From the University of Utah, this is Loco 4 Local! A K-UTE Radio production where our host Luke Davies talks with local artists, venues, and visionaries about the music culture of the great Salt Lake.

In our first episode, we talk with the U's very own Cmten, who skyrocketed to fame off the emerging social media service TikTok. In an interview from March of 2020, Cmten discusses how the coronavirus has impacted his plans to grow, and how his purely digital presence has impacted his music career.

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From the University of Utah, this is Loco 4 Local! A K-UTE Radio production where our host Luke Davies talks with local artists, venues, and visionaries about the music culture of the great Salt Lake.

In our second episode, we talked with Will Sartain of Sartain & Saunders; Will has over 20 years of experience in the SLC entertainment industry, working his way up from an employee of Kilby Court to owning three venues in the city and a restaurant. Sartain & Saunders has worked with promoters for artists such as Macklemore, St. Vincent, and Death Cab for Cutie among others. Will discusses what it has been like being a venue owner in this highly volatile economy, and what their plans are for reopening.

Luke Davies | l.davies@kuteradio.org

Third up, we've got Rico Sayso, a rapper fresh out of LA looking to stir up SLC's music scene. Rico talks about the cultural differences between SLC and LA and what brought him out here.

Luke Davies | l.davies@kuteradio.org