Creeasian
Creeasian | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew Wood |
| Occupations | Musician, multimedia artist, teacher |
Matthew Wood, known professionally as Creeasian, is a Cree-Vietnamese musician, multimedia artist, and teacher.[1] His artistry spans hip-hop, grassdancing, and deejaying, as well as film and theater. In 2021, he served one year as Edmonton's Indigenous Artist in Residence.[2]
Early life
Creeasian has both Cree and Vietnamese ancestry.[1] Hailing from Alberta, Creeasian was "mainly raised" by his late mother, Diane Wood, who brought him up in Indigenous traditions like sweat lodges, round dances, and powwows.[2]
During his teenage years, he also got more into hip-hop and found it to be a form that "brought me back full circle to my heritage, and it allowed me to be Indigenous, to put those Grassdance moves into my breaking."[2]
Career
Creeasian has performed sets at Play the Parks, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival, and the Virtual Pow Wow.[3][4][5][1] He has also supported shows by Snotty Nose Rez Kids and A Tribe Called Red.[6][7][8]
During his Edmonton residency in 2021, Creeasian intended to "explore Cree language, sound and storytelling" through public artwork. He also worked on film and theater projects with Dreamspeakers and the Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta.[2]
Creeasian also runs the Sample Cafe, an educational nonprofit teaching music production, and is the founder of CypherWild YEG, a block party initiative in Edmonton.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Conversation With An Artist in Lockdown: Creeasian". Citrus Magazine. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- 1 2 3 4 "Matthew Wood — city's new Indigenous Artist in Residence". edmontonjournal. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ "Three to See: Tzadeka and Creeasian at Play the Parks, Alt After Dark Night Market and Baloney". edmontonjournal. Archived from the original on 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ "Sled Island Adds Zola Jesus, Truck Violence, Bibi Club, PYPY in Full Lineup Reveal │ Exclaim!". Sled Island Adds Zola Jesus, Truck Violence, Bibi Club, PYPY in Full Lineup Reveal │ Exclaim!. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ "Sled Island reveals huge 2025 lineup with hundreds of artists coming to Calgary | Events". Daily Hive. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ "Snotty Nose Rez Kids on the move across Canada - Windspeaker.com". windspeaker.com. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ Aliermo, April (2017-11-16). "Meet A Tribe Called Red's secret weapon: the pow wow dancers electrifying their shows". CBC.
- ↑ "Edmonton's new Indigenous artist-in-residence fuses cultural traditions with love for hip hop - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-07-11.