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Presents:
Chee : Blank Slate
featuring:
chee
Mantra Sounds Haymes Tarmino Khan Kuma Stamoulo
SquirRel Hill Sports Bar
october 12th, 2024
21+
$20 Early Bird – Sold Out
$25 General Admission
$35 Day of show / Door
Tickets on sale Friday, June 21st at 12pm
About Event
This one is for the EDM underground. Come experience an evening filled with bass music, live painting, visual production, and exceptional sound quality. It is the debut of Chee and Mantra Sounds in Pittsburgh, let’s show them what’s good! See yinz in the dance.
Sound: Kallop Sound Solutions powered by Danley Sound Labs
Production: Focal Point Productions and visuals by Solstice Illuminations
Harm Reduction: KMFK Safety Services
Live Painter: Maddi Swiger
Photographer: Kristi Sipes
Vendors: Fungi Fantasia and our Ambient Alchemists merch booth
About Artists
Chee

After several years of lateral experimentation in sound design, South African producer Chee erupted into the international bass scene following a handful of successful self-releases and releases through the Dutch label, UNDERSLUG. Once the music began circulating, his sonic innovation and advanced production skills quickly gained the attention of many prime figures inthe industry, gaining him support from Noisia, Amon Tobin, DJ Craze, Mat Zo, Culprate, GJones, and more. His assured arc of fresh ideas led to the release of his first full-length album “Fear Monger” on SATURATE RECORDS in 2017, demonstrating 12 tracks of raw low-end heavy material that set the precedent for CHEE tracks to come. In 2020, CHEE made his debut on Zeds Dead’s imprint label, DEADBEATS, releasing a 5 track EP featuring his popular song “Vultures”, gaining loads of DSP playlisting support and support from DJs across the festival circuit.
Over the last few years, he has continued to evolve his sound and push the boundaries of possibility within developing soundscapes. After coming off of 2 large bus tours as support, CHEE’s reach has hit all corners of North America and beyond including the likes of EDC Las Vegas, Shambala Music Festival, leading all the way to Red Rocks Amphitheater
Mantra Sounds

Mantra Sounds is a multi-talented, adept music producer who has also cultivated the components of rap-content, flow and delivery as well as spoken word. Her lyrics combine the braggadocio and chest-beating of trap and hip-hop with themes of esoterica and self-discovery.
After cutting her teeth at underground parties in the Northeast, Mantra Sounds is performing across the U.S. Her one-of-a-kind style blends elements of dubstep, trap, grime, and experimental bass with original raps, vocals and spoken word poetry. Mantra Sounds has performed as direct support for Pretty Lights, while also supporting acts like Zeds Dead, Clozee, and G Jones. Moving forward, she is focused on expanding her audience in the states and securing international bookings.
Haymes Tarmino

Hailing from the City of Brotherly Love, and currently residing in Denver, emerges James Tarmin, aka Haymes Tarmino. Music has been in his blood since the early days of 2 years old when he began to play drums. With a background in concert band, jazz band, and marching band, his original pieces feature fantasy-like melodies accompanied with complex bass lines. With releases on Subciety Records. He has opened for heavyweights such as Dirtysnatcha, Blankface, Yakz, Trampa, Eptic, JuJu, Chime, Born I, Ranga and Arius.
Khan Kuma

PITTSBURGH NATIVE DREW OWUSU, AKA KHAN KUMA, IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN SOUND SYSTEM CULTURE. INFLUENCED BY HIS GHANAIAN HERITAGE, BASS-DRIVEN MUSIC FLOWS THROUGH HIS VEINS. WITH AN INNATE PENCHANT FOR ELECTRONIC GENRES ROOTED IN BLACK CULTURE, KHAN KUMA’S JOURNEY AS AN ARTIST WAS INEVITABLE. INSPIRED BY HEAVYWEIGHT DUBSTEP DJS LIKE JOE NICE, CASPA, N-TYPE, COKI, AND TERNION SOUND. KHAN KUMA FORGES A DISTINCT SONIC TAPESTRY. HIS RAPID MIXING AND SEAMLESS TRACK BLENDING BRING AN UNPARALLELED ENERGY TO THE DANCE FLOOR, CREATING AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. SHARING A PART OF HIMSELF WITH THE CROWD, KHAN KUMA’S SOUND IS A VIBRANT FUSION THAT CAPTIVATES AUDIENCES.
stamoulo

Tom Tinetti, or better known as Stamoulo, is an electronic music producer building a world through glitchy, heavy beats. The Chicago native and now resident of Pittsburgh has made quite a name for himself in the underground scene, captivating dance floors with his impressive and intricate style. With releases on a variety of notable collectives and labels such as Erie Sounds, earth Hz, and Trap Party, Stamoulo is bringing the beauty behind glitched out computers to the forefront of bass music.
The music centers around a cyber-dystopian city controlled by an AI overlord that has embedded itself into every aspect of modern life, much to the disdain of the population. A group of fearless rebels have taken up arms to take back control and return the city to its former glory. To escape the AI’s surveillance and plan their next moves, they escape into the long forgotten lush nature that surrounds the city, and in doing so find a reconnection with themselves as humans. Stamoulo serves as the soundtrack to this ongoing battle between the overlord and the rebels.