FROM THE STUDIO TO THE STAGE! Participants get a first-hand look at what it takes to start and finish a music composition, while understanding how the production side of things work. Using foundational tools in Hip-Hop like rapping and beatmaking, they will develop themselves through exercises that help self-esteem and teamwork in creativity -- activities like recording in the studio, constructing lyrics and elements of songwriting, and feeling the energy of performing on a stage are some of the ways that will build a solid foundation.
All levels accepted!
No musical experience required, just the willingness to learn and engage.
FIRE STARTER PROGRAM
1. Concept and songwriting 2. Beatmaking 3. Mic Recording 4. Live Rehearsal 5. Show
> 4 sessions + 1 final show. Each session is 2 hours. Additional studio time upon request.
> Join the Yellow Fire network + collaborate + studio time + find more creative and performing opportunities.
Suitable for teens to adults.
Ages 13+
Catered for Asian diasporas but ALL are welcome to join.
Submit the application and we will be in touch!
Yellow Fire started out as a community platform for Asian rappers in Vancouver, but since it’s inception, the collective has been building into a core group of prolific individuals who move as a unit. Guided by Scope, a Chinese Canadian rapper, producer and multidisciplinary artist, Yellow Fire is a multicultural and multilingual rap group. Finding comradery and passion, Yellow Fire represents the brotherhood and unity in everybody through music and community initiatives – come along as they take the world by storm!
Program Leader Bio: Scope (Gerry Sung), is a Canadian born Chinese rapper and producer based out of Vancouver. Having graduated from York University with a BA Degree in English and a BCIT Graphic Design certificate, Gerry eventually chose to create his own path and diverted from conventional ways. Perfecting his craft in music and visuals, combining a gritty rap flow and a sci-fi futuristic aesthetic, the Vancouver rapper fuses Hip-Hop, experimental, trap and boom bap elements through his music, along with high energy performances and stylized imagery. Having spent a decade pursuing Hip-Hop music as a rapper and producer, Scope has been moving into a more experimental and multidisciplinary approach, incorporating new media and technology. In recent years, he has been serving as a catalyst in the city as well, operating a music mentorship program for young and upcoming Asian artists at Yellow Fire Academy.
