Pet;wolf - Dance with the Devil

It's Halloween and you might want to ask yourself if you danced with the devil this weekend?

We digress but introduce a track from Pet;wolf (yes, the semi-colon is there on purpose). 

In the track, Pet;wolf, a 24-year-old New England resident intertwines some witty wordplay over a hypnotic beat. Though we can hear the heavy influence of OFWGKTA (Odd Future) on the track, he brings to light some Devils among us (we'll let you point them out) and has us thinking what's next for Pet;wolf on his upcoming project 'Ruled by Jupiter.'

Peep the track below and let us know what you think. 

P.S. The cover art is creepy as hell. Pet;wolf made it himself with Paint. As artists, here at CopyWrite we think the Devil invented Paint so Kudos Pet;wolf; you scared us this Halloween. LOL

VoodooHoney Presents Nightmare on Center St EP

Hallo-weekend is among us.

And here at CopyWrite, we're celebrating by supporting our local artists at the second annual Nightmare on Center Street event this Saturday Oct 29. 

The event will be held at multiple venues along the Eastside of Center street. Hosting some of the city’s bands and artists such as Klassik, Bo Triplex and his Beautiful Band, Kyndal J, Chakara Blu and Lorddee Fredd33. To get more anticipation for the shows to come, VoodooHoney released an electric mix of some of the artists performing. Though we don't know much about who/what VoodooHoney is. The mix is pretty dope; giving new energy to some of the songs.

Check out the mix below and let us know who you want to see perform for next year's event in the comments. 

As we anticipate the shows to come (and the killer costumes) learn more about attending the event here or get your tickets for both individual shows or a $15 wristband for all the shows at local venues: Company Brewing, HIGH DIVE MKE, The Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts and Club Timbuktu Milwaukee.

You won't want to miss this... #RespectTheRiverWestVoodoo

An eclectic Mix of new music provided by bands Performing at 2016 Nightmare On Center Street, 7pm-2am October 29nth Halloween has always been a much-celebrated holiday in Milwaukee and this year the Riverwest neighborhood is literally taking center stage by hosting the “Second Annual Nightmare on Center Street” on Saturday, October 29. Multiple venues along the neighborhood’s hippest street will host some of the city’s most popular bands. Company Brewing, HIGH DIVE MKE, The Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts and Club Timbuktu Milwaukee are offering tickets for both individual shows or a $15 wristband for all the shows. www.facebook.com/events/1086879218032928/

#WCW Kierston Ghaznavi // Keghaznavi Illustration

This week we bring you Kierston Ghaznavi of Keghaznavi Illustration! Kierston and I met at 2035 Art + Media Studio’s annual MKE United Festival and I fell in love with her dope illustrations, paper dolls, coloring books, and down to earth personality.

Kierston is a Milwaukee native and UWM Graduate with a BFA Graphic Design. Kierston’s pieces are for sure one of a kind and eye catching, I love seeing women of color making meaningful and unique art work, she’s really reppin’ for Milwaukee’s black female visual artists.

Keghaznavi illustrations focuses on creating positive images and reconstructing stereotypes about black women and black beauty as a whole. When I spoke with Kierston she stated, “I want to counteract the media portrayal of women of color (specifically black women)”.

Kierston also discussed some heavy issues such as cultural appropriation and black face and how art can be used to make these negative ideas things of the past. Kierston draws inspiration from women she sees in everyday life, whether that be a passer by or an Instagram beauty. She creates her work because she loves and and has a desire to spread positivity through her medium, she also aims to make fine art more accessible.

Kierston creates small things such as her original paper dolls or coloring book pages that can be priced affordably, “I want to take art from the walls and make it something you can use”.

This is something us at CopyWrite can definitely get down with as we too feel like the art scene can be a little too pretentious at times. Creative, authentic, and positive, what is there not to love about this week’s #WCW?

See more of Kierston's work at keghaznavi.com and follow her on Instagram. 

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All photo credits courtesy of Kierston Ghaznavi oh Keghaznavi Illustrations

Renz Young - It Was Nice Knowing You

Life happens. And while life happens, you get the opportunity to make the person you want to be.

In Renz Young "It Was Nice Knowing You," he tackles life. Discussing societal issues, his pride and definitely gives his listeners some declarations of self-doubt followed by self-perseverance. His rhymes cleverly laced into stories throughout the project featuring some of our local favorites Von Alexander, D. Bridge, CAMB and Kyndal J.

Stream the project below and let us know what you think of Young.

And check out his newest video out now for Redlight... 

AR Wesley - The Self Portrait PT 2

AR Wesley is an artist that continues to elevate and adapt his sound all while bringing home his life stories over a dope beat. 

To reflect back on Part One a little, AR pulled out components and perspectives to display who he is and what he symbolizes. In Part Two, he continued this journey. Giving us, what he says, "an in-depth look at [his] personal views pertaining to love, life, and circumstances."

Those circumstances led to several references, music samples and some dope featured artists. (Can you can peep the Craig Mack & Pharcyde reference?) 

Featured singers, Kyndal J., B~Free, Lex Allen and Cree Myles gave each song a new spin as we heard a new story be unraveled. And when you have amazing producers such as Mike Regal, B~Free (shout-out to the lady producers) and Ekstoluke in your corner; your project is indefinitely FIRE. 

But don't take our word for it. Listen to Pt. 2 and a little birdie might have told us Pt. 3 is in the works so let AR know how you feel in the comments. 

And if you haven't seen the video for "Here iGo" featuring Von Alexander, peep it below.

#WCW BlackPaint Studios

This week we bring you not one, but two #WCW’s, the bad-ass branding maven team consisting of Katie Mullen and Jordan Pintar.

Image by Amanda Lillian Photography // facebook.com/amandalillianphotography/

I originally came across Jordan under a Facebook post calling for all the boss ladies, creatives, and leaders in our community. A few google searches (Google is your friend!) I was brought to the website blackpaintstudios.com.

“Not your mother’s creative studio” the two state, black paint studios is a progressive boutique advertising and branding agency based out of our very own MKE. BlackPaint Studios prides itself with what they would call “exciting and empathetic work” their designs and style are all focused on culture and the human experience. Trust, this isn't your Colgate toothpaste ad team. 

Katie and Jordan aim to break the norms and stuffy culture of the advertisement business as we know. They aim to inspire more women to not only break into the creative directing industry but own it. The “Boss Lady Project” aims to break down the creative industries "white male" power structure through street level campaigning. (Check out the blog http://bossladyproject.com/)

They're all about the artistic integrity and stories behind the work they produce. Katie and Jordan are giving creative directing the soul and realness we see lacking at many other agencies ( The rest of you....#DoBetter). Did we mention they do community work as well? Black Paint volunteers time to aid FROM HERE TO HER Artist Collective. FROM HERE TO HER is an artist collective of women aiming to empower their communities making them safer, happier, and healthier through art. Now that's definitely something we can rock with.

#WCW worthy, we certainly think so Boss Ladies.

We're completely obsessed with there work for Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. Check out the mural ("The Goddess of FIerce Protection") they projected on the building below and follow there Instagram for all dope things from the boss ladies.

👀 Can't paint? Project! #100YearsStrong #plannedparenthood #blackpaintstudios

See this Instagram video by @blackpaintstudios * 33 likes

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All images provided and owned by BlackPaint Studios and Amanda Lillian Photography.

Nate Brady - Isolated

When you're working hard; it's easy enough to isolate yourself from the distractions in your life.

We've all been there.

Now we maybe a little late on Nate Brady's track "Isolated." But with multiple switch-ups in the flow over a killer beat, Brady has our attention and he's super DOPE. We could hear a potential cypher track from the quick-witted artist because he's definitely coming for somebody's "spot."

We don't stand for that snake shit either Nate but #WeSeeYou.

Peep the track below.

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=xYqr-zJYtuw 10.3k on YouTube!!

IshDARR - Broken Hearts & Bankrolls

In the music industry, (maybe even in life) you're only as relevant as your next project. This is no different for Milwaukee native IshDarr as he releases his second album, Broken Hearts & Bankrolls.

With 12 songs on the project — nearly half of which came out before the album dropped, including "Bandits," "Sugar," "Time Shawty," "Bad Four You" and "Locals;" IshDarr continues to represent Milwaukee to the fullest on his way to the top of the charts.

So if you haven't already, go #SupportTheLocal. Cop Broken Hearts & Bankrolls on iTunes, and stream the album below. 

Meraki - Thing For Me (Prod. LeanBeatz)

catching flights not feelings."

Okay, okay... so those are my words but that's basically what Meraki is telling her listeners in "Thing For Me." Another sultry song from the singer telling the world that her focuses our elsewhere and not on the people/person that might have a thing for her. 

listen below. 

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#WCW Modern Native Co.

This week’s #WCW makes “soul inspiring spirit webs & crafts for lovers of the universe” also known as kick-ass dream catchers that fight off bad spirits and some accessories that you need in your closet.

Say hello to “Modern Native Co.”

Owned and operated by Kelsey Erin. The company creates one-of-a-kind and (I would say) magical spirit webs woven with love right here in Milwaukee.

In Native American culture, “Natives believed the night air was filled with good and bad dreams. The legend of the Dream Catcher is that it captures the bad Spirits and filters them. Protecting us from evil and letting through only the good dreams. It is believed that each carefully woven web will catch bad spirit dreams in the web.”

How awesome is that?

Kelsey, a woman of many talents, started the company as a needed outlet from her traditional tasks on the computer. As written on her Etsy bio: “Making dream catchers became a meditation for me. I put my heart and soul into them and to me they are a decorative symbol of unity.”

We all need a reminder of unity in our life and these dream catchers might do the trick. Check out there pieces below, follow them on Instagram and then go to there Etsy store to purchase.

If you don’t see anything that fits your soul, Kelsey is more than happy to sit down with you to create your own personal piece.

#SupportTheLocal

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All images provided and owned by Modern Native Co.

( etsy.com/shop/ModernNativeCo )