# PYRA

> Official artist website for Pyra, an award-winning Thai singer, songwriter, producer and performing artist from Bangkok, Thailand.

Pyra counts 2016—the year she released her debut EP, "Stray," led by its first single, "Levitate"—as the beginning of her professional career under the Pyra name. Before that release, she studied electronic music production at SAE Institute Bangkok and spent around four years DJing in clubs.

Pyra is known for dystopian pop and electronic music that connects Thai rhythm and spirit with a global, future-facing sound. She won Best Solo Act From Asia at the 2022 BandLab NME Awards and has been recognised by Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, Prestige Thailand 40 Under 40, Tatler Asia's Most Stylish, the NME 100, BBC Radio 1 and Spotify EQUAL. Her public speaking includes the 2021 TEDxAssumptionU talk "Why you should make death your best friend," Music Matters 2024 in Singapore and SXSW Sydney's 2024 "Edge of the Future: Music x AI" panel. Her festival history spans the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Estonia, Austria, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Australia and India. It includes Burning Man's Center Camp and Reverbia, Joy Ruckus Club, The Great Escape online in 2021 and in person in 2022, Liverpool Sound City, Pride in London, Y Not Festival, 110 Above, Roundhouse Rising, Waves Vienna, Tallinn Music Week, Shambala, Gotobeat, Brighton & Hove Pride, Garden Beats, Aliwal Urban Art Festival, Forest Jam, Sakurazaka Asylum, Zandari Festa, ZER01NE Day, Wonderfruit, Big Mountain Music Festival, Kolour in the Park, SXSW Sydney and Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival. She also opened for Flume Live in Bangkok.

## Rant by Pyra
Pyra's first-person essays on music, performance, Asian artist careers, creative independence and artist infrastructure are published at https://onlypyra.com/rant

## Official music channels
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6W78HC7M6stHwJalKYMTt9
- Featured Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ikuGPzA9Xq2vxA1uQJ4rr
- Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/pyra/660825534
- YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCzzmpryViiMlFrcPToJp8eg

## Artivism
Pyra founded Change Music Asia, a Thailand-born artist grant and fellowship initiative for musicians creating social and cultural impact across Southeast Asia.
- Change Music Asia: https://changemusicasia.org/
- Pyra's Change Music Asia story: https://changemusicasia.org/founder

## Official social channels
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onlypyra/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onlypyra
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlypyra/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onlypyra
- X: https://x.com/onlypyra

## Canonical source
- Website: https://onlypyra.com