Shannon Funchess

She is best known for her work as lead vocalist and composer for Brooklyn-based electronic music duo Light Asylum, which she founded in 2007 with musician Bruno Coviello.

[1] Funchess has recorded and toured with a number of electronic and alternative acts, including The Knife, Peaches, LCD Soundsystem, Clan of Xymox, and TV on the Radio.

[1] Both prior to and after forming Light Asylum with collaborator Bruno Coviello, Funchess contributed vocal performances for a variety of music acts.

[2] Funchess is featured in the music video for "Snakes", a song created in collaboration with electronic duo Ford & Lopatin.

[4] Funchess collaborated with dancer and vocalist Justin F. Kennedy in creating A(un) Necessary World, a "sci-fi space opera"[5] which was performed at the UCLA Hammer Museum in April 2022.