Gala Violet
Co-founded by Mickey Fingers & Tea Kinsington
Gala Violet is a dreamy, indie-noir collective stitched together with mystery, vulnerability, and poetic rebellion.
Formed as both a band and a sanctuary, Gala Violet emerged from the ashes of industry heartache — misogyny, gaslighting, chronic illness, and the heavy silence that trauma can leave behind. But instead of giving in, they created art. And instead of fading out, they built a home for others.
This isn’t just a band.
It’s a beacon — a shimmering reclamation of joy, power, and voice.
With haunting melodies and velvet-laced grit, Gala Violet is here to remind us that pain can be transformed, that beauty can rise from the dark, and that artists deserve to be heard on their own terms.
Through Velvet Umbrella Records, they now help other artists do the same — release music, reclaim their vision, and rise together.
Gala Violet: Our Story
A diary. A rebirth. A dream reclaimed.
Gala Violet is more than a band — it’s a sanctuary stitched from sorrow and song, a second chance written in ink and melody.
The name comes from a secret, hand-painted journal Tea Kinsington once wrote in every day. It was filled with lyrics, poems, artwork, and whispered dreams. Its spine read simply: Gala Violet.
That diary was destroyed by someone who tried to silence her voice.
It took years to write again.
But when the words returned, they came through music — and through Gala Violet, the band (Creative Collective).
Gala Violet began as a creative spark between friends: Spoonie artists who met through an Artist’s Way group during lockdown. We bonded over shared experiences — Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, autoimmune conditions, and the often invisible weight of chronic illness. Each of us brought a background in music, a resilient spirit, and a wildly weird sense of humor (especially where Squirrels are involved).
At first, we were just making a demo for a different project — A Vortex of Squirrels. But something deeper took root. Pieces of that demo bloomed into what became our debut album: Gifts From the Sirens.
That album was never “finished” in the traditional sense — and maybe it never could be. We made a pact to release it on a certain date, no matter what. If we waited for perfection, it might never be shared at all. So we let it go as it was: raw, real, haunted, and healing.
Gifts From the Sirens begins in the wreckage of the past but doesn’t stay there. It rises — strange, beautiful, and defiant. The lyrics come from Tea’s new secret diary, laced with real dreams and true stories, sung in harmony over indie-noir soundscapes.
Every member of Gala Violet is a Spoonie, a survivor, and a creator.
We don’t just write for ourselves.
We write for anyone who’s ever felt broken — and still found a way to sing.
The Music
Gifts From the Sirens
Our debut album — raw, haunting, and honest.
Gifts From the Sirens is a dream-pop diary of survival and healing, woven from real dreams, whispered memories, and fragments of broken love. Created by Spoonie artists reclaiming their voice, it moves from wreckage to wonder with shimmering harmonies, slow-burn synths, and aching beauty. A soft rebellion wrapped in velvet reverb.
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Masquerade of Shadows
A dark fairytale musical for the haunted and the healing.
Part concept album, part cabaret confession, Masquerade of Shadows is a 34-track journey through manipulation, memory, and the power of reclaiming your story. Set in a twisted tent revival filled with ghosts, queens, and secrets, it’s theatrical, decadent, and defiant — stitched together by shadow work and survival songs. Think: Sweeney Todd meets Florence + The Machine in a haunted speakeasy.
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Necromancy Coffee House EP
Jingles for the brew that raised us from the dead.
A dark cabaret side project brewed over one long, weird weekend. These theatrical jingles started as leftover bits from Masquerade of Shadows — lyrics, rogue instrumentals, stray harmonies — but quickly took on a life of their own.
Written by Tea & Mickey (fueled by espresso and spite), with wild instrumental additions from Silent Mike and Collin, and final mix/engineering by Mickey Fingers himself (with Tea on her first post-production chops fresh out of the class cauldron).
Each track is a love letter to our favorite coffee: dramatic, over-caffeinated, and slightly unhinged.
Warning: may cause spontaneous jazz hands and a strong craving for a double shot.
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The Gala Violet Dysfunctional Holiday Sampler
Two shots of nog and a shame spiral.
This cheeky, chaotic mini-release is what happens when your holiday spirit drinks too much and flirts with your ex at the office party. Featuring the jazzy snark of “Merry Whatever, You Filthy Animal” and the upbeat regret of “Let’s Hook Up Again (Like We Did at the Christmas Party),” it’s the perfect soundtrack for anyone allergic to cheer — but still humming under the mistletoe.
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