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SUMMARY:C.I.P.H.E.R. Symposium 2025: Best of the Best Battles
DESCRIPTION:About this Event\nCSUN Center for the Interdisciplinary Pursuit of Hip-Hop Elevation and Research (C.I.P.H.E.R.) \nEmcees. DJs. Producers.\nWatch top talent go head-to-head in epic hip-hop battles—beats\, bars\, and cuts that will shake the stage. As part of the 2025 C.I.P.H.E.R. Symposium\, the Best of the Best Battles showcase the art\, intellect\, and intensity of hip-hop’s finest voices and sound architects. This is more than a competition—it’s a celebration of the global power of hip-hop to build\, challenge\, and connect communities. \n\n📍 Location: Northridge Center | University Student Union (USU) | California State University\, Northridge📅 Date: April 17. 2025🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM🎟️ Admission: FREE & Open to the Public \nIncredible prizes and giveaways from AVID Technologies and many more! \n\nThink you’ve got what it takes? \nCLICK HERE to Register  to compete in one of the most electrifying hip-hop events on campus. Bring your skills. Bring your sound. Bring your story. \nMore Than Music\nThis symposium isn’t just about showcasing talent—it’s about pushing the culture forward. Through battles and discussions alike\, we’ll explore hip-hop’s capacity to build community across local\, national\, and global lines. From politics and social justice to commerce and art\, hip-hop continues to move the world. \nSpecial Guest Judges\n\nDJ Revolution\nRas Kas\nDJ C-Los of Beat Junkies Institute\nCiz\nBishop Lamont\nOther Surprise Guests\n\nBattle Breakdown and Judging Criteria\nDJ Battle – Round by Round\n\nFirst Round: 16 DJs | 3-minute sets | Judged on song selection\, transitions\, scratching\, crowd response\nSemi-Finals: 8 DJs | 4-minute sets\nFinals: 4 DJs | 5-minute head-to-head setsOnly one will rise above the rest.\n\nEmcee Battle – Round by Round\n\nFirst Round: 8 Emcees | 45-second\, 2-round battles | Judged on lyrical ability\, delivery\, stage presence\, crowd response\nSemi-Finals: 4 Emcees | 60-second\, 2-round battles\nFinals: 2 Emcees | 60-second\, 3-round showdownThe mic doesn’t lie—who will claim the crown?\n\nProducer Battle – Round by Round\n\nFirst Round: 8 Producers | 2 beats per battle\, 60 seconds each | Judged on creativity\, sound quality\, originality\, crowd response\nSemi-Finals: 4 Producers | 90-second beats\nFinals: 2 Producers | 3 beats each\, 90 seconds per beatBeats will drop. Legends will rise.\n\n\nAbout C.I.P.H.E.R.\nC.I.P.H.E.R. is an innovative and community collaborative academic center that focuses on the interdisciplinary examination of Hip-Hop with particular emphasis on promoting the elevation of the culture of Hip-Hop. Housed at California State University Northridge (CSUN) in Los Angeles\, C.I.P.H.E.R. fulfills this mission through interactive events that provide critical analysis of the culture of Hip-Hop\, curating the oral and visual history of Hip-Hop\, and documenting the socio-political impact of Hip-Hop regionally\, nationally\, and globally. In addition to examining Hip-Hop linkages to social movements\, C.I.P.H.E.R. explores its impact on industries ranging from sports\, to fashion\, beverages\, to arts\, architecture\, transportation\, and technology. \nSupport CIPHER
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/c-i-p-h-e-r-symposium-2025-best-of-the-best-battles/
LOCATION:CSUN USU – Northridge Center\, 9346 E University Dr\,\, Northridge\, CA\, 91325\, United States
CATEGORIES:College of Social and Behavioral Sciences,Community Engagement,Diversity and Inclusion,Lectures and Guest Speakers,Music
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SUMMARY:Guest Artist Recital - Robert Satterlee\, Piano
DESCRIPTION:ROBERT SATTERLEE\nGuest Artist\, Piano\nThursday April 17th\, 2025\, at 7:30 PM in Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall\nPROGRAM \n\n\nSchubert Hungarian Melody\nBartók selections from Bagatelles\, Op. 6\nBartók Dance Suite\nChopin Sonata in B Minor\, Op. 58\n\n\n  \nCSUN Music is delighted to welcome pianist Robert Satterlee\, who has developed a reputation as an accomplished and versatile solo recitalist and chamber musician. He plays regularly throughout the United States\, delighting audiences with his incisive and imaginative performances. He has appeared on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts in Chicago\, San Francisco’s Old First Concert Series\, the Schubert Club in St. Paul\, Minnesota\, the Music Teachers National Association national conferences\, the Quad Cities Mozart Festival and many colleges and universities. \nHe regularly performs in China\, including concerts in Beijing\, Shenyang\, Chengdu\, Guangzhou\, Hangzhou\, Harbin\, Tianjin and Nanjing. Satterlee has played concerts at the new Romanian-American Festival in Romania\, the World Piano Conference in Serbia and at the Interlochen Arts Center in the United States. He was a featured performer at the Piano Plus Festival and the Summer Piano Institute in Greece and has also performed in Sweden\, Holland\, Germany\, Thailand and Kenya. He has been heard in radio broadcasts throughout the United States\, most notably on Minnesota Public Radio and WFMT in Chicago. \nMusic of our time plays an important role in Satterlee’s performing activity\, and he has given premieres of several works. In June of 2004 he was invited to perform at the Music04 festival in Cincinnati\, where he shared a program with the composer and pianist Frederic Rzewski. In 2006 he toured the US with a program of the composer’s works\, including a new piece specially written for the tour\, and has released a CD of his works on the Naxos label. The CD has garnered glowing reviews\, and was selected by the New York Times as one of the outstanding classical recordings of 2014. His most recent CD\, with music of Rzewski and William Albright\, was released on the Blue Griffin label February 2015. \nSatterlee’s avid interest in chamber music has led him to collaborate with members of the Chicago\, London\, Philadelphia and Detroit Symphony Orchestras in chamber music performances\, and he was co-artistic director of Chamber Music Quad Cities\, an organization presenting a concert series and music festival in Iowa and Illinois. \nSatterlee was appointed in the fall of 1998 to the piano faculty of Bowling Green State University in Ohio. He teaches at the Interlochen Arts Camp in the summer. He has been awarded prizes in many competitions\, among them honors in the St. Louis Symphony Young Artists Competition. He holds degrees in piano from Yale University\, Peabody Conservatory\, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. \n  \nParking via Kiosks in Lot B1\nTICKETS: $10 to $22\nLEARN MORE ABOUT ROBERT SATTERLEE
URL:https://news.csun.edu/event/robert-satterlee-piano-2025/
LOCATION:Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall (via Cypress Hall Courtyard)\, 18236 Nordhoff St\, Northridge\, CA\, 91325\, United States
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