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UNIQUE YOUTH
For Black History Month we had the honor of celebrating the life of J Dilla. We recreated 3 tracks and had our youth cover and even write original lyrics. With some collaboration from N4N Detroit we were able to bring his style to life! You will find a strong tonality of love, and unity within this project. The youth were not only able to learn about his sound and feats, but got the chance to really step into his shoes, and those of the artists who surrounded him. WehopeyouenjoyourEP,FlowersForDilla!
We chose Blues as our genre for the N4N BHM project thisyear,andBOYarewehappyabouttheresults.Mr. Darius created a base Blues instrumental, that was accompanied by drums from one of our teens, Nicholas, and guitar+vocals from Carmello. Carmello really was able to capture a modern, yet reminiscent energy in this not so lovey dovey heartbreak ballad. The homage for the genre remains strong, while achieving a new way to do Blues. If you’ve got some timeonyourhandscheckoutthisgroovyjoint!
“YOU CAN ACHIEVE” VIDEO SHOOT “AT ALL” BTS (DRUMS) “AT ALL” BTS (SONGWRITING)
Baby Virgo (Aiden) & Hannah Banana (Hannah) have been dedicated to growing in their crafts. The duo released their joint EP, Youngest in Charge nine months ago, and they recently got the opportunity to shoot a video for the opening track of that EP. Thanks to Free Spirit Media Chicago’s Music Video Production program for teens, Aiden & Hannah were able to visit their headquarters for an exciting day of filming andartistdevelopment.
Here’s our very own Nicholas adding AMAZING drums to our aforementioned track, At All. Nicholas has been playing drums since 2 years old and he walked in without a doubt in his mind that he knew whattodo.Nicholas’contributionreallyadds a more natural sound to the track and he hadagreattimeperformingit!
After we wrapped up all the additional production, it was time to write. Carmello honestly walked into the booth and freestyled the entirety of the song in ONE TAKE! After that we sat down and modified some lyrics, Mr. Darius and Carmello are seen here going over delivery notes and deciding how to really capture that Blues sound! Take a look at the creative process!(Don’tjudgeMr.Dariussinging)
