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54 Below

A Nonprofit Cabaret Venue

Criston Oates, a musician wearing glasses and a striped shirt, is playing an electric bass guitar with intense focus. A microphone and music equipment are visible in the background, indicating a musical setting. The guitar strap is red, and the bass guitar is white with a wooden fretboard.

Criston Oates is a multi-instrumentalist and producer who is no stranger to 54 below. Primarily playing bass guitar, upright bass, and synth bass. Criston has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance/Education ‘15. He has worked with artists such as Jennifer Holliday, Camron, Juelz Santana, Capella Grey, Jason “Timbuktu” Diakite, Melonie Daniels, and many more. Criston also has theater experience as the house bassist in the Harlem Stage and Sweden runs of “A drop of midnight.”