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"PLU trade their usual club slots for a soulful Tuesday night triple bill. Slovenian-based duo freekind make their Bristol debut with upbeat, jazzy R&B bliss; TIANNA brings her honeyed and emotive neo-soul and Seb Waters’ woozy indie-pop tops an essential early-weeker FFO: Arlo Parks, Hope Tala, Lava La Rue."
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A gig held at Strange Brew on Tuesday 14th May. The event starts at 19:00.
We are very excited, with support from Strange Brew and Arts Council England, to launch our first stand-alone PLU Live event with:
freekind.
+ support from Tianna
+ Seb Waters
If you have attended our annual Summer Camp or indeed our 10-year anniversary celebrations last year, you will know live music is at the heart of passions for music. What better way to kick this off than welcoming over from Slovenia, one of our fav bands currently, freekind.
Be free. Be kind.
This is the philosophy of Slovenian-based duo, freekind.
The soulful group is composed of Croatian pianist and vocalist Sara Ester Gredelj and Slovenian drummer Nina Korošak-Serčič. They started their collaboration in 2019 with the release of their first single “I’m gonna live”. Mutual love for RnB, Hip-Hop and Soul music and its ability to lift people up and give them hope is what really brought them together.
In 2020 they released their first self-produced EP “not good enough.” An idea that haunts any creator at some point was so overwhelming for the two they had to make a song about it to let go of it.
Through the process of making and releasing the EP they hoped to let go of the pessimistic, fearful, and doubt-obsessed mind and make space for the creative energy to flow more freely and express themselves fearlessly.
They’re currently working on their first full-length album that would reflect that new mindset and promote the feels they were looking to bring into focus through their hit release VISUALIZE.
Their live performances across Europe are garnering them a loyal following and we cannae wait to welcome them to Bristol, UK for the very first time. Music that moves you and MOVES you if you know what I mean ;)
TIANNA
Bristol-born neo-soul artist Tianna writes of her own life experiences with an emotional nature. Her debut EP, "Morning Conversations," released in September 2023, with her singles earning spots on Spotify playlists including "New Music Friday" and "Best Jazz UK 2023," among others. Her single “Talk To Me” was also featured as BBC 1XTRA's track of the week late last year, Tianna has been performing across Bristol and in London, she also supported Hak Baker on his recent UK tour. She is set to release her upcoming project later this year.
Seb Waters
South Wales born and Bristol based, Seb Waters is a manifold and ever evolving multi-disciplinary artist. His music slides between Indie, Soul, Experimental and Trip-Hop, with silky melodies flowing off gritty, off-kilter beats and sweet instrumentals. Through his music, Seb explores themes of coming of age, queerness, love, longing
**No one turned away for lack of funds - we have concessionary and reduced price tickets available, particularly for LGBTQIA, BIPOC or low incomes. Please get in touch directly**
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
freekind.
+ support from Tianna
+ Seb Waters
If you have attended our annual Summer Camp or indeed our 10-year anniversary celebrations last year, you will know live music is at the heart of passions for music. What better way to kick this off than welcoming over from Slovenia, one of our fav bands currently, freekind.
Be free. Be kind.
This is the philosophy of Slovenian-based duo, freekind.
The soulful group is composed of Croatian pianist and vocalist Sara Ester Gredelj and Slovenian drummer Nina Korošak-Serčič. They started their collaboration in 2019 with the release of their first single “I’m gonna live”. Mutual love for RnB, Hip-Hop and Soul music and its ability to lift people up and give them hope is what really brought them together.
In 2020 they released their first self-produced EP “not good enough.” An idea that haunts any creator at some point was so overwhelming for the two they had to make a song about it to let go of it.
Through the process of making and releasing the EP they hoped to let go of the pessimistic, fearful, and doubt-obsessed mind and make space for the creative energy to flow more freely and express themselves fearlessly.
They’re currently working on their first full-length album that would reflect that new mindset and promote the feels they were looking to bring into focus through their hit release VISUALIZE.
Their live performances across Europe are garnering them a loyal following and we cannae wait to welcome them to Bristol, UK for the very first time. Music that moves you and MOVES you if you know what I mean ;)
TIANNA
Bristol-born neo-soul artist Tianna writes of her own life experiences with an emotional nature. Her debut EP, "Morning Conversations," released in September 2023, with her singles earning spots on Spotify playlists including "New Music Friday" and "Best Jazz UK 2023," among others. Her single “Talk To Me” was also featured as BBC 1XTRA's track of the week late last year, Tianna has been performing across Bristol and in London, she also supported Hak Baker on his recent UK tour. She is set to release her upcoming project later this year.
Seb Waters
South Wales born and Bristol based, Seb Waters is a manifold and ever evolving multi-disciplinary artist. His music slides between Indie, Soul, Experimental and Trip-Hop, with silky melodies flowing off gritty, off-kilter beats and sweet instrumentals. Through his music, Seb explores themes of coming of age, queerness, love, longing
**No one turned away for lack of funds - we have concessionary and reduced price tickets available, particularly for LGBTQIA, BIPOC or low incomes. Please get in touch directly**
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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