Magic Island

Having been described as ‘honest pop’, Magic Island’s soundscape is permeated by haunting and unforgettable flavours. With her Berlin-based solo project, the artist weaves together powerful compositions with tangles and twists of her signature weirdness. Starting with experimental compositions on her piano, Magic Island sculpts loops and hooks pulling freely from R&B, experimental pop, soul and mainstream sounds.

Magic Island developed her affinity for vocal hooks and harmonies at 13 when she heard the rapper Camron’s album ‘Purple Haze’ and fell in love with the sped-up samples used, realizing that these were actually effected vocals from the greatest soul singers of all time. Her inspiration comes from many walks of life and can be hard to categorize within one genre.

Since 2015 Magic Island has been releasing music under the Berlin label Mansions & Millions. She has released 3 EP’s and 2 full length albums. She has toured internationally including Japan, US, Iceland and the Middle East and has designed commissioned works for multimedia arts festivals and theatres such as Pop Kultur (2019). Her music has been licensed for television and film (Dare Me, Netflix, 2020). She has been featured on Arte Tracks and is an alumni of the Musicboard Berlin Stipendium (2016) and Residency (2020).