That’s why Harmony started the Law of the Few Record Pool in December—-an occasional networking event-cum-concert at which local hip-hop and R&B artists can pass on their music to local DJs. The second record pool takes place tonight at Twelve Restaurant and Lounge. “I feel like a lot of independent artists lack knowledge,” Harmony says. “If you’re not presenting it in the right way, it’s never going to get heard.”
Scheduled to perform (one song each): SmCity, Alison Carney, Levi Stephens, and others. One new feature of tonight’s record pool is a “cipher” round, in which six notable DMV lyricists—-including Pro’Verb, Flex Mathews, and Kane Mayfield—-will each spit a 16-bar freestyle over the same instrumental. Harmony has also dropped a 20-track mixtape in conjunction with the record pool, which includes music from X.O., Whitefolkz, and others.
The record pool begins at 6 p.m. tonight at Twelve Restaurant and Lounge, 1123 H St. NE. Admission is $10 before 8 p.m.; $15 afterward.