Biography
Betty X has been making music since the mid-1990s, when she formed the controversial art rock band, Salon Betty, which received international attention and positive reviews by audiences. Though a native of the United States, Betty has previously lived in Prague, which she credits as being the creative inspiration for Salon Betty. In 1995, she was credited by i-Music (now Artist Direct) as the first female performer to be broadcast live on the Internet. She was also featured in the first Interactive Paper Doll on the Internet, created by Scott Blum, founder of iMusic (Artist Direct) and in association with Real World Studios. Both projects received awards and rave reviews.
Audiences and reviewers often describe her work as caustic and controversial as well as surreal. She is best known for mixing performance art and video installations with her live performances. She is also well known in the underground art/music scene for her guerrilla art and outrageous on-stage antics, particularly with her first project, Salon Betty.
After Salon Betty disbanded, she decided to pursue a solo career, releasing Bad Side of Love in 1999. She worked with music producer, Vincent Saletto (Genitorturers) in Tampa, Florida, at the now defunct Hotter Than Hell Studios to produce an album that was much darker and heavier than anything she had previously released.
In 2004, several songs on her second solo release, Dystopia, found their way onto the soundtrack to independent filmmaker Craig Kovach's sci-fi horror film, Unearthed, featuring Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead, From Dusk Till Dawn). Around the same time, she began collaborating with Martin Atkins (Pigface, Ministry, PIL), providing a live guest performance with Pigface and vocal recording for Sheep On Drugs' Machine Sex. Martin asked Betty to join the Pigface tour in spring of 2005, but she declined because of health issues. She was replaced with Hanin Elias of Atari Teenage Riot.
During the course of her music career, Betty X has shared the stage with many notable performers, including Asesino (band), Prong, Patti Smith, Powerman 5000, Machine Head, Pigface, Aiden, Professional Murder Music, Zeke, and Tim Cridland (a.k.a. "The Torture King").
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