Born in Ontario to Indian immigrants, Seela found her way to Austin after college in the usual way: with a guitar and no real plan. Inspired by Austin’s live music scene, she was experimenting with her own songwriting at home on a borrowed four-track recorder. One day, she wandered into a basement jazz club called The Elephant Room on a quest to experience the unfamiliar adult world of happy hour. She immediately got hooked on The Jazz Pharaohs, was cajoled into singing with them and inevitably became part of the band. At the same time, while performing open mics at the Cactus Café and other storied venues, Seela met her lifelong “people” within Austin’s close-knit music community. In the years since, she has sung back-up, collaborated with and cracked wise among dozens of musical heavyweights from Austin and beyond. When she’s not performing, Seela can be found at home in South Austin with her dreamy-drummer husband Jon, their magical dog Liza, something simmering on the stove, and a garden full of flowers & vegetables. www.iamseela.com www.bandcamp.com/seela