MADELYN BYRD  |  SLOWFOAM
they/them, b. 1992
madelynbyrd.com 
slowfoam@gmail.com



EDUCATION


MSc. Neuroaesthetics, Goldsmiths, University of London, 2022 - ‘24 with Distinction
B.A. Psychology & Multimedia Art, Evergreen State College, 2020 - ‘22 with Honors
A.A. Graphic & UX Design, Creative Academy of Seattle Central, 2017 - ‘18


SELECT PERFORMANCES


2024
unfollow: Slowfoam & Rabih Beaini, Vienna, AT, March
scalingMalmö, SE, January
Goo Night, Spanners, London, GB, January

2023
ROTA Festival, Blanca, ES, December
Codex Club, Berlin, DE, December
Mutant Radio, Tbilisi, GE, October
Index:Records, Left Bank, Tbilisi, GE, October
Power Play Rave, Berlin, DE, October
A New Wave, Arkaoda, Berlin, DE, October
Weich, 90mil, Berlin, DE, September
Moment_um with Dajci Collective, Autohaus, Berlin, DE, September
The Lodge, Mount Rainier, WA, July
Sonic Garden, Iklectik, London, UK, June
Toulouse Low Trax, Philip Berg, & Slowfoam, Arkaoda, Berlin, DE, June
Vessel, 90mil, Berlin, DE, May
3XL Showcase, Cafe Oto, London, GB, May
Eamon Ivri, JQ, Cloak of Kings, Slowfoam, Iklectic, London, UK March
Index:Records, Shoreditch Arts Club, London, UK, March  
Gravity Pleasure: Earth Bonding Night, Kwia, Berlin, DE, February

2022
Nueen, Nexcyia, Slowfoam, Soup Kitchen, Manchester, UK, November
Nueen, Nexcyia, Slowfoam @ pipe factory, Glasgow, GB, November
Patricia Wolf, Slowfoam, Chrysanth, DJ Bricks, kwia, Berlin, DE, November
Nick Malkin, Perila, TIBSLC, Slowfoam, kwia, Berlin, DE, September
f-o-m 04 Release Gathering, kwia, Berlin, DE, July
Weich, kwia, Berlin, DE, March
Magda & The Aliens, loophole, Berlin, DE, March
Sentient Lands | Instants for Sonic Ecologies, Arkaoda, Berlin, DE, February
Rausch Drone Sleepover, Backsteinboot, Berlin, DE, February  

2021
Cashmere Radio, Berlin, DE, December
Output Ritual, Mehringplatz 20, Germany, DE, December
How Do You Talk Across Distance, Prague, CZ, October
The Lodge, Mount Rainier, WA, July
It’s All About Education, Prague, CZ, June
Plan Expositivo, Blanca, ES, March

2020
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2019
False Prophet Presents: HTRK & Slowfoam, Kremwerk, Seattle, WA, October
TUF Fundraiser, Timbre Room, Seattle, WA, July
AP Presents: Kedr Livanskiy & Slowfoam, Timbre Room, Seattle, WA, June
Magda & The Aliens, Love Temple, Seattle, WA, June
Jungle Gym Records Showcase, Headspace, Los Angeles, CA, December

2018
Slowfoam + Painter, The Hit Factory, San Francisco, CA, December
Slowfoam + Painter, PAM, Los Angeles, CA, December
Slowfoam Lust + Boredom, Album Release, Timbre Room, Seattle, WA, November
TUF x TR Presents: Carla dal Forno & Slowfoam, Timbre Room, Seattle, WA, May
Chastity Belt & Hoop, Woodland Theater, Seattle, WA, February


ALBUMS & RELEASES


Transcorporeal Portal, LP, Somewhere Press, (forthcoming) March 2024
In Solidarity With Palestine, VA, radio.syg.ma, December 2023
Worlding with Earth, EP, Mappa, December 2023
The Blue Hour, VA, Somewhere Press, September 2023
..it wasn’t really me
, VA, Knekelhuis, December 2022
Kindly, EP, Lillerne Tapes, November 2022
Synthesis <2, VA, Ambient Flux, January 2022
Out of Season, VA, Theory Therapy, August 2021
Bouquet, VA, Cry Like Donna, May 2021
~.~*~.~ (Spring), EP, Self-Released, March 2021
secondnature & friends, VA, secondnature, February 2021
Vol. 3, VA Compilation, Of Paradise Records, June 2020
Inflorescence, EP, Self-Released, May 2020
Scenes From A Dream, EP, Jungle Gym Records, November 2019
Important Bodies, EP, Co-Released w/ Painter, December 2018
Lust + Boredom, EP, Jungle Gym Records, November 2018


SELECT MIXES

Xpone 10: Slowfoam, November, 2023
Chantssss invites Slowfoam on Ola Radio, October, 2023
Index:Records on Mutant Radio, October, 2023
3XL on NTS May, 2023
co:clear, January 2023
Paijata on Netil Radio, London, September 2022
Kinesis, Naarm (Melbourne), August 2022
Our Tomorrow on Internet Public Radio, October 2021 - ‘22
Music Is Records, Paris/Guadalajara, March 2022
Living ≋ Room, Lisbon, Portugal, November 2021
Theory Therapy on Balamii, Sydney, Australia, August 2021
Fake Rolex, Santiago, Chile, July 2021
NTS Field Recording Mix Tapes, June 2021
Expansions on KEXP, Seattle, USA, May 2021
Animalia Mix Series, Melbourne, Australia, March 2021
Mitamine Lab, Mexico City, Mexico, February 2021
Cashmere Radio, Berlin, Germany, September 2020
Rinse France, April 2020


SELECT PROJECTS & COMMISSIONS


2023
Naturopathic Somaesthetics - ROTA Festival, Blanca, ES, December
Dreamtank Workshop - online, July
In An Invisible Feeling
- Shoreditch Arts Club, London, UK, June
Gravity Pleasure - Kwia, Berlin, DE, February

2022
i quit smoking - music video for Frances Chang, June
NEONYT at Frankfurt Fashion Week - runway score, June
202030 Berlin Fashion Summit - sound installation, March
NEONYT at Frankfurt Fashion Week - sound installation, January

2021
Sky, AI - Plan Expositivo (Group Show), artist, Blanca, Spain, March
Output Ritual - Künstler Künstlerin, Berlin, DE, February

2020
Transitions ~ La lenteur by Solène Milcent - sound composition, June
Body x(n) by Imogen Mansfield - sound design & composition, January
Output Ritual - Kottbusser Damm 68, Berlin, DE, December
The Window - Curated by Shaghayegh Cyrous, San Francisco, USA, July
What Shape is the Future? - Sprawl Mag, Tucson, AZ, April
I’m Worried About The Future - Online, January

2019
Spring Prefunk - Love Temple, Seattle, WA, May
To Know Your Tone - Official music video for Hoop - Seattle, WA, May

2018
Cantelope - Artist - Air Resort, Seattle, WA, August

2017
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2016
Folding Reverberations
- Generations, Seattle, WA, January
Beam Zine (print of 500) - Seattle, WA, January 2016
shhh (solo show) - Firecreek, Flagstaff, AZ, July 2015
MOCAF (group show) - Flagstaff,  AZ, June 2015
IDIO Magazine Issue Two (print of 200) - Flagstaff, AZ 2015
IDIO Magazine Issue One (print of 200) - Flagstaff, AZ 2015



AFFILIATIONS


Somewhere Press - Represented Artist
MOLD Collective - Berlin, DE - Founding Member
Internet Public Radio - Guadalajara, MX - Resident
Love Temple Collective - Seattle, WA - Founding Member
TUF Collective -  Seattle, WA - Member


RESIDENCIES & AWARDS


Cruce, Artist in Residence, Blanca, Spain, February 2024

Rota, Guest Curator & Programmer, Blanca, Spain, December 2023
AADK, Artist in Residence, Blanca, Spain, March 2021
CAMP w/ Julia Holter, Artist in Residence, Remote, June 2020
Kickstarter, Recording Grant, March 2020
REWA, Creative Publishing Grant, January 2016





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