{"id":7959,"date":"2023-12-06T14:19:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T19:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/?post_type=cu-people&p=7959"},"modified":"2023-12-06T14:22:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T19:22:06","slug":"kwende-kefentse","status":"publish","type":"cu-people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bhum\/people\/kwende-kefentse\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwende Kefentse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kwende Kefentse<\/strong> spent four years in the Bachelor of Humanities program, and graduated with a B.A. Interdisciplinary Urban Studies in 2011.<\/p>\n

Kwende is the inaugural Executive Director of CKCU<\/a><\/strong>, Ottawa\u2019s original independent campus-community broadcaster. In his 15 + year career at the intersection of the arts, heritage, public policy, urban science, multi-media, music and the economy, he has carved out a unique niche in the Canadian cultural landscape. Prior to completing a Masters of Research from UCL\u2019s Bartlett School Architecture in Space Syntax Architecture and Cities (2017 \u2013 2018) focused on the quantitative spatial modelling of cultural (music) industry ecosystems in neighbourhoods, Kwende played a leading role developing the City of Ottawa\u2019s council-approved Renewed Action Plan for Arts, Heritage and Culture (2013 \u2013 2018). Following from that, he led the development of the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition \u2013 a not-for-profit organization focused on local industry development, and the Ottawa Music Strategy (2018 \u2013 2020) \u2013 a new council-approved strategy for investing in, and developing the music industry locally. His work has been featured in outlets like CityLab, Spacing Magazine and Monocle Radio to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kwende serves on the boards of the Carleton University Art Gallery, FACTOR (Diversity and Inclusion observer), and the Washington D.C. based Music Policy Forum, respectively. He is also the locally and internationally renowned producer and performer DJ Memetic, and the host + creative director of TIMEKODE, one of Canada\u2019s most established independent club nights. Over nearly 15 years of monthly events in alternative spaces TIMEKODE has become a beacon of progressive pluralism in Ottawa. His solo + TIMEKODE original productions and remixes have received critical acclaim from international outlets like Vice Thump, Radio Nova and Wax Poetics. He has been requested as an opening performer for luminaries like Nas, and Barack Obama.<\/p>\n

July 27 2021 Article by Dan Rubinstein<\/a><\/p>\n

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