Founded in 2016, JusSkillz Productions Inc. is a Christian-based, 501c3, nonprofit organization co-founded by Graylin Jasper and Justin Rivers.  Both Grayln and Justin live in the community we serve and are well aware of the incredible number of at risk youth living in poverty that end up dropping out of school, engaging in criminal activity and basically ruining their own lives and the lives of others. Both Graylin and Justin have years of experience working with low-income students in various music programs throughout the Tri-County area here in the Lowcountry of South Carolina and are committed to helping these at risk youth change the course of their lives so that they become successful, productive members of our society.

JusSkillz Productions Inc.'s mission is to empower at-risk youth to become self-sufficient, productive members of our society through the power of MUSIC.

Note: Studies show that music intervention engages youth in ways other programs do not. In addition, the act of learning music requires discipline which leads to increased self-control. Studies have shown that music intervention engages student in ways that other programs don't.

Impacting our youth through the universal language of MUSIC.

Due to the City of North Charleston Noise Violation Verbatim Sec. Sec. 13-126. our hours of operations will be between 12:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. from Monday through Friday  and between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Saturday.

There will be an after school tutoring program offered to the participants of our activities on the days when their particular activity is not operating. This tutoring program will also be offered to those who are not participants of our indoor performance activities.

Students involved in the Arts programs and their attendant schools has been proven to have develop leadership skills and the drive to become successful the, self-sufficient members of our society, but the Arts in South Carolina schools have been struggling severely due to budget cuts. In 2020 South Carolina ranks 41^st with the largest number of at-risk used in the nation, dropping two spots from 2019 when the State ranked 39^th in the nation, and according to the 2018 statistics released by KIDS COUNT Charleston County is ranked 13th out of the 46 counties in South Carolina with the largest number of at-risk youth. Studies show that music intervention engages youth in ways other programs do not. In addition, the act of learning music requires discipline which leads to increased self control.  JusSkillz Production Incorporated mission is to empower at-risk youth to become self-sufficient productive members of our society through the power of music.

Our Indoor Activities marries music performance, marching, and theater. These activities  will give at risk youth the opportunity to be apart of a competitive performing activity to build camaraderie and working towards a goal.

The youth involved in this program will learn to work with others to achieve a particular goal, and how to implement this in their everyday life making them productive members of their society.

All activities will involve learning the correct playing techniques for Corps and Show Style marching bands and concert band, developing a broader understanding of Music Theory, the correct marching techniques for Crops or Show Style marching styles and Color Guard and Dance Team, as well as competitions and performances. These activities will be conducted all year round including after school activities, fall and winter activities, spring activities, and summer activities.

These activities will be offered to all youths  throughout the Charleston County area and the tri-county area, mainly targeting at-risk youth. 

Indoor Drumlines: a Corps Style ensemble (called Percussion Tunes and Drummers Drumming) and  Show style ensemble (called Drummer Boiz); and other related after school drumming activities.

•  Percussion Tunes consists of the marching percussion, also called the “battery”, and Front Ensemble, also called the pit or front line, sections. This indoor corps style percussion ensemble integrates musicality, marching band movements, and theater arts. A co-educational activity offered to youth attending 9th to 12th grades.

• Drummers Drumming also called,D Unit, also consists of the marching percussion,  called the "battery". This indoor/outdoor corps style percussion ensemble integrates musicality,  marching band movements, cheers, stick flashes, and theater arts. A co-educational activity offered to youth attending 7th to 12th grades. 

•  Drummer Boiz also consists of the marching percussion, called the “battery”. This indoor/outdoor show style, traditional, percussion ensemble integrates musicality, dance band movements, cheers, and stick flashes. A co-educational activity offered to youth attending 7th to 12th grades.

•  There will be a Junior indoor percussion ensemble consisting of the marching percussion, with this groups there is very little movement. Called Little Drummer Boiz.

▪︎  Little Drummer Boiz  is an activity which is co-educational and offered to youth attending 3rd to 6th grades. .

Indoor Winter Guard, Color Guard, Step and Dance Teams: a Corps Style Winter Guard ensemble (called The GUARD); 2 Dance style ensembles; (a step Team called Stepping Out and a Dance Team called SILK) and other related after school choreographed dance activities.

•   The GUARD is the indoor variant of a corps style marching ensemble color guard, also called flag line or silks, and is the combination of the use of flags, sabers, mock rifle, and various other equipment and props. Performances include dance and interpretive movements. Consisting of youth the age of 13 to 18.

•    Stepp'n Out is a type of step dance ensemble incorporating a form of percussive dance in which the participant’s entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word, and hard claps. Performed by a group of co-educational participants, in arrangements that resembles military formation. Consisting of youth the age of 14 to 18.

•   There is a junior step dance ensembles, named Half-Stepp'n, consisting of youth the age of 11 to 13.

•  SILK is a team of participants that participate in competitive dance incorporating a specific dance style such as hip hop, jazz, or lyrical. And technical work such as leaps, turns, kicks, splits, and jumps; and, depending on the routine, pom-poms and/or cheers. Consisting of used the age of 13 to 18.

Indoor Winds: a Corps Style ensemble (called Palmetto Pride and Palmetto Pep) a Show Style ensemble (called Palmetto State Band); and other related after school activities. Youths participating in these activities range from the age of 11 to 18.

•  Palmetto Pride, a Corps Style activity,  and Palmetto State Pride, a Show Style activity,  are small marching music ensembles composed of a variety of instruments. Taking advantage of marching horns (brass instruments), as well as woodwinds, rhythm sections (drums/battery), and pit ensemble similar to those found in marching band and drum corps.

Accompanied by a color guard (and/or dance team), a group of performers who add a visual interpretation to the music through the use of props; most often flag, rifles, and sabers; and/or dance team.

Unlike their outdoor counterparts, Winds perform and compete indoors on a performance area roughly the size of a standard basketball court.

•  Palmetto Pep, a Corps Style activity, much smaller than the  Palmetto Pride activity. Unlike Palmetto Pride and Palmetto State Band who perform and compete indoors on a performance area roughly the size of a standard basketball court. Palmetto Pep perform and compete indoors in an auditorium on a stage.

Educator, Coordinator, Instructor, Advisor, Clinician, Director of Percussion, Percussion Arranger, Instrument Maintenance, Assistant Band Director.

·        Years of experience working with High School, Middle School, and Elementary School music programs 1991 to present.

·        Experience in percussion instrument maintenance.

·        A 2 year apprenticeship for the school years of 1993-94 and 1994-95 under the tutelage of Dr. Chris Lee; (Who is currently Berher High School Director of Bands, Columbia SC; and was the former R.B. Stall North Charleston SC Percussion Head and Arranger, and former South Carolina University Professor of Percussion).

·        Served as percussion educator in the school districts of Berkeley County Schools, Charleston County Schools, Dorchester District 2, and Dorchester District 4.

·        Developed Lessons, Warm-ups, composed Cadences, and arranged Percussion Scores.

·        Conducted and Directed Marching Percussion auditions, camps, and clinics; and Concert Percussion clinics.

·        Experience as an Assistant Band Director and All-County Percussion Judge for Berkeley County and Charleston County, Also as an Assistant Band Director for Dorchester District 2.

·        Percussion Consultant for: Allis Berny Middle School, Brentwood Middle School, Goodwin Elementary School, Morningside Middle School, Norman C. Tool Military Magnet, and Northwoods Middle School in Charleston County; also for Macedonia Middle School, and St. Stephens Middle School in Berkeley County; as well as for St. Gorge Middle School in Dorchester District 2.

·        Marching Competition Show Consultant for North Charleston High School 2000-2002 and Timberland High School 2004-2010.

·        Head of Percussion Instructional Staff R.B. Stall High School 1995-1998, Stratford High School 1998-1999, Fort Dorchester High School 1999-2000, North Charleston High School 2000-2003, and Berkeley High School 2012-2015.

·        Assistant Percussion Instructor and Front Ensemble Head Garrett Academy of Technology 2003-2011.

·        Uncertified Part-time Temporary Educator employed by Berkeley County School District 2010 to present.

·        Front Ensemble arranger for Richland North East, Orangeburg County 2016-2018.

·      Chief Executive Officer of the nonprofit JusSkillz Production Inc. “Impacting Our Youth Through The Universal Languish Of Music” 2016 to present. 

.   Percussion Coordinator Staff member, Percussion Director West Ashley High School  2022-ptesent.

•  Battery Technician for the 1998 to 1999 marching season at Stratford High School under the tutelage of Graylin Jasper, Percussion Instructor.

•  Served as Percussion Instructor in the School Districts of Berkeley County and Charleston County.

•  Composer and Arranger of Percussion Warm-Ups, Scores, and Cadences.

•  Expert in Corps Style Battery Percussion and Corps Style Marching Techniques.

•  Conducted and Directed Corps Style Marching Percussion Auditions, Marching Percussion Camps, Corps Style Percussion and Concert Percussion Clinics, and Percussion Classes.

• Experienced as an Assistant Director.

•   Experienced All-County Percussion Judge in the School Districts of Berkeley County and Charleston County.

•  Percussion Consultant for Brentwood Middle School, Charleston County; Morningside Middle School, Charleston County; and James Island Middle School, Charleston County.

•  Marching, Competition Show Concept Consultant for North Charleston High School, Charleston County and Timberland High, Berkeley County.

•  Assistant Percussion Instructor at North Charleston High School  2001 to 2002.

•  Percussion Director at James Island High School’s Winter Drum Line from 2002 to 2004.

• Assistant Band Director at Timberland High School from 2004 to 2015.

•  Director of the Adande African Drum and Dance Company.  

• Member of the South Carolina Residency Arts, conducting clinics on African Percussion Instruments at: Wando High School, R.B. Stall High School, North Charleston High School, West Ashley High School, Burk High School, James Island Charter School, Fort Dorchester High School, Cross High School,  Woodland High School.   

•  Temporary Educator employed part-time by Berkley County School District 2010 to current. 

•  Adjudicator for college of Charleston's African studies under Linda Harvey from 2016 to 2018

•  JusSkillz Productions Incorporated  Chief Operations Officer and Co-founder, "Impacting Our Youth Through The Universal Languish Of Music", from 2016 to present.

•  Band Staff/Percussion Head at West Ashley High School from 2019 to 2020.

•  Battery percussion arranger, Richland Northeast High School, Orangeburg County from 2016 to 2018.

•  Band Director at Goose Creek High School  from 2020 to 2021.

• Two Seasons as a member of the Charleston Southern University Marching Band. 2016-17 and 2017-18 school year.

• JusSkillz Productions Incorporated Chief Financtal Officer, "Impacting Our Youth Through The Universal Languish Of Music", from 2016-present. 

• Associates Degree in Business Administration Small Business Entrepreneurship. Trident Technical College. Class of 2020.

Percussion Instructor Staff member, Front Ensemble Director West Ashley High School 2022-present.