Here is the solo video of Kev Choice’s collaboration with San Francisco Symphony ‘Movements’, featuring emcee/lyricist AÏMA the DRMR, DJ Lady Fingaz, local musicians, dancers, & musicians of the San Francisco Symphony. check it out now!!
Kev Choice collaborates with San Francisco Symphony for web episode “CURRENTS: FROM SCRATCH”
3 SepKev Choice is featured in San Francisco Symphony’s web series “CURRENTS: FROM SCRATCH” episode on Hip-Hop . The episode features a new Kev Choice song “Movements”, written and composed specifically for this collaboration. Oakland Symphony conductor Michael Morgan narrates the story of Oakland, Hip-Hop, activism, and inclusion with Kev Choice and AIMA that DRMR. Check it out!!
Oakland’s deeply rooted & dynamic Hip Hop culture is as much a creation of the city as it IS the city. Explore how art & activism play out in The Town with host/curator Michael Morgan, multifaceted Bay Area artists Kev Choice & AÏMA the DRMR, local musicians & dancers, & SF Symphony musicians. sfsymphony.org/CURRENTS
New Video: “REBEL”- BLACK LONDON
31 AugKev Choice and his new collaborative band, BLACK LONDON, drop a new timely video!
BLACK LONDON –REBEL
Mike Blankenship, Howard Wiley, and Kev Choice, who together form, B L A C K L O N D O N are intentional in creating music that reflects the times, our culture, and our people. In these times when protesters can lose their lives at the hands of gun toting vigilantes, we can’t ease up, let up, or give up in the fight for social justice. It’s obvious. It’s essential. Rebel. “Rebel” shot and edited by @hourvoyses additional editing by @mikeblankenship #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforjacobblake #justiceforbreonnataylor #justiceforseanmonterrosa #freethemall #publicenemy #rebelwithoutapause #defundthepolice #blackvote #oakland #bayarea #musicians #pianist #saxophonist #blackmusicmatters
Kev Choice composes music to powerful new piece from NBA All-star Damian Lilliard “Blacklist”
11 JunKev Choice collaborated with Oakland native and Portland Trail Blazers All-Star point guard Damian Lilliard and dropped the powerful track “Blacklist” on Tuesday under his Dame D.O.L.L.A. stage name, accompanied by music composed by Kev Choice. Choice provided the ominous score to the poem addressing historically rooted racism, police brutality, President Trump, the beauty of Black culture and athletes protesting.
Check it out on Dame’s soundcloud.
Blacklist. By @damianlillard
Composed by @kevchoice
Mixed and Mastered by @NathanSounds
Art by @Brookfieldduece and @daniel.lint
Silver Lining video premiers!!
8 Jun
“Silver Lining”-Kev Choice feat. Mistah F.A.B., Kevin Allen, Brookfield Deuce, Mani Draper directed & edited by Salvatore Fullmore additional footage by Silence Dem All & Kev Choice From the Album Social Distancing Kev Choice is a Bay Area establishment. A prolific Oakland artist, Choice is an MC, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist; he is also a music teacher at the Oakland School for the Arts and a governor in the Recording Academy’s San Francisco chapter. While 2020 looks as different for Choice’s best-laid plans as it has for most of us, he’s making the best of what has been made available to him. Shelving an EP release with his new band, Black London, for the time being, Choice had opted to collaborate with a collective of Bay Area rappers for an album entitled Social Distancing. Having dropped on 10 April, Choice is joined by Mistah F.A.B., Kevin Allen, Martin Luther, Jennifer Johns, Lalin St. Juste, members of Black London and more on the new LP. On “Silver Lining”, Choice collaborates with the aforementioned F.A.B. and Allen, alongside Brookfield Deuce and Mani Draper. The MCs form a quintet, each getting a step up to the mic to share a verse that reflects on their life amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each beat takes a positive spin—a refreshing twist in light of the world at this moment. The artists reflect on issues that are affecting many of us, from working at home, to self-isolation, religion, and parenting in the midst of quarantine, and more. Its music video is edited and directed by Salvatore Fullmore, with additional footage by Silence Dem All and Choice himself, offering a picturesque look at Oakland at-present. Choice reflects, “With all this going on in our nation right now, it’s important to listen to voices, especially voices of Black men, who’ve endured so much, but can still provide very introspective, positive and real perspectives on our situations dealing with the pandemic, racism, and many other issues we face. This song offers thoughts from five gifted Bay Area MCs on how to find light in the darkest situations and hope in very dire situations.” -PopMatters.com
Silver Lining Promo Video
30 AprKev Choice shows a glimpse into the current reality of eerily empty streets of some of Downtown Oakland’s busiest blocks as he spits his verse from the song “Silver Lining”
Kev Choice Silver Lining Promo from album “Social Distancing
Silver Lining feat. Mistah F.A.B., Kevin Allen, Brookfield Deuce, Mani Draper Video
shot, directed, edited by Tony Vic
Sharp Choice Records 2020
SF Chronicle Datebook features Kev Choice and new album “Social Distancing”
29 AprKev Choice and his new album “Social Distancing” was recently featured in SF Chronicle! Check out the article online and in the April 30th edition of the Chronicle.
Kev Choice shifts gears as the world does, releases ‘Social Distancing’ album
Kev Choice performs “Take Me To Your Leaders” for Tiny Desk Contest
29 AprKev Choice-Take me To Your Leader
Kev Choice-Piano, Vocal
Keith Snodgrass- Acoustic Bass
Kev Choice and bassist Ketih Snodgrass recently did a stripped down version of “Take Me To Your Leaders” from his album “Social Distancing” as a submission to NPR’s “Tiny Desk” contest.
“This song was written to express my sentiments around how the leadership of our country has in many ways failed us during this Covid-19 crisis. .I imagined what would happen if aliens came from another planet and ask to be taken to our leaders. What would they say? I also to express many of my anxieties, thoughts, and concerns, around shelter in place and how it’s effecting my daily life.”
Kev Choice releases new album “Social Distancing”
26 Apr“An artist role is to reflect the times-Nina Simone”’ Days after the initial calls of social distancing, and hours before the Bay Area was the first place in the US ordered to “shelter in place”, pianist/M.C./producer Kev Choice was inspired to create a project to reflect the new realities of life in a world impacted so drastically and rapidly by Covid-19. Taking equipment from his studio into his living room apartment, Kev began creating songs, reaching out to other artist, musicians, and producers similarly quarantined, and expressing the many feelings he was going through from loss of gigs, feelings of isolation, questioning of government response, and looking for glimmers of inspiration during these difficult times. In a 3-4 week span, Kev collaborated with over 15 artists including Mistah F.A.B., Martin Luther, Jennifer Johns, Kevin Allen, Lalin St. Juste of The Seshen, DJ D-Sharp, Drew Banga, Elujay, as well as Kev’s newly formed band BLACK LONDON, musicians and producers from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. An EP turned into an album as more collaborators got involved, and more changes in society began to affect daily lives. Stretching genres from hip-hop, jazz, soul, and R&B, Kev opens up allowing him and his guests to provide inspiration and give a poignant expression of life in times of the Covid-19 crisis era. Kev says “social distancing is about how we can come together and connect even more during these times, and how we need inspiration and collaboration more than ever. Music is a perfect vehicle to showcase and express that. I felt an urgency and necessity to get this music out to the people right now, as we all proceed and deal with a new way of life.”
Listen to the album on all digital platforms!!!
Bandcamp
Spotify
Apple Music
Tidal
Deezer
SoundCloud
CHECK OUT SOME RECENT PRESS ON THE NEW ALBUM!
Kev Choice-No Worries new video!
6 AprAs feelings of fear and anxiety overcome our society dealing with the new normals, effects of COVID-19, and “sheltering in place”, Kev Choice processes isolation while seeking ways to overcome the stress of being quarantined, the dramatic effects on the faltering economy, and social distancing from community, family, and in relationships.
“Dedicated to those in community finding themselves struggling in various ways during this time, those who are out helping others in need, those at home taking care of there families, those feeling alone, those in the hospitals taking care of the sick, those finding new ways to love themselves and connect with loved ones, those missing their loved ones, the creators, the artist, those seeking inspiration, the businesses owners, those who’ve lost their jobs, the youth who miss school and friends, all of us. Let us find ways to connect, inspire, and know we will persevere, together, as a society. Have faith. No worries. We are guided by the angels from high up above, now we can be as close as we never was, pray to God to protect us from whatever comes. No worries.”-Kev
No Worries (Official Video)
Shot and Directed by – Lauren Richardson
Produced by- Kev Choice
feat. Nikita Jew
No Worries –
written, produced by Kev Choice
Bass- Clark Sims
Guitar- Andrew Levin
Mixed by Eugene Smith
Mastered by Michael Denten
SharpChoice Records 2020
Album “Social Distancing” coming soon
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