About Omar Apollo:

Omar Apollo is one of R&B's most exciting shape-shifters. As the 23-year-old singer/songwriter prepares his debut album, he's holding close to music that feels inventive, experimental, and true to his wide-ranging passion. R&B remains the foundation, but Apollo is branching out with a bilingual fusion of funk, pop, electronic, hip-hop, reggaéton, corridos—as he puts it, “everything.” Apollo’s has been a transformative but linear journey, from listening to Brandy and Stevie as a kid, to plucking away at a guitar at 11, to self-releasing a pairs of EPs as a young man—2018’s Stereo and 2019’s Friends—that established his signature “bedroom soul,” and earned him love from fans and press (Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, FADER, et al.). As unique as his sound is, Apollo has gotten as much attention for his lyrics—themes of romantic yearning and self-improvement swirled up with expressions of cultural heritage and identity. Now, he’s leaning even more into all of it, making music that feels closer to his heart than ever. In 2020, he released his “quarantine project,” Apolonio. But as he finishes up his LP, he’s dreaming bigger, bringing in collaborators, and pushing himself harder than ever before. He’s more self-assured, and wants the rest of the world to catch up to what his fans have been seeing from the beginning “I used to think I wasn’t built for this because I’m just a kid from Indiana,” says Apollo. “But that thought is gone now. I know what to do. Everything just feels right.”

About Sofía Valdés:

A 20-year-old singer/songwriter born and bred in Panama, Sofía Valdés creates the kind of emotionally honest and beautifully original pop music that could only come from years of exploration. After learning to play guitar at the age of eight and writing her first song at 13, the independent-minded artist sharpened her craft in part by building an eclectic sonic vocabulary informed by everything from folk and bossa nova to ’60s Motown and ’70s soul. On her debut EP Ventura, Valdés alchemizes those inspirations into a sound all her own, gracing each track with her indelible songwriting and beguiling voice. Her hit single from the EP, “Handful of Water” currently has 1.3M+ streams across platforms. Her story was heard far and wide ultimately landing her praise from press such as W Magazine, Interview Magazine, V Magazine, ColorsxStudio, and more upon her debut EP release and caught the eye of the renowned luxury brand, Chanel who has tapped her early as a brand ambassador for their Latin American market. She also made her digital debut at Sundance Film Festival in January, performing at their 2021 official music event, Sound & Vision, and performing a set for NPR "World Cafe from her home in Panama. She has appeared on multiple playlists including Chill Latino (Spotify) and Chilled Pop (Apple Music), an artist featured on WXPN/Philly’s “Artist To Watch” for April, along with additional radio rotation in key markets such as Dallas, New York, Nashville, and more. She was recently confirmed to support Omar Apollo on a leg of his Fall US tour and her debut US festival lineup for Outside Lands taking place in San Francisco, CA in late October 2021, Lollapalooza taking place in Chicago, IL in late July 2021, and Austin City Limits taking place in Austin, TX in October 2021.