Den Music Fest 2017

AE is an artist and performer based out of Augusta, GA. The source of her unique blend of neo-soul comes from genres as diverse as jazz, hip-hop and R&B; inspired by the work of influential talents such as Nina Simone, Prince, Kendrick Lamar or Erykah Badu, just to mention a few. The strength of AE’s vision is the way the subtlety of the instrumentals combines with her emotional vocal hooks, bridging the gaps between the warmth of the golden age and the impact of modern production aesthetics.

ALLEN THOMAS is an EMCEEoriginal ratchedelic soul conductor. Frontman for The Family Orchestra. This aint adjusting. This is healing.

AxJ (pronounced AJ) is an artist and poet who chose to express through rap after falling in love with music and hip hop culture as an adolescent. Raised in Indianapolis, IN, but moved to Atlanta, GA for college and to create better opportunities. With his craft the most important thing is to connect with your mind and heart, push forward culture and give you great art to make your life more enjoyable.

DJ/Producer NY made, GA raised Whipping out my phone during significant moments of my life to share with friends and strangers BassOrama!

Instagram Facebook Twitter With a taste for the unordinary and love of juxtaposition, CHRYSTEL is a direct reflection of her music: omnipresent. This bleeds through her own unique style of music, mixed with a love for pensive lyrics. Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah to immigrant Ivorian parents, Chrystel grew up surrounded by her family’s native West African sounds and culture, pop music, and a keen interest for poetry and mystery.

Sean Emcee & Draft are CIVIL WRITES. This rap duo focuses on pushing the boundaries on rap with what they describe as “Progressive Southern Rap Musicâ€. In the same vein as groups like 8ball & MJG, The Clipse, & Outkast to name a few.

InstagramTwitter DEAD HIPPIE is a rapper, producer, animator, and artist originally from Jacksonville, Fl. and now residing in Marietta, Ga. He is creating a nice buzz nationwide with many singles and three albums under his belt. He has opened for such artists as King Lil G and Nyck Caution.

Roaming Atlanta & doing everything that terrifies me.

Originally from Augusta, GA, DEVINCI THE GREAT channels his southern trap music roots to create musical flourishes. As a third-year film and television student at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Devinci uses his diverse atmosphere of friend and artists alike, to fuel his mixes. With his main inspirations being Kaytranada and Sango, Devinci layers indigenous beats over R&B and house music to enchant every crowd he encounters. From performing at local venues such as El Rocko, Sulfur Studio

A master of sound and excavator of rhythm in any beat, DJ BENTLY is a veteran professional in the music service industry. Born Bobby Clark Jr, this native Floridian has provided musical refuge since the mere age of 13. While honing his craft in local venues in and around Panama City, he was granted the professional alias, Bently.

DJ FYEMEUP, an East Atlanta native has bounced around the promised land of the south making his mark known as one of the bigger supporters of the city’s independent rap scene. As the vibe controller of multiple reoccurring events, he’s had a hand in introducing numerous emerging artists to hip-hop’s most fanatical enthusiasts. Growing up in a city that’s dominated urban culture for decades has blessed Fye Me Up with a keen ear for what’s on deck in Atlanta.

Born in Brooklyn, NY DJ KNOTTS spent many of his formative years between the boroughs of New York City and New Jersey. Moving to Orlando, FL as a teenager and then to Atlanta, GA to attend college influenced him socially and musically and helped to broaden his music base. Officially began dj’ing once arriving in Atlanta he applied his focus on learning the techniques of masterful mixing of different genres including Hip Hop, Reggae, Soul R&B and Rock.

DJ LAVI is a producer / DJ from the south metro-Atlanta area. He is a member of local collective “The Good Juice Familyâ€, with whom he often throws events and happenings with. Holding a slight emphasis on 80’s anime/game-geek culture, Lavi’s open-format DJ sets are comprised of a meshpot between gritty southern bass traprap, and jagged lo-fi classic rock psychedelia type ska pop.

DRE MYERS grew up in Decatur, Georgia & Rockmart, Georgia. Born at Grady Memorial Hospital. He reps both places because both places made him who he is today. His great uncles were real musicians. They had a band way back in the day and would travel doing shows and things. Musically his biggest influence is life. He speaks about a lot of real life things that have happened throughout the course of his life. Whether it happening to him or it happening to someone close to him. He tends to put it ou

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Who are FLYMIND POETS? If Hip Hop was to have a southern renaissance, this twin duo would be the frontline of that movement. Consisting of Omarr Franklin aka Frank’O Shack and Jabarr Franklin aka Barz Damu, the mix of raw creative chemistry and lyrical gusto that these brothers exude are reminiscent to the the innovative approach and charisma that Nas and OutKast brought forth in the mid 90s.

Canada’s Immerze is an East Coast native now residing on the West Coast in Vancouver. Immerze has been active since 2012. Since then he has performed all over Europe and Asia Along side big acts such as Kendrick Lamar, Kid Ink, Onyx, Kaskade and many more. He’s released many well received projects, Speakerfood Mixtape, Dayton Spokes EP, Dayton Spokes LP, Before I go Ep and his most recent release ‘Momma Knows Im Trapping EP’ . Keep your eyes open for one of Canada’s rising artist!

JABEE is a hip hop artist and actor from Oklahoma. His rhymes have been recognized by Chuck D of Public Enemy and Sway Calloway on Sway In The Morning. In 2014, his commercial work earned Jabee a regional Emmy.

Atlanta-based rapper/producer/multi-instrumentalist JACK PRESTON exudes the inventive ethos of hip-hop’s alternate world. The voices and sounds of music’s past outsiders such as Outkast, George Clinton, and Prince, among many others, are potent imprints in Preston’s music. Equally inspired and informed by Dilla, Herbie Hancock, David Bowie, Pablo Picasso, and Salvador Dali, Preston’s work carries a thread of awareness of the commonality between worlds, and propels us forward into the new and unk

Rappers come a dime a dozen these days (pun intended), so when you’re approached with the newest club banger it may affect what you’re actually listening for. We all know talent plays a huge part in this industry, but Hip Hop artist JAY DOT RAIN offers more when he mixes his lyrical wordplay with a passion like no other. It may have a lot to do with his upbringing, being an Alabama native. The state known for its contribution to the most respected and historical Civil Rights Movement and his unc

Phenomenal talent is something that is rarely discovered in today’s music world, which is filled with cookie-cutter artists and sounds. Kissie Lee is the music lover’s breath of fresh air as she not only writes, sings, dances and performs her own original music, but she does so with grace, beauty, style and class. Born in Germany, raised in Denver, Atlanta living, gives Kissie Lee so many unique styles and sounds to pull from. She was firstly known in Denver as the little girl with the big voice

Formed unofficially in 2015 through music. Members of the KRU include Koo Kumar, Stratuzy & Truez. The #TruezNATION movement launched in 2011 & overtime producing new artists, producers, photographers/videographers from the city of Augusta, GA to form as one Unit to achieve success through ART. Welcome to Artist Ave.

Kris J is a Columbus, Georgia native, but has called Atlanta home for the past couple of years. His love for hip hop started at 13 years old as he began learning about bars and schemes. After graduating from Bethune-Cookman University in 2013, where he was also a track star, he made the move to Atlanta.

Crafting ethereal yet massive attack infused with message driven tricky lyrics sometimes of a feminist stance is only a small picture full of colors when describing the sound of Layla Martinez. Philadelphia born and raised by her mother Cheryl Martinez in the heart and soul of north Philadelphia along with her 3 siblings, bore most of the hardship, wisdom and way of life from the streets in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia PA. Her family heritage has deep roots from an Afro Cuban, Indige

L.o.w which stands for LOVE OVER WEALTH is a hip hop artist who strives to bring positive vibes through music. L.O.W brings his diverse rapping style over various types of instrumentals from trap to old school hip hop to even reggae. He was Born January 31, 1993 And originally is from Queens New York and moved down to Augusta Georgia at the age Of 11. With Close Jamaican roots he represents his culture with pride. L.o.w has been into music from a very young age, and now is on a journey to spread

No Suh started his career in another sleepy city: Huntsville, Alabama. It was there No Suh Foster won the second "Who Got Bars" competition in 2011, along with releasing the acclaimed mixtape "Grassroots" in the same year. After a hiatus, No Suh released "X The Street From The Church" a commentary on the role of Black churches in Black communities. While inspired by his home town, the aforementioned Mobile: a tour across the southeast has proved this commentary to be rather universal.

The current political climate of our country is at an all time high. Without choosing sides, everyone has an opinion on what should be done and how it should happen. As a result Atlanta emcee J-Coop of The Winning Team and producer Last Name Good collectively joined forces to voice their opinions as PAID IN AMERIKKKA.

My name’s PHAY. I’m from East Atlanta. I have a tendency to make straight BOPS.

Atlanta based hip-Hop artist PHRESH ALI was born in the the birthplace of Hip Hop, Bronx Ny. Ali moved to Decatur, Ga then to Stone Mountain Ga at a very young age. With roots in New York there was a major east coast influence on Phresh and his taste in rap, but being raised in Atlanta, he was heavily influenced by southern culture and uptempo bass heavy music with melodic rap patterns. He described his style as being the median between the two with a “golden age†of hip-hop undertone, utilizing

SHALOM LITTLE uses rap music as my main form of expression. He vents about issues with spirituality, racism, as well as personal examination of struggles within the political, religious, and social infrastructures. Shalom chose his first name Shalom because he continually search for “peace†within himself and wants others to find inner peace within themselves. He chose the last name Little from studying a childhood hero – Malcolm X. He chose Little over X because he realized that Malcolm had to

Rapper, singer, songwriter, Theo Tywan of Atlanta, Ga has been involved in music all of his life. Born and raised on the city’s Westside, his musical roots were embedded at a very young age. ​ Growing up, his big brother played Dungeon Family, Master P, Twista, Cash Money, Eminem and of course the legends, Biggie & Tupac. His mother on the other hand favored oldies. From the likes of Patti Labelle, Whitney Houston and Sounds of Blackness – to Brooks & Dunn and Dolly Parton.

TYPICAL DIV is a California native, Atlanta-based rapper, coming off his sophomore album, Such is Life, released April 2017. This album is proceeding his first album, NEAT, released July 2015. DIV is a pseudo-conscious emcee who combines nostalgia and melodic instrumentation with inebriated perspective to both entertain and motivate.

VIC, born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, considers herself a lyricist who resides at the intersection of hip hop and poetry. By fusing the styles together, she hopes to provide a unique spoken word experience that inspires creativity and activism, while also promoting self awareness and individuality. She credits her friends and supporters from Alabama State University and Montgomery for encouraging her art and giving her a platform to speak out loud.

Merging on the scene with vibrant rhymes, unique vocal range, and a great ear for production, South Georgia’s Westside Jimi is breaking through with his Jet Life Prospect collection. Having considered a career in music throughout his high school years, Jimmy Hennec, aka Westside Jimi, used his influence from Outkast’s 1996 LP, ATLiens to jump start his career as an artist. Re-branding himself with a new sound in 2016 with the Jet Life Prospect project.