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QUEENS WEEKLY, JAN. 27, 2019
Ridgewood singer to perform new album in Brooklyn
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
A local musician with Queens
roots will be headlining a show at
a Brooklyn venue in February.
Born and raised in Ridgewood,
Skela is a self-taught indie
pop singer/songwriter and
musician that’s primarily based
in Bushwick. After initially
gaining attention from record
labels for her contribution to the
lead singer on Josh Jacobson’s
2015 single “Not Alone,” Skela
has since released a number of
EPs through Sony Music.
In December 2018, Skela released
her new visual album
“Project 10” through HERØ Records/
Sony’s RED MUSIC. The
album is a collection of 10 songs
and 10 music videos that feature
visuals from throughout
the city and Brooklyn that were
taken by Skela herself.
Each song on the album was
inspired by Skela’s frustrations
of being a female musician in
the music industry.
The album playlist already
has over 550,000 cumulative
views on YouTube.
“After spending the last year
making the kind of music I had
always hoped to put out into the
world, I decided that I was going
to give myself the kind of
career and path that I wanted
instead of waiting on it to be
given to me,” Skela said. “The
10 songs and 10 music videos
were all made by friends — because
they wanted to and so
they did. Project 10 is about the
act of creating because that is
exactly what artists do.”
Skela’s taking the new album
to the stage at Rough Trade
NYC, located 64 N Ninth St. in
Bushwick, where she will perform
her new album live for the
first time. The show will take
place at 9 p.m. on Feb. 9, with
doors opening at 8 p.m.
Tickets are available online
for $10 in advance or $15 on the
day of the show. Ticket holders
must be 18 years or older to see
the show.
Reach reporter Emily Davenport
by e-mail at edavenport@
qns.com or by phone at (718) 224-
Ridgewood musician Skela will be performing in Bushwick in February. Courtesy of RED Music 5863 ext. 236.
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