Jovan Landry is a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist proclaimed the "1/3 Filmmaker, 1/3 Photographer, and 1/3 Emcee." She is known for her articulate lyrics centered around self-empowerment and enduring & rising above obstacles, accompanied by a magnetic stage presence that commands a crowd. Through her beats & productions, she taps into the Hip-Hop/Rap, House, Tribal/Afro/Indigenous, and Meditation genres. In 2017, Jovan received the WeWork Creator Awards grant to spearhead Synergy: the first all-women/femme-produced performed, and engineered hip-hop album. With Synergy now archived at the Universal Hip-Hop Museum, the collective has hosted events & workshops, performed on channel ABC-7's talk show Windy City Live & the Women in Hip-Hop Conference at St. Louis University. In 2020, Landry released her first instrumental EP, "World Vibe," inspired by the sounds of Cuba, Nigeria, Haiti, and her hometown, Chicago. Presently, Jovan continues to sharpen her skills through live performances, composing for herself & other local music acts, laying sounds for podcasts & dance artists, and dropping singles monthly. recording and dance artists.

The Inky Comet podcast illuminates conversations we often shy away from. The topics that make us uncomfortable in mixed company, but when given sacred space, transform us and make the elephant in the room smaller—creating space for shared empathy, understanding, and community.  

After 8 years, the light of the comet has evolved. Join the host Nia Marie, as she dissects topics that are foundational to how we relate to one another in a rapidly changing world. Tune in to season 8 every Wednesday from May 14  through July anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Highness is a five piece collective and band based in Chicago. While they all do their thing separate, collectively, they fuse in house production with live instrumentation. RED, Gem Tree, Loona Dae, Schenay Mosley, and Ora first came together in 2011 while they all attended Columbia College. After a few weeks of jamming and jelling, these ladies, then a 9-piece band and going by the name of "SHE", entered a school wide battle of the bands. From there they earned their first residency at The Shrine, which led them to performing amongst the heavy weights of Chicago music scene. After going through a name change circa 2014, the group reinventing their sound and image as something most would describe as diverse, funky, soulful and even an edge of punk. Highness recently released their second studio EP self-titled "The Highness Collective".


The Sound of Tomorrow • https://soulection.com

Soulection Radio •  Sundays @ 9AM | 12PM NY | 5PM LDN on Apple Music 1  - Hosted by @JoeKay

songwriter/musician, Drummer, bass and guitar. Freelance musician and sound engineer. 

Post-Punk, Psychedelic, Punk, Industrial, Gothic, Electronic Rock

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