GRITCHELLE FALLESGON
Amenta Abioto is unlike any other artist in town. Having made a name for herself performing improvised sets with her looping machine, Abioto’s music has blossomed like a humble but impressive garden.
“I’ve definitely gotten a lot more structured in my presentation,” she says. Nowadays Abioto only includes a couple of improvised songs in her performances. Since she has no bandmates, she never writes a setlist—she just goes with the flow.
“I’m using more equipment, different types of gear,” she explains. “[My] songwriting’s gotten tighter. I think my confidence has, too, and how I move onstage is more fluid—it’s just more me.”
