by Lisa Dumas
Co-Editor

    Get ready to be captivated. Get ready to be educated. Get ready to be entertained. Get ready for---"Life".

Wen-dell Spiva and Shabaka Mu Ausar are creating and producing the first T.V. show that needs no studio, and they say its name is self explanitory.

"The world is gonna be our studio," says Shabaka.

These two men, Spiva and Ausar, are 29 and 27 years old respectively and have developed the concept for a TV show about Rochester, NY and for Rochester, NY; representing the hip-hop generation.

Wen-dell, CEO of Hold Ya Head Productions and its subsidiary Hold Ya Head Records, came up with the idea for a locally-based television show and has presented a proposal to the station mangers at Channel 40/26 UHF, WBGT.

WBGT has accepted his offer and are willing to broadcast the show.

After recruiting Shabaka, of production company Uthaat Vision, the two began to think of ways to implement their ideas.

"Life is the first show without a studio," Wen-dell says. "We'll come to your environment."

The show will consist of things like interviews, talent showcases, traveling, and visiting events. Each show will feature different subject matter

But these two creative thinkers want to do more than just entertain their audience.

The also want to educate them. Form an urban standpoint.

Shabaka and Wen-dell want their show to reflect real life and enlighten people about the "realisms" and truths of who they are and how they should be living. It will be an inclusive show, geared toward all the urban residents of Rochester.

These shared views are one reason the two decided to work together.

"We share some of the same philosophies," explains Wen-dell. "I knew he (Shabaka) would be able to convey my viewpoints. For a quality show, it also called for me to have someone with experience with various forms of film and editing."

Shabaka also feels that the show was an idea they could easily implement by working as a team.

"I like the idea of the show," Shabaka says. "I was really impressed by how he (Wen-dell) put it together and how he broke it down. It seemed cutting edge and it has potential to grow. I was compelled by that notion. We're gonna be hitting home."

Indeed.