It’s safe to say the Tampa Bay Area has been blessed with an influx of talented artists, and some are rising to the top with ease and grace. Building a network through impeccable hustle and raw talent takes courage, and Ari Chi is more than ready for battle.
Armed with soulful melodies and ukulele, she's a multi-faceted double threat and she'll be the first to tell you she's “Made In Music!” Her video for fresh single “Let It Be Known” is icing on the cake for what has already been a stellar year for such a captivating songstress.
Ari Chi brought the world a sliver of peace with her sultry lullaby and smooth riffs on the stoner friendly love song, which couldn’t have arrived on a more perfect day with its sparked and smoked visuals: April 20 at exactly 4:20 p.m.
Director Harrison Ponce — who's been building a name for himself with other Tampa music makers, including Trapfone, Betty Dawl, and She.go. — captures friendship at its finest in a video that finds Ari chilling with her squad in the forest … and it feels like a camping trip worth being invited to, as she puff-puff keeps your undivided attention.
It's high time to make s'mores and transport yourself into a world where time doesn’t matter and a smoke circle is the only thing that’s LIT! Check out "Let It Be Known" below and watch for more from Ari Chi in the near future.
DEA & Saint
This article appears in Apr 21-28, 2016.