Medieval Romance

Discreet Da Chosen 1 (a.k.a. Leeland Askew) is a natural born: Leader, Mentor and last but not least an entertainer, it was no surprise when he took to Hip Hop and strived to become one of Vancouver's most respected faces in not only the Hip-hop community. He has drawn considerable media attention for his performances alongside some of today's most influential acts such as: T.

Pain, Tyga, The Game, Redman. Discreet depicts his Co-hosting role & Music Composer in the hit TV Show 'U = US' with special Guest Appearances on MTV Canada, City TV, and Urban Rush. Involved in several youth outreach programs and being a humanitarian at heart, Leeland has continued to explore other avenues of incorporating music into his personal values and beliefs. He was selected by 'Health Canada' to create and produce a song that focuses on suicide awareness amongst today's youth; to later cameo in their documentary. His diverse background has groomed him to become a rare combination of multi-talented artist and an uncompromising social activist. Discreet uses his diverse background as an Aboriginal/African-Canadian to bring a diverse perspective to the Hip-Hop scene. His music is motivational and is written without the typical glorification of drugs and violence. Refreshing by Industry standards. Discreet welcomes the challenge of crafting each lyric without a single utterance of profanity to create a sound that is extremely creative and respected. Discreet Da Chosen 1 has continued to educate himself in music through recording, producing and within the opening and growth of his own Recording Studio 'Knownwell Product-shuns'.?? His words onstage are what he lives by. Hailing from the Squamish Nation, Discreet takes pride in representing his people with dignity. He embraces the lifelong rewards of a healthy lifestyle, advanced education with a strong work ethic. He graduated from film school in 06 and since then his business ventures have flourished with his C.E.O. position at Knownwell Studios. He has performed for the NAACP and numerous peace rallies. He takes time out of his tic schedule to educate youth on the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. He believes that music should be as much about action as it is about words and lyrics. Look out for his latest release ' A Medieval Romance ' w/ a music video of his hit single 'Still A B-Boy' Thank-you.