Def Sound (pronouns they/them) is an Afro-Caribbean transdisciplinary artist born and based in South Central LA. Def is a postbinary Grammy Award-considered contemporary hip-hop artist, producer, poet, educator, and award-winning academic.
Def’s work as a poet has been included in Saul Williams' Anthology CHORUS, while their music has been featured in LA WEEKLY, LA Record, The L.A. Times, The Frieze Art Fair, LACMA’s Poetry series POETRY In Color, the art exhibition The Black Index curated by Bridget Cooks, the Emmy Nominated Television series Music Diaries, and the Emmy winning Artbound on KCET. Def is currently teaching at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).
Def synthesizes Hip Hop, critical theory and storytelling using music and poetry as healing mechanisms.