Author Biography
About the Author Author and Photographer Al W. Blue II has published MORE THAN 20 BOOKS, INCLUDING: African Americans on Album Covers, Race Records and the Poster's of the Era, Race Records and The African American Men who made them Famous, African Americans & Sheet Music Covers an Odd love Affair and Who Makes this Stuff Up?, Book of Strange Facts Volumes 1-3, Street Art volumes 1-3, African Americans on historical posters and Race records and the women who made them Famous. This is the author's 2nd book on Killing and Torture Devices. Born in Pompano Beach Florida and raised in Brooklyn New York.Al attended Pratt Institute and the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. His first book, Culture Shock was published by a small publishing company in 1981. He has worked on many film and video productions over the course of his life, including: Stage Manager for both the National Black Arts Festival and The Montreux Jazz Festival.Working with Russell Simmons at the very beginning of Def Jam and Rush Management.AL was also briefly Involved with Vernon Reid and The Black Rock Coalition.Asked by his friend, Scott La Rock to be the 1st AD for the acclaimed music video: My Philosophy.Al was also the Audio 2 for The Monique Show.Currently residing in Atlanta Georgia, Al still keeps a small apartment in New York City on the Lower Eastside. Al works as Supervisor in the Trade Show Industry as well as Logistics Supervisor in the Olympics and Goodwill Games..He also owns and runs his own Film and Sound Production company.His TV Show The Notorious M.I.C. is still on the air and can be viewed on YouTube any day of the week. ALBLUEFILMS @ YOUTUBE. Al has lived abroad on several occasions. These trips included, Paris France, Spain, Germany, Morocco and many other parts of Africa.Currently working on several film scripts and continually writing new books e
