ArtistInfo

Cheryl Gallagher

sampler, perc, hrp,
Electronic
A.k.a. Madhavi Devi

Electronic musician, harpist, and meditative sound painter Madhavi Devi (Cheryl Gallagher) produces and performs music with intention towards supernal inner growth and development, composing inspiring sound-spaces reflective of mystical vibrations and light from the center of being. Her critically acclaimed releases feature rich textures and nuanced melodic structures that are evocatively moving and intimate, and yet celestial in scope. Nature sounds, various acoustic percussive elements, and subtly crafted electronic sub-components all add eloquence to her sonic palette and choreography. With several releases over the last couple decades, Madhavi Devi continues to explore her innate sensitivities towards musical conversation, evolving sound as a vital connection to personal discovery. As a visual artist, Madhavi creates beautiful atmospheric spaces, inspired mostly by Indian and Asian ancient art, spiritual culture and other natural influences especially intended for meditation, divine development, healing, and support of inner wisdom and truth. She appears at events, meditation and other retreats, lectures and conferences world-wide in her unique mission of cultivating peace, compassion and self-awareness through her art and music. It is Madhavi Devi's intention to share the beauty, the divine, and unique inspiration as musical meditation and spiritual discovery. This pursuit has led Madhavi Devi on many journeys that have ranged from the shores of the western United States, collaborating with artists on Spotted Peccary Music and creating musical meditation performances to the heights of the Himalaya Mountains, trekking through Tibet and Nepal with fellow artists Deborah Martin and Mark Hunton, unearthing inspirations as the foundation for the SPM release TIBET. She has explored the most sacred inner contemplations of womanhood through her widely-received self-released PREGNANT PAUSE, and has fused the harp with electronic sound-spaces on numerous tracks and projects, all while examining the spaces between the notes... and the spaces between the worlds.

Instruments

• Percussion
• Harp