Eekwol has taken many years of dedication to the culture of Hip Hop, mixed it all together, added her own style, and created something unique and astounding to give back to the community. With a strong drive to promote her Hip Hop and Indigenous cultures, she is currently one of the main artists of the independent label, Mils Productions, which she co-owns with her producer/brother, Mils. Through their original music they display their activist roots by living and creating as supporters of both Hip Hop and Indigenous culture and rights.
Eekwol’s plan is simple. She takes pride in hip-hop and Indigenous culture, making a point to immerse those roots in her music and all aspects of her life. With a new album and video, constant bookings and tour plans, numerous album features and a steady, growing popularity in Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities stretching past Canada, she’s got her work cut out for her.
Eekwol has just completed and released her full-length debut, Apprentice to the Mystery, which includes a complex range of unique moods and powerful flows. Produced by Mils, it also features Marc Longjohn, a talented Saskatchewan roundance/powwow singer and recent winner of a 2004 Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Roundance Album. As for past projects, her first solo album - Soundsick?! EP was released in 2002. Her creativity has drawn groundbreaking artists from abroad to collaborate with on this album, including a guest appearance by PSC.Luckyiam from Los Angeles. Her lyrical ability shines throughout the Innersoulflow EP, Frequent Flyers' self-titled full length, Mils and Lucas EP, Factor Time Invested Compilation and the upcoming full-length, Heights, The Redwire Magazine Compilation, PSC.Luckyiam’s Extra Credit Two album, and Innersoulflow’s full length - The Best Kept Secret. This work is one of many fine productions crafted by Mils, a dedicated producer who has worked with many artists including: PSC. Luckyiam, Eligh and Scarub of the Living Legends, and Pigeon John of L.A. Symphony. In fact, some of these artists have labeled him the "Canadian Super Producer" in recent hip-hop publications.
As for publicity and performances, Eekwol has completed a successful month long hip hop tour across Canada with well-known artist, Pigeon John, an event which was sponsored by Downsideup Network. Amongst countless interviews and features, she has just recently appeared on the Aboriginal Peoples’ Television Network series, Best of Aboriginal Music, aired since December 2004. This show was a result of the 2004 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards and Festival in Toronto where she was asked to showcase. Also, Eekwol has been featured in many well-distributed publications including Planet S, Eagle Feather News, Redwire Magazine, Windspeaker, Sage, SAY Magazine, and The Province out of Vancouver. Also, in 2003, Play TV in Toronto featured Eekwol as the newest up and coming female emcee. Currently, her hit single off the Apprentice to the Mystery full-length, “Too Sick”, has a video in rotation on MuchMusic and MTV Canada, which began airing in September 2004. That track along with the second single, "That's Just Me" is in heavy rotation on many community/college radio stations, and is currently on the top ten most played hip hop albums. Another song off the SoundSick!? EP titled, “5 Minutes Late” has been featured in the award-winning independent film - Pop Song.
Upcoming, Eekwol is currently involved in plans for two tours throughout Canada and is booked for numerous performances.
For more information please contact Eekwol:Phone: (306) 978-1392
E-Mail: eekwoll@hotmail.com
Website at www.eekwol.com for more updates and information.