Years After Her Mother’s Sudden Passing, GRAMMY® Award-Winning Composer Returns to the Moment That Changed Her Life — and Creates NOMADICA — a Dreamlike Realm of Memory and Music, Where she Finds Connection, Healing, and Adventure
“raw, honest, poignant, soothing, and vulnerable” — DIGITAL JOURNAL
Featuring the Grammy® Award-winning Scorchio Quartet (Enya, Laurie Anderson), consisting of Lorenza Ponce, Frederika Krier, Leah Coloff, and founder/ artistic director Martha Mooke, and the Grammy® Award-winning vocal ensemble Tonality (Björk), under the direction of Alexander Lloyd Blake, and Martha Wainwright (Leonard Cohen, Rufus Wainwright). Mixed and Mastered by Daniel Kresco.
IN THE PRESS
“Patullo explores the Therapeutic Power of Music … in a stirring collection” — BMI MUSIC
“a trip into a dreamscape … atmospheric and hauntingly lovely” — EARMILK
“the breathtaking new album Nomadica … one of the very best LP releases of 2025” — VENTS MAGAZINE
Patullo pays tribute to her Mom and the album’s nomination — live on CNN in an interview with Elex Michaelson on his new show THE STORY IS. Watch the clip above to hear the significance behind NOMADICA in Patullo’s own words.
OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
The official music video for the track "Fly Under" by Martha Wainwright & Carla Patullo: a haunting, hopeful meditation on memory, healing, and the loving presence of those we’ve lost. Created by Trick Studio & The Soundry.
ABOUT NOMADICA
In her new album NOMADICA, Carla revisits the sudden loss of her mother in a car accident years ago, imagining the tender conversations they never got to have. Carla searches for inner peace and love in a world shaped by absence, ultimately finding acceptance in the echoes of the past.
NOMADICA is a reflection of that healing process, expressing the emotions that remain after everything has changed. “These compositions became a therapeutic realm between music and memory where I travel to connect with my mom, heal old wounds, and experience the conversations we never had,” says Patullo. Sounds of trains, water, and wind weave through the album’s landscape, while isochronic tones gently guide the listener into a meditative, transportive state of mind. The hope is to travel with the music and to arrive in a new place with a new sense of well-being, feeling renewed in faith that our loved ones are still with us, as we “fly under” their guidance.
We are always inspired by the music of fellow artists — feel free to reach me at carlapatullo@gmail.com. I’d love to connect and hear your music as well!
“traces unspoken words between mother and daughter … where it’s safe to grieve, heal, and leave off in a better place than where one started”
—AMERICAN SONGWRITER
VINYL RELEASE PARTY
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“a highly intimate, spiritual place … pulling us deep into the undertow of memory … this album is a triumph”
— MAGNETIC MAGAZINE
ALBUM CREDITS:
NOMADICA was composed & produced by Carla Patullo at The Soundry in Los Angeles*
*Except for the track Fly Under, which was written by Martha Wainwright & Carla Patullo
The album was co-produced by Martha Mooke, Martha Wainwright, and Elizabeth Beech
ABOUT CARLA PATULLO
Carla Patullo is a GRAMMY® Award-Winning artist, composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose music bridges cinematic soundscapes with healing techniques. Her 2024 album, So She Howls, emerged from a personal near-death experience and won the GRAMMY® Award for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album, and was praised for its primal, cathartic blend of orchestral textures, dreamy vocals, and electronic atmospheres. Drawing on themes of grief, resilience, and transformation, Carla often weaves personal narrative into her compositions.
As a composer, Carla’s work spans film and television projects for Disney+, HBO, PBS, Tribeca, and SXSW . . . READ MORE HERE
FEATURED MUSICIANS:
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT
Martha Wainwright, daughter of Kate McGarrigle and Louden Wainwright III, grew up in a world filled with incomparable musical legends (like Leonard Cohen). In 2005, she released her acclaimed debut album, Martha Wainwright. That release, and the albums that followed, such as Come Home to Mama and I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too, showcased Martha’s searing songwriting style and established her as a powerful voice to be reckoned with.
Wainwright's role as an artist has always been to embrace wildness and sketch out raw depth. This edge is what makes her uncompromisingly herself and continues to draw in an audience two decades on.
THE SCORCHIO QUARTET
The Scorchio String Quartet is hailed as a cutting-edge electro-acoustic ensemble known for its artistry and eclecticism. Founded by violist Martha Mooke at the behest of David Bowie and featured on Bowie’s 2002 album, Heathen, Scorchio has performed with Philip Glass, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Joan Baez, Phoebe Bridgers, Trey Anastasio, Damon Albarn and Blur, Iggy Pop, and many others.
MARTHA MOOKE
(SCORCHIO QUARTET, VIOLA, FOUNDER/ MUSIC DIRECTOR)
Martha Mooke is a Grammy®-winning, pioneering electric violist/composer, highly regarded for her artistry, music advocacy, and innovative educational programs. As a self-described "Creative Instigator" transcending stylistic boundaries, she empowers others to discover their inner creative voice. She is founder/ artistic director of the Grammy-winning Scorchio Quartet, featured on David Bowie's Heathen. Mooke has toured with Barbra Streisand, Andrea Bocelli, and Peter Gabriel, and worked with David Bowie, Philip Glass, Elton John, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and Tony Bennett among others. She is featured on Laurie Anderson's album Amelia, and is Chair of the Music, Dance & Theatre Department and Director of the Multi-Style Strings program at NJCU.
LORENZA PONCE (SCORCHIO QUARTET, VIOLIN I)
Lorenza Ponce is a Grammy®-winning violinist, composer, vocalist, arranger and beekeeper. She has recorded six solo records and has toured with The Chicks, Sheryl Crow, Sam Smith, Dolly Parton, Ben Fold’s Five, Kitaro, Bon Jovi, and others. Lorenza has also performed alongside many artists including Emmylou Harris, Rita Wilson, Sarah McLachlan, Stevie Nicks, Cyndi Lauper, Neil Young, and many artists at the Tibet House Benefit concerts with the Scorchio Quartet. Her string arrangements can be heard on albums by The Dixie Chicks, including their No. one hit, “Landslide”, Bon Jovi, among many others. Lorenza runs the Our Wee Farm Pollinator Sanctuary in Maryland - an organic farm providing a safe habitat for our endangered pollinators.
FREDERIKA KRIER (SCORCHIO QUARTET, VIOLIN II)
Frederika Krier is an electrifying violinist and composer merging jazz, prog rock, and urban edge into bold, genre-bending performances. Born in Romania and raised in Germany, she now moves between Europe and New York City, known for fearless improvisation and a driving rhythmic style. Besides Scorchio Quartet, Frederika has worked with Arijit Singh, Gitte Hænning, The Family Stone (formerly Sly and The Family Stone), Akua Dixon, Regina Carter, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Rita Wilson, among others. Her project Molecular Vibrations explores odd-meter grooves and cinematic textures. With every show, she invites listeners into fresh sonic spaces where energy and emotion meet.
LEAH COLOFF (SCORCHIO QUARTET, CELLO)
Leah Coloff is a Grammy®-Winning cellist, singer/songwriter, composer and creator. Her main artistic focus is making multi-disciplinary work, and her one-person show, Super Second Rate debuted at Edinburgh Festival Fringe where she shined as “a vibrant and captivating storyteller.” ThisTree, Leah’s multimedia autobiographical song cycle premiered in the 2019 Prototype Festival receiving commissioning, development, and production support from the HERE Artist Residency Program. The New York Times declared ThisTree, “...forbidding stuff, but Ms. Coloff’s touch is light, her presence warm - she is, simply, honest.” Leah is also a professional cellist most recently winning a Grammy for her cello playing with the Scorchio Quartet for Carla Patullo’s So She Howls.
TONALITY
Tonality is a vocal ensemble whose mission is to deliver authentic stories through voice and body to incite change, understanding, and dialogue. Founder and Artistic Director Alexander Lloyd Blake created Tonality with the intention of connecting people with our shared humanity through song.
ALEXANDER LLOYD BLAKE (TONALITY, MUSICAL DIRECTOR)
Dr. Alexander Lloyd Blake works as a conductor, composer/arranger, vocal contractor, singer, and music activist. Blake is the Founding Artistic Director of Tonality, an award-winning choral ensemble focused on spreading a message of unity, peace, and social justice through a culturally diverse choral setting. He also serves as the Choir Director at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) and as a Principal Associate Conductor of the National Children’s Chorus.
DANIEL KRESCO (MIXING, MASTERING, AND SPATIAL AUDIO ENGINEER)
Daniel Kresco is a GRAMMY®-winning mixing, mastering, and recording engineer. Some of his credits include the film scores The Joker, 12 Years A Slave, and Kung Fu Panda.
BRENDAN MORAWSKI (RECORDING ENGINEER: String Quartet at Jungle City Studios in NYC)
Brendan is a GRAMMY®-winning engineer and former tech at Telefunken who has worked with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift. Studio assistants Frank Holland, Tony Delacruz, Abbie Schneider, Lorenzo Martinez, Robert Regeiro, and Kyle Teen. (special thanks to Ann Mincieli)
XIAOYI YING (RECORDING ENGINEER: Choir at The Soundry in LA)
Xiaoyi is a musician and studio engineer in Los Angeles. He also composes music for Film & TV.
JEREMY BACKOFEN (RECORDING ENGINEER: Martha Wainwright’s vocals at Utopia Studios)
Jeremy Backofen is a record producer in New York's Hudson Valley. Having spent his early 20's as an Outward Bound instructor, he brings an adventurous spirit to record-making. The focus is on exploration, spontaneity, and adventurous creativity on the path of sonic expression.
