Kev Choice will be doing a masterclass on piano technique, improvisation, composition, and production with Oakland Public Conservatory on May 19th and a spec pal performance with Kev Choice Trio on May 20th!
“Oakland Public Conservatory is an educational program in Oakland. OPC opens the world of music to all through access to quality, economical instruction in a nurturing environment. We value rigor and scholarship in our quest to preserve the musical traditions of Oakland.”
Kev Choice Trio will be performing their unique blend of jazz, hip-hop, r&b, soul, classical, and more featuring Giulio Cetto on bass and John “Omayga” Adams on drums.
Kev Choice recently teamed up with producer DJ BASTA (RootsandBranches) to create a new collaborative music/art/film project SEED 22 “Truths and Roses. The 5min 30 sec musical saga finds Kev discussing topics such as relationships, environment, and respect in the game as a lyricist and pianist over lush and hypnotic DJ Basta beats.
The project is available on Roots and Branches bandcamp with a limited edition 7″ vinyl as well. This is the 22nd edition in the SEED series Dj Basta has produced with various artist in the Bay Area.
Short film concept written by Tony Vic & Jeff “Silence” Arthur
Shot by Jeff “Silence” Arthur & Ivan “Nobl” Scruby
Edited by Tony Vic
Starring: Keli Jenee
Production Assistant: Rita Valencia
Photography: Team Lopez
Roots & Branches Record Box is a series of short run lathe cut records featuring beats and collages in collaboration with some incredible producers, musicians and artists.
Join an important conversation on Asian & Black Unity & Division in the current climate. Speakers include Kev Choice, Equipto, Refa One, Dawn Elissa Fischer, Needa B & Ras Ceylon. Hosted by Renoir Salgado. Tune in at 4pm PST March 26th.
Kev Choice drops new video “Flatten The Curve” from the album “Social Distancing”. This album features Ian Kelly & Rob Woods and is produced by DJ D-Sharp. The video is directed by Elle Jenelle.
3 high level M.C.’s putting the rap game on notice, “weak rappers can’t come outside, if you aint speaking the truth you can’t come outside.” Also, wearing mask to encourage safety as we continue to fight the rise of the coronavirus in our communities.
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 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
Kev 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.
“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
Kev 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
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