Hip Hop Emcee, Community Organizer and Social Entrepreneur: these are some of the roles Demone Carter has played within the Silicon Valley Arts and Education circles for the past 15 years. Performing under the name Dem One he has released several albums. Inspired by his love of Hip Hop culture and passion for working with youth Demone co-founded Unity Care’s Hip Hop 360 after-school program. From 2004-2010 Hip Hop 360 provided over 1000 youth the opportunity to express themselves through the four elements of Hip Hop (djing,rapping,breakdance,and urban art). Demone is also Vice Chair for the community access organization CreaTV and is a graduate/Program Coordinator of the Multi Cultural Artists Leadership Institute (MALI). Demone was named ‘Silicon Valley’s Best Mentor’ for 2013 by Metro Magazine.