Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief in August 2019. Past work can be seen at Suburban Apologist, Tampa Bay Times, Consequence of Sound and The Daily Beast. Products and media for review consideration should be sent to 204 E. Henderson Ave., Tampa, FL 33602.
![A performance screenshot from the YouTube video FOREST SOUNDS: "Genesis", Biishop the Artist [Live at The Far Forest]. Captured in a medium close-up, Biishop the Artist stands centrally wearing a green headscarf, a yellow button-down short-sleeved shirt with black and orange geometric patterns over a white undershirt, and a necklace while singing into a microphone held in his right hand. In the background, a bassist with long dark hair plays an electric bass guitar on the left, while audience members and another performer stand nearby against a wall adorned with hanging decor under warm, intimate indoor lighting.](https://i0.wp.com/www.cltampa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Forest-Sounds-YouTube.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1)
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