As you may know by now, on April 20th COPUS released single FILLMORE from the upcoming vinyl release THE DILEMMA. 

FILLMORE is a spoken word jazz tribute to the myriad of artists who were a part of the Fillmore District - the acclaimed “Harlem of the West” - during the 1940s and 1950s. We pay homage to their great artistry! 

  
In addition to the COPUS quartet, guitarist Noshir Mody brings his sweet Wes Montgomery sound to the mix and Omar Clark Taylor on congas brings FILLMORE to life. Engineer/producer…

LIGHT 

Diwali - Celebration of the victory of light over darkness. 
Hanukkah - Redidication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem commemorated by the lighting of candles. 
Christmas - The light from the Star of Bethlehem led the Magi to new-born Jesus. 
Kwanzaa - The lighting of 7 candles represents the 7 principles of unity, self-determination, collective work, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. 

COPUS is sending you lots of light for 2022 - in your heart, in your spirit, in your life!

Coming…

Proud 'Gold Winners' for Best Song in the category of Social Justice / Peace in the W.A.M. Awards; for our song "We All Bleed Red"!

"The 2021 W.A.M Awards celebrate the year’s most incredible independent artists from around the world"

https://www.wam-awards.com

Lots of cool stuff to pass along to you ... 

1. LIVE GIGS -

* Music Mansion - Fri., Sept. 17 - 88 Meeting Street, Providence, RI. East Coast/West Coast event with COPUS & Grant Maloy Smith. 7pm. Sliding scale. 

* Newport Playhouse - Sun., Sept. 19 - 102 Connell Highway, Newport, RI. 7pm. Indie Collaborative Showcase presenting artists from around the world. Tix $25. 

2. VIDEO RELEASE - 
"What if We?" is a 10-minute video comprised of music, spoken word, and visual scientific data reflecting sea level rise…

We've submitted to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest recently. To qualify, we had to produce a short video performing a song live, and that it must include a tiny desk somewhere in the video. 

The entries by artists of every stripe are fun, creative and some are outright outlandish. Before he blew up, Fantastic Negrito's video shot in a cargo elevator won the day. The rest is history. 

Winners go on to perform on their “All Songs Considered” production to a mass audience, so we pulled out one of our new joints from…

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! 

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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...