We open the front windows of Elsewhere to make a stage for an open mic, headlining performer, and a closing performance by our host, Jaleel Cheek. We are featuring Denzel Fleming, Director of Creative Services at Pixel Pushas Creative Group.

A portrait of Denzel Flemming

Open Stage is our all-inclusive variety show featuring talent from the state of North Carolina and more. In particular, we aim to raise awareness of talented professionals who so happen to be of intersectional identities which have been historically overlooked, misrepresented, and unheard. Join us as we tear the walls down in community celebration.

About Denzel Fleming

Denzel Fleming was born in Kinston, NC and attended Southeast Elementary School where his 2nd grade teacher, Mr. Boyd traded baseball cards with [Fleming] in exchange for good behavior. It was then when he knew there was a reward system for writing.

He spent the rest of his childhood in Jacksonville, NC with his mother, influenced by neo-soul, black gospel, and hip hop. He began rapping at 16 and transitioned to spoken word at the age of 20.

Denzel Fleming is an American spoken word artist, rapper, photographer, media specialist, and record producer. He currently manages Pixel Pushas Creative Group which currently includes artists 16Phenom and @nonotwashington.

After graduating in May 2017, he decided to take his marketing degree and apply it within the community. Working in the fields of sales and education, he learned a new way to reach his target audience through positive propaganda-- hip hop.

In April 2019, He released a single Simple Words with GoldenLord. His artist, 16Phenom released I Love My QEA in September 2019. Under the direction of Denzel Fleming, 16Phenom became the first artist to release an ‘educational’ trap single to promote his high school.