{"id":7522,"date":"2019-06-01T23:07:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T23:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=7522"},"modified":"2026-02-03T04:09:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:09:27","slug":"taizus-practice-world-premiere-red-carpet-and-screening-at-the-international-filmmaker-festival-of-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=7522","title":{"rendered":"Taizu&#8217;s &#8220;Practice&#8221; World Premiere Red Carpet and Screening at the International Filmmaker Festival of New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is a lot of buzz lately about <a href=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/taizu-the-rising-artist-to-watch-for-in-2019\/\">rapper, songwriter and filmmaker<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taizuhowyou.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Taizu<\/a> who is on his way to becoming the next big artist. Taizu is praised by fans for his impressive rap lyrics that instill self-awareness, social consciousness and higher intelligence. The highly anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/zu\/1462994866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">debut album ZU<\/a> was released on May 30, 2019 at Chelsea Music Hall launch party during All Brown Everything event. Produced by DJ Rishi Rex and Rush Vyas the album showcases Taizu as a talented songwriter and rapper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taizu attended the Red Carpet of the Opening Ceremony and Awards Gala of the International Filmmaker Festival of New York (IFFNY) as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/iffny-wraps-up-successful-8th-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">one of the VIPs and Special Guests<\/a> of the Festival.  Taizu&#8217;s Music Video &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CU-lg4mrpu4\" target=\"_blank\">Practice<\/a>&#8221; had its world premiere screening on May 20, 2019 at Producers Club Theaters in Times Square as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/iffny.com\/2019-program\/#more-2801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">8th Edition of the International Filmmaker Festival of New York<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt was an honor to have Practice selected and screened at IFFNY. A wonderful event with talented creatives from around the world. It inspires you to continue to raise the bar. I hope to have my short film ready by next year!\u201d said Taizu for NY Glamour Magazine. <\/p><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CU-lg4mrpu4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by Taizu and produced by Rishi Rex, the &#8220;Practice&#8221; music video is directed by Wesley Caspillo. The cast includes Taizu, Wesley Caspillo, Bobby Stevenson, Ambika Sanjana, Zack Yassin, &amp; Jay Soni.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Creating the beat while Taizu was writing created the whole vibe of the track. Hearing the lyrics while producing the beat, made the track come together on an entirely different level,&#8221; stated Producer Rishi Rex for NY Glamour Magazine. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taizu was joined by his producer Rush Vyas on the IFFNY Awards Gala Red Carpet Ceremony which was held on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Dolby Laboratory Theater.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2884-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2884-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2884-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2884-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2884-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2884-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2884-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2884-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Best New Artist Taizu on the Red Carpet of the International Filmmaker Festival of New York, May 17, 2019 (Photo by Olsi Beci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"861\" src=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8921-copy-1024x861.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8921-copy-1024x861.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8921-copy-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8921-copy-768x646.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8921-copy-696x585.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8921-copy-1068x898.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8921-copy-500x420.jpg 500w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8921-copy-1920x1614.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Producer Rush Vyas and Taizu during the Awards Gala Red Carpet at Dolby Laboratory Theater (Dona Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2882-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2882-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2882-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2882-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2882-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2882-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2882-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A2882-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Taizu and Mrika Krasniqi at IFFNY 2019 (Olsi Beci Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3311-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3311-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3311-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3311-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3311-696x1046.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3311-1068x1605.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3311-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3311-1920x2885.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption> Taizu attending the Awards Gala Red Carpet Night at Dolby Laboratory Theater (Olsi Beci Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3313-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3313-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3313-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3313-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3313-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3313-1068x1602.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3313-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3313-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Taizu at the Awards Gala Red Carpet of IFFNY (Olsi Beci Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3323-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3323-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3323-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3323-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3323-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3323-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3323-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3323-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8424-copy-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8424-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8424-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/IMG_8424-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, 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Sina)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3172-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3172-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3172-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3172-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3172-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3172-1068x1602.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3172-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3172-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Olsi Beci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3175-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3175-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3175-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3175-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3175-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3175-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3175-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3175-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Dr. Ermira Babamusta, Taizu and Dr. Amina Zhaman (Photo by Olsi Beci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3179-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3179-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3179-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3179-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3179-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3179-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3179-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3179-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Mashroor Parvez, Taizu, Aaron Mak (Photo by Olsi Beci)&nbsp; <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3177-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3177-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3177-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3177-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3177-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3177-1068x1602.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3177-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9N7A3177-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption>Dr. Ermira Babamusta and Taizu (Photo by Olsi Beci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a lot of buzz lately about rapper, songwriter and filmmaker Taizu who is on his way to becoming the next big artist. Taizu is praised by fans for his impressive rap lyrics that instill self-awareness, social consciousness and higher intelligence. The highly anticipated debut album ZU was released on May 30, 2019 at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","category-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7522"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19372,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7522\/revisions\/19372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}