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Meet Some of This Year’s Performers at The 5th Annual DC Music Summit

The 5th Annual DC Music Summit

This upcoming weekend, October 14-16, is the 5th Annual DC Music Summit(DCMS), “a 501(c)3 nonprofit that supports local musicians and the DC music industry by fostering inclusion, community engagement, professional development, and networking. Its annual full day event, The DC Music Summit, is an exchange hub of education, inspiration, and solutions in support of the health and growth of the DC music industry.”

To prepare for this weekend, Alchemical Records would like to introduce you to some of this year’s performers:

Chósta and Jape Create a Thickening Sonic Collage in “That Object Spoke to Me”

Chósta "That Object Spoke to Me" with green and red lighting

Recent Articles Irish electronic musician and producer, Conor Kelly (aka Chósta, pronounced coast – ah) has teamed up with Jape for a new single titled “The Object Spoke to Me”. Full of melancholy and nostalgia, it’s a song that’s far more interested in a feel or effect than it is in structure. The various samples […]

Classical Crossover Duo Amor y Luz Spreads Love and Light to Both Sides of the Atlantic

Amor y Luz - Press Photo

The music of Latin American classical crossover duo, Amor y Luz, is beauty personified. Using their diverse cultural backgrounds as a rich lens, Amy Vitro and Kutasha Silva are on a mission to spread well-being, joy, and inspiration. Join contributing writer Cynthia Gross, as she sits down with Kutasha Silva, the group’s cellist and lead vocalist. Learn why Silva decided to leave her homeland and plant roots in the D.C. area; the intentional criteria that each Amor y Luz composition must meet; and how music unintentionally created a breakthrough in Silva’s ability to conduct research as a Fulbright scholar.