Draft:Wildstyle Paschall
Wildstyle Paschall is a visual artist, producer, musician, author and activist. [1] Paschall's work highlights people, art, issues that would otherwise be invisible in Indianapolis. His art not only captures moments in social justice, but also hosts themes of liberation and Black joy.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Wildstyle Paschall (Keith Paschall) was born in 1981 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN.[3] He grew up partially on the Northwest side and eventually the Far Eastside of Indianapolis.[3] He attended Warren High School, where he had the introduction to his musical talent by playing viola in the school's orchestra.[4]
He started making beats in 2001 after being introduced to the MTV Music Generator for PlayStation, by one of his friends who was a DJ.[3] It wasn't until 10 years later that he started having rappers rap over his beats.[3] He didn't start connecting with the Indianapolis Hip Hop concerts landscape until circa 2008 and 2009.[3] When he was laid off from his job in 2012 that prompted him to become more involved in the Hip Hop scene.[3] At the time, he was working as an auto mechanic for 8 years up to that point.[3] He was also heavily involved with the Indianapolis skate community. He served as the vice president of the Naptown Real Rollers then later ran a roller skating club, Naptown Skate Nation.[3] When his job and his positions in the roller-skating world ended, he was now able to focus solely on making music.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wildstyle Paschall". New America. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ "Wildstyle Paschall: Picturing Black Joy". Indy Correspondent. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Johnson, Seth (2019-04-19). "🎧 An Interview with Wildstyle". NUVO. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "Episode 1: Wildstyle DaProducer". Michael Loves Indy. Retrieved 2024-09-05.