Featured In Chron: Amber Galloway, a Texas ASL interpreter, gets her own spotlight

Julian Ortiz takes the stage for a live performance at the Austin City Limits Festival. Wagram Production / What's up Films

You've seen her sign for everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Lana Del Rey. Now, Amber Galloway is sharing her story on screen.

Amber Galloway is not hard to find if you know where to glance: Just look for her signature pink mohawk on stage or to the side, and you'll see her expertly sign songs from the most complicated rap lyrics to soulful ballads. It's beautiful to watch—Galloway uses her facial expressions and hands to bring another form to the music and allows communities that are often overlooked into the experience. Because yes, the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities go to concerts, too.

As an Austin-based American Sign Language interpreter specializing in live music, Galloway has gone viral for interpreting performances from Kendrick Lamar and Twista, and you can catch her at events from Austin City Limits Music Festival to the Grammys.

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