ABC 12 TV interview
‘The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience’ brings genre-defying sound to FIM Capitol Theatre
Stateside (Michigan Public/NPR)
Hip Hop Orchestra Experience; JooWan Kim; Abigail Manns; February 25 2025
Funk meets classical with Hip Hop Orchestra Experience in D-FW
The Hip Hop Orchestra Experience blends classical music with hip-hop rhymes. Experience this concert and dance party this spring at the Eisemann Center. - The Dallas Morning News
Method Sampling on VOA
Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together is now on VOA+!
We’re honored to be part of the largest and oldest of the U.S. international broadcasters serving 326 million audience per week worldwide.
Our Executive Director on WAA board
On being appointed to the role, our Executive Director Christopher Nicholas said:
“I’m honored and grateful to be elected to the Western Arts Alliance (WAA) Board of Directors. This is very special to me because WAA is the reason I have a career in the performing arts. When my Oakland (CA) based Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience (HHOE) pivoted into the performing arts field, WAA accepted us into the Launchpad Program. This program’s mentorship eventually led to signing with our booking agency, Opus 3 Artists.
My hope is to help position WAA as a tastemaker in the field in which new and adventurous artists and talented performing arts professionals are cultivated. By making WAA a platform of discovery for the innovative artists and young arts professionals, I would like the conference to be impactful in the field at large as well as attracting the attention of the general public. As a Professional Development Committee member, I’ve been serving to create fulfilling conference experiences for the WAA community and am very excited to contribute further on the WAA Board.”
Find out more - https://www.westarts.org/christopher-nicholas
We're going to TX next year!
“The Hip Hop Orchestra Experience is a groundbreaking fusion of classical and hip-hop featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj. The production is not just a concert - it's a dance party and a journey through the underground scene reminiscent of New York's hip-hop birthplace.
Led by composer and pianist JooWan Kim, the innovative ensemble challenges the boundaries of both genres, creating a completely new musical landscape”
Full Article - https://dallas.culturemap.com/eventdetail/eisemann-center-presents-hip-hop-orchestra-experience/.
“A completely new musical experience…never seen anybody doing anything like that.”
Thanks to The Ottumwa Courier for this review!
‘Beautiful art that is stretching boundaries’
Thank you Tristates Public Radio for the wonderful feature!
Thanks KYOU tv for the feature!
See you all at Fairfield Arts & Convention Center soon!
“Witness the magic” - Ottumwa Radio
Thank you Ottumwa Radio for the awesome feature!
Thank you Milwaukee PBS for the wonderful piece!
Thank you Starkville Daily News for the wonderful interview!
See you later this month at Mississippi State University!
Thank you Live In the Bay and KRON 4 for having us!
Come check out the Bay Area premiere of Method Sampling documentary at OACC!

