Uncensored Visionary: The Queer Music Podcast

Meet sam goli: Musician. Artist. Poet. Photographer.

sam goli grew up in Los Angeles, CA to a Mexican mother and a Palestinian father. Culturally, they always felt like an outsider because their mother’s side speaks Spanish, while their father’s side of the family speaks Arabic, both languages they don't really speak.

Their cultural upbringing translated to what they grew up listening to: Arab Music, Disco and Top 40s. Along with...

Born and raised in Mexico City, Maxximo grew up in a vibrant community of cultures, colors and people. From the minute he was born he acknowledged the power of what it means to be Mexican. So when it came time for him to become a musician he was poised to introduce that into his sound and imagery.

When you look at Maxximo’s videos you’ll notice that he releases films that put the focus on telling a story. His biggest song, “Prince...

Meet BVT —

BVT (Bernie Van Tiel) was born in the ‘place with many chins and noses’/‘place of many possums’ in Australia. Eventually, she moved out to Sydney, Australia to pursue her dreams in the performing arts making it into some music and acting programs. From there she continued to purse music and acting, landing roles in Jade of Death (as the lead) as well as a cameo role alongside LaLa Anthony in Reef Break.

Her interest in...

Meet Yavin ——

Yavin grew up as a socially awkward kid in Massachusetts. Utilizing this to his advantage, Yavin grew up loving all different types of music to shape his future career as a musician. But it wasn’t until college that he decided to start playing around with music and writing songs. From there he was off to the races, releasing two Soundcloud songs, but under another name. He hit a speed bump after dropping out of schoo...

Meet Stephanie Gayle (She/They) ——

Stephanie grew up in PG County, Maryland with her mother. She had a distant relationship with her father and grew up with two older siblings, one sister and one brother. Her family is a multi-talented family with mostly singers, on her mom side, and educators, on her dads side. She’s even related to William Christopher Handy, the Father of the Blues. Given her background, it was inevitable that s...

Meet Bentley Robles.

Born in Los Angeles, CA to two Mexican parents, Bentley grew up in South Gate, CA and then moved to Rancho Cucamonga where he out grew it rather quickly. From California, he uprooted himself to New York to escape the cabin fever / cookie cutter life he had lived. Making that switch, he went to pursue something bigger than himself and find himself. Having moved to New York, he knew what he wanted to do, however...

Meet James Aries.

A singer-songwriter based in Toronto, Canada, James Aries’ main instrument is piano. James was trained and voiced in piano and writes off-beat, corky baroque pop songs that don’t fit in any genre.

Born and raised in Swift Current, Saskatchewan in the middle of Canada, James started taking piano lessons when he was six. In elementary school he joined choir and studied piano through the Royal Conservatory of Music...

Meet Chris Jehnert.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland to his mom and dad, Chris was mostly raised by his grandparents. Growing up, he didn’t know how to express anger and sadness. It wasn’t until he discovered music that he used the medium as therapy to express himself. From there, he started singing to himself in secret until he gained the courage to join a choir. His experience in the choir confirmed to him that his future was in musi...

Meet Kai Mata.

Born in Indonesia, but raised in the US, Kai Mata's upbringing led her to use music as a modality to explore her emotional landscape, figure out who she is in the world and tell stories that others can relate to even if they are not of her minority group, ethnic background and sexual orientation.

On this episode Kai Mata discusses pinpointing emotion to convey what’s in her heart and into the listeners ears, get...

Born in Oakland, California, Charles Peoples III grew up in a baptist community with an interesting childhood. Finding theatre in high school, he found his calling in performance and it changed his life. From there it was off the races to college in New York where he hit a snap. It wasn’t until he moved back to his hometown in Oakland, CA that he found himself and became the musician known as CPIII.

With the goal of giving back to...