PERSPECTIVES: KADESH FLOW AND MICAEL ELROD

Kadesh Flow is a rapper with an MBA, a trombone Super Saiyan, and a Billboard Charting recording/ performing artist. He brings all of the above together, both on tracks and on stage, in riveting form as he actively blends his jazz and hip hop backgrounds, blending personal, candid lyrical moments and storytelling with call-outs to history, social issues, anime, video games, and anything else that may inspire him at the time.

At age 11, ‘Desh, as many of his listeners call him, began rapping and playing trombone within two weeks of one another. Now, his playing can be heard on records with hip hop stars like Jidenna and underground stalwarts like Ubiquitous and JL. He also boasts performances supporting artists such as Rakim, Janelle Monae, Dave East, The Revivalists, Tech N9ne, and numerous other prolific acts.

Kadesh is a member of the NPC (Nerdy People of Color) Collective, through which he is working with Founding Member Mega Ran and fellow NPCs such as EyeQ and Creative Mind Frame to both collaborate on fun, relevant content and foster a community for underrepresented nerd enthusiasts. He can be found lighting up stages around the U.S., gracing such events as Official SXSW Showcases, MAGFest, PAX, Momocon & Otakon, as well as various other music festivals and venues.

Hi, it’s me Micael. I’m an experimental textile artist, sculptor, and mother in Kansas City. As an artist living in the late stages of a capitalist society that is failing because a few hoard resources and value materialism over living things, I feel it is my duty to document the beauty of the people, plants, and creatures living on Earth as well as the planet herself. My work centers on the emotional, scientifically proven quantum connection that we share with everything on the planet. I am interested in Catholic iconography, the mysticism of the Renaissance, and the lives and work of great women artists like Frida Kahlo, Remedios Varo, and Artemisia Gentileschi. After a childhood of Catholic Church and education, I am infatuated with ritual, symbolism, the macabre, opulence, and the erasure of many women of the Bible. I have spent years unlearning my indoctrination and discovering a new spirituality founded on honoring the divine feminine. My spiritual practice and my creative practice are one and the same. My work is ritual and connection, a catalyst to the divine. My practice is a devotion and dedication to the beauty of life, death, partnership, cooperation, and balance.