Music
Chalk Talk - Indie Band
Co-Founder, Lead Singer/Guitarist, SongwriterJuly 2017 - Present
Chalk Talk is an all-female indie rock band based in Los Angeles and New York. We all met in high school in San Diego, CA, and have been making music and music videos since, and independently touring nationally consistently for the past couple years. After winning Battle of the Bands our senior year of high school (2019), we were able to work with a Grammy Award winning producer and begin our recording journey. Being an independent band, we book shows, conduct outreach/marketing, and self-manage our social media.
We have released multiple singles and two LPs. Select songs have been featured on Spotify playlists such as Fresh Finds and Fresh Finds Indie, and we are hoping to keep spreading our music. Additionally, our songs have been played on various radio stations, including an episode of WHOOOSH! Radio on SiriusXM, hosted by Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon. Our top song has over 230k streams on Spotify. We played SXSW 2024!
Links to media:
“The Curtains Glow At Night”
ComposerMarch 2024 - June 2024
“The Curtains Glow At Night” is a short film by Skye Schoenhoeft for her UCLA senior thesis. I composed the original score for the 12 minute short film. Using Logic Pro X, I recorded synth, bass guitar, guitar and mixed the score. (The film has not been released yet so it has not been published for the public to see. Available upon request.)
“vaguely reflecting on my bedroom when my life was at its lowest”
Composer & Sound DesignerOctober 2024
“vaguely reflecting on my bedroom when my life was at its lowest” is a five minute experimental short film by Skye Schoenhoeft. I composed the original score and did the sound design, editing the narration audio and blending it with musical elements. Recorded on Logic Pro X using guitar and midi keyboard.
UCLA Radio - “Off the Chain”
Radio Show Host/DJSeptember 2023 - June 2024
Livestreamed on uclaradio.com weekly, DJ Chain Mail explores various subcultures and underground music from all over the world, mostly structured around dance and independent music. Whether hosting a band/artist for an in-station performance and interview, or live mixing/DJ, or talking about her day accompanied with music, Off the Chain is always guaranteed to be off the chain! Nominated for Show of the Quarter, Fall 2023.
Episode track lists:
last show of winter quarter
first show of spring quarter-- last season of Off the Chain
interview with Operelly
UCLA Radio - “Daft Punk is Playing at My Radio Station”
Radio Show Co-Host/DJJanuary 2023 - June 2023
DJ Chain Mail and DJ Effiebabes weekly discussed the music and culture of the 2000s, highlighting DIY alternative music scenes and the rise of the Internet and Web 2.0 blogs. More specifically, how the Internet played a big role in influencing the subcultures as well as the mainstream of music. Daft Punk is Playing at My Radio Station was for everyone who wanted to hear some epic tunes and listen to entertaining conversations. Won Show of the Week, Spring 2023.
Episode track lists:
The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance: Community Market/Zine Release at In Sheep’s Clothing
Music Consultant/Vinyl DJOctober 2022 - January 2023
The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance is an event that happened in late January at In Sheep’s Clothing Records in Los Angeles. It was inspired by the youth culture that surrounded the 2000s indie rock music scenes, and incorporated themes of cyclical music trends and analog music.
As someone passionate and knowledgeable about music, I assisted the editor-in-chief on musical knowledge: cultural and historical. This knowledge helped event coordination and planning, as well as keeping the event relevant with the theme of cyclical trends. I also curated a vinyl DJ set and performed it at the event.
As someone passionate and knowledgeable about music, I assisted the editor-in-chief on musical knowledge: cultural and historical. This knowledge helped event coordination and planning, as well as keeping the event relevant with the theme of cyclical trends. I also curated a vinyl DJ set and performed it at the event.
Echoes - DJ Chain Mail:
Youth culture today is the 2020s doing the 2000s, which is the 2000s doing the 1980s, and so on. My set examines the cyclical nature of trends, and how people look to the previous generations for inspiration. The music oscillates between early contemporary music (Talking Heads, Strawberry Switchblade) and more modern indie and popular music (Pinback, Daft Punk, Timbaland), while also remaining true to the time period this event is based around, the 2000s New York DIY indie rock scene (Yeah Yeah Yeahs). Additionally, it focuses on the holistic scope of music for youth culture, whether that be indie love songs over time, songs that are overplayed on the radio, or songs to dance to in the club while you take a selfie on your Nokia. Spotlighted in my set is LCD Soundsystem, a band inspired by dance music and electronica in an era where technology and the Internet started to play an essential role in artistic practice and community. Ultimately, my set observes the shape shifting entity of music as it interacts with developing technologies and generations.