When I first received notice that my beloved Haven was going to change locations, I felt nervous, skeptical, and slightly heartbroken, as I felt that I had just finally found my creative/musical home away from home just for it to be smashed to bits. I loved our little remote metaphorical island over in Milwaukee just outside of Portland. It was always vibey and intimate, and was just far enough removed from the main flow of things in town to do pretty much whatever we wanted no matter the status quo. Hidden cultural gems like this sooth my heart in a way I cannot describe.
My main concern was that moving to a bigger building in SE Portland would put the venue more on front street, attracting the wrong kinds of folks and possibly too many of them. I have never been so happy to be proven wrong.
The new building is LEGIT - as is all the art, feng shui, music, AND people. There are "secret" art rooms all over the building, and honestly it could not be better suited for what has manifested. I have never experienced such a union of powerful cosmic, artistic, and musical forces merging for such a divine effort of community in my entire life.
I always said that the old Haven felt like home... this new building feels like our creative home just got put on the cover of a home's tour magazine after some SERIOUS upgrades! In addition to the all the hidden rooms and back areas (mostly off limits to the public btw guys), there are 18+ live painting art instillations, a skybridge catwalk overlooking the main "flow area" right beside what I call "the treehouse room", a stage room that has the type of floor suited for roller skating (I heard there is a skate night being planned), various options for spirit work and etheric healing, and honestly overall boasts the best combination of art, music, and people I have ever seen.
I (we) have a vision (which was originally sketched for the old Haven) for throwing down our record release party for our big local crew collab album we have been working on with about 10 artists at this spot. Beforehand, I would like to record a music video here for our song ELAvate that features 5 local Truth-Hop emcees in our group. My vision is to make it one continuous shot, where the "narrator" in the chorus (Dan-O) guides the camera to a separate hidden-art room (and other areas) for each emcee/verse throughout the building. A video such as this would promote the new album about to release, the upcoming release show, and more so than anything The Haven itself... and the video will be in the ether forever to keep promoting.
Ideally I would like to grab a room to rent there as a creative space if there is still an affordable one available (have to follow up on a post I saw a few days ago about an opening). I would use this space for my verse in the music video, but also use it for my project crafting for all kinds of items, along with fulfilling the dream of starting a lenticular printing service inside the collective. I hope to collaborate with the founder on all of these ideas - all have been previously mentioned/discussed with no objections so far... the next step - discussing details with the collective on all fronts.
In any event, I am super stoked a couple friends of mine now also rent art rooms here in this building. May I be so blessed to manifest one myself. I have and will continue to do whatever I can to promote this space and provide contributions to this collective. Synergism for the win!
The video showcased in this publication encompasses footage from the first two gatherings at the new Haven building in SE PDX. Opening night was old school Hip-Hop/Funk vinyl night (Moksha Art Opening), and last night's gathering (3/25/22) featured many bands including Family Mystic.
The "Old" Haven's Event Catalogue:
Event 1 - Inner Space - Outer Worlds (Art of the Haven)
Event 1.5 - Fate of The Leviathan
Event 2 - Hip Hop the Timelines
Event 3 - Dove Mosis & Hip Hop Medicine
Event 4 - Auspicious Alignments - ELAmental & SoCoLo
Event 5 - The Haven's Final Show (Part 1: Rhymewave)
Event 5.5 - The Haven's Final Show (Part 2: Family Mystic)
Cosmic Show - All Rise Together (ART) Tour
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