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Betsy Podsiadlo

Betsy Podsiadlo (she/they) is a Richmond based composer, performer, and educator specializing in community driven work. Her music can be heard in the short film "Is It True?" shown at the SoHo Film Festival in 2025, as well as in her electro-acoustic solo project "No Words" which is streamable on all platforms. She can also be heard around Virginia performing with her climate justice protest band, Betsy from Mars. In 2023, Betsy was named the inaugural Mellon Producing Fellow as well as a Big Ears Scholarship winner. Betsy is also the in-house Festival Producer for MidMountain Artist Retreat in Natural Bridge, VA.

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