Cliff Notez

Multimedia artist, musician, and cultural connector

Cliff Notez is an award-winning Boston-based multimedia artist, musician, and cultural connector whose work moves fluidly across hip hop, jazz, folk, soul, and R&B. Known for pairing incisive lyricism with rich, layered sound, Notez explores trauma, healing, and the lived realities of the Black experience through music, film, and performance. Their work has been featured by The New York Times, NPR, The Boston Globe, and Boston Magazine, which named him Musician of the Year, and has earned multiple Boston Music Awards, including Best New Artist. A prolific collaborator and dynamic live performer, Notez has appeared at festivals including Boston Calling and shared stages with artists such as Ja Rule and Gym Class Heroes. Cliff is also the co-founder of HipStory, a digital media production company dedicated to amplifying Boston’s creative community through interdisciplinary storytelling.