This is a tune I’ve been jamming to recently and performed tonight as a medley (just the chorus) at Puku Cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam. It’s just a reminder to pursue your passions and if in doubt, get off your butt and go create, rhyme, converse, paint, draw, photograph, beatbox, scratch – basically feel alive and awake.
Former Dentonite and University of North Texas alumnus Chris Nicholas joins with Korean composer JooWan Kim (aka Mik Nawooj) in California for a a new take on music-making which truly blends classical music with hip hop and other popular forms. Chris Nicholas is a featured soloist in their chamber hip-hop opera (or as I like to say “hiphopera”) titled “Great Integraton.” JooWan Kim was formerly managed by Jazz legend Ahmad Jamal who helped Kim secure a lifetime endorsement from Steinway & Sons Piano Company. Utilizing social media and their musical talents, the group is fundraising to perform a touring full version of “Great Integration” complete with dancers from the Pushdance Company and various Jazz and classical musicians including MC Kirby Dominant. Check them out everywhere online:
Facebook: Great Integration
Myspace: Ensemble Mik Nawooj
Motion Fest: Fundraising site
Video and audio content used with permission in association with Ensemble Mik Nawooj and MyDentonMusic.com
video by Michael Goodier
additional video by the Push Dance Company
Remix by Michal Garcia