Phainopepla’s music can most easily be described by the bird of the same name. Although the phainopepla is known to travel throughout the summer from the Sonoran Desert of the Southwest to California, its specific migrations are relatively unknown and inconsistent. Like the phainopepla, Jake Morris began his life in Tucson, AZ, playing small local rock clubs and jazz gigs, eventually migrating to California in adulthood. Now based in Oakland, the multi-instrumentalist/producer experiments with the marriage of electronic beats and pop sensibilities, resulting in a blend of sounds that transcends specific genre. He creates music that represents the ebbs and flows of emotion that we experience throughout our lives: from hard-hitting indie rock to solitary acoustic strums; from house and techno inspired four-on-the-floor beats to soft falsetto sung over traditional jazz chords and structures. While he may find himself lost within the world that he built in Phainopepla, he is unrestricted by any musical expectation.

Ravensong focuses his lyrical prowess on balance between critiquing social norms and pointing out the interconnection of all systems. A message of unity through diversity resonates throughout his work. Conscious Intelligent HipHop.

Humboldt to Mendocino to Oakland, bass to vox to guitar, Earth to air to who knows where...

singer,songwriter, producer, engineer
Mestiza cholita from guatemala y bolivia.
bay area born & raised
BA in Sound Arts 
Email to collab: yungemmymusic@gmail.com

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