About

Mylo MU is a music producer, rapper, and visual artist from Inglewood, California. He graduated from UC Berkeley, then Parsons School of Design MFA in Fine Arts (Class of 2019).

 

Mylo MU (@MyloMU) mylomu.com 

B. 1994, Inglewood, CA

living in Brooklyn, NY

EDUCATION

2019 M.F.A. Fine Arts, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

2016 B.A. African American Studies, University of California Berkeley

2015 UNC Chapel Hill “Moore Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program" June – September 2015, Chapel Hill, NC

AWARDS 

2017   Merit Scholarship, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

2012   Posse Foundation Full Scholarship, Los Angeles, CA

RESIDENCIES 

2017   Destiny Arts Center “QEAResidency”, Oakland, CA

2017   Youth Impact Hub, BLK MGK ART Collective, Oakland, CA

PERFORMANCES 

2017

Mylo MU @ Holy Water Sessions: 1-7, Cafe Erzulie, Brooklyn, NY

Mylo MU @ Black Art Matters, Brooklyn, NY

Mylo MU @ 25 East Gallery, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

Mylo MU w/ ab @ MCC Presents Princess Nokia, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Mylo MU w/ QEAR @ Mosswood Chapel, Oakland, CA

Mylo MU w/ BLK MGK ENT @ Starline Social Club, Oakland, CA

Mylo MU @ ab Presents: LEAF, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

2016

Mylo MU @ 924 Gilman (SWMRS), Berkeley, CA

Mylo MU @ Brujx Bazzar, Berkeley, CA

Mylo MU @ Nasi Magazine Launch, Oakland, CA

Mylo MU @ Black Liberation Through Creation, Stanford University

Mylo MU @ Twerk or Treat, Qilombo, Oakland, CA

Mylo MU @ BLK MGK PRESENTS, Afro House, Berkeley, CA

2015

Mylo MU @ Anna Head Alumnae, ASUC SUPERB, UC Berkeley, CA

Mylo MU @ Stanford Blackfest Presents: Jidenna, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Mylo MU @ UC Santa Barbra Block Party, Santa Barbara, CA

2014

Mylo MU w/ CSA All Stars @ Kris Jenner Show, Los Angeles, CA

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

2017        Ebonic Garden, UFO Gallery, Berkeley, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017

       Curator: Convergence, 25 East Gallery, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

ORGANIZATIONS

2012 Black Retention and Recruit Center - Intern

2013 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Alpha Epsilon Chapter 

2014 Associate Students of University of California 

2014 Black Student Union - Chair - Outreach Coordinator

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2017 Presentation, Visiting Artist Lecture, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

2017 Studio Monitor, 25 East Gallery, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

2017 Event Coordinator & Brand Consultant, Berkeley Flea Market, Berkeley, CA

2017 Keynote Speaker, Oakland School of Arts, Oakland, CA

2016 Education & Career Pathways Coordinator, Youth Radio, Oakland, CA

2016 Training Coordinator, Residential Student Services, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

2016 Residential Student Services, Training Coordinator, Program Assistant

2015 Panelist, African American Studies Association Research Conference, Los Angeles, CA

2015 Studio Assistant, Berkeley Art Studio, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

2014 Social Media Coordinator, Cayenne Social Media Agency, San Francisco, CA

2013 Office Coordinator, African American Studies Department, Berkeley, CA

PRESS + PUBLICATIONS

2017

Mentioned, Indieshuffle, “Mylo MU - Fly Away” : https://goo.gl/6X1s9f

Featured, Berkeley Bside“Mylo MU Spreads His Seeds in the Ebonic Garden”

": goo.gl/F7KFzM 

FeaturedBerkeley Bside, "Black Artistry In The Bay Area": https://goo.gl/DGAuNW

Mentioned, Indieshuffle, “Mylo MU - Frida Mahylo“: https://goo.gl/nDSJBe 

FeaturedDaily Cal, "Concert venue should be consistent about causes it upholds

“: https://goo.gl/DksWKe 

Featured, Martlet, " My most underrated albums of 2015” : https://goo.gl/mg6p6h 

FeaturedDaily Cal, "UC Berkeley student rapper Mylo MU hosts student music and art exhibition": https://goo.gl/ne76wh 

MentionedNBC News, "Freedom Songs: Writing The Soundtrack of a Modern Movement” : https://goo.gl/crJLMn