Guardians of Sound
Pittsburgh's Hip Hop Orchestra
Press/Publications
Publications and write ups on me from across the web and print.
Music Catalog
My music catalog as Idasa Tariq & SoulMan IT
Fresh Air Flavor
My portfolio of media, production & design works
Communications & Media Production Major
Began attending SUNY Broome Community College in Binghamton, NY, studying music production, broadcasting, and music theory (alto saxophone, trumpet).
Moved to Pittsburgh
Accepted to the Art Institute of Pittsburgh (turned it down), but moved to the city after falling in love with the Burgh's Hip Hop scene, like the long-missed home The Shadow Lounge.
Started Fresh Air Flavor with my Dad
Started Fresh Air Flavor Media and then Ground Flow Communications, Inc. with my Baba. At that time, Fresh Air Flavor was a Hip Hop Soul record label, and Ground Flow Communications was the media network.Â
Moved back to Binghamton & ProjectDCX
Moved back to Binghamton to be with family and reset. In January 2011, myself along with Kymel Yard, Talon Trotman, Randy Trotman & Toya Foster formed the record label ProjectDCX (Diverse Cultural Excellence)
Moved back to Pittsburgh
Asst. Creative Director & Teaching Artist - 1Hood Media Academy
Became the Asst. Creative Director & a Hip Hop teaching artist at 1Hood Media Academy in Pittsburgh, with a focus on media literacy.
In charge of doing the creative designs as well as co-leading creative writing workshops with artists Jacquea Mae, LiveFromTheCity, Jordan Montgomery & co.
Teaching Artist - Guardians of Sound's Hip Hop Orchestra
Became a teaching artist with Guardians of Sound's Hip Hop Orchestra, and also a performing artist as the lead MC.Â
Act3 & UniSound Black Teaching Artist-In-Residence
Awarded the Black Teaching Artist-In-Residence grant from Act3 Consulting Partners & UniSound.
Media Engineer & Producer - YMCA Lighthouse Project & Y Creator Space
Joined Pittsburgh's Homewood YMCA as one of the Lighthouse Project's studio engineers, as well as the media producer for our youth programs such as the Y Creator Space.
Pittsburgh Hip Hop Wall of Fame
Entered into the first installment of the first Pittsburgh Hip Hop Wall of Fame murals (current creators unknown to us at this time)
Creative Director - Guardians of Sound
Became the Creative Director of Guardians of Sound and the Hip Hop Orchestra.
Relaunched FreshAirFlavor.com
Relaunched the first company my Baba and I built together.