{"id":2654,"date":"2023-08-02T18:08:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T18:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2654"},"modified":"2023-08-02T18:08:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T18:08:21","slug":"august-artists-in-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/august-artists-in-residence","title":{"rendered":"August Artists in Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each month we welcome new artists to participate in our Artist-in-Residence program in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London<\/a>. During August we\u2019re bringing in no less than three Sofar artists from around the world to join us at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uncle.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNCLE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the apartment business revolutionizing renting in the UK. Learn a little bit more about each artist below (and for you Londoners, make note of catching each of them live this month around the city).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>August Artists in Residence:<\/p>\n<h4><b>Samar Mehdi<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hailing from Bhopal in the Madhya Pradesh region of India, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0kn5e77RPjL0jdsLYcN4rN?si=pzFtbFGnSQOmidvMA_XXXg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Samar Mehdi<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plays guitar in a \u2018percussive fingerstyle\u2019, creating mesmerizing, poetic, transformative performances. Check out his dynamic Listening Room performance from 2020:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samar Mehdi - LIVE | Sofar Bangalore\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZYs7FhDqtis?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get tickets to see Samar Mehdi:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 4 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/49041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Westminster<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 5 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/50179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Holborn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 6 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/49117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haggerston<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 11 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/48705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London Bridge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 12 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/49812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Hampstead<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 13 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/50184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Camden<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 15 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/49925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paddington<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 16 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/50464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bristol St. Phillips<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 18 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/49673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kentish Town<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 25 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/50032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hampstead<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 27 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/50195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brixton<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Gigi Perez<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fresh off the release of her dark pop extraordinary EP, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1iCnM8foFssWlPRLfAbIwo?si=WNw5P6b0RpCB6X193ddqTw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Catch a Falling Knife<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1iCnM8foFssWlPRLfAbIwo?si=KGLmssf-QrmDNLTb6_91fQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Gigi Perez<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brings a kind of melancholy that feels almost anthemic in its brooding and release. See the official video for the single, \u201cKill For You\u201d, below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gigi Perez - Kill For You [Official Music Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q0rqUQhae6o?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get tickets to see Gigi Perez:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 5 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/50179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Holborn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 12 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/49812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Hampstead<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 18 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/49673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kentish Town<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Shuba<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With influences ranging from Eminem and Ariana Grande to Freddie Mercury, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3Uios5Yyv4i8EBs9H3DUY5?si=8jXVGySFROSmMePIeWqkzA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Shuba<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a first generation Indian-American making pop rap gems that are authentically her (just ask her<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@tiktokbrownchick?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 5.8 million TikTok followers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. See her brand new video for \u201c1st Gen\u201d here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shuba - 1st Gen (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I4ZNbdIsBYg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get tickets to see Shuba:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 10 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/50075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paddington<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 12 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/50203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liverpool Street<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 25<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/events\/48707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> London Bridge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ready to find shows near you? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Browse concerts.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Words by Sofar Editorial Team<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each month we welcome new artists to participate in our Artist-in-Residence program in London. During August we\u2019re bringing in no less than three Sofar artists from around the world to join us at UNCLE, the apartment business revolutionizing renting in the UK. Learn a little bit more about each artist below (and for you Londoners, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":2655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[381,383,382,384],"class_list":["post-2654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-artist-in-residence","tag-gigi-perez","tag-samar-mehdi","tag-shuba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}