Lucius Pham
Video ProducerLucius Pham is a writer, producer and videographer based in Des Moines, where he graduated with a bachelor’s of journalism & mass communication from Drake University. While there, he served as program director for KDRA-LP 94.1 “The Dog.”
In 2019, Lucius founded Milk Chocolate Productions, LLC, and began collaborating with hip-hop artists throughout Iowa and the Midwest, including Liu Khang, Ashymeat and Teller Bank$. His music videos and short films have shattered records, dominated charts and broken hearts.
Since 2022, Lucius has profiled local and international artists for IPR News and Studio One, including Dionne Warwick, Ginuwine, Pictoria Vark, GZA, McKinley Dixon, spill tab, Ted Park, Caleb Elliott and many more.
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For the one year anniversary of Caleb Elliott’s superb sophomore album Weed, Wine & Time, we take a look back at his idyllic, sunset performance at The Cellar Winery in Madrid with Royce Johns and Alabama Shakes guitarist Heath Fogg. The Louisiana-born singer-songwriter-cellist opened up about the album’s sequencing, his own “Sister” and the "silly" demo that became the title track. -
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The coolest concert experience we had in 2023 -
Bassist Jon Locker attempted to break the world record for most amps played though at once at the Val Air Ballroom's soft re-opening Sunday, Feb. 25. His bass was crafted out of the wood from his grandparents' old barn in Gilman where he remembers "little family jams." -
Nine of the Iowa acts we've got our eyes on this year, including Mr. Softheart, Sharane Calister, Sten Joddi and Trap Garage Mafia. -
From hip-hop to indie pop, here are the Iowa music videos Studio One is rewatching in 2024. -
A videographer’s rap game sojourn, Coi Leray production credits and album art by b. Robert Moore. Iowans in hip-hop got busy in 2023. Here’s what you missed - featuring projects by GnarlyJevy, Borg.. and Ahzia, and singles from CeeRob, UnoUp6 and Trap Garage Mafia. -
The long-time covergirl for Spotify’s “Bedroom Pop” playlist, Claire Chicha, AKA spill tab, joined IPR’s Lucius Pham in Des Moines to talk traveling the world, getting “loud and abrasive” and reckoning with her inner KLEPTO. -
Founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Gary Eldridge Grice, AKA GZA, brought da ruckus to Iowa City, performing selections from his 1995 solo debut ‘Liquid Swords.' Backed by the Phunky Nomads, The Genius sliced through his iconic album plus “C.R.E.A.M.” and ODB’s “Shimmy Shimmy Ya.”
