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DANIEL FEARS:
I grew up loving a lot of different types of music. From the gospel and christian music I was raised on, to the hip hop and R&B that informed me growing up, to the classical music I studied at The University of Texas and Yale University.
Since my first project in 2020, Fears I’ve sought out musical experiences of all types. I’ve performed intimate backyard concerts, opening for touring R&B acts Mac Ayres and BLK ODYSSY, performed at folk festivals, and at sold out shows with an 18 piece orchestra. My path has been (and perhaps will always be) an unconventional one.
My latest project, “Close to Home” attempts to bring these influences into one space. “Close to Home” combines distinct melodic R&B sound (imagine John Legend, Marvin Gaye, Frank Ocean) with an ensemble of strings, voices, guitar, and piano, totally unplugged and recorded live.
Some of my music can be heard in the award-winning indie documentary “Route To Emancipation” and in the upcoming short film “If They Took Us Back”--a reimagination of American history (for release on Juneteenth, 2024).
LEW APOLLO:
Born and raised in rural Northern Minnesota, Lew Apollo’s genre-bending soul music reflects on deep-rooted internal struggles, cloaked in a sepia and rose tint. Catalyzed by his father’s suicide in 2022, his songwriting and style fuse the legacies of Bob Dylan and Prince with modern influences like Hozier, Leon Bridges, and Labrinth, creating lush, cinematic soundscapes through hypnotic guitar, ear-candy production, and a sultry voice. Following the release of his debut EP, Lew has sold out countless shows, toured in support of Los Lonely Boys, and earned radio rotation on KUTX with singles like “Diamonds and Gold” and “Let the Light In.” His self-produced debut album Fool’s Gold (Aug 2025) has already surpassed 300,000 streams in under two months and is generating buzz, with KUTX calling him “the perfect summer vibe,” AMP Music declaring “Lew Apollo will be a force in the R&B and pop stratospheres. Be warned,” and Earmilk praising how “Apollo’s signature smoky voice sets the tone for a sultry soundscape.”
SOMEBODY SOMEONE:
Austin, TX-based musician SOMEBODY SOMEONE (pronouns: they/them) has been causing quite a stir since the release of “Better,” their debut single under that moniker last year. Called “riveting and spellbinding” by American Songwriter, the track kicked off increasing momentum that sees them included in NPR’s coveted “Tiny Desk,” featured on the popular podcast “Telepathy Tapes,” and included in Adam Durwitz’s of Counting Crows’ Underwater Sunshine Festival in NYC.
Chosen by NPR’s music staff to be included in this Summer’s “Tiny Desk Contest On The Road Tour” when the caravan hit Austin, TX, Somebody Someone took part in the sold out outdoor show sponsored by KUTX at Mohawk. “I'm SO excited,” they exclaim. “I submit every year not expecting much to come of it, but I have to admit that after nine years of entry, an official recognition in my home city is pretty damn cool.”
Heralded by former Tiny Desk winner Quinn Christopherson who once proclaimed “This is a song I wish I wrote,” about their previous “Top Shelf” Tiny Desk performance, Somebody Someone’s inclusion in this show holds special significance. “Austin has been like my own piecemealed grad school for music,” they explain. “I've cut my teeth here and I'm confident enough to say they're razor sharp and ready to go! Everything feels like it's lining up like a planetary event.” More information here: https://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/2025/tour-page/.
Proving that the stars continue to align, they were featured on the massively popular podcast Telepathy Tapes which focuses on telepathic communication, particularly among individuals with autism. “I'm neurodivergent with several things in the mix,” they say. “This podcast has been so validating for so many reasons.”
In the current political and societal climate where autism is being demonized and marginalized unfairly, Somebody Someone wants to shine the light even brighter on autism to dispel the harmful myths that currently abound. “Especially in light of the *gestures broadly* political landscape and news cycle, ‘autism’ is a dirty word societally speaking,” they say. “Most people presume incompetence when folks are labeled as such, but really autistic people are responsible for some massive social and artistic movements - Greta Thunberg, Temple Grandin, Satoshi Tajiri, Naoki Higashida... we're all over the place.” More information here: https://thetelepathytapes.com/podcast.
Tapping into the momentum, Counting Crows frontman Adam Durwitz took note of Somebody Someone’s music and invited them onto the Underwater Sunshine Fest that takes place in New York City on November 21-22, 2025. Carefully curated to include the newest, brightest, independent music artists that Adam and the larger team of producers can find, the festival is an immersive celebration of songwriting and music that previously hosted such musical luminaries as Fantastic Cat, Red Wanting Blue, Monks of Doom, Stephen Kellogg, among many others. “It's a music lover’s festival with an emphasis on songwriting, which is exactly the kind of room I like being in,” they explain. More information can be found here: https://underwatersunshinefest.com/
MOTENKO:
In an era where the old and the new clash more rapidly and forcefully than perhaps ever before, Austin’s Motenko offers a musical vision of harmony between generations and perspectives. Deferential to soul’s ‘60s and ‘70s heyday without being overly beholden to it, enlivened by the infinite possibilities of modern technology and production without losing the grit and realness that gives soul its, well, soul, Motenko’s sound is an expression of wonder for the heights of the past and the promise of tomorrow. And on the aptly titled To Grow, Motenko respectfully nods to his past work while showcasing how much more evolved he has become.
Self-described as both his most personal work to date and his most collaborative, Motenko’s To Grow is art in flux in the best possible sense. Written as a musical conversation between Motenko and his late mother, “Free Yourself” is perhaps the most vintage sounding track on To Grow with its Stax rhythm and Philly Soul vocal stacks and strings but its message is thoroughly modern– technology has given us more freedom than ever before to connect yet in so many ways that has pushed us all further apart as we become more dependent on devices and platforms that encourage us to be critical of ourselves and others.
Motenko’s specific journey this year includes not only the release of To Grow in October, but also on a tour with Wild Child beginning in November on a string of dates in the midwest. Care to join him?