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DonChristian

DonChristian Jones, also known as DonChristian, is a New York-based is a multi-media, artist, musician, and director. His work spans musical and visual performances, installations, and community murals, blending both genres of painting and hip-hop and referencing classical and contemporary styles.[1] Jones is a founding member and creative director of Public Assistants, a design and production lab focused on mutual aid, programming, and worldbuilding nestled in between Bed-Stuy and Bushwick, Brooklyn.[2]

DonChristian Jones
DonChristian Body In Place 2016
DonChristian Body In Place 2016
Background information
Birth nameDonChristian Jones
BornDecember 20th, 1989
Germantown, Philadelphia
GenresRap, hip hop, alternative R&B
Occupations
  • Artist
  • composer
  • director
  • educator
  • producer
  • organizer
Years active2012–present
LabelsCamp & Street, Greadhead
Websitewww.donchristian.world

Early life

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DonChristian was born and raised in Germantown, Philadelphia. DonChristian attended a Pennsylvanian George School in as a teenager. His father was also a musician and his uncle is the late soul singer Teddy Pendergrass.[3] Jones graduated from Wesleyan University in 2012, where he studied painting. After graduating from college, he moved to New York City to pursue art and music. There, Don took on day jobs teaching and painting while performing at night. Don is currently the inaugural Adobe Creative Resident at The Museum of Modern Art.

Work

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While at Wesleyan University Don was president[4] of The Eclectic Society (fraternity).He is a member of  the Camp & Street collective,[1] having collaborated on projects alongside members like Boody, Rahel and Le1f. In 2013 DonChristian released his first mixtape, The Wayfarer [5] on Camp & Street and Himanshu Suri's Greedhead Music label. In August 2014, Vogue.com[6] exclusively released the single "Green Dream"[6] produced by Suicideyear. Later that year, he released his second mixtape Renzo Piano,[3][7][8] inspired by the Italian architect after whom the tape is named. The Quietus[9] named his 2014 mixtape Renzo Piano one of the best albums of the year.[10] In 2015 DonChristian presented Camp & Street at the New Whitney Block Party, with acts including Le1f, Junglepussy, and House of Ladosha. He later performed at the 2015 Whitney Museum of American Art Annual Art Party.[11] In 2016, DonChristian performed original works as part of Eiko Otake series A Body in Places[12] at the St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery. DonChristian's debut album, Where There's Smoke, was released in July 2018.[13]Don has also shown and performed in spaces such as The Whitney Museum, MoMA PS1, New Museum, Brooklyn Museum, and The Shed. Much of his work today is informed by his time spent painting murals on Rikers Island with incarcerated youth, and teaching at Harvey Milk HS/Hetrick-Martin Institute.

Don's musical influences range from artists such as Eric Fischl, Eiko & Koma, and musical acts Outkast and Three 6 Mafia.

Discography

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Albums

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  • Where There's Smoke (2018)
  • Don (2021)

Mixtapes

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  • The Wayfarer (2013)[14]
  • Renzo Piano (2014)

Music videos

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Song Year Director Ref.
"My Crew" 2013 Sam Jones [15]
"Clerk" 2014 [16]
"Odysseus" Jake Kindlon [17]
"Lui Kang" 2015 Monster Movies [18][19]
"Chop" 2016 Sam Jones [20]
"Been Sleep" (feat. Ms. Boogie) 2017 Jake Kindlon & DonChristian Jones [21]
"Where There's Smoke" 2018 DonChristian Jones [22]
"Crash" (feat. bbymutha) Julian Sharifi, DonChristian Jones, Rafe Scobey-Thal [23]
"Savings" Unknown

References

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  1. ^ a b MaHarry, Lindsay. "DonChristian's Urban Dreamscape Is Alive in Music and Art". noisey.vice.com. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ^ Budds, Diana (2020-12-11). "Public Assistants, a Resistance Community Space, Opens in Crown Heights". Curbed. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. ^ a b Marcus, Ezra. "DonChristian in Repose: The Singer Opens About His New Mixtape "Renzo Piano", Inspired by His Sexy Architect Alter Ego". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. ^ Van de Sande, Danielle. "Eclectic Revealed: A Look Into a Society's Conservative Past". The Wesleyan Argus. The Wesleyan Argus. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  5. ^ Frank, Alex. "DonChristian's The Wayfarer Mixtape". thefader.com. The fader. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b Frank, Alex. "Listen to DonChristian's Sly Rap Satire, "Green Dream"". thevogue.com. The Vogue. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Macabre rap, skewed electronics and trap music: the week's best mixtapes and free mixes". www.factmag.com. Factmag. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  8. ^ Leigh, Nathan. "DONCHRISTIAN'S 'RENZO PIANO' IS SPACED OUT HIP-HOP AND SOUL AT ITS BEST". Afropunk.com. Afropunk #Soundcheck. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  9. ^ Doran, John. "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2014 (In Association With Norman Records)". thequietus.com. The Quietus. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  10. ^ Suarez, Gary. "Tape Adapter: April's Hip-Hop Mixtapes Reviewed By Gary Suarez". thequietus.com. The Quietus. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  11. ^ Sy, Wendy. "Whitney Museum Of American Art Celebrates 2015 Art Party". Avenuemagazine.com. Avenue Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  12. ^ Danspace, Project. "Evening with DonChristian-A Body in Places". www.danspaceproject.org. Danspace Project. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  13. ^ "DonChristian Brings the Heat". PAPER. 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  14. ^ Watson, Elijah. "Stalley, Master P, Outasight & DONCHRISTIAN: Free Music Round-Up". Billboard.com. Lynne Segall. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  15. ^ Alex Frank. "deo: DonChristian, "My Crew"". The Fader. The Fader. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  16. ^ Locke, Tinora. "Premiere: DonChristian "Clerk"". massappeal.com. Mass Appeal. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  17. ^ Millard, Drew. "DonChristian Will Be Pelican Fly Til He's Swayze". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  18. ^ Chapman, Alex. "SOUNDCLOUDS OF THE UNDERGROUND: KINGS OF CATCHY EDITION". www.interviewmagazine.com. The interview magazine. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  19. ^ 032c. ""I AM THE PIETÀ": 032c Premieres DONCHRISTIAN's "Liu Kang" Music Video". 032c.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ Frydenlund, Zach. "Premiere: Watch DonChristian's Amazing New Video for "Chop"". complex.com. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  21. ^ "All hail the return of DonChristian". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  22. ^ "DonChristian Sets Off All Fire Alarms in 'Where There's Smoke'". PAPER. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  23. ^ "DonChristian and bbymutha are friendship goals in the video for "Crash"". The FADER. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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