PRUITT IGOE

The band fuses spoken word, jazz, electronica and various music genres to create an emotive landscape for poetry and dance that explores issues of love, drugs, nihilism and socio-economic casting.

TED WASHINGTON

Ted Washington is an artist. author, actor, poet and reluctant businessman. Specializing in pen and ink, his art has garnered local, national and international awards.

He is the founder and CEO of Puna Press, a San Diego, CA based publisher of poetry and art that features several San Diego writers and artists. Ted also is a founding member of the performance art group Pruitt Igoe, who have performed in San Diego and Los Angeles area galleries and music venues. Pruitt Igoe was awarded a Synergy Foundation grant and performed in Harlem, New York City.

KRISTA COPPEDGE

Krista Coppedge grew up in Jacksonville, FL, where she was introduced to music through the church and southern culture. She sang in church choirs, played trumpet in the youth symphony, and was a liturgical pianist for nearly 20 years.

She received her degree in Studio Art from Florida State University, and went on to study Piano Technology at the University of Western Ontario. After working at the Aspen Music Festival for a summer, she moved to San Diego to start her piano servicing business.

She joined Pruitt Igoe in 2013 in an attempt to break from the rigidity of classical music and explore new sonic worlds. She credits her synesthesia and piano tuning for her endless curiosity of the art of listening.

ANDROMEDA BREEZE BRADLEY

Andromeda received her BA in Dance from UC San Diego in 2015 and her AA in music technology from City College in 2011. She is the drummer, vocalist and social media manager for the band SEXWORM and also has a solo project, 321Andromeda, she also pole dances under the name “Gems” (Gemini Lust)

She is a dance instructor when she’s not spending time with her dog in nature.