Nicole Skeltys

Nicole Skeltys
Background information
Birth name	Nicole Skeltys
Also known as	Artificial
Origin	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Genres	Electronic music, country music, folk music
Occupations	musician, composer, singer, presenter, writer
Instruments	Synthesizer, electronics, laptop, Softsynth, drum machine, computer, sampler, voice
Years active	1992-present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment, Shock Records, Festival Mushroom Records, Creative Vibes, Psy-Harmonics, Inertia, Uh Oh Music, Nephilim, Mana, MUK
Associated acts	B(if)tek, Artificial, Dust, Jilted Brides, Guilty Pleasures, Area 51
Website	http://www.nicoleskeltys.com/

Nicole Skeltys is an Australian composer, writer and presenter, currently based in Pittsburgh, USA. From 1993 to 2003 she was part of B(if)tek, an Australian electronica and dance act. Skeltys also released electronic music under the name Artificial during this period and was a member of Clan Analogue. Since 2002 she has been the writer for the webcomic Pigeon Coup^[1] with comic artist Aaron Doty (an episode of which appeared in Tango Seven). Since 2004, Skeltys has moved away from pure electronica.^[2] She established a Melbourne-based band Dust,^[3] best described as psychedelic country/folk, consisting of vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass and drums. In late 2007, she established a psychedelic folk duo called The Jilted Brides ^[4] with an American filmmaker and photographer Tanya Andrea Stadelmann, and took up a number of artist residencies across the USA.^[5] In 2009 Skeltys became an artist in residence at Pittsburgh Filmmakers.

References

1. ^ http://www.vollutin.com/
2. ^ http://www.nicoleskeltys.com/bio/
3. ^ http://www.myspace.com/dustsongs
4. ^ http://www.myspace.com/thejiltedbrides
5. ^ http://www.nicoleskeltys.com/bio/

External links

• Nicole Skeltys website

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Name	Skeltys, Nicole
Alternative names	Artificial
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