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Kero One Drops Free Sampler Album of Past Material – “The Catch Up”
Kero Uno may have been a bit quiet lately but that doesn’t mean he’s forgotten about his fans. The bay area artist has been creating music for the better part of the decade and for those who haven’t had the fortune to follow him since the beginning now have the opportunity to be brought up to speed. Kero’s put together a little sampler album with select cuts from his past few releases, including Early Believers, Kinetic World, & Windmills of the Soul. Sounds intruiging? You can DL The Catch Up for free here!
Sam Ock & Kero One Present “Pieces” [MV]
Sam Ock teams up with Kero One once again for a new track entitled “Pieces”, a song they are selling on behalf of the Justice Mission – where all profits will be going to the organization to aid in the fight for global human rights. The two have proven to be a strong team in the past and this effort is no different. A great song for a great cause, what more could you want? The song is available to buy via bandcamp, check the widget below. Lyrics can be found after the break.
Kero One x afterschoolspecial x IAMMEDIC x DJ Peter Rocks to Perform for My Ninja’s “The Endless Summer Party” – 7/22 in San Diego
There’s really not a whole lot to say except if you’re in SoCal tomorrow (the 22nd) then you want to be sure to make your way to the 10th Avenue Theater in San Diego. One of our favorite apparel brands, My Ninja Clothing, is hosting an event headlined by Kero One, afterschoolspecial, IAMMEDIC, and DJ Peter Rocks himself. I totally wish I could be there too but it’s on the wrong coast. The posted says part 1 of 2, so be on the lookout for another blowout event this summer! Deets after the break.
[Interview + Live Performance] Kero One w/ MYX-Rated
Here’s another dope clip from the MYX-Rated show, this time featuring Bay-Area artist Kero One. They have a quick chat with the MC along with a dope live performance set where he performs a medley of “When the Sunshine Comes”, “All the Wrong Places”, and “Asian Kids”. I always dig it when an MC mixes it up with live instrumentation.
Showdown: Kero One x David Choi vs Arden Cho x Megan Lee
Now this is an interesting Shodown feature. It’s the battle of the sexes edition where two teams ended up covering the same song, the infectious “Forget You” by Cee-Lo. In one corner we have Frisco’s Kero One & SoCal’s David Choi teaming up to go against opponents Arden Cho & Megan Lee. They all did an incredible job, check out the videos below.
The males chose to recreate the song organically and added a little bit of their own flavor. The females stuck a little closer to the original but added the dynamic of a vocal duet. This one’s tough, it’s kind of a toss up. What do you all think?
Kero One Interviews w/ Hyphen Mag
Kero One, who most of you should be familiar with now, has a great new interview out with Hyphen Magazine. They chop it up on everything from his humble start freestyling over the phone, to touring Japan, starting his own label and releasing his latest album Kinetic World along with the single “Asian Kids“. He also talks about some of his greatest influences, how has his sound has changed over the years and even drops some hints about an upcoming album with Esna Yoon. All in all, a great read for any Kero fan. Check it out over at Hypen or after the jump.
Kero One Releases “Stay on the Grind” MV
A couple weeks back we showed you a preview of Kero’s latest MV for an older single of his called “Stay on the Grind”. Kero Uno takes the opportunity to explore skateboarding culture in this collaboration with veteran artist Ohmega Watts dating back to one of his earlier albums – Early Believers. I haven’t had the chance to peep the video in full myself but I’ll post up my thoughts later.
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Kero One Shares Teaser of Upcoming “Stay on the Grind” MV
Bay area MC Kero One is getting ready to drop a new MV for his song “Stay on the Grind” featuring Hip-Hop veteran Ohmega Watts. The song is off his previous album Early Believers. I didn’t know K. One could skateboard! Anyway the video is set to drop soon but you can get a behind the scenes glimpse of what’s to come from the multi-talented artist.
Here’s a little teaser of what’s to come in my latest music video Stay on the Grind feat. Ohmega watts off my last album Early Believers. Backtracking a bit, Ohmega had introduced me to director James Cheeks, who had been directing his documentary “On the Grind” . His documentary documented the long beach skate scene in the aftermath of a shooting that killed Black Mike, a local professional skateboarder. It seemed very appropriate to collaborate with James on this video. Check it out…
Brian Joo x Poreotics x Kero One x Heather Park to Perform at KoreAm’s Unforgettable 2010
Every year KoreAm throws a huge event called “Unforgettable” to honor achievements by Korean & Asian Americans in sports, media, politics and more. This year’s showcase is to be held on November 20th at the Park Plaza Hotel in LA and will feature some high profile musical acts by Brian Joo (formerly of the KPOP group Fly to the Sky), ABDC’s Poreotics, rapper Kero One, and singer Heather Park. It looks like it’s going to be a huge, star studded night. For ticket information, reach out to Elizabeth at iamkoream dot com!
Attend the Asian American Music Festival 2010 in LA
The Asian American Music Festival is going down this weekend (15th – 17th) at the Japanese American National Museum in LA and is broken up into 5 distinct sections, each focusing on a different aspect of music. You can see performances by Kero One, Dana Leong, Shing02, Gary Fukushima, Jon Jang, the Pan-Asian Akestra w/ Taiko Project, Abe Lagrimas Jr, Noel Okimoto, Jake Shimabukuro, Emi Meyer, the Shanghai Restoration Project, Charmaine Clamor, Sachal Vasandani, and more. This event features a wide range of artists including some who are more prevalent in pop culture than others, but all are huge, influential contributors to the arts as Asian Americans. Don’t miss out!
Ticketing information can be found after the break.
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