A B O U T B T K
Celebrating music. Celebrating art. Celebrating connection. Celebrating you. Whoever you are and wherever you come from, in our kandi corner of the rave community, you matter - in and beyond your self expression of rave. BTK is built on the idea that festival goers are the most important aspect to the rave world in every way possible.
Black Tiger Kandi is entirely run by me, Shaela, with occasional help from friends and family. BTK is located in Phoenix, AZ, and I make everything by hand with love, music, and the best of vibes. Black Tiger Kandi is not just a business that I run, but a very personal project full of my own heart and soul.
Essential to BTK as a brand and the kandi that comes from it, are the core principles that hold our framework together. Integrity: We believe that in order to operate a rave business for the true good of all, PLUR needs to uphold the mindset of decision making behind the scenes and not just used as a facade on the front. This includes tiny choices that nobody will ever know about, because honesty in the details will lead to a complete, trustworthy, and uplifting experience for guests. Community & Culture: We believe in enhancing culture while caring about people, one doesn't come at the expense of the other.
I officially got into rave through Tomorrowland on YouTube as a teen. Before that introduction I listened to Manian, Skrillex, Feed Me, Flux Pavillion, and The Glitch Mob as a kid in my blanket forts. I started making kandi at 14 and was making so much that I ran out of room to keep it all and was way too socially anxious to ask people to trade at local festivals, so I opened an Etsy shop! It was a fun little hobby to accompany my love for EDM. My favorite artists are Armin Van Buuren, KSHMR, Laidback Luke, Yves V, Don Diablo, Herobust, and GRiZ within the electronic scope. I listen to heavy metal, punk rock, pop, and Christian worship outside of EDM. My favorite festival I’ve been to is hands down Tomorrowland!
Our aim is to provide Kandi as a service in tandem with protecting/cultivating the generous and intentional culture around trading. Kindness: Life is so much bigger than reaching success at all costs. This expansive attitude is
one of the key features about music festivals that inspires us - they remind us all that there's
so much more to life than just our own survival. Kindness is essential (and contagious!)
Black Tiger Kandi is small yet bursting at the seams with creative enthusiasm to flourish. Your support legitimately means the world as I’m creating this small rave business to be a force for substantial good in the EDM community.