Avalon creates haunting, '80s post-punk-inspired indie/house electronica as simply AVALON. She is also a visual artist who paints and directs her own music videos, demonstrating a strong sense of creative direction. The Santa Ana, California native of Mexican-American Chicano heritage cites Depeche Mode, the Cure, and Arca as major influences, with output that vividly echoes the house-y freestyle bounce of Dee-Lite through a gothic-wave lens that rivals the EBM and electro sensibilities of artists like Miss Kitten. Modeling, acting, and, more recently, hosting a VICE documentary on Latin subcultures are amongst her interdisciplinary experiences, but music is Avalon's first love.