contrarian.

I do admit to having a deep-set anger problem from losing my father at age 12 and being a runaway teen in the 80's punk era, but part of performance for me is the ability to transcend my anger to find places of release. I create works that challenge myself as an artist and as a woman, because I either draw on my own personal experiences or I draw on the experiences of friends who have gone through life experiences that I have not. I seem to shy away from the friends who will never go through any kind of "recovery" and have to witness them just flatline, in a sense. Being a close friend of a survivor (from any trauma), kind of does your head in. It humbles you. You are never the same person after learning about their horror. I want to help other people who are on that precipice, who might see a performance of mine and go, "You know what, I think I want to try to get through this." There is that voice in them somewhere that says, "Grab life's short tail and live it before it strangles you."

I was a young runaway teen living amidst New York's Bowery and Houston area. I took part in the Warzone (RIP Raybeez) & Cro-Mags Legacies started at CBGB's. I worked as a tech crew at CBGB & Pyramid. I found myself in the middle of a mosh pit and I've held onto that energy throughout my career. I have often said that I learned how to dance at punk shows and that "there's a lot of fall and recovery in the mosh pit."

My work draws heavily on the music scene. I love intense soundscores for my works and cite Einstürzende Neubauten as my all-time fav to perform to. I have been a vocalist for various punk and garage band entities, Twat, Alexis, Theodore, Esch Marie, and Mouth. I am still an active part in the independent music scene and can still be seen moshing in the midst of sweat and fists at Riotfest, Maschinenfest, Kineticfest, and other shows.