hi I'm Lindsey :) I'm a multimedia creatrix, the bassist of indie rock band Surfer Blood & a Florida swamp witch wandering web3.
I grew up in West Palm Beach, FL (where I still live today) in a household of musicians with a recording studio instead of a garage. I started my own label to release my first album of original songs in 2006 at age 16. Coming up in the era of file-sharing, Livejournal & Myspace, the DIY punk ethos resonated with me & to this day I keep it at the center of my creative process. I write, record & arrange my own music. I have self-released more than 50 songs. I design & fabricate my own album artwork, merch & promo media. I book my own shows, curate multifaceted events with other artists, DJ, perform for young children & even read tarot cards.
Starting in 2015, I had the privilege of touring the world with Surfer Blood. Then when the pandemic hit & I lost all my income overnight, I began looking for more sustainable ways to exist as an artist. I didnβt want to be beholden to the content-consumption machine anymore. I was burnt out from constant touring & the pressure to create new work in order to justify touring in the first place. I wanted to keep making art\~ but I wanted to do it in community with people who actually care about each other as human beings. I decided to redesign my music career with a mind for sustainable growth & real connection.
I fell into NFTs in December 2021 & I'm now fully blockchain pilled. I love experimenting with new ways to share my art, new means of supporting myself, new paths to connection. Some of my big dreams are to:
onboard more women & nonbinary folks to web3,
empower them to release their own work as part of the Salt Witch metalabel,
utilize a Salt Witch DAO treasury to acquire land in central Florida where sugarcane production has seriously damaged the environment
& alongside this family of creatives, help restore the ecosystem, build tiny homes, grow food & make art.
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Whew, ok now that you kinda know who I am, dear anon, on to todayβs juicy announcement!!!
My goal for 2023 is to release one new song a monthβ¦ & I will have the distinct pleasure of creating digital first pressings of many of these demos on Catalog!! I stan for their proposition that music is valuable all by itself & Iβm honored Crittie (one of my first web3-native friends <3) chose me to become a part of the Catalog fam.
Through the sale of these 1-of-1 collectibles, I hope to raise enough funds to hire my dream band & turn these songs into a full-length studio album in 2024!
The first song from this new project is called πππ & πππππππππ. Itβs about the naive arrogance of Orpheus. I really love Brazilian music & drew a lot of inspiration from the movie *Black Orpheus*\~ one of my top 5 of all time, I highly recommend!! Soundtrack by the sublime Jobim. Please enjoy.