You Can't Sit With Us - Episode (#107) - (Bleaux) - Presented by Threshold Brace

Elijah Buras is a rapper and producer going by the stage name “Bleaux,” which derives from his middle name, Bleau. (It was intended to be spelled like “blue” in French, but his parents mistakenly left out the “x” at the end. For his persona, Buras simply added the “x.”) Born and raised in Englewood, TN, Buras grew up listening to “classic” rock like John Mellencamp or AC/DC before discovering rap music in the 5 th grade. He would eventually become fixated on DJ music and EDM, learning to use beat-making programs like FL Studio in High school, and beginning to freestyle in college. He released his earliest material on SoundCloud, although in 2019 he compiled his favorite beats of this era for the album Intergalactic Ghost Federation, an archival of instrumentals arranged in a way that Bleaux imagined as the soundtrack for a video game. His creative drive and technical skills would further blossom from participating in “beat battles,” monthly events that he would attend (and competitively lose) for a year straight before finally winning. He would meet several different musicians and producers in the process — including those at the Upstate Sound, the label that has published some of his latest work. In 2020, his EP Aggro was his first complete feature of his rap vocals, which included occasional screaming for edgier pieces such as the single “Face Lift.” A music video for this song would drop around the same time. As for other projects, Buras has also begun to work on his own merch line (producing specialized hoodies, shirts, and hats) and has also begun work as a teacher of production techniques in FL Studio. His newest album, Grasshopper, will release on May 28 th, 2021. Its first single, “Heavy,” dropped on April IG: @_bleaux www.theupstatesound.com Hosts IG: @ambitious1k, @quethedeejay, @youcantsitwithusradio, @thresholdbrace   facebook:@you can't sit with us [email protected]. radio YT:@YCSWU-radio