Noah Bullwinkle

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the music industry was left reeling. Live gigs were canceled, bands were wrenched apart by financial strain, and the industry’s future was as uncertain as the release date of Kanye’s next album. Ingenuity, both in music and business, was a must for all those who desired to stay afloat.

Stephanie Chow, CC ’23, has always loved music, whether as a listener or a musician. Although she began playing music on a plastic violin—as, in her words, “toddlers are disastrous”—Chow, who sings and produces under the moniker Wilchai, has taken a big step up from her humble beginnings by releasing her debut single “Deluge” on March 5.

An assortment of medical machines beeps with monotonous consistency. Doctors and nurses in blue hospital scrubs shuffle between rooms. Amid the nonstop sounds of the hospital, however, the sound of live, relaxing music provides much-needed relief for patients.