BLACK BELT EAGLE SCOUT WHO ARE YOU?
My name is KP and I play music as Black Belt Eagle Scout.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
I’m the guitarist, drummer, singer, keyboardist, percussionist, producer and soon to be an engineer for Black Belt Eagle Scout. I do it all. I take my project on the road and tour throughout Turtle Island, playing music festivals and clubs.
WHY DO YOU DO IT?
I do what I do because I love music. Sound is one of the things that moves me the most. I do what I do because I want more people like me – indigenous, queer, femme womxn – to be
able to do the same and feel empowered when they do it!
“I DIDN’T HAVE THIS AS A KID GROWING UP AND TO BE A PART OF IT IS MIND BLOWING. WE NEED MORE!” WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?
I have an album coming out on August 30 called "At the Party With My Brown Friends" on Saddle Creek Records. I’m playing summer festivals and will be working with my live band on our 12
show for the album release tour later this year.
WHAT’S THE HOT TOPIC?
I’ve been a part of more womxn in color creating powerful roles for themselves in the music industry. A world where we have Mitski, Japanese Breakfast, Sasami and others like them is what I’m into right now! I didn’t have this as a kid growing up and to be a part of it is mind-blowing. We need more! Don’t stop!. The album "At The Party With My Brown Friends" is out August 30th on Saddle Creek Records.
Photography by Sarah Cass
