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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Jordyn Tareaz May 30th 2025 Describe your music for unfamiliar listeners I make pop diva music with alt and rock elements. Think big riffs, runs, powerful vocals, and catchy hooks, but also 808s, electric guitars, strings and synths. Describe your creative process I make my music at home doing the songwriting, producing, and engineering. My life is my muse so my art stems from what's happening in my own world. A lot of the time I'll just hear a melody in my head and a couple words or phrases within that melody. Once I have the basic melody or vibe of the song I'll make the chord progression and the skeleton of the beat. From there I’ll come up with the concept of the song and flesh out the rest of the hook and then the verses. Then I'll go back and finish the rest of the production. And after that I'll record final lead and background vocals in harmonies. Lots and lots of harmonies Your latest single, “Pressing Play” is very impressive. How was that song created? I made that song while studying at the Los Angeles Academy of Artists and Music Production. It's producer duos Stargates program. They've made songs Like Diamonds by Rihanna and Irreplaceable by Beyoncé two of my favorite artists and songs and their catalog. I attended the program last year on a full ride scholarship for production from Splice. Each week we were put in sessions and had to come up with a song. Oftentimes there was a theme for the week. I really don't remember what the theme was for the week that we made Pressing Play. I made it remotely with my co-writer Thea who’s based in London and my producer for the song and mixing/mastering engineer Colleen is based in Germany. I’m based in the US so it’s cool that the song was created in so many different places. I made a reference playlist with some of the vibes I was feeling sonically and Colleen came back with a couple of track ideas. I had never done anything that was dance pop/EDM inspired but still had an electric guitar leading the song so I was really drawn to the production of this track. Thea and I over a couple of days wrote the song, I recorded all the vocals, then Colleen finished up the production and the song. I remember the writing process taking longer than it usually takes for me. And at times we got really frustrated but I'm really glad we pushed through cuz I love the way the song turned out. How’d you first get into making music? I started performing and taking piano lessons at 2 years old so music has always been a part of my life. When I was 8 years old I performed in a talent show and my mom suggested that I should write my own song. The song was called Free To Be Me and I wrote the lyrics and a piano accompaniment to go with it. I got a really, really great reaction from the crowd and people were coming up to me all night about the song. I've been writing ever since. It wasn't until college in about 2020 when I started teaching myself to produce and record my own vocals. There's a real lack of female producers in the industry so that's a huge driving force for why I decided to learn. Where do you find the inspiration to create music? My life is my muse. Art can be found in even the mundane micro-moments of everyday. It’s been a while since we’ve gotten new music from you! Any new music soon? Yes! I have a song called Wild Woman coming out June 13th! I'm so excited because it's the start of a new era. I wrote, produced, recorded, and played all the instruments for the song by myself in my bedroom. The song is all about reclaiming your power and unleashing your truest self. What music have you been listening to recently? Been loving the artists Jade, Adela, Chxrry, and Jae Stephens. Would love to open for any of them in the future!

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Evan Sturtevant July 5th 2025 Describe your music for unfamiliar listeners Soft rock, 70's R&B, god music, every song has a little god in it. Describe your creative process Figure out all I'm trying to say, find something catchy, copy that as the melody. How’d you first get into making music? I first got into making music in audio engineering school at Dark Horse Institute. Where do you find the inspiration to create music? I find the inspiration in something that I find I want to share, a message others could appreciate. What have you been working on lately? Any new music soon? I'm releasing my demo album after over a year of hard work every week. The single Yahweh should be finished on CDBaby and on major platforms this week. The album I'm hoping to have out on 7-11-25. Other than music, what else have you been up to? Other than music, I'm dealing with my tenants, owed money with one of them. I installed new floors on my mom’s whole upstairs, and closed 6 storage units with my bio-dad hoarder. What music have you been listening to lately? I've been listening to the artists that are playing the festivals I'm attending — Dom Dolla for Bonnaroo, and half•alive for Lollapalooza.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT NATHIAS November 22th 2024 Describe your music for unfamiliar listeners. I’d say it sounds like amateur singer-songwriter stuff, maybe a little folky at times, but ultimately pretty stripped back most of the time How and when did you get into music? I’ve always loved singing since I was a little kid, I’d run around in the backyard and make songs up, and I wanted to be like Michael Jackson. I started playing guitar a couple years ago because of my brother. He had taught himself how to play and I enjoyed listening to him playing around the house, so I bought a cheap guitar and gave it a try and I loved it. Honestly that’s when I really started to delve deeper into music and I started doing nothing but listening and learning about genres and artists and albums and recording, it’s become quite the obsession. Creative Process? My creative process is about searching and searching until something sparks motivation and being able to get the idea recorded, very poorly probably, just so I can listen and be able to drill it into my brain because otherwise i’ll forget. I pretty much exclusively write on guitar so once it becomes something repeatable and I can play it well then I just build upon it, and by that I just mean stretching the idea out into a full song in terms of length and structure. That’s when I start double tracking, adding more instruments, and I usually save the vocals and lyrics for last.My creative process is spontaneous. I can’t write or record songs unless i’m in the mood too, but a lot of my songs have been written in less than hour. Where do you find inspiration? It seems to always come from artists that I love, particularly what they are really good at that I wish I was good at. For example right now I’m really into elliott smith so I’ve become increasingly interested in chord progressions, and double tracking and all things elliott smith adjacent. Before it might’ve been Adrianne Lenker with her fingerpicking, or Nick Drake and his crazy tunings, or Linda Perhacs and the atmosphere of her songs, just anything my brain latches onto and won’t let me stop thinking about. That being said, eventually I hope to find more inspiration in things outside of other people because I don’t want to become derivative but I’m still figuring myself out as an artist so I’ll cut myself some slack for now. What song/project should unfamiliar listeners begin with? I think the best place to start would be Rain… or Cool As, I think those songs are my favourites. Although I am very proud of Haunts You. I think the first two I mentioned are more in line with the direction I’m going, for now at least. I’ll definitely want to comeback to the more psych, eery feelings of haunts you in the future though. Any new projects soon? Anything you'd like to promote I’m working on another EP at the moment, i’ve got a couple songs pretty much done now but still hacking away at a few more. I just appreciate anyone who lends an ear to what I do, and hopefully people are seeing potential in me cause I’m optimistic about my music, maybe naively so but optimistic nonetheless. What music have you been listening to recently? I’ve been really loving the new Laura Marling record, I think it’s beautiful, and of course the Magdalena Bay album is insane, lots of Figure 8 by Elliott Smith and one last artist I’ve come to really love in the past month or so is this guy .Michael. he makes such great great songs he’s got an album called The Puddle that came out this year and it’s fantastic.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Isaiah Keaton August 23rd 2025 An in-person interview with Isaiah Keaton!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Victoria Princi December 6th 2025 This week, I had the pleasure to speak with Victoria Princi. Included in this conversation is exclusive insight into her new single, In and Out: From the beginnings of the project to the satisfaction of releasing it. We also spoke of her 2026 goals, her musical inspirations and much much more. View the full interview below!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Malik English May 9th 2025 Describe your music for unfamiliar listeners My music is like a collection of colors. I take a lot of inspiration from different genres whether R&B, Afrobeats, Rap, Dancehall or Rock I grew up on a lot of different sounds. My music pulls from my own experiences and stories I hear from my friends or just people in the ether. I try to recreate those experiences, feelings and emotions in my music to share and connect more people. Describe your creative process It varies, I usually get ideas from hearing songs, or a melody will just come to me once I lock in. I'll add ideas on top that and delete them just as quickly. It's just a whirlwind of ideas until we get to the final product. Your debut album, “Love, M.E” never has a dull moment. How was that album created? What is your personal favorite track on that album? Thank you! Love, M.E was processsssss. It was fun to make though, with that project I wanted to show all the different types of love we encounter rather platonic, heartbreak, fast love etc. It was really fun to dive into all those different mindsets. My favorite song is probably Closer. It's a really fun RNB record that I think slides between RNB, Rap & Pop. I really like it How’d you first get into making music? I was skipping school and would tell my mom I had band practice and eventually she was so like "I've never seen you play" so I had to learn an instrument really quickly to keep it going. But ended up actually really liking making music and went on to study music in university Where do you find the inspiration to create music? Life, whether my own or the people around me, even stuff I see on TV. I can see certain relationships or scenarios play out and see in an interesting story in that. Any new music soon? Anything you'd like to promote. Just released the video for my latest single Tek Time and anniversary version of Closer is coming up too! also working on some new music I'm planning to release super soon! What music have you been listening to lately? Been listening to a lot of older stuff recently Bobby Womack, Outkast, and listening to a lot of soundtracks. I stay up to date with everything that comes out too really been liking Pinkpantheress and Rema's last drops.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Rob Apollo December 20th 2024 Describe the sound of your music for unfamiliar listeners I describe my music as contemporary debauchery. It’s chaotic, it’s fun, it’s hard, it’s inclusive. Like a zesty terrorist organization. How and when did you get into music? I started off by doing written rap battles when I was 14 in a kik messenger group chat with my friends lol. As a kid I was always a creative type, music just ended up being my specific calling I suppose. Describe your creative process. I smoke a cig on the porch then I go in the booth and make it happen. I punch in, I write, I source bars from friends. Whatever feels right. Where do you find inspiration? Real life experiences, especially from 2018-2022 when my life was more chaotic. The absurdity of every day life is enough to inspire. What song/project should unfamiliar listeners start with? Song I’d probably say ‘OBAMA.’ That’s pretty quintessential Rob Apollo. Project, l would be NSFW 2, it’s like a chaotic funhouse Any new projects soon? Anything you want to promote? I’m working on the final album in the trilogy, it’s titled NSFW 3: REDHEAD JACKASS. I’m promoting a Free Palestine to donate to some families What music have you been listening to lately? Christ Dillinger, the new Kendrick, Earl, MIKE, the new El Cousteau. And unreleased Rob Apollo of course.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT THE ORANGTANGS November 8th 2024 Describe the orangtangs’ music for those who are unfamiliar. Sam - Lofi Indie garbage with some heart and love put into it Branden - For those who are unfamiliar I would say our music is more lofi indie. Our music sounds homemade I guess you can say, but I think that's a good thing because I think it adds to the feel of our songs. How were the orangtangs founded and how did you two meet? Sam - We met in elementary school a long long time ago, but didn't actually become friends till high school. Fortunately the stars aligned just right cause thats when we also heavily got into music. There was this girl at our school who wanted to start a band, branden and i were really into it, but everyone else dropped out of it before we even played together. Us two still wanted to write and play together and lived happily ever after. Branden - I've known Sam since first grade if not kindergarten, but we didn't really talk much until around 6th grade when I just got a phone for my birthday and I though I was supposed to ask everyone for their number and one day I sat next to Sam when we were waiting to get on the bus and I asked him for his number, I don't think we texted much, but we really started to become friends in 7th grade when we both joined band and chose to play saxophone. The Orangtangs was founded when a mutal friend decided her new years resolution was to make a band we all learn instruments together, I wanted to learn guitar and Sam wanted to learn keyboard. then she dropped out and we decided to keep going Describe your creative process. Sam - Writing usually starts with one of us writing lyrics and the other going "I LIKE IT!" After that, we try coming up with a chord progression we haven't used before and putting the words to a melody, and adding some more words after that to make it a full song. Most of the time it’s Branden on words, and me on chords, but we go back and forth a good bit. Recording wise, we record the song each section at a time, one instrument at a time. Recordin is also usually when the song changes completely and becomes somethin new. Branden - I wouldn't say I really have a creative process, but I write most of my lyrics on late night drive, usually from work or when I'm about to go to sleep, I'm usually not saying anything just thinking, I'll have the radio or TV on and I'll hear something that makes me think of some lyrics and I'll write em down, if I'm in the car I'll keep it going and probably send a voice text to Sam or wait til I get home to write em down, but usually I forget them by the time I get home. Where do you find inspiration? Sam - Hearing good music always puts us in a mood to create (ex. the beatles, tyler the creator, steve lacy, richard swift etc.) Bein interested in a girl is probably the main one for me, thats probably when some of the best stuff comes out for me. Branden - I think it's hard to answer a question like this without mentioning the Beatles. I'd say they were my inspiration when starting to write songs, which they still are, but right now I'd say Tv Girl, Jordana, Wallows, and Tyler, The Creator is my inspiration. Any new music soon? Anything you'd like to promote? Sam - We've been workin on the mega album for about a year now, but we'll probably release another single in-between it all. Check out our latest single, Hope, incredible sax playin and lyrics by branden. Great stuff. Branden - Yes, we are working on an album right now, if I was to promote something I'd like to promote our Songs Somethin Blue and Hope. What music have you been listening to most recently? Sam - Richard Swift, Chase Ceglie, The Sha La Da's, Dogboss558 and Quasimoto. Chase Ceglie needs way more attention than he has now. Branden - I've been listening to a bunch of different stuff, but what I have on repeat are songs from TV Girl like Lovers rock and Every Stupid actress. Jordana pretty much her whole summers over album. A couple songs from Wallows like Remember When, calling after me. Also a song called Tek It from Cafune

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT AKACHI February 14th 2024 <3 Describe the sound of your music for unfamiliar listeners My music is sometimes fun, sometimes sad, but it all seems to invoke a sense of nostalgia! It’s stuff you can play around anyone and by yourself and have a good time with. Supernova is a really original song that has really captivated me recently, describe your creative process for that song. Supernova is a really original song that has really captivated me recently, describe your creative process for that song. For Supernova, I had just finished listening to some Santigold. You may know her from her song “Go!” And from some of Tyler’s albums. She has an album called Spirituals and there’s a lot of slick and atmospheric songs on there and I- like I always do when making a song went- “There should be more of this.”. I was in a huge indie sleaze kick and combed through MGMT, LCD soundsystem etc. type beats until I found Micheal Harrison’s channel! I knew my buddies would add a deepness and grandness to the song I couldn’t exactly nail so that’s where Pluto Xantana and Caleb came in. How’d you first get into making music? I was so bored with the stuff on the radio. I would listen to what I was hearing and went “Wow these guys really made something simple and catchy and they’re famous.” I liked most of it fine but I thought to myself I could do that too! So I listened to guys like Shotgun Willy and X, and Skimask and Joey Trap. I liked the comedic aspect and the DIY aspect. And then I heard “Makeba” by Jain and loved that distorted danceable drum sound! I found a beat called “DRUM”, put it into iMovie and made Chicken No Biscuit! The plan was for it to be one and done but everyone liked it so I just kept making stuff! It even got played at my schools graduation. Where do you find inspiration? Just sitting around playing guitar usually. I find a little riff or chord progression that catches my imagination, like transports me somewhere in my head. And then it’s just exploring what that sound wants to grow into. Usually when it’s working the song leads you where it needs to go. Where do you find the inspiration to create music? I really just try to make stuff I think should exist. Music really encapsulates and consumes me. I need more music, stuff that grabs a certain feeling and sticks with you so I decide to just make it myself! All sorts of experiences I’ve had drive my lyrics. I’ve taken a different direction in genres. I’m making stuff more inline with people and bands I listen to and that all comes from my mom where she kinda sat me down one day played all of this alternative music for me. So yeah, experience, desire and songs from all the greats! Oh and Scott Pilgrim too. That changed music for me really What song / project would you suggest for unfamiliar listeners Wait! And Supernova for newer listeners! Ones my most popular song and the others one I just really really like, man. You could listen to my EP “24” but it’s kinda rough! Fair warning! What’s next for Akachi? What are some goals for 2025? Well Clattermouth. It looks like I’ll be performing at the 2025 Stoopfest in May! I’m super excited for that. I have a deep feeling inside of me that any day these songs are gonna take off and touch a lot of people. So my goal is to make way more songs, perform my heart out and maybe even get my song in a TV show or movie! What music have you been listening to lately? I’m always listening to Remi Wolf! But lately it’s been IDLES, Denzel Curry, Dum Dum Girls and Smashing Pumpkins!

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 2Hats January 10th 2025 Describe the sound of your music for unfamiliar listeners My music is all over the place, honestly. It’s always gonna be rap, but the style can vary from Detroit-inspired relentless punchlines to Griselda/New York aggressive boom bap to Atlanta autotune-infested trap melodies. I’m always trying something new; basically clicking on one my songs is like a slot machine. You never know exactly what you’ll get. How has your discography transcended from “satire rap?” I started out recording music on my phone with no knowledge of producing or engineering whatsoever. In my mind, the easiest thing to do at that time was to make songs that had a bit of novelty since I didn’t have the assets to make a so-called “serious” record (Hence my most popular song: “Fuck Chili’s”). As my equipment got better and my production skills got sharper, I was able to show more and more of what I can actually do while still keeping it light-hearted. I think nowadays I’ve found a nice balance between the serious and the unserious. When creating the songs for your latest album, “The Hat Trick”, did you know you were going to put those songs together in an album? Or did that come afterwards? Or did that come afterwards. The original plan was to make a bunch of EPs over the course of a year, and at the end of 2024 I would compile the best songs from those EPs into one big album. But that changed as the EPs I released developed into their own standalone bodies of work. By the end of the year around late November, I just wrote and recorded new songs non-stop until I had 15 records that I was confident in releasing as a full-length album. Some ideas had been in the works as early as April 2024, and other songs were started a week before the album came out. How’d you first get into making music? I started making my own beats and writing lyrics in high school. And to no one’s surprise, I was trash. I never thought I could be good enough to actually write and record my own original material. As years went by, I noticed how accessible and simple it was to record on your own by seeing people online do it. So I tried it myself in 2022, and I haven’t stopped since. Describe your creative process, how do you come up with such clever lines? Usually, I’ll browse YouTube beats for literal hours on end. Every so often I hear a beat that inspires a flow or a chorus, and I’ll either write it down or make a voice note to remember later on. In my Notes app, I also have one note that just has endless one-liners in it. Any time I randomly think of a funny line or a good idea, I’ll put it in there. Some of my most memorable bars come from that method. Then, when it’s time to record I just go line-by-line until I have a full song. What song / project would you suggest for unfamiliar listeners As previously mentioned, my album “The Hat Trick” was just released, and I do consider that to be my best overall project. But I got 2 EPs released last year, “Free Agency” and “Getting Faded at Smile Grocery,” that are full of essentials and some true 2hats classics. “Prada for Me” and “NTSB Jacket” are two songs off those EPs that people seem to really gravitate towards. What’s next for 2hats? What are some goals for 2025? This year I want to focus on music videos. That’s an area I haven’t explored yet, and I already have some crazy ideas in the works as we speak. Also I plan on releasing 3 full-length albums along with miscellaneous EPs throughout the year. Hopefully the albums will be a little more cohesive in terms of sounds and vibes, but that remains to be seen. What music have you been listening to lately? What music have you been listening to recently? Recently been listening to a lot of Pierre Bourne(TLOP5 is peak), Earl, Rio, Jane Remover, Rome Streetz, and Kendrick(new and old). Vince Staples and SahBabii are probably tied for my favorite album of 2024, both of them went crazy.

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