UNSOCIAL AESTHETICS

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CHANGING THE NARRATIVE

Our goal is to reshape the narrative of Chicago’s reputation as the “city of no love,” by replacing it with stories of unity and support for genuine artists creating positive change. We’re the unspoken. We’re the unseen. But not for long..

Unsocial Aesthetics is a creative agency that helps the creative with the artist development process & helps create their roll out content for their albums, EP’S, singles, music videos, etc through consultation..

We also document the stories that have structured the Chicago music scene/industry for the past twenty years and worldwide..

The One Million Experiments is a podcast and film showcasing and exploring how we define and create safety in a world without police and prisons.

If you’re interested in seeing more about this amazing project make sure you go to the website and schedule a movie viewing..

Featured Posts..

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#Unsocialaes Showcase 2.5 (photo recap)

#unsocialaes is a creative agency & archival initiative of music by Chicago artists & creatives made to elevate community storytelling & activism in Chicago..

We are so appreciative of every single person that really believes in our ability to uplift artists that are changing how our city looks at collaboration & community..

A woman singing into a microphone on stage at The Promontory, with a drummer playing drums behind her.
A live music performance on a stage with a female singer standing at a microphone decorated with pink flowers, a male keyboardist playing an electronic keyboard, and a drum set behind them. The background has a sign that reads 'The Promontory.'
A performer on stage holds a microphone with one hand and stands confidently, while a small audience watches and takes photos in a dimly lit venue.

#Holdthatth0ught/EP 2-Lyrical of Lyrical Eyes Management

This series will be to discuss more about the ins and outs of the chicago music scene and it’s progress as told and facilaited by ThoughtPoet. 


The goal is to highlight the many important highlights and moments that have molded the chicago scenes new wave and how the talked about blog era and even before helped contribute to the artistry and community scene that exists in chicago..


Our second episode highlights the legendary Lyrical of Lyrical Eyes Management..

Read more here..

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#L3tsTalkAboutIt EP 1 Demetruest

#L3tsTalkAboutIt is a series created to uplift the artists that are breaking the rules when it comes to sound and creating new heights to reach musically while also being a representation of the new wave taking place in the Chicago music scene..


The goal is to have the artist perform and then have a conversation with our creative director ThoughtPoet about the process it took to get there, and their own personal growth..

Our first guest is the legendary Demetruest..

Read more here..

A black-and-white photo of three people sitting at a table in a record store. The person in the middle, wearing a hat and patterned shirt, is speaking into a microphone. The woman on the left has short hair, glasses, and is wearing a striped sweater. The man on the right has short hair and a beard, and is holding a framed picture of a person covering their face with hands. Behind them is a wall with a logo of Miyagi Records, a t-shirt labeled "$12", and shelves with books and records.
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#WhatsThatY0uPlaying EP 1

This visual series will be to highlight the producers and DJ’s that work hard to capture the essence of Chicago’s many genres of music via several questions that surround their respective inspirations and how they have developed the Chicago scene with their sound and creativity..

Our first episode highlights the amazing Mobeethicc..

Read more here..

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#holdthatth0ught/EP 1-Green Sllime

This series will be to discuss the ins and outs of the chicago music scene and it’s progress as told and facilaited by our creative director ThoughtPoet.. 


The goal is to highlight the many important highlights and moments that have molded the chicago scenes new wave and how the talked about blog era and even before that helped contribute to the artistry and community scene that exists in chicago..

Our first episode highlights the legendary Green Sllime..

Read more here..

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A man wearing a black hoodie, a black jacket with patches, a black cap with a white logo, and glasses, standing outdoors with fall leaves on the ground.
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Unsocial Aes showcase 2.0

We are so appreciative of every single person that really believes in our ability to uplift artists that are changing how our city looks at collaboration & community..

Even with a tornado warning folks still came out. And we are so grateful..

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#UnsocialAesthetics Website Launch Event..

#unsocialaes is a creative agency & archival initiative of music by Chicago artists & creatives made to elevate community storytelling & activism in Chicago..

Everyone that came out to support our launch event thank you so much. We cannot express enough just how excited we are to keep creating space for this art and music to be recognized..

In order to keep building our creative community it’s important that the spaces are manifested and everyone knows that it’s safe and it’s inclusive of everyone as the best connecting possible is being made..

Again we are so appreciative of everyone that came to help celebrate our first showcase & celebrate our website going live..

A man with dreadlocks wearing a red beanie and black jacket holding a microphone and speaking to a group of women and men at a social gathering in a decorated room with religious art and stained glass.
A woman with a shaved head singing into a microphone on a stage, with a man adjusting equipment in the background, and guitars on a stand behind them.

Expect quality and Chicago’s best when it comes to Unsocial Aesthetics. These artists have given their own perspectives on UAES and how it applies to them via the art and real life. Our goal is to make sure we provide exactly what these legendary musicians have spoken on us to be..


UAES X Chicago Reader Collaboration “City of Win”


Starting in 2022 our goal with the Chicago Reader is to shed light on artists and innovators that have been putting enormous amounts of work into our cities music and organizing communities. We are so thankful to be able to share new stories every month that reveals a lot of the ground work that has gone into changing the spoken narrative of support in our city. Our next feature will be later this Aug.

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UAES x South Side Weekly Collaboration

Starting in 2022 our goal with SSW is to shed light on the importance of the Chicago music renaissance that took place from 2012-2019. This phase in Chicago’s history was created by legendary platforms such as Truestar Magazine and The LyricalLab. The creatives and artists that came from this era are not only still active but they have achieved great success and are still pushing for more. Through a series of articles we will understand more about the past and the future of how our city will evolve. Our next feature will be in Aug.

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