Past Resident

Alicja Trout

Alicja Trout writes and performs original music in Memphis, TN and runs a home recording studio called Tonic Graveyard.  She graduated from Memphis College with an MFA in 1997 and ran a label called Contaminated Records from 1999-2007.

“Music is like meditating with my hands on instruments, waiting to see where they take me.  My lyrics come from thoughts that have been swirling in my head in confusion as if a little brain monkey is teasing me.  Finally, she can’t resist organizing my thoughts into a nice packaged daydream or soundscape. I’ve been addicted to this cathartic satisfaction since I began.”