June 7th, 2022 8:30pm Stage 2
Kavya
Kavya Borra is an aspiring singer and recording artist from New Jersey, who is now known across the globe. She began her music career at the age of eleven, when she appeared on the popular South Indian singing show “Padutha Theeyaga”. She now performs professionally at Indian cultural events around the country. Venturing into western music, Kavya began posting covers on TikTok in December of 2019, and quickly amassed a fanbase of what is now more than 720,000 followers. Her success on TikTok led her to co-found EARCANDY, the popular social media based A Cappella group with over 2.7 million followers across platforms. The group released their debut album “An EARCANDY Christmas” with Republic Records in 2020. Through EARCANDY, Kavya has collaborated with artists such as Andy Grammer, MAX, Ben Platt, Dodie, Jay Sean, and more. She and the other members of EARCANDY performed on CNN’s 2021 Graduation Special, alongside artists such as Portugal. The Man and Lukas Graham. Kavya most recently performed the national anthem at a Knicks game in Madison Square Garden.
Rich
When Rich Saunders was a child, he and his family would spend long, relaxing afternoons sitting in a circle, singing together in the way that only blood relatives truly can: creating close harmonies whose naturally blending tones seem the result of some kind of inbuilt genetic code.
Fast forward a couple of decades and, though much has happened in the interim - a period as one-third of Universal-signed group Thirdstory; a stint singing backing vocals for Chance the Rapper; a trans-Atlantic, more experimental duo going by the name Refs - it’s still those magical vocal moments that are at the crux, however now they’re coming primarily from the singer himself under new, voice-centric solo project Rich.
Tiny Habits
Tiny Habits is an acoustic, folk-pop trio. Formed in Boston, MA by artists Maya Rae, Cinya Khan and Judah Mayowa. The three singer-songwriters met at Berklee College Of Music and through their collaboration, the group was born at the beginning of 2022. Finding viral success right out of the gate, the trio put their own spin on popular songs and began sharing them to their social media. The covers focus around lush harmonies and have a beautifully intimate, acoustic vibe.
From day one, Tiny Habits have begun to craft an incredibly enticing, signature sound. It’s no surprise that they have quickly earned themselves a dedicated fanbase. Garnering over 40,000 followers on TikTok and 15,000 on Instagram in just a few months. The band has received comments and praise from artists such as Joe Jonas, Andy Grammar, JP Saxe, Ben Platt and Lizzy McAlpine.