2020k
2020k is a Queer Pop and Experimental Electronic project solely headed by artist RJ Kozain, who was raised and currently resides in the Pittsburgh, PA area. 2016’s “Burst Mode” is the debut album from 2020k and was almost exclusively written, produced, engineered, and released (via a self-started independent label imprint, 2020k LLC) by Kozain himself and was re-released in a digital deluxe format on Bandcamp in December 2019. The record addresses various subjects with its music and visual presentations on how humanity interacts with technology in the 21st century, as well as explores themes of anxiety, love, politics, queer art, and sexuality. "Burst Mode (Digital Deluxe)" comes after a long recovery with post-concussion syndrome that came on a week before the original release of the record and lasted a year and a half.

In 2021 the PIT Art in the Airport program featured Herman “Soy Sos” Pearl performing an ambient set in celebration of Brian Eno’s seminal work “Music for Airports”. In March 2025, travelers and staff at PIT will again experience ambient music by Pittsburgh based musicians/creators inspired by Brian Eno’s work, “Music for Airports”, from March 17^th – March 31^st.

Performances are curated by David Bernabo and R.J. Kozain/2020k. R.J. Kozain's statement - "The sonic exploration contained in Brian Eno’ is one of the most unique pieces of sound design in that it encapsulates every space it’s played in. As a seminal piece of music, it remains timeless and relevant and was a gateway for me into adjacent ambient heroes like Aphex Twin and Hiroshi Yoshimura.

2020k, in theory, is about taking up auditory space from 20Hz all the way to 20kHz — even at its gentlest, my music demands attention. If you listen close enough, amongst that attention contains layers of stillness that act like glue to my music — a stillness I learned and am still learning from Music For Airports and my time playing at Pittsburgh International Airport.

The two acts I’ve co-curated to play this celebratory week alongside me create in the same sort of curious spirit and are voices in the Pittsburgh area that urgently need to have their creativity heard."

• Monday, March 17^th, 3 pm to 5 pm: Estelle
• Wednesday, March 19^th, 3 pm to 5 pm: Sun-Treader
• Thursday, March 20^th, 3 pm to 5 pm: 2020k