Sugarbeach

Sugarbeach have been described as “electroni-lesbi-pop”. Mixing sweet and soulful vocals with meaningful lyrics and driving tracks, these women have established a unique and recognizable sound that peels them away from the pack. In just 3 years Marlee Walchuk & Tully Callender moved from Australia to Canada, have released 2 albums, spent 3 months at number one on the OutVoice Top 40 chart in the U.S., won 2 PITA (Pride in the Arts U.S.) awards including "Favorite Group of the Year", been...

Sugarbeach have been described as “electroni-lesbi-pop”. Mixing sweet and soulful vocals with meaningful lyrics and driving tracks, these women have established a unique and recognizable sound that peels them away from the pack. In just 3 years Marlee Walchuk & Tully Callender moved from Australia to Canada, have released 2 albums, spent 3 months at number one on the OutVoice Top 40 chart in the U.S., won 2 PITA (Pride in the Arts U.S.) awards including "Favorite Group of the Year", been nominated for an Outmusic Award ….and got married…to each other. In 2008, they wrote the 30th Anniversary theme song for Vancouver Pride, “Living Out Proud” and have had it snapped up by cities all over the world for videos, presentations and Pride celebrations. Recently remixed by La Chapelle Records in Montreal and added to their “Out and Proud” compilation CD for 2009 of the years’ biggest gay anthems, Sugarbeach were proud to make history by also performing it at the official openings of Pride House Whistler and Vancouver at the 2010 Winter Olympics - with worldwide press coverage from the New York Times to CNN. “I Just Love Girls”, their first CD was the catalyst for their Pride appearances in the U.S. which included New York City & Charlotte NC. The title cut plus “She’s With Me” from this CD were featured in the film “The 6 Month Rule” starring Michelle Wolff. Their second album “Not Deserted” covers GLBTQ love and rights, homelessness plus teen suicide as a result of antigay bullying - but somehow they manage to package these issues into a hooky unashamedly, accessible pop wrapping. “Mama I Love Her”, an irresistible pumping dance song with a Middle Eastern flavor and a big message, was recently nominated for ”Outstanding International Song of The Year” with the Outmusic Awards in New York. Also, several other songs from this album can be heard in the new lesbian web series “InSight…the Rise of the Seer”.