Juto (real name Jarius Gay) is an American singer and songwriter born in
Springfield, Missouri
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, raised in Gwinnett,
Georgia, and based in
Los Angeles
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. He was the first artist signed to
Travis "Taco" Bennett's (of
Odd Future) RE7AX Records in association with COR/TAN Records.
Juto plays six instruments, including guitar, bass, keyboards, and trombone, and writes music influenced by the R&B, pop, and gospel music he listened to growing up. He began releasing music on
SoundCloud
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in 2015, and in February 2018 released a 10-minute EP called ''Text Talk'' that explored love through the prism of text messaging culture. The EP's four tracks were all named with texting abbreviations, including the single "BTW" which
Apple Music
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featured in its playlist The Plug. In May 2018 he released the single "Summa."
Odd Future member Taco and label executives signed him as the first artist on Taco's new label Re7ax Records.
Juto's major early dates included opening for
Daisy and – in his second performance ever – for
Lauryn Hill at the Mayan in Los Angeles. On 9 November 2019 he performed at
Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival at
Dodger Stadium.
In March 2019 he was featured on "Can I Kick It" off
Logic
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's ''Supermarket'' album. That same month, Juto released his first EP on Taco's Re7ax label, ''Velvet'', distributed by
AWAL, and the single "Homebody/Options" featuring Taco.
He followed it up with the seven-track EP ''Wool'' on 1 November,
also distributed by AWAL. Singles from that EP included 'FAF' and 'Night Text.'
His concert bookings include headlining the Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles in January 2020.
Discography
EPs
*''Text Talk'' (February 2018)
*''Velvet'' (21 March 2019)
*''Wool'' (1 November 2019)
*''Fleece'' (December 2021)
Singles
*"Apple" (June 2017)
*"BTW" (February 2018)
*"Summa" (May 2018)
*"Homebody/Options" (March 2019)
*"FAF" (2020)
*"Night Text" (2020)
References
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1998 births
Living people
Musicians from Springfield, Missouri