The crew was originally formed in April 2010 with a wider roster on the ‘Planet Indigo’ album brought together by Vancouver based artists, Axiom and Kapok. The project included production by AstroLogical of Elekwent Folk and Panther & The Supafly, Perception and Moo Crew DJ, That African, MC Sage hailing from Ireland, Panther of Panther & The Supafly, Reflectionz of Ra Focus and of course, Ashleigh Eymann.

Since then, the current trio have taken The Indigo Kids title and have been performing most of the tracks from Planet Indigo over the past year. In the beginning of 2011, the group began recording a double EP: ‘The Tarot and the Tree’: The 2 of Swords’ EP shared by Ashleigh Eymann and Axiom, and the ‘Kapok’ EP. A full length release is scheduled to drop in the Summer of 2011. The Indigo Kids have been busy performing new material around BC, shooting their debut video and finishing their highly-anticipated album.

Together, they are ready to share their new music with everyone.

The permanent Indigo Kids roster is as follows:

Ashleigh Eymann:

Ashleigh’s soulful voice rings with passion and flies with wings into the cosmos. Born in Vancouver, the recently-announced Top 20 artist in The PEAK Performance Project 2011 has spent her entire life sharing an intimate relationship with music. She has been a passionate pianist since she was five-years-old and trained classically with the Royal Conservatory. She is also a self taught guitar player, but her primary instrument has always been her voice. Ashleigh is a long time live and recording vocalist in many styles of music including Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Classical, Pop and Folk. Her song writing abilities were recognized in the 2010 John Lennon Songwriting competition when three of her works made it to the finals. She has opened for acts such as Dj Vadim, Brother Ali, The Beatnuts and Jurassic 5. In The Indigo Kids, Ashleigh exhibits an exceptional skill for rhyming, contributing fluid verses to the groups new material that are true to the art and element of emceeing, which solidifies her presence in the trio. Since her early years first performing with local songstress Georgia Murray at “Stirfry” Wednesday’s in Victoria, which was the longest running Hip Hop weekly in Canada, and later, in her time with the group The Current (with Ishkan, Just B and DJ MURGE,) Ashleigh has honed her talents for creating a powerful and tangible connection with any given audience. She continues to experiment and cultivate her gift for creating music that douses the flames, soaks in the moon and spreads magic across the stage and through the speakers.

Kapok:

Taionnaih Akubal Hernandez Simper: Toronto born, Vancouver raised, Hip Hop bred, naturally funky fresh in the classiest sense. His influences are wide, ranging from the records his mother would play, the wild sounds of vintage keyboards from his Granfathers basement, and eventually the crux of it all, the copy of Jazzmatazz 2 his graff writing older brother blessed him with as a youngster. Kapok is one of Canada’s most exciting up and coming rap talents incorporating his awareness of his Mayan lineage and artistic upbringing into his work with an urban ferocity. Performing as a part of the group Ra Focus, he has shared the same stage as acts such as Lucky.I.Am.PSC of Living Legends, Zion I, Def 3, Evil and Pigeon John, as well as played the Hip Hop stage at Shambalah 2010. Kapok been involved in events seeking positive change like Hip Hop For Hunger, The Hip Hop for Peace Festival and Drop Beats Not Bombs. His rhymes are a perfect representation of his feelings and perspectives of the world. Having seen enough to know where he sits on a variety of subjects, Kapok remains true to his inspirations, moods, opinions and understanding of song structure based on a natural gift for self expression and a wide range of influences. A soulful Hip Hop delivery is an oft sought style, but not every emcee can truly say they cross that threshold between rhyme reciter and poet without compromising the essence of the art forms original purpose and distinction as a medium. He puts it best: “Music is a way to release and recycle energy that other wise would go to negative use or waste.”

Axiom:

An intricate and thoughtful lyricist, hailing from the depths of BC’s forested coastal islands, Axiom is also the producer of The Indigo Kids new projects. With a flair for the unique and abstract, both distinct and mood driven, his overall sound is always evolving and shows he isn’t afraid to play the mad scientist, as the cover of his last solo project depicts. He samples tightly from records, cassette tapes, and a variety of sources as well as engineering and incorporating live instrument recordings. He has released four albums in the past three years, increasing his role in the full production of a project during this time. During these formable times, Axiom played frequently in a variety of group contexts and performed on the same stage as everyone from Swollen Members, to Zion I, to Josh Martinez, to Moka Only, to DL Incognito. As co-founder of the BC based, global music and culture blog and Web TV Network, Grounded TV, he has hosted for the Hip Hop series The Word TV since it’s inception in 2007. He has interviewed many of Hip Hops most respected artists and conducted dialogues with rappers and artists that helped shape the music landscape we now reside in, as well as local talent that deserves more exposure and will help cement this corner of the earth as a solid contributor to the art form as a whole. In addition to his musical endeavors, Axiom is a lifelong visual artist, creating the artwork and layout for most of his releases as well as show flyers. He is also in the process of scripting and illustrating an original graphic novel as a side project.