St. Panther

Biography

Daniela Bojorges-Giraldo, known professionally as St. Panther, was born in Irvine, California, to Mexican and Colombian parents who were both painters. From a young age, art permeated her life; at three years old, she began sounding out notes on her father's piano to Disney soundtracks, later taking guitar and drum lessons while playing clarinet and cello in high school drum line. Her early musical influences included Sade, Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill, Common, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Adrian Younge, and Ghostface Killah, blending soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, and alt-pop. Self-taught in production via YouTube tutorials on GarageBand and Logic, she started recording friends for $50 a session post-high school, progressing to produce Makeout Reef’s full-length LP Existential and fronting the band Quiet Girl.[1][2][5]

St. Panther formally debuted under her moniker—derived from her childhood nickname 'Little Panther' given by her father during middle school bullying—in 2015 with the independent P(1) EP, performing extensively at bars and art galleries. A pivotal skate shop performance led to management with Alternate Side and tours with nothing,nowhere, Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, and smrtdeath in 2019. She signed to Ricky Reed’s Nice Life Recording Company and Nate Mercereau’s How So Records, releasing her acclaimed debut EP These Days in 2020, featuring tracks like “Infrastructure” (premiered on HBO’s Insecure Season 4), “Playa,” “Highway,” and “These Days.” Her music, described as a hypnotic hybrid of soul swagger, jazz eloquence, and hip-hop heat, earned praise as a “lightning-bolt talent” from the LA Times and “Best New Artist” from KCRW, with rotations on BBC Radio 1 and features on Pharrell’s OTHERtone.[1][2][3][4][5]

Now based in East Los Angeles, St. Panther continues as a singer, rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist in alternative R&B, with TV placements on HBO’s Ballers and Genera+ion, and collaborations including Ricky Reed’s “Real Magic” with Terrace Martin. Her work amplifies raw emotions, offering journeys through personal ups and downs while gaining traction via Adidas Sound Labs events with Pusha T at ComplexCon.[3][4][5]

Fun Facts

• Her stage name St. Panther originates from a childhood nickname 'Little Panther' given by her father during middle school when she faced bullying.[5]
• A performance at a skate shop led to her discovery and signing with Alternate Side management, launching her touring career.[4][5]
• Daughter of two painters, she initially gravitated to visual art and piano at age three, soundtracking Disney songs before self-teaching production via YouTube.[5]
• She hosted a private listening session for her music with Pusha T via Adidas Sound Labs at ComplexCon.[3]

Musical Connections

Mentors/Influences

• Ricky Reed - Label head and producer who signed her to Nice Life Recording Company (These Days EP (2020)) [2020-present]
• Nate Mercereau - Producer and label head of How So Records who co-released her debut EP (These Days EP (2020)) [2020-present]

Key Collaborators

• Ricky Reed - Producer and label collaboration on EP and single (These Days EP, 'Real Magic' single) [2020]
• Nate Mercereau - Joint label release and production support (These Days EP) [2020]
• Terrace Martin - Collaboration on Ricky Reed's single ('Real Magic') [2020]
• Makeout Reef - Produced their full-length LP as a local producer (Existential LP) [post-high school, ~2010s]

Discography

Albums

Top Tracks

1. Walk Thru Water (Good Lies)
2. Head Straight (It's All a Bit Fuzzy)
3. These Days
4. Problems
5. Real Magic (The Room)
6. Kerosene (On A Virgo Mind)
7. Highway
8. So Bad
9. Let's Break It Down (It's All a Bit Fuzzy)
10. die 4 you

External Links

• Spotify
• MusicBrainz