ARTIST PROFILES

Fever Ray is Swedish singer-songwriter, Karin Dreijer Andersson, on her solo project. She is one half of the electronic music band, The Knife. As a solo artist, she is free to explore creatively with her music. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden this talented artist didn't waste any time forming a band. In 1994 they formed the rock band, Honey Is Cool then later formed the band The Knife with their brother. Since 1999 they have released several albums and for a decade kept plugging a

British-born singer-songwriter Raye (born Rachel Agatha Keen) knew from a young age that she wanted to be a performer. At age 10 guided by her father and her guitar teacher, she started singing at her local church. Since then she worked hard and was featured on the songs, By Your Side by Dj Jonas Blue and You Don't Know Me by DJ Jax Jones. Those recordings got her noticed and her career took off. In 2014 she released her debut EP, Welcome To the Winter, and in 2016 released h

There is nothing like a feel-good song to get your day going. Singer-songwriter Ua(real name Kaori Hasegawa) from Japan makes the type of music that makes you feel good. She studied art at the University of Sage and became a lounge singer. Her music is a mix of pop, jazz, electronica, and even reggae. She likes to venture into different music genres and is also an actress in her country. She chose her stage name Ua which in Swahili means both flower and kill. She made her de

This Santa Barbara native caught my attention with his song, Right Place, Wrong Time last year. Meet Indie pop singer-songwriter, Dawson Fuss. He started singing or rather humming to songs from a very young age and when he got older sought opportunities to sing wherever he could. He joined local theater productions and sang in the choir in high school. Dawson Fuss says "music is very much a part of him and everyone has their inner soundtrack of their lives."He has caught the

New Zealand-bred singer-songwriter Noah Slee is taking the R&B/Neo-Soul world by storm. His music is a mix that includes the sounds of his Tongan heritage and is contagious. Slee whose real name is Tau Manukia grew up in a musical family and he performed with his siblings doing Polynesian floor shows. When he got to high school he and his friends started a band named Spacifix and the music was funk-oriented. The band only recorded one album but they did chart with the single,

London-based band, Folly Group has survived a very rough 2 years. Like many artists, during the pandemic, they found ways to continue to be creative and bring their music to the masses in a different way. The Folly Group who love playing with foolishness don't like the word band and don't really like the typical indie band lineups either. Band members, Sean Harper, Louis Milburn, and Tom Dougherty were always playing the local scene and later added percussionist, Kai Akinde-H

Her voice is like listening to an angel and the sounds she creates are otherworldly. Jazz singer-songwriter, Brigitte Beraha from Milan, Italy grew up listening to a variety of music. Her father is Turkish and her mother Turkish-British and she grew up in the Côte d’Azur in France, talk about a mix musically. She grew up listening to her father sitting at the piano and singing, this was one of her earliest memories that influenced her to go into her profession. Brigitte Berah

Jonathan Lucas who is better known professionally as Jerry Paper would like to die in L.A. if it were up to him. This singer-songwriter, producer has been making music since 2009. They were influenced by their friends who were all playing music. They learned how to play the theme of the TV show The Simpsons on the piano by age 5. They also have played drums and best of all learned to play bass to the Misfits song, London Dungeon. How cool is that? During high school, they wer

Jazz pianist, composer, and producer, James Beckwith is one of the many amazing jazz artists coming out of South London, U.K. I first heard of him from his debut in 2020 with the album, Long Distance. An album he says was inspired by the distance between him and his partner. His partner was in Montreal, Canada and he is in London. The album was critically acclaimed for it's sound and mixing not only multiple genres but also including drum and bass breakbeats. On the same albu

Brazilian singer-songwriter, Bruna Mendez started her career as a lyricist but decided to express her songs herself. Born in the city of Goiânia, Brazil she weaves elements of funk, RnB, Electronica, and more. She is self-taught and has been a part of several bands there in Brazil. She's only been on the music scene for a short time but has been creating quite a stir with her brand of music. Her journey began in 2008 after writing lyrics for several artists she felt she need

Norwegian Dj/musician/producer, Finnebassen, real name Finn Peder Wang has been burning up the dance floors throughout Europe. Born and raised in Oslo, Norway this artist found his calling while he was young. He was always listening to different genres of music but in 2008 he had an epiphany and decided he loved electronic music. Things have changed ever since. He has had quite a relentless touring schedule but still had time to record new music. This DJ's highlight was actua

Music from around the world has been changing over the past several years. I'm loving how artists are mixing music genres and creating new sounds and interesting combinations. France has been releasing some great music from such artists as Lous and The Yakuza and others. Singer-songwriter, Bonnie Banane aka Anais Thomas has been an actress in her country and decided to try her hand at singing, by her own account, she is not musically trained but did attend The National Conser

When I first saw a picture this singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, I thought Jackie Brown or Cleopatra Jones but her voice is smooth and earthly. Tanerelle Stevens from California has been making music for quite some time. Her passion for music began at the age of 8 when she knew she wanted to be a musician and started writing songs in her city of birth, Atlanta, Georgia. At 18 she decided to move to Los Angeles, California to pursue her dreams. Obviously, this was a gr

Life is always interesting when you come across a jazz artist whose music has different elements to it that you have to listen to. This electro-piano trio from Ghent, Belgium, De Beren Gieren has been making music since 2009. They have released 5 albums and 2 EPs. In the same year that the band got together, they won the Young Jazz Talent competition at the Gent Jazz Festival. The trio has been playing together for over a decade and can read each other's musical language but

This indie singer-songwriter, composer has been making the rounds throughout Europe and has an interesting combination of sounds. Her name is Rebekka Salomea and her band is her namesake, Salomea from Cologne, Germany. Rebekka Salomea was born in the town of Herbolzheim, Germany, and has been based in Cologne. She does not like to categorize her music and basically labels herself as a "contemporary multi-genre melting pot." The band made their debut in 2018 with their self-ti

I admit that I am a huge lover of dance music, I guess because I love dancing. I'm always on the hunt for new and exciting dance and electronic music. This artist caught my attention, his name known only as BlackLoud has been on the DJ scene for quite some time. Originally from Turkey and now living in Prague, Czechia he is a rising melodic house and tech music producer. He has been making music since 2015 with several releases on the Wold music label. He first started as a D

I've realized in featuring indie artists that I have not focused too much on classical music up til now. This Indie classical cellist really blew me away with several of her songs. Her name is Julia Kent and she was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. Since then she has been living in New York City and not only plays classical music but also loops it with electronica sounds. Her songs can be haunting and at times ethereal and that combination really gets to your he

This singer-songwriter Elliphant, real name Ellinor Miranda Salome Olavsdotter from Stockholm, Sweden to an Icelandic family has been making a name for herself, she is not only a singer but also a rapper. She started her music career only several years ago when she was in Paris at a party and met producer, Tim Deneve. Since then this young singer-songwriter has been making some great pop electronic music. She has collaborated with such music artists such as Skrillex, Diplo, a

In the past few years, the U.K. has been churning out artists like water, so many talented bands in multiple music genres, many mixing genres, and creating these amazing musical landscapes. London Grammar who hails from Nottingham, England has been making music for quite some time now. Their sound is a mix of ambient, ethereal, trip-hop, and dream pop. The haunting vocals of lead singer, Hannah Reid reminds you of such singers as Florence and the Machine and Kate Bush. In 20

Odesza is an electronic pop duo out of Bellingham, Washington. It's consists of Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight. The duo got together in 2012 after graduating from Western Washington University. They met in their freshman year and both were studying the opposite of music with Clayton studying physics and mathematics and Harrison studying graphic design. They began collaborating after meeting and befriending DJ Maul-IE. Clayton Knight is classically trained on the piano and