Since Youth on Record became co-owners of UMS in 2022, YOR Teaching Artists have found themselves playing many roles during the festival weekend: performer, stage manager, panelist, and even tai chi instructor–demonstrating to young artists the many ways to have a creative career here in Denver. We caught up with two of the Teaching Artists, babahfly and blues_baby98 , who also happen to be performing this year. Read the blog to learn more about them and what they’re looking forward to most in celebrating #25YearsLoud. As a bonus, we’ve compiled a playlist of Youth On Record staff and students gracing this year’s lineup. Link to both in bio.