STAMP: Florida

Florida — Now Covering Statewide

Miami · Orlando · Tampa · Jacksonville · Tallahassee · Statewide

STAMP is documenting the artists and music-industry professionals building careers across Florida — from Miami and Fort Lauderdale to Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Tallahassee and beyond.

Artists

The Business of Being an ArtistArtist

Amari Vale Owns Everything He Has Ever Recorded

He turned down two offers before he was old enough to sign them. Now he owns the catalog, the masters and the room they were made in.

STAMP Editorial · September 24, 2026 · 7 min read

Producers

Behind the RecordProducer

The Producer Behind a Record You Know and a Name You Do Not

One session, two hours, and a beat that outgrew everyone in the room.

STAMP Editorial · September 22, 2026 · 5 min read

Managers

Manager's ChairManager

Sol Herrera Manages Two Artists and Turns Down Everyone Else

Her roster could be six people. She says that is exactly how managers become bad at their jobs.

STAMP Editorial · September 20, 2026 · 6 min read

Culture

South Florida Sound

South Florida Is Not a Feeder Market Anymore

For years the move was to leave. The people staying are building something harder to ignore.

STAMP Editorial · September 19, 2026 · 4 min read

Photographers

Behind the CreditsCreative / Media

Renz Ortiz Is Building the Visual Record of a Scene

Ten years of contact sheets from venues that no longer exist.

STAMP Editorial · September 14, 2026 · 5 min read

Artists

Before the StreamsArtist

Kaya Simone Played Rooms of Forty People Until One of Them Was Full

She can name the night the room changed. It was a Tuesday, and nobody filmed it.

STAMP Editorial · September 11, 2026 · 5 min read

Venues

Independent & ProfitableOther Industry

Eleven Years of Keeping a 250-Capacity Room Open

Rent, sound, staff, insurance. The math of the room where careers actually start.

STAMP Editorial · September 7, 2026 · 6 min read

Sessions from Florida

Sol Herrera

Low Tide

Standing mic

Video Interview

RUIZ

Dante Ruiz: The Room Behind the Record

Amari Vale

Paper Crowns

Hanging mic