ccc reggies takeover presents… aemmp's mid by midwest (mxmw)
Two Columbia College classes, the Reggies Practicum class (CCC Reggies Takeover) and AEMMP Records, the student-run label, have come together to put on a concert before AEMMP Records‘ students and musicians set out on their adventure to Austin, TX for SXSW.
Artists from both the Rock and Hip Hop sections of the label will be performing to include AyOH, Zaramela, The Lucky Dutch, Kalo (formerly known as Sidewalk Kal), Cae Jones, Brian Fresco, and special guest: Thelonious Martin.
Think The Killers meets Coldplay meets Imagine Dragons. It’s music for the hungry at heart.
AyOH developed their own unique blend of harmony and sound, churning out original songs Avi Dell, lead vocals, has a romantically charged style that naturally accompanies polished lyrics with the raw energy of the band. Listeners can’t help but be captivated by the power of lyric and melody.
With such natural chemistry and dozens of original songs on their roster, the next step for AyOH was to head to the studio. Chicago’s own legendary musician and owner of Transient Sound Productions, Steve Gillis, was “blown away” by what he heard from AyOH. Together, they created AyOH’s debut EP, a sneak peak at the full album to come, “Take it to the People,” available on band camp and iTunes
Hailing from Chicago, Zaramela has been very active in the Midwest music scene for the past 3 years. With a unique sound combining elements of Jazz, Soul, Rock and Hip-Hop, Zaramela continues to grow a sound unlike any other band. Their first EP “Work” was released in 2011 followed by their first full length album “Gumbo” in 2013.
Zaramela is currently working hard in the studio and are excited to release their 3rd project in early 2015!
Zaramela is:
Josh Schwartz-Dodek: Saxophone Aaron Gamalinda: Trumpet/ vocals Mike Jang: Saxophone/ piano/ vocals Jameson Brenner: Guitar Kris Hansen: Lead vocals/ trumpet Malcolm Engel: Drums/ vocals Inho Park: Bass/vocals/ piano
The Lucky Dutch is an American roots-rock band from Illinois, formed in 2008 in Chicago by guitarist Nathan Graham and singer Claire Corriveau. They began their career as an indie band, performing extensively around Chicago’s bar and festival scene. In 2014, they released their first full length record, Bury the Night.
In the past two years, they have toured extensively and performed with Marc Broussard, Jackson Mudd and Marc Ford of the Black Crowes.
Nathan Graham has been performing as a guitarist on the Chicago blues scene since he was 15 years old. Over the years, he has worked with musicians such as Buddy Guy, BB King, and Koko Taylor and has toured extensively with Carl Weatherby.
Claire Corriveau has worked consistently as a performing musician since 2008, working with a wide variety of bands. She released a solo record in 2014, titled secrets i can’t keep.
David Padula has been playing bass since 2006, working in a jazz trio through college before moving to Chicago in 2012.
Ben Dacoba started playing drums at age 15 in Virginia. He draws inspiration from classic rock bands from the 60s and 70s and works as a touring drummer all around the country.
Born and raised in Rochester, NY Cae Jones has experimented with his musical gift for quite some time now. Currently attending college in Chicago, he is collaboratively working with artists such as Elias Abid and SuchNSuch while branching out to create his ideal musical fusion. With much success from his April 2014 released titled “On Me” and creating a strong presence in the city of Chicago, Cae Jones knows that making and performing music is what he is best at. Recently signed to AEMMP Records as a featured artist, Cae is currently working on his debut project titled “Too Uncool” which is set to release in December of 2014.
Brian Fresco is the 22-year-old hip-hop artist and street ambassador for SaveMoney. Hailing from the Ida B. Wells projects he has a very different and unique path that he’s traveled then the rest of his Savemoney brethren. He was named one of the Chicago RedEye’s Top 15 Acts to Watch in 2015 due in large part to his critically-acclaimed SoulMoney release with MC Tree which was also featured in the Chicago Reader who said “Fresco’s earned his place on a list of talented youngsters, whether involved in Save Money or existing outside its periphery.” Since then he has debuted content on sites like Noisey, HotNewHipHop and done freestyles for DJBooth and HipHopDX, performed alongside MC Tree & Juicy J in Los Angeles as part of RedBull’s ‘30 Days In LA’ concert series, and also has headlined a slew of shows from LA to Chicago. A core member next to emerge from the ridiculously talented SaveMoney collective, Fresco follows in the footprints of longtime friends Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper who have made waves the last couple of years. Now it’s his turn with his highly anticipated “Casanova” follow up to his first project “Mafioso”; Casanova was released the July 5 2016 featuring with the smash record Higher featuring Chance the Rapper & Blue Hawaii.. a ton of plays on Soundcloud and YouTube to back it up. Brian Fresco is definitely a name that is here to stay.
Gathering influence from J Dilla, Madlib, MF DOOM, Pete Rock, Just Blaze, and The Alchemist Thelonious Martin brings a sound like no other. At the age of 20 the young king has worked with Joey Bada$$, Chance The Rapper, Pac Div, Mac Miller, Action Bronson, Curren$y, Freeway, Hodgy Beats,Domo Genesis,Da$h & Retchy P, MC Tree, Add-2, Vic Mensa of Kids These Days, Rockie Fresh, Kid Daytona, Sir Michael Rocks, Boldy James,GLC, Million Dollar Mano, Kids These Days, and list of others…So listen with your heart.
