RICHARD GASKIN

SUMMARY - Richard Gaskin ‘Professir X’ is an advocate for quality of life issues for with paralysis, including the search for a cure. He uses his music to inspire and educate his community about paralysis. Richard has performed at countless events and reaches out to the community in venues such as,but not limited to: park events, news reports, magazine articles and through non-violent communication. His message is geared towards all ages. Richard has documented research and studies at Corriel Institute, Center for Applied Genetrics and many rehabilitation institutions.                 

EXPERIENCE                        

2006 – Present                    Montclair, NJ
Producer Public Access television  show  M.V.P on TV 34 Montclair                 
         

October 29th – November 1, 2006                                               Bethesda, MD
Entertainment Nominee finalist and Performer

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Summit™ and SCI Hall of Fame™ 2006                             

October 10, 2006                                                                       Piscataway, NJ
Performer/Presenter
Rutgers University Christopher Reeve Candlelight Vigil 

June 6, 2006                                                                                New York, NY 
Performer
Rally for the cure 

April 29-May 2  2006                                                                Washington, D.C.
Performer
Annual Working to Walk Rally in support of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act

April 2006                                                                                       Newark, NJ
Overachievement Award Recipient
BlackNJ  Ceremony

December 17-20 2005                                                            Hong Kong, China
Perfomer 
International Spinal Cord Injury Treatment and Trials (ISCITT) Symposium 

August 2, 2005                                                                        West Orange, NJ
Presenter
Made a speech on Stem Cell Research with Acting Governor Richard
Codey at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, NJ

May 2005                                                                                    Short Hills, NJ
Met with the President and Vice President of the Christopher Reeve Foundation.

April 21-23, 2005                                                                              Edison, NJ
Performer
Abilities Expo 2005 

April 12, 2005                                                                         Washington, D.C.
Performer
Cure Paralysis Now Rally in support of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Act