Atlanta has always had an artistic soul. The culture and heritage of our city, like most great cities, owes a tremendous debt to the arts community. Supporting local art is something we care deeply about and we’d like to do everything we can to help the local arts community thrive. Unfortunately, too often media attention is monopolized by corporate interests and tabloid gossip – but culture doesn’t come from a focus on celebrity breakups it comes from a focus on the arts.
Below, you’ll find some incredible artists from in and around Marietta that we hope you will check out, follow and support.
Tyler Ømari
After making beats for a while, I decided to start rapping myself to see if I was good at it and I ended up sticking with that. I felt a new type of creative freedom with rapping that I didn’t feel with anything else I tried. Read more>>
Tony Karanja
I have always had a thing for artistry for as long as I can remember. It really started manifesting when I was in high school and was going through a really tough time in my life. 2008 was by far the hardest and toughest year I have ever had and at the time, I needed something to get my head out of all the stress. Read more>>
TJ Green
My adversity has molded me into the entrepreneur I am today. I began to learn myself and within doing so I started a nonprofit, began my career as a stand- up comedian, found a new place to call my own, and am currently in the process of building my own real estate company. Read more>>
Megan Jeanee
My mission statement is “Model. Inspire. Create.” (yes, I have a mission statement lol you should too!) Modeling helped boost a confidence in me that I would like to share with others by inspiring them to always walk in their truth and love themselves. I want to continue doing these two things while feeding my creative juices. Modeling, Inspiring, and Creating help make up who I am, they make me Happy. Read more>>
Kris J
Growing up being a rapper wasn’t at the front of my to do list seeing that I was a pretty gifted track and field athlete my coaches, teachers, peers had already set in their minds that I would be successful with the sport. After Receiving full track&field scholarship to Bethune Cookman University, I knew that it was finally time to begin pursuing both. Read more>>
Christian Andres Duque Tello
I was born in Ecuador and moved to the United States at the age of 9. That change my life, and from an early age, I learned to be independent based on the struggles that I had to endure. Growing up, music was a huge part of my life and has always been inside of me. I guess it runs on the family since my mother used to sing and love writing songs. Read more>>
Josh Duart
I started cosplaying in 2013 when I was invited to Dragon Con for the first time. I’d never been to a sci-fi/comic convention, and all I knew was that people dressed up in costumes, so I wanted to join in the fun. I created my first ever cosplay – Thranduil, the elven king from the Hobbit movie trilogy, and the response was crazy! Read more>>
Stephanie Torrez
For me diving back into photography has honestly been a healing point for me. I’ve dedicated myself to building my portfolio and clientele, and it’s really starting to pay off for me. I am so fortunate to be able to step into someone’s life, to enter their world, and capture moments that will help their businesses grow or even help them grow as individuals. Read more>>
Ron Pettis
From a young age, I’ve always had an obsession with art. I was always sketching different characters I saw on tv, or even drawing a car that I believed I would own in the future. As a teen, I played every sport I could as a means to satisfy my frustrations that would, most times, span from my home life. Read more>>
Malik “Leek” Breeden
I make beats. I’m a producer/beatmaker. I’m also an engineer, though. In my opinion a damn good one too. I enjoy the process of hits being made. I’ve developed an ear, that I’m sure I was born with and was passed down, for hearing abnormalities in the recording process. Read more>>
Maddie Parks
I am a makeup artist and hairdresser. I work behind the chair doing haircuts as well as color, and also any type of special occasion or event makeup. Making people feel beautiful, and enhancing their natural beauty is my biggest priority. Read more>>
Hunter Blalock
I try my best to make the most honest music possible.I write songs that come from a real place, about real people, and real experiences. Though every song is not an autobiography, they all have small pieces of my life and myself in each of them. Read more>>
Miss Alyssa Erspamer
I write songs from my life experiences, what I feel, and how I think I’d feel if I were in someone else’s shoes. I’m inspired by the women before me that have said or sang what’s in their heart without holding back. Read more>>
