While working on my album at the lovely Metrosonic Studios in BK I invited some of the flyest rappers I know to get on the last track.. I wont tell you all the names but here are the first two lovely ladies to hit the track..
Stay tuned.
ExoH
KALAE
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Demand me in your city!
I am planning a series of tours this summer and I need to get a sense of where Im wanted and who will come out for me! If you would like to see me and my band Turnstylz come play in your town please "Demand" me and then get as many of your friends and fam to demand me as possible. That way Ill DEF come to your city!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
Im on MTV's homepage! That makes me incredibly happy. If you haven't seen it yet, I have a commercial for "Inspire U" presented by Kotex currently airing on MTV! You can catch the full profile on MTV.com or below in my last blog. Please blast it all around your town and if you haven't yet, get my new EP "The Sun, The Moon & The Stars" on itunes HERE!
Ex.oH
KALAE
Thursday, April 21, 2011
"Inspire U" profile:Kalae All Day presented by U by Kotex
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I will be on MTV tonight during the Black Eyed Peas episode of "Americas Best Dance Crew!" This will be my MTV debut so PLEASE tune in! Below is the extended version of the profile that will air tonight. Check it out and let me know what you think! It was so much fun shooting with them so big shouts to Veronica and E.J. for making the shoots so easy and fun! Also big shouts to Kotex for picking me! I feel so good about this!!!!!!!! Ugggggghhhhhhh! Im so HAPPY! I feel so blessed!!!
Ex.oH
KALAE
Ex.oH
KALAE
Sunday, April 17, 2011
"The Sun, The Moon & The Stars" is now on itunes!!!
(Click HERE to purchase on itunes!)
You can now find me on itunes!!!! I just popped my itunes cherry!! This is all so exciting!! I tried to call my mom, but she's not answering her phone!! hahaha! Well, "The Sun, The Moon & The Stars" w/SciryL Cooper is FINALLY out! I feel like we've spent EONS trying to get this EP to the masses so I wanted to give you guys a little background on the music.
For those of you who are familiar with "AFROMATiKNEOHiPPiEROCK*SOLEMUZiK" there was a hidden track at the end called "Eclipse." I wrote this song about a year and a half ago to a bassa nova track produced by Tstylz and it became a fan favorite. To my surprise less than a week after recording it, SciryL surprised me with his own version called "Gravity" which completely took my breath away. He is such a talented MC and lyricist I was STUNNED by his singing ability. After listening to his POV I wrote a response and the song became a call and response between male and female celestial bodies, beckoning each other and thats how the title track "The Sun, The Moon & The Stars" came into play. Once we had this concept we kept it rolling and "Space Travel" came about as our more "Hip Hop/Dance" version.
After performing these songs ALL of NYC there became a high demand for the music so we made the lovely, hard hitting, rhyme spitting intro track "S&M" (Sun and Moon) and put all this great music together to make "The Sun, The Moon & The Stars" EP.
I really hope you enjoy it. I will post the lyrics soon.
Ex.oH
KALAE
ps.Please spread the word!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Men are better artists.
Or so I've heard. I recently found myself in a conversation with some like minded individuals where I was told that "No Offense" but men are better artists and not necessarily because they are more talented but because they are more competitive. At first I thought, what? this is ridiculous! I know plenty of amazing female artists that could paint circles around most cats. They continued to explain to me that they're not saying there are no good or GREAT female artists but that they are rare since women are not as competitive as men. That competitive nature compels men to work harder on their craft not because thats how they feel but for the sole purpose of being better than the next guy. To flaunt their feathers, if you will. After a long time sitting down with the thought I said to myself "okay.. they have a point." Ladies, don't hate me. It's a hormonal thing. They have testosterone and they're not afraid to use it! Relating this to the rap world, I then asked myself, am I a good rapper? "Yes" I thought, but am I the best rapper? I would say "absolutely not," but I know for a fact that when asking any male rapper if he's the best rapper he would say yes with out thinking twice. And even if he didn't 100% believe it, he would at least have aspirations to be the best rapper. Do I have those aspirations? No. Is this a problem? This is fascinating to me because I wouldn't ever consider myself to be competitive. Should I be? Is this character flaw gonna hold me back as an artist? Would I be a better rapper if I decided to be competitive? My choir director in High School used to say "There will always be someone better than you." Maybe she said that to spark some competitive spirit but I misunderstood and took the defeatist route? Can someone that isn't naturally competitive become competitive? Maybe for the sake of an experiment?? Are my OVARIES holding me back?!?!
Hahahaha. I don't know. Just some random thoughts.
Ex.oH
KALAE
Hahahaha. I don't know. Just some random thoughts.
Ex.oH
KALAE
Friday, April 15, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
"The Sun, The Moon & The Stars" video teaser
"The Sun, The Moon & The Stars" will be dropping April 18th.. Thats ONE week from now. If you're a Kalae All Day fan, or just a GOOD MUSIC fan and you wanna help support underground, unsigned artists that are DOING THEIR THANG and GOING IN please share this information and help spread word. The EP will be on itunes next monday and me and Sciryl could really use all the support possible to get this music to the masses. Show luv yall.. We love YOU.
ex.oh.ex.oh
KALAE
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Sun, The Moon, and The Stars EP w/SCIRYL COOPER
Lets talk about music. This EP has been ready for ears since NOVEMBER of 2010. Why it didn't come out is complex. But it's finally here and WILL be releasing it THIS MONTH. No IF's AND's or BUT's. Thats my promise to you. And you will enjoy the shit out of it. Its good ole fashion hip-hop, neo wave, basanova, soul music.
Aiight you never heard nuthing like that before. So get ur itunes purchasing finger ready for the release. GET READY KID. Me and Sciryl GO IN.
ex.oh.ex.oh KALAE
I won a New York Music Award for Rising Star!
I am so honored to announce that i have won a New York Music Award for Rising Star! I can hardly believe it. I don't even know how it happened but it did! Im VERY excited to be a part of such a prestigious award that has been awarded to NY cities finest such as Lady Ga Ga and Billy Joel when they were just up and comers. This is the first award I have ever won and Its so validating to know that people are recognizing me and my talents. When I found out yesterday via one of the best NY city rappers out right now, YC The Cynic, I didn't know what to think. I said "huh?" and "what are you talking about?" enough times to make him wanna chew his fingers off, but he dealt with me until I came out of my utter confusion and realized what had happened to me. I won a fricken NY Music Award.. Thanks so much to everyone at the NY Music Awards and shouts to Birthplace Mag for also winning an NYMA and for writing about me constantly. I feel so special right now.
You can check out the write up HERE.
ex.oh.ex.oh KALAE
You can check out the write up HERE.
ex.oh.ex.oh KALAE
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Kalae Nouveau (formerly known as Kalae All Day) is a singer/songwriter/emcee. The Harlem native has over 100 New York shows under her belt, at venues such as SOB's, Crash Mansion (RIP), Sputnik (RIP), The Knitting Factory, Public Assembly, Highline Ballroom, Santos Party House, SouthPaw (RIP) and Ashford and Simpson's Sugar Bar. Opening for rappers Jean Grae, Talib Kweli, Keith Murray and CL Smooth, she has been making her presence felt on the music scene in NYC since 2008.
A natural performer, Kalae sang in the Children's Choir at the Harlem School of Arts at the tender age of four. She went on to be influenced and inspired by musical talents such as the great Jimi Hendrix. Kalae at times describes herself as 'neo-soul' or 'hip hop' but in reality she supersedes all genres, so it therefore made sense for her to create her own genre, one which truly defines who she is, Kalae Nouveau is; Afromatic-neo hippie-rockstar-soul music.
At an arresting 5'10" (6ft if you include her hair) Kalae brings the energy and presence of a vet to her stage show and leaves the crowd begging for more. Kalae first stepped on stage 4 years ago, performing original tracks to only 20 people with nothing but a smile, a habibi scarf and a guitar player. Since then Kalae has been called "One of the most notable female MCs in the New York circuit" by Above Ground Magazine. But she is much more than an "MC," she is an artist.
On March 17th 2010, Kalae released her first recorded project under "Kalae All Day," executively produced by chart topping artist, Princess Superstar, entitled "AFROMATIKNEOHIPPIEROCK*SOLEMUSIK". The album includes guest appearances by, Homeboy Sandman, Mic Wilson (the rapper formerly known as Prezzure) and Rebel Starr to name a few. It has been compared to the likes of Mos Def's second project by Beyond Race Magazine; "The multi-eclectic approach of Kalae's album raises a similar question as Mos Def's sophomore solo, which challenges listeners' definition of what hip-hop is, by including sounds from some of hip-hop's mother genres." The music video for the first single, "O.G.LYRIKALBOOKBAGGER" featuring Homeboy Sandman, has been featured on many popular blogs such as, Okayplayer, Nahright and 2dopeboyz.
In 2009 Kalae became the only female singer to ever win the Brooklyn Bodega Show and Prove. The grand prize was the opportunity to perform on the main stage of the 2010 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival along side legends De La Soul, which was a huge honor for her. In August of 2010 she opened for Dead Prez, Cody ChesnuTT and Pharoahe Monch at The Highline Ballroom. In November of 2010 she received her first endorsement by the bag company Slappa and made a promotional video for the company using a mixture of recorded and live music that was released in Jan of 2011.
In 2011 Kalae released a Bossa Nova inspired EP with rapper and Spoken word artist SciryL Cooper. It was received very well and written up in the Revivalist section of OkayPlayer. Soon there after Kalae was chosen to be featured in an Artist Spotlight mini documentary sponsored by Kotex and aired on MTV for 6months. That same year she released a music video "20 Kit Kats 4 the Riff Raff" which was written up by Vibe.com who posed the question, "Is Kalae All Day the next female rap Superstar?"
In 2012 Kalae released "PassTimes & Crasslines" her highly anticipated first mixtape with tracks by MF Doom and Flying Lotus. She also appeared on the pop/rock duo Hank & Cupcakes debut album "Naked" on the official remix to "Aint No Love." That same year Kalae declared that "Artists evolve and so do names" and changed her name to Kalae Nouveau.
In 2013 Kalae was featured on "WomanUp" the Remix by pop singer Charlene Kaye.
Kalae Nouveau is currently working on Nou* music to better represent the artist she is. She encompasses many musical influences, spanning from Soul to Electronic to Hip Hop and her goal is to erase the line between mainstream and underground.
A natural performer, Kalae sang in the Children's Choir at the Harlem School of Arts at the tender age of four. She went on to be influenced and inspired by musical talents such as the great Jimi Hendrix. Kalae at times describes herself as 'neo-soul' or 'hip hop' but in reality she supersedes all genres, so it therefore made sense for her to create her own genre, one which truly defines who she is, Kalae Nouveau is; Afromatic-neo hippie-rockstar-soul music.
At an arresting 5'10" (6ft if you include her hair) Kalae brings the energy and presence of a vet to her stage show and leaves the crowd begging for more. Kalae first stepped on stage 4 years ago, performing original tracks to only 20 people with nothing but a smile, a habibi scarf and a guitar player. Since then Kalae has been called "One of the most notable female MCs in the New York circuit" by Above Ground Magazine. But she is much more than an "MC," she is an artist.
On March 17th 2010, Kalae released her first recorded project under "Kalae All Day," executively produced by chart topping artist, Princess Superstar, entitled "AFROMATIKNEOHIPPIEROCK*SOLEMUSIK". The album includes guest appearances by, Homeboy Sandman, Mic Wilson (the rapper formerly known as Prezzure) and Rebel Starr to name a few. It has been compared to the likes of Mos Def's second project by Beyond Race Magazine; "The multi-eclectic approach of Kalae's album raises a similar question as Mos Def's sophomore solo, which challenges listeners' definition of what hip-hop is, by including sounds from some of hip-hop's mother genres." The music video for the first single, "O.G.LYRIKALBOOKBAGGER" featuring Homeboy Sandman, has been featured on many popular blogs such as, Okayplayer, Nahright and 2dopeboyz.
In 2009 Kalae became the only female singer to ever win the Brooklyn Bodega Show and Prove. The grand prize was the opportunity to perform on the main stage of the 2010 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival along side legends De La Soul, which was a huge honor for her. In August of 2010 she opened for Dead Prez, Cody ChesnuTT and Pharoahe Monch at The Highline Ballroom. In November of 2010 she received her first endorsement by the bag company Slappa and made a promotional video for the company using a mixture of recorded and live music that was released in Jan of 2011.
In 2011 Kalae released a Bossa Nova inspired EP with rapper and Spoken word artist SciryL Cooper. It was received very well and written up in the Revivalist section of OkayPlayer. Soon there after Kalae was chosen to be featured in an Artist Spotlight mini documentary sponsored by Kotex and aired on MTV for 6months. That same year she released a music video "20 Kit Kats 4 the Riff Raff" which was written up by Vibe.com who posed the question, "Is Kalae All Day the next female rap Superstar?"
In 2012 Kalae released "PassTimes & Crasslines" her highly anticipated first mixtape with tracks by MF Doom and Flying Lotus. She also appeared on the pop/rock duo Hank & Cupcakes debut album "Naked" on the official remix to "Aint No Love." That same year Kalae declared that "Artists evolve and so do names" and changed her name to Kalae Nouveau.
In 2013 Kalae was featured on "WomanUp" the Remix by pop singer Charlene Kaye.
Kalae Nouveau is currently working on Nou* music to better represent the artist she is. She encompasses many musical influences, spanning from Soul to Electronic to Hip Hop and her goal is to erase the line between mainstream and underground.