Artist's Statement
I build queer worlds for people who have been told they are too much, too marginal, or too difficult to accommodate. My work moves through drag, experimental music, performance, writing, installations, and community organizing, with a particular interest in what happens when art becomes a place to gather and take care of each other.
Right now, that work is centered on Impact! Records, the music program of Impact! Foundation. As Program Director, I help build releases, events, and community infrastructure for experimental, marginalized, and DIY artists. Projects include Here Comes Trouble Vol. 1 and Impact.PLAY, alongside the day-to-day work of making a label that feels generous, strange, and useful.
I also make music as drrtgrrl and perform as Barbie Wyre. Across all of it, I am interested in the body, the party, the stage, the archive, and the mutual-aid table. I want to make things that are loud enough to be felt and welcoming enough to let people in.
Extended Biography
Brooklyn Andromeda von Lyric is a queer artist, organizer, and producer based in Seattle, with roots in Memphis. They are the Program Director for Impact! Records, the music program of Impact! Foundation, where they help build releases, parties, and community infrastructure for experimental, marginalized, and DIY artists. Current projects include Here Comes Trouble Vol. 1, Impact.PLAY, and a growing network of queer music projects.
Their wider practice spans drag, experimental music, performance, writing, installations, and community events. In Memphis, they created WYRED, an all-ages queer drag and variety series, and founded MidSouth Monster, a pageant and performance platform for alternative drag. They also produced Punk Rock the Vote and Tramp Stamp, building spaces where art and political action could share a room.
Alongside their creative work, Brooklyn has worked in LGBTQ+ outreach, reproductive-rights organizing, harm reduction, and public-health access. As a Shelby County Outreach Specialist, they helped connect more than 3,000 people with COVID vaccination and supported LGBTQ+ community outreach. They hold a BA in Gender Studies from Rhodes College, where they designed the college’s first Gender and Sexuality major.
They make music as drrtgrrl and collaborate through virtual_body. They also serve with University District Food Bank through AmeriCorps, supporting grocery rescue and food access. Their work is grounded in the belief that parties, performances, and creative projects can be practical forms of survival: places to gather, experiment, and take care of one another.
Timeline
Early years
Founded a high school GSA and advocated for inclusive dress codes and prom policies.
Participated in the Bridge Builders CHANGE gender and sexuality cohort.
Founded a high school GSA and advocated for inclusive dress codes and prom policies.
Participated in the Bridge Builders CHANGE gender and sexuality cohort.
Rhodes College
Designed Rhodes College’s first Gender and Sexuality major.
Served as GSA president and Bonner Scholar and Fellow.
Designed Rhodes College’s first Gender and Sexuality major.
Served as GSA president and Bonner Scholar and Fellow.
Early drag and performance
Joined a Rocky Horror shadow cast as its first underage member.
Created WYRED, an all-ages queer drag and variety series in Memphis.
Joined a Rocky Horror shadow cast as its first underage member.
Created WYRED, an all-ages queer drag and variety series in Memphis.
Community production
Founded MidSouth Monster.
Produced Punk Rock the Vote, Tramp Stamp, and other queer performance events.
Founded MidSouth Monster.
Produced Punk Rock the Vote, Tramp Stamp, and other queer performance events.
Public health and organizing
Worked in LGBTQ+ outreach, reproductive-rights organizing, and harm reduction.
As a Shelby County Outreach Specialist, helped connect more than 3,000 people with COVID vaccination.
Worked in LGBTQ+ outreach, reproductive-rights organizing, and harm reduction.
As a Shelby County Outreach Specialist, helped connect more than 3,000 people with COVID vaccination.
Seattle and current work
Moved to Seattle and continued working in queer cultural production and community care.
Serve with University District Food Bank through AmeriCorps, supporting grocery rescue and food access.
Serve as Program Director for Impact! Records, the music program of Impact! Foundation, building releases, events, and community infrastructure for experimental, marginalized, and DIY artists.
Make music as drrtgrrl and collaborate through virtual_body.
Moved to Seattle and continued working in queer cultural production and community care.
Serve with University District Food Bank through AmeriCorps, supporting grocery rescue and food access.
Serve as Program Director for Impact! Records, the music program of Impact! Foundation, building releases, events, and community infrastructure for experimental, marginalized, and DIY artists.
Make music as drrtgrrl and collaborate through virtual_body.