Party: 2NITE! PREVAIL & KYPRIOS on THE WEST COAST RENAISSANCE TOUR at FORTUNE SOUND

Party: 2NITE! PREVAIL & KYPRIOS on THE WEST COAST RENAISSANCE TOUR at FORTUNE SOUND

Fortune Sound Club & Blueprintlive present...

PREVAIL & KYPRIOS
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with guests

PRADA WEST, INDELIBLE, NEPH & J. DOHE

Saturday December 6th
Fortune Sound Club
Doors 7pm / Curfew 10:30pm / 19+

Advance tickets available at Zulu, Red Cat, Beat Street, Dipt and online here --> http://bit.ly/1GuDtAI

PREVAIL was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, but moved to Victoria (Langford), British Colombia when he was just 2 months old. He got involved in music through his cousin and started rapping at an early age. He and Moka used to rap on the street corners for change, on buses, the ferry....anywhere. In '92 Prev and Moke put out an album together under the name Splitsphere. The album was entitled "Delve Into My Realm". After high school Prevail moved to Vancouver, along with Moka. In '94, Prevail and Moka moved down to San Diego on a whim.While down there, they were lucky enough to meet up with some of undergrounds' most elite artists who later became friends and collaborators. (Tony Da Skitzo, Mr. Brady etc.) In '95 Prevail moved back to Vancouver where he spent time in the restaurant industry while honing his craft. Besides being part of Swollen Members, Prevail is a member of the NBA (National Battle Association). He is known for his incredible freestyling ability. An art which he practices daily to keep in shape. He is also part of the incredible super group Codename: Scorpion, which consists of himself, Moka Only and Abstract Rude. Late last year Prevail was given the opportunity to travel to Zambia, Africa with a MuchMusic camera crew to speak with the youth there about the HIV virus and AIDS. Prevail usually handles the press/media aspect of Swollen Members as Mad Child is busy taking care of the business side. So Prevail can be seen, heard, and read all over the country. He has made several solo radio and television appearances (MuchMusic, Off The Record, etc). This spring he made his feature film debut in the movie "Agent Cody Banks", starring Angie Harmon and Frankie Muniz. He is also quite involved in extreme sports. Prior to being known as Prevail, (a name which was given to him by Moka Only) he went by the monikers DJ Fortune (in the group Fortune & Fame), Black Jack, Emperor Of Hip Hop and K-Prevail. He was also a member of the infamous Q.C. (alongside Moke, Birdapres, Sichuan, E.Motionz, Sons of Intellect etc.)


KYPRIOS: The classic definition of the term MC is one that has the ability to grip a mic and control the crowd, and Kyprios has more than earned this title. He is a commanding presence on stage – able to hold the crowd in silent rapture as he drops an introspective piece that draws heavily from spoken word, only to suddenly flip it and incite a sea of thrusting hands with a rapid fire set of punchline-laden lyrical flows. Able to deliver a seamless blend of rapping, singing and harmonizing, the North Vancouver, BC native’s larynx is a potent stash of varied lyrical weapons.

On a roadtrip to New York City with Prevail from Swollen Members, the aspiring MC/actor/poet was compelled to lengthen his stay in hip hop’s Mecca. Studying theatre at HB Studios in Greenwich Village, hitting monthly rap battles anywhere in NYC and participating in poetry slams at the Nuyorican Poetry Cafe, the young artist was learning amongst the most reputed craftsman and developing his trade amongst them. Winning a poetry slam with a controversial spoken word piece Hate Kyprios headed back to his hometown of North Vancouver to transfer his education into practice. Kyprios released the independent EP Mic Tease that would be the catalyst to get him performing numerous club shows and begin to host a weekly open mic poetry series dubbed Come With It in Vancouver.

During this period, Kyprios was also a founding member of the two time Juno-nominated Sweatshop Union. While working within the group, Kyp maintained his solo identity and continued to write and record his own material. This output included three tracks featured on the Local 604 album, which was released by BattleAxe Records. BattleAxe also selected Kyp’s song Master for inclusion on their Lyrics Of Fury compilation.

Kyprios’ solo work caught the attention of Sony Music Canada when he sent the company a package containing some tracks and a video of the slam winning, spoken word piece Hate Kyp signed with the label and began a tumultuous period trying to do the impossible: make commercially viable underground music satisfying a record label and his core fans. He also offered outside help on Sweatshop Union’s juno nominated Natural Progression from Toronto at this time. His solo effort resulted in the two time, Juno nominated Say Something featuring production from Saukrates (Kardinal Offishall, Method Man), Billy Mann (Pink, Kelly Rowland), Rob The Viking (Swollen Members) and good friend Tawgs (Lights, K’Naan). With the unfortunate timing of the industry’s changing climate, Sony Canada was merged into BMG and Kyprios’ solo record was shelved but his career was not.

Kyprios moved back to Vancouver, re-joined Sweatshop Union to begin a rigorous touring schedule and put out the Juno nominated United We Fall and the critically acclaimed Water Street albums. He recently released a new solo offering entitled 12:12 which propelled him into a radio competition for one hundred thousand dollars in Vancouver, through the Peak radio station called the Peak Performance Project. Kyprios eventually went on to win this prestigious competition and recognizes this experience as the most informative/beneficial of his career.

Kyprios has toured all over North America solo and as part of Sweatshop Union with the likes of The Black Eyed Peas, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, The Roots, Rakim, Living Legends, Swollen Members and Jurassic Five to name a few. He has made numerous appearances in television and film and is one of the voices for Michael Jordan’s website jumpman23.com. Kyp has won a Jesse for his musical work in a play called “Cranked”, has licensed music to MTV’s “The Buried Life” and continues to write for/with many artists. He still writes poetry and is eagerly anticipating the release of his next major project The Midnight Sun. 2011 saw Kyprios playing inside Rogers Arena during the Stanley Cup Finals with his hit This Is How The West Was One also playing the The Grey Cup Street Festival, Live At Squamish, Vancouver 125, Tedx and Shambhala. He is currently working on promoting a musical that he co-wrote entitled Ash Rizin opening at the ATP in Calgary.


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Invited: Kelso Allison, Wesley MacInnes, Carlie Babyc, Kelsey Martens, Jonathan Baum, David Dalley, Jeremy Bresler, Jonathan Gagnon, Elyse Semelman, Danielle Sayer, Trish Garratt, Derek Story, Jennifer Marie, Trysten Coblenz, Bonnie McGrew, Brittany Willacy, Nick Bertoia, Dana Sharp, Andrew Pants Johnson, Gillian Ethel Corinne, Joshua Bibbs, Steve Shoe, Lorisa-Lea Strachan, Layne Vickery, Claire Mortifee, Rick James Baker, Claire Elizabeth, Shannon Chan-Kent, Thomas Karanasos, Sydney Boucher, Kris McKenna, Ben Martin, Lindsay Jackson, Katie Aubé, Schara Taylor Chalmers, Meghan Adams, Stephanie O, Nick Carey, Tyler Johnston, Camillia Fitzsimmons, Graeme McBride, Agustina Alzueta Coccaro, Jade Mcneill, Marc Roots, Paully Fitz, Sheenah Jet, Chad Brocklehurst, Maria Gigliotti, Raw B Hood, Garret Gman, Thea Fennema, Jennifer Rubin, Erin Canty, Kyprios BayDay, Carly Winch, Zoe Margaret, Gabe Sky Walker, Trish D, Scott Lyster, Davey Lam, Spencer Watson, Jennifer Puchelak, Josh Panther Matumona, Jesse Doherty, Brian Cook, Owen McCaffrey, Ayesha Leila, Jeffrey Sudnicki, Allisha Matthews, Jolene DeBoer, Danielle Boyes, Melanie Booth, Jer Baum, Josh Hallem, Eric Moffatt, Evelyn Vallillee, Natey Picaroon, Kaitlyn Ambrus, Raluca Cretu, Roco Newson, Paula Melisse Giroday, Alexa Oliver, Névé Petersen, Ashley Roots, Ed Whiskey, Lisa Li, Vancity Squizzygrizzy, Sarah Brittany, Joe Cheriex, Scott Patey, Joel Fortin, Sean Martin, Tim Reid, Darrell Bedford, Jennifer Willis, Janelle MB, Sean Hungryy Nwd, Imran Amlani, Jesse Custer, Scott Tucker show more »