Queer Femme Creativity Mixer x Lalin St. Juste of The Seshen
Event Information
About this Event
Queer Femmes Create brings you Lalin St. Juste, front woman of The Seshen, an Oakland, CA based electro soul band.
The Seshen just released CYAN, their newest album AND a visually stunning short film to accompany it (watch it below).
Join us as we chat w Lalin about her creative process and experiences as a queer black femme in the music industry, plus participate in an interactive creative roundtable session.
what we’ll do
1. GROUP MEET AND GREET
Say hey! We’ll do a quick introduction of everyone in the group and what creative projects they’re interested in, are working on etc.
2. INTERVIEW + Q&A
Get a peek of a short clip of the CYAN film. Then hear about Lalin’s experience in the music industry with her band, Seshen, how she finds creativity, her process of making music and creating films, and more. Be sure to bring your questions.
3. QUEER FEMME CREATIVITY ROUNDTABLE
Attendees will get to know each other more fully, sharing their creative projects, what they could use support in and how they can offer support.
Attendees will get to know each other more fully, sharing their creative projects, what they could use support in and how they can offer support.
What you can expect
We are striving to create an environment free of fat phobia, racism, ableism. no trans-exclusionary radical feminist (terfs), no sex worker-exclusionary radical feminist (swerfs).
By getting a ticket to this event, you are confirming you are aligned with the environment we are striving to create.
We'll have moderators on deck to help keep the event free of crashers and remove those who do not align with event's core values - no questions asked.
please note
this event is totally free.
If you choose to donate, it would be greatly appreciated! all donations will go towards covering the costs of hosting the digital platform allowing event attendees to connect, and for the hosts time in coordinating and moderating the event.
about your hosts
About Lalin St. Juste and The Seshen
Lalin St. Juste is a Haitian-American singer/songwriter based in the Bay Area and lead singer of the band The Seshen. A self-taught musician with a knack for melting hearts, Lalin’s music includes exploration of identity, the power of rewriting narratives, and the nuances of intimacy in our relationships.
Possessing a firm belief that the personal is political, Lalin is inspired by a lineage running from Erykah Badu to Nick Drake.
The Seshen has shared the stage with notable acts such as Tune-Yards, Hiatus Kaiyote, Little Dragon, Macy Gray, Les Nubians, Thundercat, etc. and has performed at Outside Lands, Noise Pop and other festivals/shows across the U.S. and Europe.
About Femme4Femme
Femme4Femme is an *inclusive* global online community (and Oakland-based queer dance party) for femmes of all genders and those whoe love them.
