Questioning Natty Gray about his greater practice would invariably result in some sort of central spiel about “sound”. His solo audiological work embodies themes of obsessive compulsion, intrusive nostalgia, memorialization, and documentation. He has performed vocals in the noisecore band, Bullshit Market, is a member of audio-terror duo, Beachmaster, the vocalist and lyricist for cybergrind/nintendocore project, Kizumono no Hanako, and a regular collaborative AV composer with enviro-artist, friend, and Cult Love co-director LoDrum. He is an avid concert bootleg-er and field recorder, has produced and engineered bands and albums such as Crackrock’s debut full length, “Liquorgate”, as well as scored films, performed hours long meditative pieces, and crafted sound installations for various gallery exhibitions. Along with Cult Love, Tulsa Noise, and Peyote Tapes, he has also directed and managed the net label, Fresh Yabai Ongaku, and bootlegs & pirated media label, Shadow Sounds Ltd.

Beachmaster performing their "Suicide Sal" composition at Woody Guthrie Center with Q&A on 12/8/22. A historical event, the first ever non-traditional programming to be featured in the Woody Guthrie Center's theater.

Natty Gray performing live with Bullshit Market at Dreary North Fest at Subterranean in Chicago, IL.

Street Flower was an immersive audiovisual and sculptural installation by Cult Love that took place on April 7, 2023 at the Flyloft for First Friday Art Crawl in Downtown Tulsa centered around themes of the development and urban expansion of the city and its repercussions.

"Tulsa Sound" 5/8/21 sound installation for the Cycling the GAP: Infrastructure Ride. Using contact microphones on the underpass, the vibrations and sounds of the 244 highway on Boulder Avenue in Downtown Tulsa were amplified to highlight socioeconomic disparity brought about by city infrastructure.

LoDrum and Natty Gray of Cult Love performing their collaborative "Midsouth Infrasound" composition with accompanying video piece at Resonator in Norman, OK for Dissociation AVEC event on 6/28/24.

Cult Love & Michael Palazzo's audiovisual pathway/installation, Immortal Planes of Sight & Sound. Open March 31st through April 2nd (2023) at The Abbey Mausoleum in Tulsa, OK. The pathway guides guests through Tulsa's oldest, largest mausoleum, The Abbey. The installation is not only for visitors, but for the people that are interred there.

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