On February 17, DoubleBlind and I AM LIFE—an independent non-profit medicine music label—will be hosting an intimate evening of live medicine music, cacao, and community building at NAVEL in downtown Los Angeles. The evening is in celebration of the release of “Joy,” the new album by Tony Moss, produced by Jonathan Hakakian. You will be among the first to preview the full album before its official release and get to experience the world premiere of the official “Infinite Colors” music video. Be the first to receive JOY.
With featured performances from stellar artists, including Stanley Clarke, Ksenia Luki, and Fabiano Do Nascimento, the album “Joy” is a contemporary medicine music album that combines elements of shamanism, mysticism, the science of sound healing, and multiple music genres, into a harmonic, psycho-therapeutic, soulful-ceremonial album.
The intention of the evening is to provide a safe space for members of the DoubleBlind and I AM LIFE communities to gather with old friends—and make new ones. The space will be set up with pillows, blankets, cacao, and offerings from both DoubleBlind and I AM LIFE’s community members. We invite you to come as you are—on your own for the music and to make new connections—or with loved ones. It should be a beautiful evening, and we look forward to meeting you there.
Plant Medicine Marketplace
Spend some time exploring the many offerings brought by community friends and partners. There will be opportunities for you to learn about and discover some potent legal psychoactives such as kanna, cacao, kratom, and kava.
Cacao
Cacao will be served to guests while listening to Tony Moss' new album JOY. Fun fact: Cacao also contains compounds that may have similar actions to those found in cannabis, but without the high.
Album Listening
There will be a dedicated hour where you will be able to listen to Tony Moss' new album JOY in its entirety. Headphones will be available for focused listening.
Community Building
There is nothing more powerful than being in community together. We are so excited to invite you into this safe space to reunite with old friends or make new friends.
Tony Moss
As a recording artist, producer, and creative director at I.AM.LIFE MUSIC, Tony Moss’ focus is music as medicine. Born from a musical family of R&B/Gospel singers, raised and immersed in California's psychedelic/spiritual cultures, and inspired by over 25 years experience of working with plant medicines, he combines elements of science and shamanism with multiple music genres to create music that's been dubbed, "soulful-ceremonial.” Everything he creates and offers is motivated by a commitment to the elevation and expansion of human consciousness.
Ksenia Luki
Ksenia Luki (@ksenia_luki) is a Los-Angeles based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and sound healing practitioner.
Bird Tribe
Officially dubbed Bird Tribe in 2012, this So Cal artist collective draws its musical inspiration from modern and indigenous plant medicine and ceremony traditions. Under the creative direction of producer and recording artist, Tony Moss, in collaboration with multiple artists and founding members, Sunny Solwind, David Daniel Brown, and Shireen Jarrahian, the "magic & ephemeral" Bird Tribe recording project brings modern ceremony music to life.
DJ Paige Emery
Paige Emery (@paigeemery_) interweaves her practice of healing with plants to use sound as ecological participation, often through garden interventions such as vocal improvisation and has also created sound works for meditative altered states.
DJ Olive Kimoto
Olive Kimoto (@olivekimoto) is an LA-based DJ and musician exploring the ether through downtempo, shoegaze, techno, synthpop, ambient, international music, and everything in between. As a DJ, she has performed with Jon Hopkins, The Field, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Boy Harsher, Nicola Cruz, Jenny Hval, and more.
NAVEL provides infrastructure for projects and organizations cultivating kinship economies. Centering the leadership of QT/BIPOC artists & cultural workers, they work together to build community wealth and cultivate more just and collaborative worlds. Operating from their shared home in Downtown Los Angeles, they leverage their relationships & resources to build capacity for and invest in cultural projects supporting economic liberation and self determination.
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Where is the event?
The event is at an incredible, private art cooperative located at 1611 S. Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015. We’ll send additional information about getting there and parking once you purchase your tickets.
When does the event start and end?
The event starts at 6:30pm and ends at 10:30pm.
Will there be psychedelics at the event?
We will only be serving legal psychoactives at the event such as kanna, cacao, kratom, and kava. These are potent medicines for journeying which can lead to profound, transformative experiences and this will be a safe space, but we ask that you do not choose to take a macrodose of a classic psychedelic such as shrooms or LSD at the event as we will not have the capacity to support people through longer journeys.
What’s the deal with parking?
There’s a lot nearby with plenty of parking. We’ll send the info ahead of time, but, if you can, taking an Uber or Lyft will be more convenient.
What’s your COVID policy?
This is an indoor event. We ask that you stay at-home and/ or take a test if there’s any chance that you’ve recently been exposed to COVID.
Can I bring my dog and/ or kids?
Sorry, no doggies at this one, but kiddos are totally allowed.
What’s your refund and transfer policy?
Sorry, but we don’t have the Customer Service capacity to handle refunds and transfers. All ticket sales for this event are final.
Will there be tickets available at the door?
We anticipate selling out ahead of time, so there’s no guarantees you’ll get in if you show up at the door. If that changes, we will make an announcement via email and on our Instagram.