IS CHERILYN MACNEIL
Cherilyn was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2010 she moved to Berlin, Germany to pursue a career in music. There, as Dear Reader she released 4 art-pop albums through the respected indie label, City Slang, recorded a live album with the Babelsberg Film Orchestra, and played countless tours across Europe. 'Dear Reader' has won two South African Music Awards. (6 Nominations)
Cherilyn also composes music for film and television, and won the Deutsche Film Preis in 2013 for her contribution to the score for 'Oh Boy’. Most recently, she composed and recorded the score for ‘Petronella Apfelmus’, an animated series for children.
In 2021 she started a new band with her friend JL - a two-headed pop-punk monster they dubbed, Crow Baby. Their debut album, “Get Yourself Together”, is set for release at the end of 2023.
DEAR READER
DEAR
SENDER
SO MUCH DEADLY
A COMMUNAL CREATIVE PROJECT
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DEAR READER BECOMES DEAR SENDER, MAKING NEW MUSIC USING MATERIAL UPLOADED BY FANS
THE SEVEN AGES OF SWAN
A CEREMONIAL "GESAMTKUNSTWERK THAT BLURS THE LINES BETWEEN CONCERT, INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE PIECE.
12 LIFE-SIZE SWANS DANCE ON THE WATER, ACCOMPONIED BY ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPES AND AN ENSEMBLE OF LIVE MUSICIANS.
THE VIDEO FOR "SMOKE MACHINE", CREATED DURING A SONG-WRITING WORKSHOP FOR THE CHARITY 'ONE FINE DAY', WHO RUN ARTS PROGRAMS WITH KIDS IN THE SLUMS OF NAIROBI.
THE VIDEO FOR "DOWN UNDER MINING" BY BERLIN-BASED ILLUSTRATOR AND SHADOW PUPPET ARTIST, BARBARA STEINITZ