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Born and raised in Philadelphia, Christopher A. Norris is an award-winning journalist, online content producer and professional drummer endorsed by TRX Cymbals. An American businessman, Norris currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Techbook Online Corporation, overseeing a strategic initiative of mobilizing local, regional, national and global communities by encouraging the production, safeguarding and dissemination of diversified contents in the media and global information networks. In 2013, Christopher Norris was recognized as a 2013 BMe Leadership Award Winner, a 2013 Philly DoGooder “Emerging Leader,” and “Brother of the Year” by The Brothers’ Network. Christopher is known on stage as Flood the Drummer.
During our conversation, Chris talks about:
– How started playing the drums at six years old and is self taught
– Some of his background
– How he played with jazz legend Herbie Hancock when he was sixteen years old
– Some of his favorite musicians when he was growing up and some of the musicians that we both love
– His parents support of his love of drumming when he was younger
– How he ran ran a successful $2 million dollar company when his was sixteen years old and what it taught him
– How he ended up working at Apple in Austin, Texas
– Why it wasn’t hard for him to leave Apple
– the moment he decided to start Techbook Online at 22 years old and what did his parents think
– The health benefits of drumming
– His passionate concerns about the American public school system
– What is Techbook Online at all about, what it does and how it has grown
– How can people help Techbook Online
– His concerns about the American media industry
– His involvement with BMe (Black Men Engagement), what is BMe all about and how he got involvement with BMe
– How did Flood The Drummer come about
– His message for Black men
You can connect with Christopher via:
Techbook Online
Techbook Online – Twitter
Flood The Drummer – Twitter
Philly In Focus – Flood The Drummer
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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,
Dr. Vibe
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