Jill Whit: DIY Festival Performer

Held at the Utah State Fairpark every August, the 17th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons is Utah’s largest local-centric arts, music, science and technology festival. Over the three-day weekend, experience the best of our state’s creative culture with over 500 local artists and makers, three stages for music and dance performances, a youth entrepreneur area, a STEM building with hands-on exhibitions, dozens of food vendors and more. Kids of all ages and dogs are welcome — find more info and get tickets at craftlakecity.com!

Making music is always personal for multi-talented artist Jill Whit. Her songwriting often touches on the act of knowing oneself and connecting deeper to your physical and emotional body. Synth pads, keys and gentle guitar create dreamy soundscapes that are interspersed with spoken word poetry and Whit’s mystical voice.

While her other artistic endeavors include tattooing, painting and ceramics, Whit has recently dove deeper into music. Her first full-length album, time is being, was released in 2021. “time is being features some spoken word pieces and was written during the pandemic,” Whit says. “It felt like the right moment to step away from traditional song structures — to write more freely without worrying about rhyme or form.” The song “Maybe Means No” off the 2021 album “touches on mental health and embracing the fullness of being alive,” she says.

Whit has a new album coming this fall, and it’s got more of a groove. This will comprise the majority of her set at DIY Fest, which will feature bandmates Dylan Almond and Dylan Roe. “The sound shifts away from the ambient space and leans more into an electronic, steel wave direction,” Whit says. “Some songs have more momentum and drive — you can actually move to them, maybe even dance a little.”

Whit and her band will perform at DIY Fest’s KRCL stage on Friday, August 8 at 9:30 p.m. Listen to her music on Bandcamp and follow her Instagram @jillwhit_.

Read more about past DIY Festival performers here:
Heidi Butterfly & Chad Rockstar: DIY Festival Performer
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