Simon Illa, a music producer with osteogenesis imperfecta, wants to help kids with disabilities achieve their music dreams. Illa began the Unbreakable Music Foundation to raise awareness for kids with disabilities in music.
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Through the forthcoming documentary, "The Simon Illa Story," get to know one of hip hop's hottest producers. Simon's overcome countless obstacles and has never let his osteogenesis imperfecta get in the way of his passion for music.
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For the most part, Simon explains, life with Osteogenesis Imperfecta doesn’t affect his career. “My main job is to create music, whether that’s producing, writing or vocal arranging. So my ‘disability’ has nothing to do with what comes out of the speakers. At the end of the day it’s about my music. There are a few things, such as studios that I may not be able to work at or certain venues where bands or groups perform that I can't get to because of stairs, but it really doesn’t impact what I do.”
Most recently, Simon started the Unbreakable Music Foundation to raise money to buy music equipment for young people with disabilities. “There is so much great music technology now that allows me to do what I do, I think that younger people can have early opportunities that I never had,” says Simon.
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-- Disaboom Content Team www.disaboom.com 09/18/09
