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July 25, 2008 02:31 PM - Meadowvale hip-hop artist Cody Ervin will be representing his hometown when he performs at a charity concert happening next week in Mississauga.
Ervin, who performs under the stage name Kody, will be joined by DJ Dr. Deff, SG Ink featuring Freeky T, Jae Lee who performs as Syco and Toronto's ill vibes as well as L.S from L.O.D Development for the Hip Hop At The Croc concert. It happens on Tuesday at Crocodile Rock located in the Hurontario St./Eglinton Ave. area.
Funds raised from the event will be donated to Port Credit Secondary School's music department to enhance its strings program.
Ervin has been busy recording and mixing a pair of singles at Mississauga's Metalworks Studio. Both tracks, The Lab and Have Faith, are already available for preview at www.myspace.com/kodyfromsgink.
Also included on the website are the tracks My Way featuring Grips, Read Between the Lines, All That Mattered and Life is a Merry Go Round.
The teen's using the songs to promote himself while he records his 14-track debut album for his label, Suburban-Ghetto Ink. Ervin hopes to release it this fall.
"I want to bring a brand new sound to the industry," the Grade 10 student at Our Lady of Mount Carmel previously told The News. "The Lab (recently) came out and I think it shows my lyrical side. It's about a kid who spends all his time in the basement working on his music. What I like about (hip-hop) is that you can express yourself in a stylish manner."
The acts ill vibes and L.O.D. Development have opened for artists such as Method Man, Obie Trice, Bedouin Soundclash, Kardinal Offishall, Choclair and Red1. Fans can expect ill vibes to perform tracks from the upcoming album T.O.D.A.Y.
The concert is being organized by students from the Metalworks Institute of Sound and Music Production. The students also organized another charity concert earlier this month at the Muddy Moose Tap Bar & Grill to raise funds for Spread The Net.
Show time is 8:30 p.m.
Tickets cost $4. They can be purchased at Metalworks Institute or Crocodile Rock. - Chris Clay- Mississauga News
" Kody sounds really great" - Eddie Bullen
www.canadianmusician.com/blog - Canadian Musician Magazine
May 15, 2008 02:04 PM - Feeling like he's already got Meadowvale locked-down, local hip-hop artist Cody Ervin is ready to bring his sound to a larger audience.
Ervin, who performs under the stage name Kody, has been busy recording and mixing a couple of singles at Metalworks Studio. Both tracks, The Lab and Have Faith, are already available for preview at www.myspace.com/kodyfromsgink.
He's using the songs to promote himself while he records his 14-track debut album for his label, Suburban-Ghetto Ink. Ervin hopes to release it this fall.
"I want to bring a brand new sound to the industry," said the Grade 10 student at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. "The Lab just came out and I think it shows my lyrical side. It's about a kid who spends all his time in the basement working on his music. What I like about (hip-hop) is that you can express yourself in a stylish manner."
Ervin has known he wanted to be a rapper since he was a youngster. He wrote and recorded his first single, Remember the Name, when he was just 13.
"I've always been really serious about music," he said. "I started freestyling and battling around school and then I was writing and recording more songs."
Like many young men, Ervin was enrolled in sports. However, he gave up athletic pursuits to focus on his music.
"Basically, I didn't have the drive for sports like I did for music," said Ervin, 15. "It feels amazing to be doing this and I feel like I'm getting somewhere. I get home from school and I'm in the studio. My whole summer (last year) was straight music. School and music was basically my life."
Lyrically, Ervin sticks to what he knows.
"The music portrays me and I'm not trying to act like someone I'm not," said Ervin, citing Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West and Toronto's Point Blank as some of his influences.
"I'm not a thug or gangster, and I try to relate to everyone. It's exciting how far you can go and how creative you can get with the music."
cclay@mississauga.net
- Mississauga News
In 2007 he entered Sound Click’s 10th Anniversary competition for unsigned artists under the name Casper. His song Dear Sound Click was voted an outstanding finalist and garnered a great review from the judges, “Can You Believe CaSper 101 is a 14 year-old kid from Canada? I would not be surprised if he becomes the next break-out star from Sound Click under 17. (The other one being Soulja Boy)”
- Competition Judge
" I checked out some of his stuff, its definately pretty good" - DJ Baby Yu
" His music is definately radio ready" - Joe Wood
" Kody is a voice to the youth, he brings a new fresh sound to the game, something that's desperately needed, his creative lyrical abilities and raw talent are far beyond his years" - Alex Brown
"In my mind, Kody has promise to be one of the future's best storytellers. He is a great writer and has a style which reminds me of Nas and Big L." - DJ Mattice
December 19, 2008 09:46 AM - Hip-hop artist and Meadowvale rapper Cody Ervin is celebrating the holiday season in style with a concert next weekend in Mississauga.
Ervin, who performs under the stage name Kody, will bring his sound to the Body English Night Club on Eglinton Ave. E. on Sunday, Dec. 28. At the performance, Ervin will rap his single My Way and will be joined on stage by Grips and a special guest.
The rapper's performance is part of a larger, all-ages party happening at the club that evening. Ervin will be the only live artist performing and deejays will spin a mix of music will throughout the night.
Several tracks the artist recorded at Metalworks Studio, including The Lab and Have Faith, can be heard by visiting www.myspace.com/kodyfromsgink. Also available for preview are the singles Life is a Merry Go Round, Read Between the Lines and I Am So Dope.
Ervin hopes to record and release a debut album for his label, Suburban-Ghetto Ink, sometime soon.
Also, Ervin will make an on radio station 105.5 FM on Tuesday Dec. 23 around 6:30 p.m., along with representatives from his label, for an interview about the upcoming show.
From the time he was a youngster, Ervin knew he wanted to be a hip-hop artist. He wrote and recorded his first single, Remember the Name, when he was just 13-years-old.
"I've always been really serious about music," he previously told The News. "I started freestyling and battling at school and then I was writing and recording more songs."
Lyrically, Ervin sticks to what he knows.
"The music portrays me and I'm not trying to act like someone I'm not," said Ervin. "I'm not a thug or gangster and I try to relate to everyone. It's exciting how far you can go and how creative you can get with the music."
Tickets cost $15-$20.
cclay@mississauga.net
- Mississauga news
Discography
Kody- The Lab Ft. Peggah Donnah (Debut)
Kody- My Way (Debut single, released nationally)
Kody- Highly anticipated debut album " Voice Of The Youth" is soon to be released. Mid 2009.
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“Hip Hop ain’t dead it’s just buried alive. Ya Dig?” That’s a very profound question from an artist that wasn’t even born when Dr. Dre released his classic album "The Chronic." With album sales slumping and critics predicting the demise of hip-hop, lovers of the genre are in desperate need of a new fresh voice that is skilled enough lyrically to get the attention of the younger generation without being a ring tone rapper.
“If you aren’t part of the solution then you are part of the problem,” is exactly what you want to hear from the new face of Hip Hop. Born Kody Ervin on October 7, 1992 in Mississauga, Ontario Canada (a suburb of Toronto) Kody fell in love with hip-hop the first time he heard Biggie rap on "Mo Money Mo Problems." While other kids were impressed with Mase's shinny suits Kody was reciting Biggie’s verse word for word.
At twelve years old Kody’s parents kept him busy playing hockey in the winter and baseball in the summer but they were still unaware of his true passion. In the fall of 2006 Kody threw his dad a curveball when he told him he no longer wanted to play sports. He was even more shocked when Kody asked for studio equipment for Christmas.
Within a couple of weeks Kody was recording songs in his basement. The mixtape recordings were creating a buzz with Kody’s friends and schoolmates. In 2007 he entered Sound Click’s 10th Anniversary competition for unsigned artists under the name Casper. His song Dear Sound Click was voted an outstanding finalist and garnered a great review from the judges, “Can You Believe CaSper 101 is a 14 year-old kid from Canada? I would not be surprised if he becomes the next break-out star from Sound Click under 17. (The other one being Soulja Boy)”
The recording caught the ears of SG INK co-founders Freeky T and Grips. They quickly got Kody in the studio to start working on a six song demo. “Kody has re-energized my love for hip-hop,” explained Grips. “His ability to connect lyrically with his target audience amazes me."
Currently, Kody will be featured on the SG INK compilation "Suburban Ghetto: U Live In It" and he is putting the finishing touches on his debut album entitled "THE VOICE OF THE YOUTH." Kody quotes " I feel my music is my way to express my feelings, its real and experienced by teens throughout the world". This is where Kody's proclaimed " Voice of the Youth" originated.
Kody's unique, fluid and flexible flow has created a viral buzz via YouTube, Myspace and Facebook. With over 25,000 YT views and numerous competition victories Kody quotes "Web presence in todays business is huge, my core fan base are heavy internet users" www.kody-online.com
December 2008 Body English Nite Club hosted Kody's release of "My Way" which drew 800 screaming teens. The success of this event attracted club promoters throughout the Toronto area to book Kody to perform at their all age events.
Kody has all the right ingredients, the age, the look, the music and the attitude. He is a threat to be reckoned with!
Kody still remains very humble even with all of his success.
The recent recordings of "The voice of the youth" caught the attention of Juno Award winning producer Eddie Bullen who quotes "Kody's music is really great". The genius duo have whipped up a killer tune with a jazz vibe and a hip-hop flow to be released soon!
Kody's time is now, he quotes " Im only a 16 year old kid from the burbs, but I love hip-hop and the oppurtunity to share a voice that must be heard!"
When asked why he dropped his alas Casper in favor of his government name Kody, he simply replied,
“I want the world to know exactly who I am!”
Get your shovels out!
Contact Info:
Logan Palmer
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Tel: 647 888 0129
Fax: 905 507 8176
kodysgink@gmail.com
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