[Cover image of Dyan’s Alexis Dyan Marsh]

Dyan is the solo project of film composer Alexis Dyan Marsh. Between scoring the TNT television series, Animal Kingdom, or composing for feature films (Jazzy, The Unknown Country, NextGen), Marsh started writing songs to fill in where directors wanted music with lyrics.

Her first album, Looking For Knives, was the result of producing songs that made it into cuts and some that didn’t. That led Marsh down a different path, “aiming to create sound that evokes imagery.”

Midwest marks Marsh’s second album of songs, written while moving back and forth between Los Angeles and Cincinnati, eventually settling in the Midwest with her partner and son. It will arrive on February 7th, 2025, on limited vinyl and all digital / streaming platforms.

In the Midwest, Marsh was able to build a studio of her own to write, Produce, and mix Dyan songs while she continued to compose for film. Her latest film score was written for Morrisa Maltz’s second feature film, Jazzy, which premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival.

All of the instrumentation and vocals on Midwest, save for the drums by Dan Dorff, were performed by Marsh.