The Revolution Vol. 22

Name: The Revolution Vol. 22
Start: 2017-12-16T22:00:00-05:00
End: 2017-12-16T23:30:00-05:00

Meridian Lights, The Experi3nce, & Soul Science Lab

Saturday, December 16th — 10pm

Tickets

About the Show

Vol. 22 of The Revolution is co-curated by Soul Science Lab.

“This edition of The Revolution is a very special one. Soul Science Lab were big fans and reached out to collaborate on a hip-hop centric edition of the series, and we’re excited to present their incredible line-up of talent. Meridian Lights and The Experi3nce embrace hip-hop + soul in their own artistic ways, and to have Soul Science Lab close out is a dream come true for the movement of The Revolution.” — The Revolution Curator Katie Jones

The Revolution is a monthly showcase highlighting the best emerging musicians from Brooklyn & Harlem. This series supports revolutionary artistry and serves as a breeding ground for evolution in Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, Indie Rock and genres across the spectrum.

This local musical movement empowers community, change, and activism through performance and unity amongst the arts. Once a month, three different artists showcasing three different genres have a chance to spread love, light, and awareness through their music and stories.

As a part of VOL. 22, The Revolution will feature three incredible live performances from NYC based artists:

— Meridian Lights
— The Experi3nce
— Soul Science Lab

Meridian Lights

Meridian Lights is the songwriting team of Bradley Valentin and Yohimbe Sampson. Meridian Lights defies genre with influences of rock, soul, world and electronic music. A masterful fusion of Bradley’s powerhouse vocals with Yohimbe’s feverish guitar, songs touch on trial, optimism, love and sex. Says MTV, “With their trippy, soulful, rock grooves that bang across cascading, sensual rhythms, it’s hard not to fall in love with Meridian Lights’ do or die style. ”

The Experi3nce

The Experi3nce is a musical collective that blends Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, and R&B/Soul to bridge generational and cultural gaps, exciting audiences in Brooklyn and beyond. Headlined by ArinMaya, Edson Sean, BD3 and backed by innovative musicians Justin Swiney, and Charles Harper, The Experi3nce creates, collaborates, and exhilarates their audiences with music filled with messages of love, power and passion.

Soul Science Lab

Innovative. Afro. Futuristic. Griots. Soul Science Lab (SSL), is a Brooklyn, NY based music and multimedia duo that translates stories into soul stirring sounds and dynamic visuals. SSL was formed by artist, educator and creative director, Chen Lo, and multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer, Asante’ Amin. With a focus on high quality, timeless music, SSL designs innovative arts education models and creates culturally responsive interactive experiences. In addition to international touring, SSL’s current projects include Chen Lo’s 2013 album Footprints, Amin’s 2014 album The Visitor: Alter Destiny, the orchestral, interactive documentary Soundtrack ‘63 and their newly released interactive album, Plan for Paradise.

Co-founder Chen Lo is a seasoned artist, educator and creative director. This visionary mind has toured the globe, performing and leading master classes with a number of cultural arts institutions, including Jazz at Lincoln Center on the Rhythym Road, the August Wilson Center, 651 ARTS and others. Chen Lo has also shared the stage with the likes of Common, Erykah Badu, KRS-ONE, A Tribe Called Quest, Xzibit and has worked with the legendary Last Poets. To date, he has recorded notable collaborations with K’Naan, Murs Jean Grae and Ryan Leslie. Co-founder Asante’ Amin is a gifted multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. Amin has shared the stage with several globally-renown artists, including Blitz the Ambassador, Ismael Kouyaté, GZA and others. A MetLife Meet the Composer award winner, Amin is a musical director ahead of his time.

Most recently, the duo was featured in TheRoot.com’s Black History Month series and VICE.com’s publication The Creators for their 360 degree video, “I Can’t Breathe.” With several performances under their belt in the last year, including Ghana festival Chale Wote, Sankofa.org’s Many Rivers to Cross Festival, BAM Café, 2017 SXSWedu closing party and at Lincoln Center Education, Soul Science Lab is currently performing music from their 2016 debut album Plan for Paradise at concerts and festivals nationwide. Offbeat Magazine calls Plan for Paradise “likely the most eclectic hip-hop record out this year.” To learn more about Soul Science Lab, visit www.soulsciencelab.com.