Bentley Robles and Zee Machine

Hailed as “the future of pop” by Monster Children, Bentley Robles has become one of the defining voices of the New York City underground. Boisterous, impassioned & unapologetically queer, he’s achieved the biggest streaming year of his career so far in 2023 (2M streams on Spotify alone). The Latinx synth-pop artist has had a whirlwind year as he continues to establish himself as an indie pop staple in the music industry, landing several Spotify editorial playlists including ‘OBSESSED,’ ‘Fresh Dance Pop,’ ‘Fresh Finds,’ ‘RADAR US’ and more. With huge pop bangers like “i hate the weekend,” ”HOPE U CRY,” and his sweaty synth cover of ABBA’s “lay all your love on me” (1.9M streams), he has garnered a fanbase of over 100K average monthly listeners.

Zee Machine is an LA-based pop/rock/electronic singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Their infectious hooks, soaring vocals, cutting lyrics, and empowering live sets are a celebration of all things queer. With influences ranging from Prince and Jeff Buckley to The 1975 and MUNA, they have brought a brand of arena-ready pop bombast to iconic venues and to crowds of thousands at Pride festivals across the country. Having caught the attention of Mark Ronson and collaborated with Grammy-winning producers, Zee Machine was nominated for Breakout Musical Artists at the 2023 Queerties, was featured in a profile for People.com, debuted in the top 25 on the iTunes pop charts with their 2018 EP “Brainchemistry”, and was named by The Advocate on their list of 7 queer artists changing the game.