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Workshop: The Importance of Growing an Incubator
Cleveland Rocks: PPF’s Professional Development Workshops focus on a different music-related topic including music technology, business, networking, and professional development. We invite guest speakers and panelists to lead these workshops, as well as offer demos and interactive experiences to attendees.
The Importance of Growing an Incubator
Tues, March 10, 2026 • 6pm
The Sixty6 (1966 E. 66th St, Cleveland)
Free Event! RSVP here
Guest Speakers: Robin “Hyperius” Blake, Jenna Fournier, Javier Davis
This event is made possible with support from Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and The Ohio Arts Council.
Bio:
Robin “Hyperius” Blake is a multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer, and producer. Robin, along with this band Black Voltron, are one of Cleveland Rocks:PPF’s 2025 Music Incubator artists. Black Voltron won Cleveland Scene’s 2025 Best Hip Hop Group Award and was most recently the headliner of Mx. Juneteenth at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They are currently working on their first full-length studio album. In 2025, Robin won the Cleveland Arts Prize Verge Fellowship award. Robin is also the founder of the festival Creation: A Celebration of Art, Music, and Life, and cultivates shows in Cleveland’s DIY scene, seeking to increase accessibility to live art experiences for all.
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Jenna Fournier, who performs under the name Kid Tigrrr, is an American indie singer-songwriter best known for her surreal and whimsical visual art and for fronting Niights, an alternative rock outfit defined by elements of dream-pop and shoegaze.
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Javier Davis: 1800-sos is a multi-genre music producer and turntablist who blends a deep love of sound design with jazz influences. With years of experience in audio engineering, he has worked alongside acclaimed artists such as Dominick Farinacci, Kim Nazarian, and Terence Blanchard in the Cleveland area. Driven by a passion for jazz and composition, he continues to refine his craft while pushing creative boundaries. His sound draws from dance-influenced house, jazz, and storytelling, creating a style that fuses live musicianship with club culture. His live performances combine turntablism and live instrumentation in high-energy dance formats, with a focus on elevating the musical capabilities of the artists he collaborates with. His work spans original productions, remixes, and collaborative projects such as Coast to Coast, an EP created with Cleveland artist Mr. Fowler before his move to Los Angeles in pursuit of a broader musical career. Currently, he tours internationally with Joanne Shaw Taylor, managing live sound production. He credits much of his journey to volunteering, networking, and building community across the arts in music, film, and live production, working alongside organizations and community leaders such as David Kennedy, Randy Chase, AD Jackson, Harold Stalsworth, Kings Church, Remedy Church, Tri-C Center for Creative Arts, and Cleveland Rocks PPF.