Lyra Pramuk
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| Born | September 20, 1990 Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania |
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Lyra Pramuk (born September 20, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter and performance artist.
Early life and education
Pramuk grew up in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.[1] As a young adult, she performed on stage in church choirs, orchestras, and with musical theater groups.[1] Pramuk, who grew up as a boy, said she didn't feel the need to "come out as a gay man" because "it was dangerous to be different."[2][3] Pramuk moved to New York City, where she attended the Eastman School of Music and participated in a program that required her to complete daily vocal exercises in six different languages.[1] During her studies, she spent several periods abroad in Berlin, where she made contacts with various musicians and artists and became acquainted with the city's techno scene.[1]
Career
After graduating from Eastman, Pramuk moved to Berlin in 2013 and released her first vocal pieces via Bandcamp.[1] She collaborated with sound artists such as Holly Herndon and Colin Self and attended artist-in-residence programs in Tokyo and Stockholm.[1] At this time, Pramuk also publicly came out as transgender, which she documented thoroughly on her Instagram channel.[1]
In 2020, Pramuk's debut studio album, Fountain, was released on the Icelandic label Bedroom Community. The remix album Delta followed in 2021,[4][5] featuring reworkings of her tracks by Valgeir Sigurðsson, Colin Self, Hudson Mohawke, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Caterina Barbieri, Eris Drew, Ben Frost, Gabber Modus Operandi, and Tygapaw.[6] Her second studio album, Hymnal, was released in 2025 on the German label 7k!.[7]
Pramuk teaches "Experiments in the Future of Performance" at NYU Berlin.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
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| Fountain |
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| Hymnal |
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Remix albums
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| Delta |
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g Torres, Eric (23 June 2020). "Lyra Pramuk's Surreal Songs of the Self". pitchfork.com.
- ^ Spevak, Jeff (12 August 2020). "Lyra Pramuk's transition, in music and life". wxxinews.org.
- ^ Scheder, Beate (9 April 2020). "Posthumanes Singen". taz.de (in German).
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "Lyra Pramuk Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More..." AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Cetin, Marissa (27 March 2025). "Lyra Pramuk announces new album, Hymnal, shares 'Rewild': Listen". DJ Mag. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Yalcinkaya, Günseli (28 September 2021). "Lyra Pramuk's Delta album takes the concept of the remix to bold extremes". dazeddigital.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Lyra Pramuk – Hymnal review". Mojo. No. 381. August 2025. p. 86. ISSN 1351-0193.
- ^ "Lyra Pramuk". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved 22 June 2025.