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WHAT IT IS: Inspired by everything from Kendrick Lamar and Frank Ocean to The Beatles and John Mayer, Peach Tree Rascals blend alternative jazz, funk and hip-hop in their distinctive cross-genre sound. Producer/mixer Dominic Pizano; vocalists Issac Pech, Tarrek Abdel-Khaliq and Joseph Barros; and creative director Jorge Olazaba met in high school and started self-releasing music in 2018. The group has garnered 10m+ streams on its eight released tracks to date. Several of the Rascals are second-generation Americans with parents who emigrated from Mexico, the Philippines and Palestine.
SINGLE: “Mariposa”
LIVE: Preparing for headlines during the spring in N.Y., L.A. and San Jose; dates in fall, with select festivals in the summer
INTERNET: 20m+ global career streams; approaching 200k combined video views on YouTube
PRESS: Billboard, This Song Is Sick, Line of Best Fit, Ones to Watch, 1883, Flaunt, MTV, NME, Wonderland
BOOKING: Cheryl Paglierani, Parker Glenn & Noah Simon/UTA
MANAGEMENT: Alexandra Valenti