New School Hip-Hop

New York- New School student Jackson T. Whalan also known as “The Apsosoul” is currently writing and producing a new concept album that provides a message of peace through the genre of conscious hip-hop. Whalan plans to earn enough money through outside sponsors to fund the musical project in its entirety.
With already $1000 of the $8,700 Jackson hopes to have the album completed by March 31st. Whalan has been using multiple forms of media to promote his album, posting updates on donations, new songs, as well as video’s explaining the albums concepts of peace. Robby Baier says, “the donations keep coming and I’m excited to see the finished results.” With the deadline for the album nearing Whalan has chose not to focus on playing at venues but rather on recording the songs themselves. However Jackson recently preformed at “The Cypher” taking place at Club 7 in Berkshire Massachusetts, but otherwise has limited his performances.
This musical endeavor has been an ongoing project of both writing and recording songs since January 2010 with the help Robby Baier. Baier is a producer at Soultube Music and helps with the production and marketing of the album, as well as “many other creative souls who make music as a means for peace, empowerment, and consciousness.” The album “Now” will as Whalan says hope to “raise awareness of peace lying in the moment, spreading the message that hip-hop can be a means of spreading awareness of the positive and a way for people to come together.” The album will be music that anyone can listen to without prior knowledge of hip-hop, and should reach a wide demographic of listeners.
The Aposoul has been producing and performing music since the age of 14, growing up in Berkshire Massachusetts. He is currently living in New York City and studying at the New School. He plans to incorporate the new knowledge he has gained through his studies into his music. The city has also been a large contributing factor in providing vast opportunities to have his music heard, as well as providing him with inspiration and motivation. He has previously played at venues such as the Nuyorican Café on the Lower East Side, the United Nations National Day of Peace conference, as well as open mics at the New School. Jackson plans to keep performing at venues around the city and spreading words of peace once the album is finished, but right now he is “focusing on taking the album from an idea to a reality.”