PRESS PLAY 001: WANDERLAND 💿

Come play with us as we celebrate 25 years of Kelis’ second album, Wanderland, the wildly imaginative, genre-bending cult classic produced by The Neptunes. We’ll step inside Kelis’ world and experience the album from beginning to end through creative games, visual prompts, and a little friendly competition. 🎧

Why Wanderland? 🌸

Released in 2001, Wanderland is Kelis at her angstiest, boldest, and most experimental. The album is a rebellious teenage fever dream filled with futuristic R&B, funk, rock, alien synths, heavy drums, and ideas that somehow still sound ahead of their time.

25 years later, we’re giving the album the kind of listening session it deserves.

What are we doing?

During the session, expect:

🎧 A full-album listen on a proper sound system

🖼️ Visual moodboarding inspired by what you hear

🎲 Creative games + discovery prompts inspired by the music

❓ Wanderland trivia to test your Kelis and Neptunes knowledge

Btw, you don’t need to be an artist to participate! Your curiosity is enough :)

The bonus round 👀💿

Think you know your Kelis and Neptunes trivia?

We'll put your music knowledge to the test, with an original 2002 Kelis Wanderland promotional poster from The FADER's Issue 9 up for grabs.

No pressure to compete, though! You're welcome to just play along.

What should I bring?

Your phone. We’ll use it during the visual moodboarding activity, so come with it charged.

An open mind. You don’t need to know anything about Kelis, The Neptunes, music production, or moodboarding beforehand.

Tickets

$18

Your $18 ticket includes the full guided album listening experience, all creative activities and materials, snacks and drinks, and a little music trivia to round out the night.

Limited to 18 people. We’re intentionally keeping this one intimate enough for everyone to participate, share, and actually get to know each other.

A Few Things to Know

Photography & Video

We'll be capturing a few moments from Press Play to share on Studio8's website and social channels. If you'd prefer not to be photographed or filmed, no problem! Just let us know when you arrive, and we'll make sure you're not included in identifiable photos or videos shared publicly.

Experience Level

No artistic experience is necessary! All creative activities are beginner-friendly, and you're welcome to participate at your own pace.

Food & Drinks

Light refreshments will be provided. If you have food allergies or dietary restrictions, please reach out before the event so we can share what's available.

About Studio8

Studio8 is a creative community for curious people who want to follow their ideas, make more things, and meet people along the way.

Through games, creative explorations, workshops, listening experiences, field trips, and other experiments, we're creating more opportunities to practice creativity IRL, together.

This is one of our first experiments. Come n.e.r.d out with us. 🖖🏾👽