ventures & Projects
Here are some of the ventures and projects which I founded and curated.
SHIFTER is Canada's online Black/BIPOC arts and culture magazine, covering the latest in music, film & television, sports, business, lifestyle, and fashion. With its finger on the pulse of culture, SHIFTER is quickly becoming one of Canada's leading arts and entertainment platforms, interviewing everyone from local acts like Smiley, Roy Woods and Savannah Re to Kevin Hart, Tyrese Gibson, Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh and Grammy winner Muni Long. SHIFTER has also appeared on some of Canada’s biggest red carpets, from the Juno Awards and the Canadian Screen Awards to the Toronto International Film Festival, and have been named voters at the Golden Globe AwardsⓇ and Critics Choice AwardsⓇ.
SHIFTER Entertainment, Inc. is a Toronto-based producer of Black films, TV shows, digital content and live experiences.
Building on SHIFTER's passion and skill in storytelling, SHIFTER Agency is a Toronto-based content marketing agency specializing in help companies and brands build authentic connections with people of color while hitting their marketing and revenue goals.
Successfully pitched and co-curated by Kevin Bourne, 83 ‘til infinity is an immersive hip-hop exhibit at the Ottawa Art Gallery celebrating 40 years of hip-hop in Canada's capital region beginning with the world renowned breakdancing crew, Canadian Floor Masters. The exhibit was housed at the Ottawa Art Gallery where we see, hear, and move with stories and experiences of hip-hop in the Ottawa–Gatineau region that flow from decades-long conversations about the craft and values of hip-hop's five pillars: breaking, emceeing, DJ-ing, graffiti, and knowledge.
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The exhibit, one of the most visited in the gallery's history, included photos, newspaper and magazine clippings, video projections, concert flyers, album covers, vintage clothing, tech, audio listening stations, and music video viewing stations. Ultimately, 83 'til Infinity elevated these various underground hip-hop artistic expressions to the level of gallery art.​​
A Date In The Life is an unscripted reality series created and produced by Kevin Bourne for Bell Fibe TV1 where two people from completely different walks of life go on an non-romantic blind date before spending the day in each other's worlds.