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Charles Burchell | U.S. Cultural Diplomat and Music Production Educator for Carnegie Hall
Charles "BLVK SamuraiI" Burchell is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, educator, and cultural diplomat from New Orleans, Louisiana. He has studied at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the New England Conservatory (B.M. ’12) and the Harvard Graduate School of Education (Ed. M ’13).
Burchell has recorded, produced, and performed with artists such as Omar Sosa, Yilian Canizares, Diamond D, Christian Scott, Braxton Cook, Talib Kweli, Ran Blake, Mazzi, Jason Moran, Iman Omari, and Nick Hakim. He is the founder of LEX Sounds, a sample pack label that distributes high quality music samples on platforms such as Splice, Bandlab, Roland Cloud, Tracklib, and Landr.
Burchell works as a cultural diplomat with the Next Level Hip Hop Diplomacy Program and has presented workshops and seminars internationally. He has designed programs for Carnegie Hall, John Cabot University and Saint Louis College of Music. He has also written over 50 articles on various music topics on platforms such as Splice, Soundfly, and Roland. Burchell performs internationally as a DJ, drummer, and rapper under the moniker Karnival Kid.
Burchell has recorded, produced, and performed with artists such as Omar Sosa, Yilian Canizares, Diamond D, Christian Scott, Braxton Cook, Talib Kweli, Ran Blake, Mazzi, Jason Moran, Iman Omari, and Nick Hakim. He is the founder of LEX Sounds, a sample pack label that distributes high quality music samples on platforms such as Splice, Bandlab, Roland Cloud, Tracklib, and Landr.
Burchell works as a cultural diplomat with the Next Level Hip Hop Diplomacy Program and has presented workshops and seminars internationally. He has designed programs for Carnegie Hall, John Cabot University and Saint Louis College of Music. He has also written over 50 articles on various music topics on platforms such as Splice, Soundfly, and Roland. Burchell performs internationally as a DJ, drummer, and rapper under the moniker Karnival Kid.
