Midi Musical Directing, creating a portable musical lifestyle in Berlin, guitar, grooveboxes, and stepping outside the queer bubble are part of Hilary’s conversation with Sky Deep. Plus, music gear’s connection to reproductive rights.

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SKY’s BIO

Sky Deep is a sound engineer, multi-instrumentalist, filmmaker and label owner. She has toured Europe and the US successfully as a guitarist and vocalist and was midi musical director and multi-instrumentalist for Peaches' touring band. Sky is currently a live performer of electronic music mixed with guitar, vocals, and percussion, a DJ, a designer for indie films, TV, and theater, and a lecturer at BMM Institute Berlin. In addition to her performing career, she has curated festivals and club parties, runs her own clothing line, Sky Deep Threadz, and her award-winning debut film, Enactone, has screened at film festivals worldwide.

SKY’s MENTIONS

Ableton / Akai / Casio / Novation / Elektron / Mesa Boogie / Yamaha / Zoom / Line 6 / Gibson / Tanglewood / Peavey

SKY’s LINKS

Website

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YouTube

Sky Deep Threads

MID-RIFF LINKS

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Wage Gap

Bumper Music: “Up in Here” by Sky Deep

Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

Artwork by Julia Gualtieri