Madelyn Byrd (they/them, b. 1992) is an educator, musician, DJ, and worldbuilding practitioner based in Berlin. Their creative and educational work implements decolonial, hydrofeminist and queer methodologies to investigate possibilia and the “sympoietics” of co-becoming to promote synergistic social transformation beyond human-centred perspectives. Byrd fosters a deeply collaborative, interdisciplinary spirit to deconstruct and reconstruct the perceptual realm, weaving field recording, intricate sound design, spoken word, and somatics. Madelyn holds a Masters in Neuroaesthetics from Goldsmiths, where they researched the impact of collaborative imagination on measures of connection and hope in social praxis art. They teach a critical theory + music production course on Sonic Worldbuilding and Subversive Creative Practice with Soundial.

Slowfoam is the experimental music moniker of producer, composer, performer, and DJ, Madelyn Byrd. They sculpt a/biotic textures from electroacoustics, field recording, drones, and spoken word into sonic tapestries adapted to deep-listening environments, clubs, and everything in between. They have performed and toured extensively, including recent performances at Subbacultcha (NL), Cafe Oto (London), The Lab (San Francisco), Morse (Tokyo), and Morphine Raum (Berlin). They have released albums on Somewhere Press, Mappa, and Jungle Gym Records, and contributed to compilations on Knekelhuis, Oscilla Sound, Eastern Nurseries, secondnature, and more. Slowfoam is a former resident at Internet Public Radio, where they curated their monthly show, Our Tomorrow. Their work has yielded features on Bandcamp, Electronic Sound Mag, DJ Mag, First Impressions, Pitchfork, Boomkat, The Wire Magazine, and Futurism Restated. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.