Photo: Maiwenn Raoult
Off the 405: SPELLLING
GETTY CENTER
Museum Courtyard
This is a past event
6:00 p.m.: DJ Set
7:30 p.m.: Performance
Although free reservations for entry are required, if there is capacity the day of a sold out event, visitor services will allow walk-ups. We suggest arriving early to explore the gardens and galleries before the performance.
SPELLLING is the moniker of Bay Area musician and producer Tia Cabral, who is known for combining elements of experimental pop, soul, psychedelic, and electronic music. She often uses vintage synths, drum machines, and samplers to create her haunting, smooth, and enchanted sounds. These are married to lyrics that revolve around themes of human unity, the future, divine love, and the enigmatic ups and downs of being a part of the carnival called life.
SPELLLING has released several albums, including her debut Pantheon of Me in 2017, and Mazy Fly in 2019, which Pitchfork lauded as one of the best albums of 2019. In 2021, she released her critically acclaimed self-produced record The Turning Wheel, which pushed her work into vibrant new dimensions, featuring an ensemble of 31 collaborating musicians. She has toured with Boy Harsher and Amen Dunes and her live performances are regarded as revelations of spell and spectacle.
Watch SPELLLING's music video "Queen of Wands."