I started my musical study on the piano at age 8.  I worked on the classics with my favorites ranging from the lyricism of Debussy, the boldness of Rachmaninoff, to the discordance of Paul Creston.  My parents had an an amazing collection of classical and jazz albums and my older brother was into British rock, so my ears were alert to the broad possibilities of musical creation.  When a friend gave me a copy of some Chick Corea songs such as Crystal Silence and Space Circus, I was off on my way to…

Copus fans, friends and family! 

Greetings, 

We are stoked...to let you in on a family secret: the publishing launch of a novel, authored by Royal's Mother, entitled "The Window Man" - under the banner of Proud Son Publishing headed by Royal's brother Alton - is underway and available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle formats! Next stop - NetFlix!? With your support, it's possible. Launched today, February 8, 2021...the fourth anniversary of our beloved Mother's passing. 

Alton's in-depth research of…

"Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."  ~Plato 

Greetings to everyone! 

Thank you! 

For everyone who took the time to listen to TRUTH, checked it out for GRAMMY™ consideration for ‘record of the year’, and/or watched the amazing video created by Michael Ndah of Steadfaster Media with live footage provided by our own lovely Rajni Gagnon - a huge THANK YOU! 

Bandcamp   

During this crazy pandemic, we have been organizing the COPUS…

TRUTH 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

One day when I was a teenager my mother came home from her philosophy class all excited about discussing truth for 2.5 hours. My father, an engineer, said: “That’s ridiculous. Truth is not telling a lie!” 

But is it that simple? Fake news. Social media confrontations. Black lives matter. Cell phone documentation of the police. COVID-19. What is truth? 

COPUS is a melodic rap ensemble that has addressed these concerns for 20 years. The combination of melodies and rhythms mixed…

Close your eyes and imagine a scientist — what do you see? Do you see someone who is creative? A dancer? An artist? A filmmaker?

Art and STEM as a vehicle for change...

COPUS is excited to join the community of RAW Artists with a showcase on January 29, 2020 at 1015 Folsom in San Francisco, CA. What is 'RAW Artists' - you ask. A very well oiled production company who are producing talent showcases in over 70 cities around the globe. Here is a quote from their website, RAWartists.com: 

"RAW spotlights independent talent in visual art, film, fashion & accessories design, music, performance art, beauty, crafts, tech, and photography. 

RAW is a fun and alternative way for…

What if We? will be premiered in Washington DC at the World Bank Building Resilience event on Tuesday, October 29,^, followed by a second performance at the Forest Trends’ 20^th Anniversary celebration the following night.  The piece was composed by ASCAP Award-winning composer Wendy Loomis in collaboration with her band COPUS and science organization The ClimateMusic Project.  

The 10-minute piece is a reflection on sea level rise over the course of this Century. It begins with the worst case scenario…

COPUS Multimedia LLC just joined forces with Airbnb Experiences to present their “Poets & Composers Salons” monthly at Clarion Performing Arts Center in Chinatown, San Francisco.

Co-founders poet/spoken word artist Royal Kent and composer/pianist Wendy Loomis have always been about musical and literary inclusion.   When Wendy and Royal met 20 years ago, each brought to the table a robust background in arts integration.

Royal Kent spread his wings as a producer of several of the original Public Access…

Hello,
 
In addition to writing, performing, recording and producing music, 
I also teach private piano lessons at my home studio. I really enjoy 
passing along the joys of musical expression to eager minds and spirits. 

The other day my precocious 10-year-old student said to me 
(with no prompting on my part):

“Here’s how I divide my life: 50% video games, 30% homework, 10% food, 10% piano.” 
 
Although the video games percentage might be a tad high, I was 
pleased that  music made the list …and was even equal to…

In January 2018 the GRAMMY Awards were to be held in New York at Madison Square Garden.  In November and December of 2017 I was traveling in Asia with my martial arts colleagues during which time Royal and I had to transact the purchase of GRAMMY Award ceremony tickets via our sketchy online communications.  Tickets go on sale to Academy members at a singular moment in time and the likelihood of slipping through the online purchase site before it all crashes is daunting.  (I later learned of someone who…