Margot Miller with Erik Rabasca

Margot Miller (she/they) is a burgeoning singer-songwriter with her stylings homegrown in the atmosphere of the American Northeast. Equipped with her faithful acoustic guitar, she works lyrically, crafting an emotional narrative for each project and song. She invokes a wide array of musical inspiration, from The Oh Hellos, The Front Bottoms, Left at London, and theater, pulling in the ethoses of lofi and folk-punk. Margot’s tendency always seems to be to “build out”: to sonically fill a piece, to give an EP intention, to establish herself as a community presence, to deliberately build something that could allow for bigger and bolder things. She’s loud- from her laugh to her music, the dynamics of balancing explosive moments with a delicate intimacy is why those drawn in stick around.

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Erik Rabasca is a recording and performing artist, producer and founder of the independent label, Highest Frequency Records. He currently leads or co-leads a variety of projects (Light Warriors, Ecstatica, Lions Gate, Human Tribes Collective, among others). A musical chameleon with a wide range of performing experiences from nearly 700 shows in his performing life, he plays a fusion of styles as an acoustic soloist from folk, roots, jazz to reggae, indie and country. His lyrics and songwriting have been compared to legends…Dylan, Marley, Simon and more but has uniquely and soulfully his own sound without imitation. Erik has toured the country, performed internationally (Ethiopia, Jamaica, Canada, Thailand), was selected by multiple-Grammy winner Jon Batiste to open Batiste’s appearance at Stamford CT’s Alive At Five concert series, opened for Grammy winner Mike Farris (Screaming Cheetah Wheelies), collaborated and toured with reggae legend Mad Professor, and shared the stage with notable reggae artists Sugar Minott, Culture, Easy Star All Stars, Grammy winners SOJA, among many other regional acts at clubs and festivals throughout the years. In 2016, Rabasca founded the independent record label, Highest Frequency Records to create music that “serves universal language.” He has since released over a dozen albums and EPs in multiple projects.

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