A new music education and emerging artists program
Edreece Arghandiwal from the Oakland Roots shares his early journey with young musicians from OSA, SF CMC, Elevate Oakland, College Prep and SFJAZZ as part of our artist development pilot program. What would the world look like if we were encouraged to follow our beliefs and our joy as much as we were pushed to be productive and chase $$? Next up Shawn Bennett from the Golden State Warriors and Thrive City. Video by Xzander.
05/08/2026
A beautiful night of conversation about the intersection of music and sports, and what it means to rep the Bay. Featuring Edreece Arghandiwal from the Oakland Roots and Shawn Bennett from the Golden State Warriors and Thrive City. Lots of great questions from young musicians from OSA, Oakland Tech, SFCMC, College Prep, SFJAZZ and more. Photo by Ariel Nava. Video to come.
04/20/2026
A beautiful day with Ysenia and familia at the Cal Bears Spring game and home debut for new head coach Tosh Lupoi. Lots of Cal royalty in the house. Ysenia crushed the national anthem as always - despite a crazy sound delay, and not having in-ear monitors. A great lesson for young artists: it’s not about what you do when everything is perfect, it’s about how you rise to the moment when things go wrong. We could not be more proud.
04/15/2026
04/15/2026
Still processing the kickoff of our first ever artist development program with so many wonderful young artists and amazing mentors. Over the next several months these artists will get a chance to connect to other artists, talent buyers/promoters, agents, labels, distributors, published and more. They will also be building their portfolio of assets, and it will all culminate in a showcase at a prominent venue. Thank you to Airship labs for hosting us! Stay tuned.