Playing right now ‘round the 20x200 office are some poppy, soulful tunes that feel perfectly suited to a summer kickback, courtesy of one Ryan Whitman. We first found out about Whitman’s R&B influenced, genre-bending debut EP Body Heat through our very own production lead Carly Piersol, who moonlights as a magnificent photographer and had the pleasure of working with Whitman. His songs radiate optimism and confidence, and encourage listeners to practice a little more self...

Drummer, photographer and Brooklynite Attis Clopton has been making music for over a decade, and living an NYC life for nearly as long. In his photography, he gravitates toward the people that pound the Big Apple pavement, going for snaps that give a sense of the soul on the front end of the lens. Clopton clearly draws inspiration from New York City, and that seems to pour into his life as a full-time musician as...

  A single note quietly emerged and floated heavenward in the church, clear, shimmering, beautiful and bright. By the end of the piece, the congregation was in tears. No one ever saw the horn player from her perch in the balcony, but no one ever forgot her performance. That is the power of Molly Norcross, principal French horn player in the Fort Worth Symphony. Hailed by the New York Times as “precise and passionate”, Molly...

If you're curious what it would feel like to possess natural cool factor 1) join the club and 2) ask Martine Gutierrez. She'll probably crack a smile and quietly protest the description, but don't be deceived: this Brooklyn-based multimedia artist is a force to be reckoned with. Through video, photography, music and performance, Gutierrez takes a disarming and eclectic approach to grappling with sticky subjects like gender binaries and the colonization of indigenous traditions, honing...

Art Mixtape is back with more art and music marriage magic. Today's installation is courtesy of uber-talented South African multihyphenate Spoek Mathambo. A musician, artist, producer, DJ, filmmaker, and all-around inimitable iconoclast, Mathambo also coined the terms Guzu (based on Zulu guitar music) and Township Tech (electronic club music), to describe the two styles of music he producers. This Art Mixtape is served with a twist—Mathambo chose to mix it up and share his thoughts...

You’re gonna want to tune into what we’re broadcasting from 20x200 HQ today. Introducing Art Mixtape, in which we enlist expert input to match music and art. In this series, music pros hand-pick and pair songs with 20x200 editions, relying on their synchronicity to reveal new, awesome, and unexpected things about each work. To kick off the inaugural installation of Art Mixtape, we’ve solicited the help of super-talented Syndee Winters—singer, songwriter, actor, and performer in...