Concession

Oakland, CA, USA

My music is post-work pop, genderqueer, and genre-queer. Concession is the musical evolution of my experience working at various Landmarks aka Hellmark movie theatres for over a decade. Started in 2014, we shook popcorn kernels, used ice tray grates, and the sound of soda fizzing to create music. Flash forward to 2015-2018 when I worked at the late Sunshine Cinema and felt held by an incredible community of lifelong friends and filmmakers; we watched that theatre we called home get sold out and uprooted, and ultimately demolished. This album is dedicated to queer workers who have seen their indie theatre jobs replaced by WeWork offices. The music and lyrical poetry that comprise these songs are personal and memoir-based with a musical-theatre edge.