{"id":646,"date":"2023-07-07T00:56:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T04:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/?p=646"},"modified":"2024-03-18T19:47:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T23:47:47","slug":"leo-w3st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/leo-w3st\/","title":{"rendered":"Leo w3ST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-78cfe35f9b10019713e9bd73b2f00762\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-78cfe35f9b10019713e9bd73b2f00762 .av-parallax .av-parallax-inner{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/292954224_1742811126062828_2143710571608100333_n-1-scaled-1.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-av_section-78cfe35f9b10019713e9bd73b2f00762 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-78cfe35f9b10019713e9bd73b2f00762 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  title-row av-parallax-section avia-bg-style-parallax av-section-color-overlay-active av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-50 av-height-50  av-section-with-video-bg av-section-mobile-video-disabled container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat' data-av_minimum_height_pc='50' data-av_min_height_opt='50' data-section-video-ratio='16:9'><div  class='avia-slideshow av_slideshow_obj-1-663ae59dc2600 avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied  av-section-video-bg avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;'><li  data-controls='disabled' data-mute='aviaTBaviaTBvideo_mute' data-loop='1' data-disable-autoplay=''  data-video-ratio='1.7777777777778' class='avia-slideshow-slide av_slideshow_obj-1-663ae59dc2600__0  av-video-slide  av-video-service-html5  av-hide-video-controls av-mute-video av-loop-video  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '    itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\" ><div class='av-click-overlay'><\/div><video class='avia_video'  autoplay playsinline loop preload=\"metadata\" muted  id='player_646_1729334653_681965841'><source src=\"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2023-logo-loop.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><\/video><div class=\"av-click-to-play-overlay\"><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='av-parallax' data-avia-parallax-ratio='0.3' ><div class='av-parallax-inner main_color avia-full-stretch'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-646'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-av_one_full-b5a3ca06caf72c8b02e2217a3b1c78ea sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-b5a3ca06caf72c8b02e2217a3b1c78ea av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-bottom  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ljs3pm7m-65121f42b639667e8c734ac8f21e3067\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ljs3pm7m-65121f42b639667e8c734ac8f21e3067{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ljs3pm7m-65121f42b639667e8c734ac8f21e3067 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ljs3pm7m-65121f42b639667e8c734ac8f21e3067 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ljs3pm7m-65121f42b639667e8c734ac8f21e3067 av-special-heading-h1  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Leo w3ST<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. Autoclose: 1 --><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-fa5ccbab07107afbe22b7948bd7bccd8\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-fa5ccbab07107afbe22b7948bd7bccd8{\nbackground-color:#308bdb;\nbackground:linear-gradient( to bottom, #308bdb, #011144 );\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-fa5ccbab07107afbe22b7948bd7bccd8 alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-646'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ljs3sxmq-d00d2063d7d764c491a4748428b85b79 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-647\" src=\"https:\/\/blerdcon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_1286-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"842\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authentic, laid back and self \u2013assured are just a few words that embody <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">independent artist Leo w3ST. This proud Chicago West Sider is on his way to making his mark <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the independent hip hop music scene as proven with his over 60 show performances <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including his riveting performances at the House of Blues and Hip Hop in Chinatown. w3ST <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uses the influence of music of today and the past to give rhythm, lyricism, feeling and melodic <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tunes. Opening for artists such as King Louie and Dave B, w3ST continues to set a trail of his <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leo has performed at various venues throughout the midwest including the Promontory, Indiana <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State University, The Bullfrog and more. Following his previous releases \u201cOutside\u201d, Don\u2019t HML <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Euro, Leo is creating a new refreshed sound getting major media coverage in sites <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including Whats the WordTV, Hip Hop On Deck, DirtyGloveBastard and more. Leo latest EP <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJust Hit My Line\u201d features production from DommOrelse and features with Mosaic and Benji. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Venue Performances: Indiana State University (Terre Haute IN), The Verve (Terre Haute IN), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The North Bar (Chicago IL), House of Blues (Chicago IL), Shapiro Ballroom (Chicago IL), The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elbo Room (Chicago IL), Forge Live (Joliet IL), SAE Institute (Chicago IL), Refuge Live (Chicago <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IL), Sub T (Chicago IL), Bassline (Chicago IL), Powah House (Chicago IL), Cubby Bear <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Chicago IL), The Bullfrog (Detroit MI), Family Life Community Center (Gary IN), The Music <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garage (Chicago IL), The Wire (Chicago IL), The Promontory (Chicago IL).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Catch <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leo w3ST <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the outdoor stage, Saturday at 12:45 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