Needle in the Haystack: Hailey Wojcik

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This week’s Needle in the Haystack is an artist whose parents were both zookeepers, but whose music is not defined by this animalistic upbringing. Be that as it may, Hailey Wojcik is known to perform her song “Raised in a Zoo” wearing brightly-colored animal masks.  Talk about having a unique personality!

Hailey has recently released her full-length album called Diorama, which explores the idea of being part theatrical, part museum exhibit. The album features wide use of instrumentation including an Indian banjo, mellotron, and recorded samples of (you guessed it) animal noises!

For the album artwork of her album, Hailey actually created a diorama to represent each and every song. It turns out that she’s actually a very talented visual artist as well. In addition to her Diorama skills, Hailey co-produced and co-directed a music video for each of the eleven tracks on her album! Her videos have received airplay on VH1, MTV and LOGO.

Take a listen to her free track “Pumpkinteeth,” available below. If you check back again this week, there will be plenty more Hailey Wojcik to come, so stay tuned!