Music
Come into the sanctuary
A supporter once said they feel my music is their sanctuary and that stayed with me, as there's nothing I love more than creating mental spaces listeners can walk into and stay, allowing themselves to feel everything, cry, smile, heal. From heartbreak to euphoric hope, my music and lyrics encapsulate a celebration of existence in all its joy and misery from the personal points of view with neurodiversity, queer love, metaphysics, trauma and healing. Emphasising that we're not all that different. Let music and all art forms turn our pain into beauty, walk the bridges between our differences and remind us of our shared humanity.
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They're a Walking Secret GardenAlbum including work in progress you can listen to here but don't share.
Quotes
"Skaly is a young artist who displays growth with each release. Her voice has an intriguing tone of troubadour soul that is warmly reminiscent of Regina Spektor and Lizzy McAlpine, but also with unique tonal elements that are all her own. The song has a haunting quality that inspires repeated listening."
Larry Flick, Sirius XM, Billboard
"This is really beautiful and so soulful! Was a pleasure to work on. An incredible first single, I'm sure you will connect with a lot of people"
Alex Wharton, Abbey Road Studios
"Love your vocals – so delicate and heartfelt – and the harmonies on the bridge are gorgeous."
Mark Savage, BBC Music
“This is really powerful.”
Patrick Kelleher, Pink News
"Skaly's vocal style seems inspired by art pop royalty Bjork, mainly due to their a huge range of pitch but also in their deep, emotional deliverance."
Doug Phillips, LDN Magazine
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Abbey Road Studios, London
Mastering my tracks with Alex Wharton. I had the honour of being invited to this legendary place and work by my greatest influences, bands and artists.
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Kore Studios, London
Recording a strings quartet for my own tracks alongside Mark Knight and with Lydia Alonso, Bar Markovich, Nathan Cho and Una Palliser.
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Chaos Studios, Tel Aviv
Recording voice and spoken word for my tracks and poetry audiobook alongside Harel Lahav.
Freelance music making for clients and films
Executive production: Have songs or ideas and need someone to make it all happen? I can book players and studios for clients, write songs and make arrangements, direct players and work alongside mix and mastering engineers to produce final tracks ready for release.
Composition for films: I'll create musical patterns to fit key characters or place in a film, to draw the viewer in and show them who to relate with, how to interpret scenes and hidden messages through sound and set the tone and atmosphere of your movie. As done for MadManFenrir, reaching 65 million viewers.
Arranging and scoring: I'll create a fuller arrangement for an existing song, track or composition, with strings, piano, vocal arrangements and more. When it sounds like your vision made real, I'll extract a music score sheet, parts for all live players and a MIDI file for digital instruments.
Vocals: I'll record voice for a top line or vocal harmonies for your demos or tracks.
Songwriting for clients: I'll compose a melodic top line based on given lyrics, or write songs based on briefs or creative direction.