Azalia Snail started as a poet/writer in New York City, as well as a
musician during the heyday of the indie/lo-fi rock music scene. She
toured extensively through the 1990s with bands like Low, Trumans
Water, and The Grifters and has jammed with Beck, The Black Heart
Procession, Sportsguitar, and others. In late 1999, she moved to Los
Angeles for new adventures and to work in film, becoming a costume
designer for independent cinema. She has a few scripts in various
stages of development. She was awarded an LA Weekly Music Award in 2000
for "Best New Genre."
One of her first jobs was in the South Bronx, picking vintage clothing out of a huge warehouse in the South Bronx with Daryl Kerrigan who became designer Daryl K.