Artist Information
Biography
LEVI
LEVI is like your best friend... she tells you what you need to know. A musical leader; she sings, raps, hits high notes, performs, writes, records and produces on the Protools setup she invested in. She's a deliciously blunt songwriter, an original voice chronicling the social & emotional struggles of being an American female. You can hear her songs played in the NBA, on radio, and on mixtapes from Cassidy & Raekwon's Dj Thoro, Bedtyme 357, Dj Green Lantern/HipHop Uncensored, Big Mike Hosted C2C Def Jam /Shadyville, and most recently on one hosted by Stat Quo of Shady Records!
She won the Underground Music Award for Most Original Female Artist!
LEVI is in her element onstage and has been heard by thousands in arenas Internationally. One of her many collaborations was on the Street Dreams tour singing live with Gunit affiliate M.O.P. fam ! she can be heard in the Chicago Children’s museum, and Radio Disney blind tested her music on 3,000 kids & they loved it! LEVI studies the SLS voice technique with teacher & opera star Badiene Magaziner, and has had demo deals with Epic/550 and lava/Atlantic records.
BORN Jennifer Lee Wilcox from Ithaca, New York, she got her musical ear playing Suzuki violin starting at age 3, and went on to study singing & acting, later becoming a performing recording artist by the name of levi. As an independent artist LEVI has recorded, produced & released 3 albums: 'Another Jennifer' in 2004, her 2nd cd 'LEVI 101' in 2005, and Her 3rd album is upcoming in 2007/2008, with tracks from the likes of Lil’ Fame .
* LEVI fact * She registered for & was awarded a Trademark in the categories of cds & live performances, but dropped it in return for LEVI’s jeans company agreeing to never sue her nor claim she is infringing on their trademarks. She agrees not to write LEVI on clothing or accessories & has the right to use the name in connection with her cds & live performances in all media throughout the world, litigation free.
www.myspace.com/levionline
www.levi-online.com
Sponsored by SedgwickandCedar.com
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LEVI NEWS:
Hear LEVI live at the Sugar Bar in NYC on
Friday Feb 15th, 2008
Check the calendar above for details!
LEVI tailor wrote a song for a high school S.A.T. study dvd, and also wrote a song based on Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Gold Bug', for an Edgar Allan Poe museum!
Hear the newest song from your girl LEVI on The Coast 2 Coast vol. 9 mixtape hosted by Shady Record's artist STAT QUO !!!
Go to www.hirollerz.com
& then click on C2C mixtape series for the download!
Hear LEVI on these upcoming albums :
*C RAYZ WALZ (of MTv's MADE)
*AL BOOGS (of AKON's Konvict Muzik )
*IDRIYS of the M.O.P. 1st family (Gunit affiliate)
*T-ROC (Sha-Rock's daughter)
Her new album GRAND DESIGN is on the way!
LEVI has new material on the Def Jam / Shadyville Vol 5 cd, hosted by Big Mike! Dj DMA and Dj Domination got that heat! Download and listen to "Catch " from her upcoming album GRAND DESIGN at:
http://www.hirollerz.com/coast2coast/store.php click on C2C mixtape series, and then the green cd cover with Big Mike's face on the cover.
OR get yours at NY Flavor 141st ST & Bway NYC !
Brought to you by Lil Fats & Hirrollerz.com.
SHA-ROCK "Mother of the mic" of Funky Four Plus One More says about LEVI "... I luv the songs on your (MySpace) page. I have no doubt that you are what the industry needs to have a different sound and some balance."
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Her song "New Boyfriend" hit number 5 and remains on the American Idol Underground online Top 50 pop chart! Written by Robert Dukes.
June shows: LEVI had a great day performing live with her bboys for elementary school P.S. 94 in the Bronx 6/16, and will be live at Davison Community Center 6/20, as well as at the Streets Mos' Magazine Conference 6/28 AND at the 8th Annual 3rd Eye Unltd. in New Bedford, Massachusettes 7/21/07! Check out one of the shows!
LEVI recorded a hot collabro song with Idriys & Teflon of the M.O.P. 1st family! They killed it at the Toledo Sports Arena March 28th, 2007 in the Street Dreams tour opening for Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Jim Jones, Rich Boy, Baby, & Tyrese!!!! Check out the You Tube Video Blog footage from backstage and limo pictures!!! Collabro song release date is TBA...
The official LEVI YouTube VIDEO BLOG:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=174116F109EDA377
Read the article written on LEVI by Priya Idiculla in Boheme Verite magazine:
http://www.bvmagazine.com/Archived%20Pages/Issue%209/poetry_and_music%20-%20LEVI.htm
* Clothing sponsorship from SEDGWICK&CEDAR" Where it all began in '73"!!! T-shirts to blow your mind and educate you about the people who pioneered the American culture of Hip-Hop; KOOL HERC recognized! Articles in XXL AND The Source ! www.sedgwick&cedar.com
*Your votes are what made LEVI win the 2006 UMA for Most Original Female Artist! THANK YOU!
The 4th Annual Underground Music Awards ceremony was at BB Kings on Sunday 8-20-06, and she was nominated in 2007 as well!
*SUBTERRAIN an underground HipHop Documentary.
LEVI is super proud to be writing to tracks from guru music producers LIL FAME (M.O.P), J Waxx Garfield, Rockwilder, SHAFT (LIL KIM) , the Bronx Bomberz, Dj Thoro, Baby Paul "BpZy" (NAS, BKC), for her 3rd album !!! Stay tuned...
*The NBA digs the new bball collabros LEVI did with Colorado rapper 800 The Jewell, "Do it Like That"
AND "Swish" Featuring rapper Swish from the Bronx Listen for them in NBA games on tv!
MySpace savvy? Leave LEVI a comment www.myspace.com/levionline
***Thank you***
Discography
Lil Louis & The World "Club Lonely" 1995
David Goldman "Summer With Juliet" 2003
LEVI "Another Jennifer" 2004
LEVI "LEVI 101" 2005
LAZYBOY "The Broadcast" 2005
"Unusual Suspects" Collabro cd, 2005
L2 (L Squared), 2005
C-Walz "A Chorus Collection", 2005
LEVI NBA Collabros cd "Who Likes Basketball", 2006
Dj Bedtyme357 next mixtape, 2006
Dj Green Lantern HipHop Uncensored Vol 7 Mixtape "What's My F'Kin Name?", 2006 (DVD)
"Playing 4 Keeps" mixtape by Dj Thoro (Raekwon)2006
Dj Jaz' 4th Annual UMA mixtape, 2006
BEST OF THE BEST mixtape Dj Bedtyme357, Dj Llama
LEVI "Grand Design" 2007
Dj Thoro's mixtapes (Cassidy & Raekwon) :
"Heartbreakers Part 4",
Dj Thoro, Raekwon & P-Cutta
"Taking The Industry By Storm", 2006,
"The Game Is Ours" 2006,
"Wu Beats & Samples RaGu Style" 2006
"Urban Stylez Mixtape" LAZYBOY , 2007
"Center of Attraction" SWISH 2007
"C2C v5" Dj's Big Mike, DMA & Domination ", 2007
"Whats My F'kin Name?"HipHop Uncensored DVD
"DA LIL FOLK" www.Skylatics.org
Video
Press
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LEVI 101 by The Village Voice
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Chuck Eddy the Village Voice music editor previews LEVI live at Studio 8 Manhattan Center 311 W 34...
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The Wonder Twinz
The Wonder Twinz of Sirius Satellite radio channel 43 said of LEVI 101 "The album is dope"
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bboynyc gives LEVI love
bboynyc.com says "LEVI is a guaranteed Hip-Hop superstar on the rise, check her out..."
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A Photographer's take on LEVI
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brad@bradstevensphotography.com says "...why people like myself are drawn to 'little lee lee' s...
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Reviews of "Another Jennifer"
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"... it's surprising just how good her voice is. ...One of the freshest things to pass by this desk ...
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SHA-ROCK re: LEVI
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SHA-ROCK "Mother of the mic" of Funky Four Plus One More says about LEVI "... I luv the songs on yo...
Setlist
45 minute (Variable lengths) live show:
Freestyle Intro
Your Page
Like The Beat Sounds
Feels True
Always Something
Money Y'all
Catch
Thought You Knew
Get To Know Me
Another R&B Song
Freestyle outro
