Earth to Abigail is a music project I created to align my love for programming and technology with my creative expression.

In 2016, I discovered a new passion for computer programming and set myself the goal to make a career change and become a developer (to the despair of a lot of my musician friends who thought I’d leave the music world forever and become a hermit hidden away in a cave room in front of my computer).

For a few years, I studied computer science and programming while creating and live coding music with Sonic Pi as a hobby. Soon after that, I worked as a programming mentor, teaching Javascript to adults wanting to become professional web developers.

It didn’t take long for me to realize that even though I loved programming, my true calling wasn’t to find a job in high tech. The stage was calling me and I felt a powerful urge to reinvent myself as an artist and musician. From that point in time, I took my live coding practice with Sonic Pi seriously and created Earth to Abigail. I wanted to use code as a medium of expression as much as my instrument and voice. 

Earth to Abigail has become my creative space, halfway between a lab and a playground where I experiment with programming and technology in a way that fits my creativity.

That being said, I’m still passionate about education. Teaching people a valuable skill they can then take out in the world to add value to their community and develop a better life for themselves is something I find incredibly rewarding.

But I’m a bit of a disrupter and a rebel: I don’t believe in the traditional forms of education anymore and I’m a firm believer everyone can find incredible treasures in the constant development of a creative practice.

So to me, science, programming, creativity, and even performance go hand in hand and are all valuable pieces of the puzzle in becoming a successful and competent programmer (and/or artist). 

Beyond performing, Earth to Abigail has now opened up a whole new range of opportunities for me, from public speaking, podcasting, and writing about programming and creativity, to giving live coding workshops and building the first live coding community in Israel.

If you’re still here and reading, it means you’re intrigued. I hope you feel at home!

Have a look around, listen to some music and maybe read a few articles (there’s a list of some of my favourite ones down below). If there’s anything that jumped out at you, if you have questions or feedback, talk to me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin or send me a direct message, I’d love to hear from you!

And remember to stop by often, I post new articles regularly. I also have announcements about exciting new projects happening from time to time and the best way to stay updated and not miss out on anything is to subscribe to my mailing list (and I’ll send you a gift to help you get started with programming and Sonic Pi if you do).

But for now, I wish you all the best, be well and stay safe.

Before you go

Music

There are many places you can find my music online… but I suggest you start with Audius.

Audius is similar to Soundcloud, except that it supports artists through the adoption of a cryptocurrency.

If you don’t know what live coding or Sonic Pi is and wondering what I’ve been talking about, here is an interview where I explain it in detail.

Some Of My Favourite Posts

“Mynah is one of the best developers I got to work with.

She is a problem solver with a “try harder” attitude willing to spend hours solving an issue without giving up until she understands the root of the problem.

Mynah is a great person but an even better developer and she teaches me every day how passionate you can be about coding!”

“Mynah Marie A.k.a Earth To Abigail is a very talented and unique singer-songwriter and music producer. My favourite part in Earth To Abigail’s live shows is her own special way to create live beats by using coding on stage... That’s Amazing!”

Programming is not only useful to build applications, it’s also a powerful means of expression. Did you ever take Sonic Pi for a spin? Sign up to my mailing list and I’ll send you a free easy to follow series of Sonic Pi tutorials!