with Rutgers University. Several of his songs are featured on the Ceasefire CD. His song, “We Ridin’ ” was featured on the world premier of the Travel Channel’s Not Your Average Travel Guide hosted by Shane Reynolds (a.k.a. Shane O) and cablecast on November 20, 2006. Roc had a small role in the film Confusion Burning, a documentary about life on an Indian reservation, which premiered in the New York Film & Video Festival in July 2007. He also produced the film's title track.
Visit Roc's website at myspace.com/RocTheProducer.
(copyright 2006 Carter Mangan II)