
Cityreal is preparing to release his long awaited solo project, Lost in Vancouver. After creating a buzz in Vancouver, with both his award nominated solo mixtape, and hip hop / blues fusion side project Good Morning Blues alongside the late Blues musician Wes Mackey. His early momentum had him touring relentlessly across Canada, the United States, Europe, and playing all of the major BC music festivals: Squamish Music Festival (featured on Georgia Straight cover story), World Ski and Snowboard Festival and Crankworx Festivals in Whistler, Shambhala Festival in Nelson. Cityreal then stepped away from music (especially touring) almost entirely, and dedicated himself to helping his mother with her final battle with breast cancer.
After a battle with depression and addiction, his long awaited Lost In Vancouver project is finally nearing completion. With the collaboration of piano prodigy and string composer Todor Kobakov (Metric, Stars, k-os, Dan Mangan), Cityreal composed and arranged large orchestral string and brass parts that were later recorded by the Vancouver Film Orchestra at the Warehouse studios. The rich orchestral arrangements accompanied by Todor's finesse on the grand piano, combined with Cityreal's soulful production style lead by his love of heavy bass and 808s, all gives rise to a beautiful cohesive sound.
Raised in Vancouver, where he's known for his great live performances, Cityreal has supported a number of significant rap acts on concert tours including Ghostface Killah, Big KRIT, Jazz Cartier, Ice Cube, K'naan, Tech N9ne, Three 6 Mafia, Dilated Peoples, Swollen Members and many more.
After a battle with depression and addiction, his long awaited Lost In Vancouver project is finally nearing completion. With the collaboration of piano prodigy and string composer Todor Kobakov (Metric, Stars, k-os, Dan Mangan), Cityreal composed and arranged large orchestral string and brass parts that were later recorded by the Vancouver Film Orchestra at the Warehouse studios. The rich orchestral arrangements accompanied by Todor's finesse on the grand piano, combined with Cityreal's soulful production style lead by his love of heavy bass and 808s, all gives rise to a beautiful cohesive sound.
Raised in Vancouver, where he's known for his great live performances, Cityreal has supported a number of significant rap acts on concert tours including Ghostface Killah, Big KRIT, Jazz Cartier, Ice Cube, K'naan, Tech N9ne, Three 6 Mafia, Dilated Peoples, Swollen Members and many more.