Tiaybe at Close Up2

Jazz and soul singer Tiaybe performing at Close Up2 nightclub in Chicago.She is a great talent and if you don't know her work please look her up.

Maggie sings Abbey

The incredible Maggie Brown singing the work of Abbey Lincoln, live at the Hyde Park Jazz Festival.

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Chifidelity: An Evolutionary Experience Commercial

Chifidelity: An Evolutionary Experience Commercial. .Hosted by Drunken Monkeee featuring JMB with Phenom and Yaw, Khari lemuel, Sam Trump and Scarlet Monk. Music by Supertoy and Blackdaylight. Live art by Wisdom, Camoflaj Jones and Summer Coleman. The event is November 19th at Morsland. More information log on to morseland.com or call 773 764 8900.

Chifidelity: An Evolutionary Experience Commercial from sub.verse.studios. on Vimeo.

Hennessy Artistry concert promo

Promo for Hennessy Artistry Concert featuring Q-Tip, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Kid Sister, Curren$y. brought to you by nthebackground.com

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God's Work: Video Art Project. God's Work is a video art project inspired by Poet Harold Green Mixtape track of the same name. The Color Line Vol. 2 is a visual mixtape by spoken word artist Harold Green. He collaborate with twelve different directors (one for every track on the record) to come up with a compilation of shorts, narratives, and other forms of film based on each track of the mixtape. I was honored enough to be a part of this project and I’m sending this note out to share with all of you this amazing project. To hear the tracks and view the videos check out the link below.

God's Work: Video Art Project from sub.verse.studios. on Vimeo.

Trailer for "SweetGoddess" Disco Duet

This is a ongoing project I'm collaborating on with Meida Teresa McNeal. This video is a combination of dance, house music and video. I love projects like this because creativity is unbound and its fun to see whats around the corner.

Trailer for "SweetGoddess" Disco Duet from sub.verse.studios. on Vimeo.

Stone Crazy by Kafele Bandele

This week in the showcase is the music video for Kafele Bandele's new song "Stone Crazy." Its an amazing song and I started brainstorming the minute I heard it. The other great thing about this shoot was all the artist and friends who came out to be extras and supporters. Check out the clip below.

Stone Crazy by Kafele Bandele from sub.verse.studios. on Vimeo.

City Vanguard Documentary Series

Here is the latest project from sub.verse.studios. We are really excited about these film projects.

City Vanguard is a documentary series for the arts and culture communities of Chicago. The purpose of the series is to provide a portal to segments of the arts world that do not get the exposure they deserve. By providing consistent documentary style programs and original programs, City Vanguard brings a deeper understanding of Chicago artists as well as the fascinating cultures that may not have a voice. The target audiences for City Vanguard are those that understand, appreciate, support and participate in the Chicago arts community as a whole. Our audience is predominately African-Americans and people of color, between the age of 19-45, as well as fans and supporters of urban art forms.
We want to do more than document the cultures of the community; we want to cooperate with the community. To accomplish this, we have developed a video production apprentice program called Community Studio. Community Studio is an apprentice program for video production beginners which will give the participants a chance to be a part of a local video production as crew or cast members. Participants will experience the three main phases of video production: pre production, production and post production. Through hands on participation and professional instruction, people from the community will have the opportunity to complete a video project that will be screened to the public.

The City Vanguard Project from sub.verse.studios. on Vimeo.

Rockstar Poetry Project EPK

Its always exciting doing a project with Khari B and the Rockstar Poetry Project is no exception. This fusion of poetry, soul, rock and jazz makes for one of the most eclectic, and groundbreaking live experience. Check out the EPK for this amazing band.

Rockstar Poetry Project EPK from sub.verse.studios. on Vimeo.

Phenom performing "ashtray" at the Shrine.

This clip is from a while back. It is one of my favorite hip hop artist and a really talented musician by the name of Phenom. This is one of his original songs that is a crowd favorite where ever he performs it. Check out the clip.

Phenom at Shrine performing "Ashtray" from sub.verse.studios. on Vimeo.

FLuiD performing at the South Side Community Art Center

Last week I posted a clip by the Black Monks of Mississippi featuring Theaster Gates. That clip was shot at a performance at the South Side Community Art Center. Also, performing that night was a musician by the name of FLuiD that I was able to capture as well. I was taken by the original sound of his music and its creativity. I posted the clip last week and just got word that his record label is actually using the clip on their site-Very honored. Check out the clip below.

FLuiD performing at the South Side Community Art Center from sub.verse.studios. on Vimeo.

Black Monks of Mississippi performing at the South Side Community Art Center

Got a new update today. Sharing a clip I did for the South Side Community Art Center's Art Exhibit "Demise of the South Side Community Art Center." During the exhibit we had the pleasure of having the Black Monks of Mississippi perform featuring Theaster Gates. Theaster Gates brings a refreshing originality and depth to his work and its best to view it rather than describe it. Check out the clip below.

Black Monks of Mississippi performing at the South Side Community Art Center from sub.verse.studios. on Vimeo.

Demise of the South Side Community Art Center promo

I'm really proud to present this promo. I was lucky to shoot this great art exhibit and from the footage I was able to put together a promo to show the eclectic energy of the event. The South Side Community Art Center is an institution to the city as well as the Black art community. Check out the clip below.

Vo Era

It's a new year so we have a new day for the sub.verses.studios. blog. I'll be posting new entries on Wednesday instead of Monday from now on. The first clip of the new year is a commercial from an extremely talented artist in Chicago by the name of Vo Era. On top of creating great music he also puts on a great live show. I was privileged enough to put together a commercial for him and look forward to more projects in the future. Check out the clip below.