Creeasian

Matthew Wood, known professionally as Creeasian, is a Cree-Vietnamese musician, multimedia artist, and teacher. His artistry spans hip-hop, grassdancing, and deejaying, as well as film and theater. In 2021, he served one year as Edmonton's Indigenous Artist in Residence.

Early life Creeasian has both Cree and Vietnamese ancestry.

During his Edmonton residency in 2021, Creeasian intended to "explore Cree language, sound and storytelling" through public artwork. He also worked on film and theater projects with Dreamspeakers and the Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta.

Creeasian also runs the Sample Cafe, an educational nonprofit teaching music production, and is the founder of CypherWild YEG, a block party initiative in Edmonton.