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Higher Nation was conceived on the south side of Cleveland. Created with a mix of hip-hop, reggae, rock and funk, their eclectic mix of music is sure to have something for everyone. Diverse influences like Sublime, The Marley’s, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Protoje and the Beastie Boys can be heard in their latest songs.

To celebrate their 10th anniversary, C-Level hosted a two-night socially distant concert series at The Grog Shop and The Beachland Ballroom. Both nights sold out. C-level donated 100% of the money made from these shows to the venues raising over $4000. Each show featured an array of special guests that significantly impacted the band throughout their musical development.

The last fundraiser C-Level organized during 2020 was the Dog For Diego benefit. Dave Ziggy Deitke is a music educator at a charter school for kids with autism. One of Dave's students, Diego, is 11 years old boy battling autism, depression, ADHD, and severe anxiety. Diego and his family were trying to fundraise for a service dog but saw little results. 
C-level organized a week for streamed shows to promote his Wags-4-Kids campaign. Each night featured four bands live from two venues, the Beachland Ballroom and The Winchester. The shows had socially distant crowds and streamed on the internet and, together with an art raffle from Negative Space, raised over $9000, getting Diego his service dog and helping other kids with their Wags-4-Kids campaigns.

Lake Irie is an original 5-piece reggae band based out of Cleveland Ohio. Founded in 2020, Lake Irie has shared the stage with artists such as Arise Roots, The Quasi Kings, Sun-Dried Vibes, Carlos Jones, Sensi Trails, Rockstead, and many more. With their first single dropping just this summer, Don’t Look 2023, Lake Irie is currently working on their first full length studio album.

To put it quite simply, a couple of Cleveland local Boonoonoonoos decided this world needs a little more Peace n Love. And what better way than with the cool irie vibes of some reggae, reggae/rock, dub music.!? So we bring that good vibes music to the beautiful shores of Lake Erie… We are LakE irie! ✌♥