IAMISEE

Christian Stevens is an American rapper and producer known by the stage name IAMISEE. In 2007, he provided lyrics and performance for Live from Planet B-Boy for the film Planet B-Boy.[1] In 2008, IAMISEE produced Laisse-Nous Croire on the Kery James album À l'ombre du show business. The album reached number 3 on French Music charts in its first week.[2] The record is certified platinum in France and was the biggest selling rap album of 2008 in France.[3] In 2010, Blacksmith Records selected Threes, written, produced and performed by IAMISEE to be included on Talib Kweli & Year of The Blacksmith Present: The Community Mixtape.







Controversy

Despite the international exposure of the Planet B-boy theme (registered with BMI), distribution issues with the film's Production Company caused the artist to see very few royalty payments for the song. There are no sources for any legal action regarding the matter. Legal action was, however, taken by IAMISEE's original partner Grace, aka Michael Lowe, against their former friend and collaborator Scott Storch. In 2005 Lowe lost a Copyright Lawsuit against artists Dr. Dre, Xzibit and Scott Storch for the song X, from Restless (Xzibit album). According to the deposition Storch, a credited writer on the song, denied Lowe's involvement with the production of the beat for the song. Ultimately, Lowe lost the lawsuit. The ruling was not because Lowe didn't prove his intellectual property of the recording, but because he stated that he gave the beat to Storch to pass along to Dr. Dre and never expected to be paid.[10] It is rumored that some of IAMISEE's early productions may have been used in a similar way, but currently there are no lawsuits or public statements.

Meaning of the name

IAMISEE is a phonetic spelling of "I Mic" or "I emcee". Earlier Artist Bios cite the meaning as "I am what I see" or an extension of Cogito ergo sum ("I think, therefore I am") interpreted as "I am, therefore I MC". The artist also uses the acronym I.A.I.S. (Interdimensional Atoms in Suspension).

Discography

Albums
  • 1999: IAMISEE
  • 2001: 83 (A.D. Three) (additional production by Gary Gnu)
  • 2004: Adamantium (Creep Records)
  • 2006: IAMISEE vs DJ Demon (additional scratching by DJ Demon)
  • 2007: The Invisible Man EP (mixed by Kameron Houff, digital release only)
  • 2010: Chop Suey (Instrumental Album, digital release only)
  • 2011: Fear & Loathing in the Music Business (production by Gary Gnu, digital release only)
  • 2012: The Notorious CASH (Remix Album, digital release only)

Singles
  • 2006: Hello (Album: IAMISEE vs DJ Demon)
  • 2006: Exodus (Album: IAMISEE vs DJ Demon)
  • 2006: Golden Sky (Album: IAMISEE vs DJ Demon)
  • 2007" Live from Planet B-boy with Woody Pak (Soundtrack) Writer and Performer.
  • 2008: Laisse-Nous Croire Kery James and Kanya Samet (Album: À l'ombre du show business, Warner Brothers France) Producer.
  • 2010: Only Human (Digital release)
  • 2010: OnWa Lickshot featuring Chuck Treece (Video Release) Writer and Performer.
  • 2011: One Love Revisited (Digital Release)
  • 2011: Threes (Album: Talib Kweli & The Year of the Blacksmith Present: Community Mixtape Vol 1, Blacksmith Records) Producer, Writer, Performer.
  • 2012: Laisse-Nous Croire Kery James and Kanya Samet (Album: 92.2012) Producer.

Notes
  1. "Planet B-boy Soundtrack". iMBD.
  2. "Kery James". AC Charts. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. "Kery James Full Biography and Discography". Radio France International. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. Jones, Gentle (11 January 2008). "IAMISEE Speaks". The News Journal.
  5. "ONWA Lickshot Video". YouTube.
  6. "IAMISEE: Nature of the Triple Threat". URB Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  7. "Planet BBoy Theme Song". Our Stage. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  8. "Kery James". AC Charts.
  9. Jalonski, Emmanuel (2007). "IAMISEE vs Dj Demon Review". Summer 07. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. Kaufman, Gil. "Songwriter Who Sued Xzibit Is Ordered To Pay Dr. Dre". MTV News Top Stories. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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References
  • Stevens, Christian and Pak, Woody, Live from Planet B-boy 2007 Soundtrack BMI Work #9626974
  • Stevens, Christian; Diamanka, Souleymane; Mathurin, Alix Jules; Malike, Zoubir, Laisse Nous Croire 2008 "A l'ombre du show business" BMI Work #10058436
  • IAMISEE, Threes, "Talib Kweli & The Year of the Blacksmith Present: Community Mixtape 2010 Blacksmith Records"
  • IAMISEE, Treece, Chuck, Catastrophe, Tony, "OnWa Lickshot" Live in the Studio, Video 2010
  • 6 March 2007 "CMJ: Hip Hop Airplay" College Music Journal
  • "Rodney P & Skitz" BBC Radio, Radio 1xtra 8 January 2007
  • XLR8R Magazine, "IAMISEE", May 2007
  • Jalonschi, Emanuel Beyond Race Magazine, "The Art of the Wordsmith" Issue 09 2008
  • http://iamisee.bandcamp.com/ "IAMISEE"
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