cinque “ignabu” kemp.

.multi-instrumentalist

.musical director

.producer

.model

.photographer

.athlete

relentlessly devoted to the elevation of human vibrations/consciousness and the protection of the planet.

based in NYC, he’s toured/produced/directed his own compositions as well as those by Macklemore, Pink Siifu, Flatbush ZOMBiES, Shaun Ross, James Corden's Late Late Show, Arto Lindsay, Ana Tijoux, Melanie Charles, A.Chal, Soul Science Labs for Carnegie Hall, Janka Nabay, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Donchristian Jones, Broad City, Pegasus Warning, Eastern Medicine Singers, Yonatan Gat, Jojo Abot, Young Paris, Cookies, The Young Presidents, Sewer Rats, Hannah Cohen, Nick Hakim, SNNY, Joakim Bouaziz and suā. 

his prowess for protecting his vessel is highlighted by years of modeling/acting work; swimming, surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, longboarding, rock climbing, hockey, tennis, handball, basketball, soccer - appearing in Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)", Target’s in-store advertising, HBO’s series “Vinyl”, Jarina De Marco’s “Electrico”, two editions of Outside Magazine, adverts by Calvin Klein, Illegal Mezcal, Arcteryx, Spare Tonic, and The North Face.

visual arts also provide therapeutic conduits of expression, having photos featured in New York Winter Jazz Fest’s promotion, Smith&Gale Magazine, Northside Magazine; and directing/producing his own music videos and live performance videos for Pink Siifu among sundry ongoing collaborative projects.