Transonic merges eclectic backgrounds to create a sound that blends hip-hop, R&B, and soulful jazz elements. Korbin’s journey from Virginia’s rhythms, through military experience, to music production training shapes his powerful compositions. Meysha’s Ohio roots and the PNW’s cultural vibrancy fuel their insightful songwriting and performances rooted in a transmasculine perspective. Their collaboration is a […]
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Rasheena Fountain’s work is multidimensional. She grew up playing southern gospel and blues on lead guitar in church. You can catch her spitting a verse on an experimental beat she has produced and performed under her hip hop alias. You might find her riffing over a slow Mississippi delta blues bassline. For two decades, she […]
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Greg Kramer is a veteran of the Seattle music scene. Greg has performed, toured and recorded with countless groups including True Loves, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sol, and Wheedle’s Groove. Greg released his first solo project, “Tell Me EP” in 2020, which has garnered much acclaim and over 3 million streams. Greg’s self produced solo […]
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People of Flow, a Seattle-based collective since summer 2023, uses the power of music to express joy, resistance, and truth. We are a diverse blend of creatives who find common ground in the transformative power of music. Our music isn’t just for listening; it’s an invitation to join. We regularly perform at local art events and venues, […]
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Positively Positive (they/them) is a multifaceted artist and an African-American/black queer, transgender, nonbinary, HIV positive at birth educator, spoken word artist, and a hip hop emcee who is a survivor of violence. Positively Positive’s artistic journey is a testament to resilience. They hold a graduate certificate in Environmental Education from the University of Washington’s Islandwood enriching […]
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Anna Homler is a vocal, visual and performance artist based in Los Angeles. She has performed and exhibited her work in venues around the world. With a sensibility that is both ancient and post-modern, Homler sings in an improvised melodic language. Her work explores alternative means of communication and the poetics of ordinary things. She […]
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Bret Battey (b. 1967) creates electronic, acoustic, and multimedia concert works and installations, synthesizing diverse experience in music composition, computer programming and graphic design. A major focus in his work has been the crafting of integrated sound and image compositions. He has been a Fulbright Fellow to India and a MacDowell Colony Fellow and has […]
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Renko Ishida Dempster. a.k.a. Suiren (Water Lily), artist name given to her by her father, was born and brought up in San Francisco, California. She inherited Japanese aesthetics and Buddhist philosophy from her parents. Upon moving from San Francisco to Seattle, Renko engaged in formal art studies at the (now defunct) Factory of Visual Art […]
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Timothy Hill began his musical life as a singer-songwriter, before branching out as a multi-instrumentalist and harmonic (overtone) singer. His explorations brought him into situations where he performed with John Cage, Bill Frisell, and Jeff Buckley, and recorded with Pete Seeger, Pauline Oliveros and Brad Mehldau, among others. He has recorded several albums of original […]
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Andy Frankel is an event promoter who spent 20 years in the music industry developing African recording artists all over the world and doing record production. In 1989 Andy started Rakumi Arts, a Seattle-based non-profit organization that promoted the arts and culture of Africa. He also founded a record label called IndigiDisc which has issued […]
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