Gala Rizzatto

Italian singer, songwriter best known for her song Freed From Desire. She left Italy at 17 to attend art school in Boston. In 1993 she moved to New York where she photographed the New York City underground scene of artists and club-goers. In 2008 Gala formed the label Matriarchy Inc (Matriarchy Records), based in Brooklyn, New York teaming up with producer Marcus Bell, drummer Deantoni Parks and guitarist Joe Friedman.