Fresh Connect: In Honor of P Lee Fresh

“AN EVENT & CONCEPT ROOTED IN CELEBRATING & BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH HIP-HOP.

THE MISSION IS TO CONNECT FRESH EMERGING HIP-HOP TALENT, SEASONED PROFESSIONALS, PARTICIPANTS & SUPPORTERS OF HIP-HOP CULTURE AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO, THE CITY OF CHICAGO, AND BEYOND.

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO’S EVENTS MANAGEMENT: PRACTICUM STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING THE EVENT, WHICH IS HELD ANNUALLY & IS CURRENTLY IN IT 6th YEAR.

THE FRESH CONNECT HONORS CHICAGO HIP-HOP PIONEER, PARKER LEE WILLIAMS, ALSO KNOWN AS, DJ P-LEE FRESH BY HAVING ESTABLISHED A SCHOLARSHIP AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO IN HIS MEMORY.”

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FALL 2022 COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO

EVENT MANAGEMENT: PRACTICUM - FRESH CONNECT STUDENTS

Flier co-designed w/ Stephanie Solis

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BUSE 488 EVENTS MANAGEMENT: PRACTICUM - FRESH CONNECT FALL 2022

INSTRUCTOR:

Shannon Bourne — Director of Library Programs & Events for Chicago Public Library, Adjunct Professor at CCC, BUSE

ROLE:

Talent Team Member + Primary Talent Liason

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Acted as main Talent Curator for Talent Team, helping secure local Chicago acts, e.g., Color, CoolOut Chris, Akbar V, & many more

  • Applied Hip-Hop Studies knowledge to advocate for creatives that cover all 5 Hip-Hop elements – Emceein & Rappin, DJing, Breakin, Graffiti, and Knowledge – to be featured speakers/performers + community (e.g., Konee Rok, Revise CMW, Stef Skills)

  • Assisted with key touchpoints, e.g., inviting/connecting with the late P-Lee Fresh’s family and colleagues, coordinating the award ceremony for the P-Lee Fresh Award for Hip-Hop Excellence to outstanding student Yours Avery, and surprising Hip-Hop Minor advisor/dept. head, Kelsa Robinson with a “Fresh Connect” onesie

ARTIST ROSTER

  • DJ Tacco

    DJ | Actress | Model

  • Color.

    Rapper | Singer-Songwriter | Poet

  • I'ja Wright

    Event MC | Multi-hyphenate Creative

  • Bre5lin

    Rapper | Dancer | DJ

  • Jabari Zakee

    Rapper | Writer

  • Konee Rock

    Filmmaker | Animator | B-Boy

  • Won "Revise CMW" Kim

    Graffiti Artist | Chef | DJ

  • The Renegades Hip-Hop Dance Collective

    Columbia College Chicago Student-Led Dance Collective

  • Emjaiye Royal

    MC | Singer | Actor | Poet

  • Yours Avery

    Rapper | Multimedia Creative

  • D-Vo

    Rapper | Singer Songwriter

  • Chris "Coolout Chris" Hawkins

    MC | Producer | U.S Cultural Envoy | Urbanized Music

  • Amina Norman-Hawkins

    Emcee | Poet | Hip-Hop Practitioner | Urbanized Music

  • Akbar Abdullah

    Rapper | Artist | Musician | Mental Giants

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