Clip: Season 8 Episode 3 | 1m 14s | Video has closed captioning.
In the recording studio, singer-songwriter Jason Ivy talks to his peers about his music that is without genre. The musician opens up about his lyrics and the topic of collaboration within Chicago amongst artists in the city, diving into how segregation drives differing music creations whether you're in the West Side, North Side or South Side.
Aired: 02/12/24
I don't really have a genre.
People describe it as alternative R&B.
People describe it as neo-soul.
I think that operating in a realm without genre has allowed me to sort of bridge the gaps across Chicago, and I think that every sort of, like, side of the city has their own style of art.
So, like, you've got the West side artists who have this sort of, like, very soulful way of sing-songy rap.
I sort of wanted some more gospel sounding artists, which is another Chicago signature.
So, like, here in, even there, I, like, directly reference, like, being physically separate from, like, spaces, you know?
Am I hitting these roadblocks that are, like, basically just due to, like, race and access and, like, where I'm from?
I feel like the arts industries don't thrive in Chicago like they should, so it's my purpose to recreate a space for that and a space for longevity and opportunities for collaboration because I feel like that's another piece in Chicago that's missing, is just artists don't reach outside of their circles.
