BessLR

Fort Wayne, IN, USA

I began as a poet at age 11, school/community theater in a tiny rural Ohio town. Moved to Chicago (was accepted to Goodman School of Drama) to pursue acting, then moved to Fort Wayne IN where I picked up bass guitar & worked in a record store at age 19. I embraced gothic ideals, started taking dance classes (and eventually taught creative movement to kids & developmentally disabled folks). I earned my BA in English Lit/Writing & minored in creative writing & theater. I got lost for decades in self-destruction, then eventually returned to music, dance & writing & devoted myself to artistic community projects. Lots of folks along the way changed my life & helped me get back on my artistic journey. Music projects include Bess (of Whitecauldron), Whitecauldron, and collaborations w/Toothpinch, Randall Yeager, VOXXTRON, J Hollar et al.