Sauna Sound Series
Launched in Fall 2023, the Sauna Sound Series was a monthly sonic experience creatively produced by Cat Burton and brought to life by the in-studio team at Aura Sauna Studio. This immersive series featured music by local artists, streamed exclusively within the saunas, transforming each session into a soulful journey through sound.
The series debuted in September with an intimate selection by singer, songwriter, and producer INEZ, followed by an atmospheric October feature from multi-instrumentalist and composer f3ralcat. November spotlighted Clara Kent, an Afro-Indigenous multidisciplinary artist and community liaison from Homewood, PA, also known as the voice behind More Bounce on WYEP.
Blending wellness, music, and community, Sauna Sound Series offered a deeply curated, local listening experience—where heat meets harmony.
INEZ
INEZ is a proud Homewood native and Berklee-trained musical polymath whose talents span singing, songwriting, production, drumming, and engineering. With a rich portfolio of work—from NPR features and major festival performances to composing for film and digital archives—she’s been widely recognized, including being named WYEP’s “Pittsburgh Music Artist of the Year” and receiving the Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award. A dedicated teaching artist and mentor, INEZ uses her artistry to uplift Black girls, femmes, and women, while continuing to shape Pittsburgh’s creative landscape and beyond.
F3RALCAT
Roger Rafael Romero, known as f3ralcat, is a boundary-pushing artist, composer, and producer who blends sweeping saxophone melodies with prog-rock, lo-fi, synthwave, and video game-inspired sounds. As the frontman of Feralcat and the Wild, he fuses emo, fusion, and distorted guitars into high-energy sonic adventures. Beyond his solo work, he has performed with acts like Sierra Sellers, Hugo Cruz y Caminos, and the Afro Yaqui Music Collective, showcasing his versatility across genres.
CLARA KENT
Clara Kent is an Afro-Indigenous multidisciplinary artist and community leader from Homewood, PA, known for hosting More Bounce on WYEP and uplifting Black artists and youth through mentorship and vulnerable creative expression. Named Pittsburgh City Paper’s 2019 “Person of the Year” for Music, she has shared stages with Thundercat, Wyclef Jean, and Cautious Clay, among others. A self-described “Multidimensional Artistic Individual,” Clara continues to inspire through her music, visual art, and advocacy.