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United States Artists Award Tunde Olaniran & Complex Movements $50K Artist Grants

Since 2006, the Chicago-based non-profit United States Artists has awarded more than 500 artists with over $25 million of direct support over all creative disciplines. Today, the organization has revealed the 2019 USA fellows from across the US who will receive the $50,000 unrestricted cash awards. Recipients of the unrestricted funds grant include Flint-based artist […]

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INTERVIEW: TUNDE OLANIRAN ON HIS MUSIC, MOCAD & MORE

Tunde Olaniran takes the stage at Summer at the MOCAD Homestead Series in collaboration with El Club on Mike Kelley’s lawn for the second killer line-up on Sunday July 22nd. We caught up with him to chat about his music, inspiration and what he’s looking forward to most about performing in Detroit. What have you been listening […]

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Summer at the MOCAD Homestead Featuring Raphael Saadiq, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Tunde Olaniran

Summer at the MOCAD Homestead Series in collaboration with El Club returns to the Mike Kelley’s lawn for the second killer line-up on Sunday July 22nd of the to present yet another  night of music hosted in ‘plein air,’ featuring the best aspects of a summer festival, except with shorter bathroom lines and less sunburn. Raphael Saadiq […]

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FLINT EASTWOOD CELEBRATES NEW BROKE ROYALTY ALBUM AT THE FISHER BUILDING

Flint Eastwood is a force to be reckoned with- the evolution of the creative side of Detroit-based multi-talented artist Jax Anderson is not to be underestimated. After self-releasing multiple albums over the past five years, Flint Eastwood will be releasing her latest album with Neon Gold Records and join the ranks of other artists she […]

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PLAYGROUND PARTY GUIDE: NEW YEARS EVE 2017

It is now less than a week away from one of the biggest party nights of the year. But are you still searching for the perfect New Years Eve plans? Fear not– the PLAYGROUND DETROIT street team has selected The Top 2017 New Years Eve Party Picks, in no particular order. After all of the […]

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FORBES // Playground Detroit Kicks Into Full Gear

 Some of the PLAYGROUND DETROIT family in front of the soon-to-be company headquarters, The Playground. Photo by Camera Jesus Something exciting is happening in Detroit. Though it’s absolutely true that a stroll through Downtown or even some of the city’s more historic districts, like Corktown, can be eerily quiet, if not downright lonely, especially for […]

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NEW MUSIC: DTCHPLNES ANNOUNCES TECHNOIR DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE & MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE FOR SINGLE “SIGHT”

Technoir is the debut studio album from DTCHPLNES to be self-released on February 2, 2016. Paul Anagnostopoulos, aka DTCHPLNES is an Electronic Music Producer, DJ, and Songwriter bred in Detroit, Michigan, affiliated with Fat Finger Cosmic Records and Get Summered Collective. Recording sessions took place over two years during 2014 and 2015 at Conclave Studios in Hamtramck […]

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TRANSGRESSOR: ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2015 NOW HAS THE BEST INTERACTIVE LYRIC PORTAL OF 2016

Tunde Olaniran, the multi-talented singer, songwriter, performer, dancer, designer, advocate, and more, has launched a “lyric portal” website for Transgressor with a creative collaboration with developer Melissa Hubert and artist Matthew Osmon. Olaniran explains, “I was looking for a fun way for people to access the lyrics to my album, and Melissa worked to create this […]

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NEW MUSIC: TUNDE OLANIRAN DEBUTS HIS FIRST LP TRANSGRESSOR ON QUITE SCIENTIFIC RECORDS

Tunde Olaniran has released his much-anticipated debut LP Transgressor, on Quite Scientific. We were fortunate enough to attend his private listening party on August 2nd hosted at Assemble Sound hosted by WDET’s Travis Wright in Corktown, Detroit. In addition to a candid interview about his music and inspirations, Tunde (joined by beat-boxer Steve Ansara and […]

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PD PRESENTS: TUNDE OLANIRAN LIVE AT UNION POOL IN BROOKLYN WITH QUINCY VIDAL AND OLIVER DUNCAN

PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS: Tunde Olaniran, Oliver Duncan, Quincy Vidal at Union Pool this Thursday night, April 3rd, at 9pm. We are pleased to showcase Tunde Olaniran, repping Detroit and his hometown of Flint, Michigan in Brooklyn this week. We are not the only one’s excited about this up-and-coming musician, The New York Times recently profiled Olaniran: Tunde Olaniran, […]

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GO SEE: TUNDE OLANIRAN, JAMAICAN QUEENS & MORE PERFORM AT CMJ MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013

CMJ 2013 happens in New York City October 15th-19th, a music showcase that features hundreds of rising artists from around the world. Among them, is Michigan [& Detroit natives], Tunde Olaniran, Jamaican Queens, Chrome Sparks, and SHIGETO. Tunde Olaniran  [performs 10/16 @ Webster Hall & Cake Shop] “As a child of an American social-activist mother and Nigerian Christian […]

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