a. Gardé

Christopher Blackman (born October 25th), better known by his stage name A. Gardé (pronounced as Aye | Gar-day), is an American hip hop recording artist from Brooklyn, New York. With an avid interest in music and the arts as a child, Gardé was influenced by several artist from several genres ranging from R&B, Rap, Hip-Hop, Blues, Rock&Roll and more. Gardé regards to music from an Artists point-of-view as showing their work ethic and a painted story. "In music, I can Literally see the colors that songs portray. Each and every chord, drum, ad-lib, & even the voice. Everything. Music gives off colors. You just have to Close your eyes and envision it with your ears. It's the Ultimate form of art. It's Lifestyle, it's Culture. " - a. Gardé