The members of Recess Monkey are three teachers who make kid’s music that grows out of their days in their classrooms. They continue to be praised across the country for singable, danceable songs that parents enjoy as much as their kids. Praised by People, Time, USA Today, The New York Times and NPR for their […]
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Seattle based singer/songwriter Tekla Waterfield lives in the wide-open realm of Rock music, incorporating elements of folk, country, indie, rhythm and blues, and soul creating an eclectic, wide-ranging sound. Tekla partnered with collaborator and husband, Jeff Fielder (Mark Lanegan, Amy Ray) to produce her 2018 release, The Curtain Falls, which garnered critical acclaim, radio play, […]
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ings is a guitarist and maker from Seattle, WA, who plays lullaby rock, and directs music videos. She is also a community facilitator, and hosts and organizes many DIY shows in Seattle. She has, as a completely DIY artist, earned 1 million + streams on Spotify. She has released 2 EPs, “Dog Physics” (2013) and […]
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Jim Page was born in California in 1949 and grew up in the heyday of the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960’s. The political and social awareness of those times was a part of all artistic expression and it has stayed that way in Jim’s music ever since. Jim arrived in Seattle, where he […]
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Songwriter Linda Allen is one of those rare performers who combine story and song into a rich and generous flow. She sings the songs that tell of the lives and the work, the hopes and the dreams of people everywhere. Her songs are rooted in tradition and honed by years of commitment to an art […]
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Nic Masangkay is a Seattle-based community musician and poet. They graduated in 2016 from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Notable highlights include Buzzfeed, Autostraddle, and Tumblr features for poem “My Gender Is for Mothers”; 2018 Jack Straw Cultural Center Artist Assistance Program Resident; 2019 4Culture Arc Artist Fellow; and […]
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FOX HUNT, a modern persona of an otherwise modest musician, was born out of the idea that you should be paying attention to his music and not him as an individual. His first album, Caviar Dreams, is a collection of songs based on delusional people. Using influences from the past 50 years, FOX HUNT writes […]
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Tai Shan has performed throughout the West Coast at venues such as Seattle’s Benaroya Hall and San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral. She has composed for jazz ensembles and string quartets. In 2005, as a student she was chosen to represent Seattle’s renowned Cornish College of the Arts with her song “Love Will Kill You in Time.” […]
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Stephon Dorsey writes and performs original R&B/soul music under the name Goodsteph. Artist Support Program 2016: Complete production of Mela.nin, an R&B/soul mixtape that chronicles life as a man of color in modern day America.
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Etienne Cakpo is an award-winning professional dancer, choreographer and musician from Benin, West Africa. He teaches and performs traditional African dance from Benin as well as contemporary African dance styles, and has been building his dance and music repertoire for nearly thirty years. He directs Gansango Music & Dance, a performing arts group that works […]
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