Nutshell Talks: Contact Jon Ivan if you’d like him to come out and do an easy-to-follow presentation on the regions within which he moves, from process philosophies of the “West,” secular theology, aesthetics of Hip-Hop Kulture, philosophy of race, philosophy of religion, Aesthetic Religion, art, Afrofuturism, critical theory, the ancient process philosophies of present-day Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala, and more. He is also available to offer passionate, in-depth, and unique talks based on any of his published books, chapters in edited volumes, journal articles, and musical albums. The Nutshell Talks are meant to be introductory and establish the tools needed for further independent study or/and pursuit of the subject in a college or university setting. Great for readings at bookstores, undergraduate classrooms, community center events, non-profits, T.E.D. Talks, etc. Catch a taste of what this might look like here and here.

Conference Presentations and Lectures: If you’re having a webinar meeting, graduate school class session, academic conference, or the like that coincides with Jon Ivan’s work, his rigorous, creative, and informative presentations would be ideal. With several years of experience in the academic conference and webinar sector, he is often sought out for his unique perspective on philosophy, theology, Hip-Hop Kulture, and philosophy of race, among other disciplines. Entertaining and substantial, these presentations always tap into the unexpected and stimulate curiosity and intellectual development in the audience.

Live Shows/Guest Verses/Event Hosting: Gilead7 is always down to perform at your event with the illest presentation of the sharpest edges of the edge. Always ready with new material and novel revisitations of older work, G7/SevenIvan will add an original boost to your concert night. Gilead can serve as an opening DJ, beat rap and instrumental production (beat set) artist, and host. Also, if you’re interested in a G7 verse on your musical project, that services is also available. This is ideal for colleges and universities looking to diversity their live music offerings, conferences with live music components, organizations hosting events in urban neighborhoods, etc. An example of the shape this could take is here.

Instrumental Production/Movie Scoring: SevenIvan is also open to making his distinctive form of musical production, heavily reliant on atmospheric synths, hard-splintering breakbeats and polyrhythmic drum programming for your commercials, songs, and movies. Please reach out for samples and rates.