AMI KIM
Ami Kim (formerly known as jocElyn ellis) is an award-winning vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer based in Los Angeles, CA.
Referring to herself as a “sonic alchemist”, Kim is internationally known for improvisational singing adopted from hip hop/spoken word free-styling and a compositional versatility that incorporates American soul, folk, hip hop, jazz and electronic music.
AMI KIM
Ami Kim (formerly known as jocElyn ellis) is an award-winning vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer based in Los Angeles, CA.
Originally from Durham, NC, Kim made headlines in the region during her climb to the top of its indie music scene through her thought-evoking lyrics and soulful songs resulting in performances with 9th Wonder, Chrisette Michelle, Citizen Cope, Wyclef Jean, Raekwon, Rapsody, Macy Gray, and concerts in over 400 venues and nationally & internationally.
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A Queen City music award winner and SESAC publisher,
Kim released her debut full-length album “Life Of A Hologram” in 2013 that lead up to a hip-hop ambassadorship in Bangladesh and a residency as a cultural ambassador for the US Cultural Affairs Department with the international music incubator Onebeat. In 2015, Charlotte Magazine named her album in it’s “Top 10 Must Own Albums” and in the AfroPunk album review, commentator Ayara Pommells describes kim’s debut work as a “conceptual masterpiece”.
Now as a 3-time International Music Diplomat for the U.S. State Department of Cultural Affairs, Kim continually strives to cross bridges and unify through her art. Currently, Kim is now traveling to various cities in the US and abroad performing, collaborating, teaching and writing. She creates with the intention to harmonize organic beings and the spaces we occupy to the highest level of consciousness possible - spreading love, light and unity through evocative, positively potent works of sonic & visual art.
