Seriousblack

Music – Montréal

Growing up on an eclectic diet of calypso, soca, funk, soul, RNB, rap, reggae and dub, blues, jazz, Latin, world and classical provided by her father\'s record collection in the late 70\'s Seriousblack is hard to pin down musically. Inspired by her family\'s love of music – musicians were a norm in her house growing up; Serious took up steel pans at 9 and the bass at 15, however she also accompanied her father to the local record store every Saturday afternoon for about ten years. Serious could be found at Mikes\'s record shop on Victoria. Now a regular fixture on Montreal\'s dance floor and live yoga scene Seriousblack has shared stages with well-known local and international DJ\'s; and in festivals such as ,Nuite Blanche, UnderPressure,Montreal Jazz Festival, Who\'s got Next (Paris), Tools of War (NYC), FullMOON (Kamui Island, Thailand), Burning Man(US); she also hosted her own radio show B-sides on CKUT for 4 years. Recently signed to the Yogi-Tunes label producing yoga and wellness mixes for the community here and abroad, she is also a regular on the Wanderlust Festival Circuit(www.squaw.wanderlustfestival.com/seriousblack).Opening for MC YOGI and DJ Krush, at Wanderlust Squaw Valley, Whistler and Tremblant for the 2014,she headlines YOCOMO 2014 and features with Bram Levinson for their Victorious Vinyasa practice, a fusion of asana practice with live DJ mixing. When not behind the turntables Serious is an accomplished in the Hatha Tradition, teaches Yoga at VIVEKA Yoga, completed her post grad in Anthropology, and is a mom.