Meet Our Youth Artist Advisory Board!
Introducing our new co-chairs and board members for our inaugural Youth Artist Advisory Board!
We want to center youth voices even more and having our youth be at the center of our decision-making is vital. We are excited to build and grow with our new youth board!
Learn more about our artists, their work, and who they are below and be sure to give them a follow on Instagram as well!
P.S. Election day is next week on Tues, Nov 3rd. Please don’t forget to vote if you are able to!
Mirabai Kukathas is a storyteller. A playwright, spirited conversationalist, and (maybe most importantly) a singer/songwriter, she loves nothing more than telling an absurd story with an honest emotional core.
People often tell Mirabai she was born in the wrong millennium (what with her hippie hair and obsession with folk music) but she’d much rather be in this one, thank you very much, where she can vote and marry who she likes and watch WALL-E for the millionth time. But she does pull plenty of musical inspiration from times past, finding ways to blend 60s folk with contemporary pop and everything in between.
She was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, although she also grew up in her mother’s native Malaysia. A recent graduate of the central district’s Nova High School, a Totem Star artist/youth board chair, a 2 time winner of the Young Playwrights Project, and a finalist for MoPOP’s SoundOff!, her love for and dedication to Seattle and it’s artistic scene are unparalleled. Mirabai’s art is an act of healing; a confusing celebration of her culture, identity, and life. With lots of love, effort, and community, she works to create her own unique sound to tell her own unique story.
Instagram: @mirabai.kukathas
Zoser is a singer/songwriter and music bender. An alluring voice, thoughtful lyrics, and a guitar grounds this Georgia native as he makes his way through the Puget Sound. Zoser's music travels effortlessly between alternative, pop, country, and always strikes the listener's soul.
Instagram: @zoserofficial
Lily Indigo came into the world singing. At the age of ten, she sang on stage with her dad at the Doe Bay Music Festival. Since then she has performed in front of an audience any chance she can get. Lily loves making music because it’s a stress reliever and hopes that her music will connect people together. She is excited to sing her songs to anyone that will listen, as it gives her a chance to combine her two greatest joys in life: music and meeting new people.
Instagram: @lily.indigo
Cobb — Repping out of Rainier Valley in South Seattle, Cobb seeks inspiration to make his music from youth culture in his community. Since 2016, Cobb has released 3 EPs via SoundCloud at www.soundcloud.com/cobbfrom38. While using music as a bridge to stay connected to his community, Cobb hopes to inspire his listeners to live a purposeful life versus being bound to the limitations of modern day society.
Instagram: @justanotherkidfromthesoufend
Grae Violett is singer-songwriter who was born in Nashville, TN but spent her formative years in Washington state, specifically the Seattle area. Being from the South, having parents from NYC, and living in the PNW have led to a lot of road trips where she has had many interesting interactions with the people and places around her. One thing she has learned from travelling cross country is that although we are different, the one thing we all have in common is emotion. Everybody feels, and those feelings lead to amazing stories. A music lover, she considers herself a genre-less artist, but 80s synth pop will always have a special place in her heart. She is extremely excited to share her art with all the beautiful souls out there, and hopes that they will enjoy it.
Instagram: @graedreamer
Instagram: @agentorangetree