USC | Gearfest: Gradient

March 2019Los Angeles
We aren’t just one thing. We’re everything, and we’re gradient.

Gearfest is an annual music and fashion festival featuring an exciting array of artists on the rise. This year’s theme: Gradient. From soothing R&B / Soul to high-energy Hip-Hop, Gearfest: Gradient embodies the colorful spectrum of Blackness.

Team
Company — University of Southern California 
Art Director — Tola Oseni
Festival Producer — Gogo Chilaka, Tola Oseni, Quincy Nkwonta
Photographer — Caleb Griffin


Hosted by USC’s Black Student Assembly, Gearfest has grown to be one of the biggest events with over 8,000 students having attended in past renditions of the festival. Previous headliners include: Isaiah Rashad, Vic Mensa, SZA, Jhene Aiko, Tory Lanez, & BJ the Chicago Kid.






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TOLA OSENI