Jillian DeGroot is a Chicago-based writer, editor, and musician. Her work takes the shape of audio journalism, documentary, writing, performance, improvisation, text/graphic scores, and more. Jillian received her B.A. from DePaul University where she studied with Alyce Johnson and Stefán Höskuldsson, performing in master classes with Emmanuel Pahud, Tim Munro, Sonora Slocum, Jenny Shin, and Leela Breithaupt. As a New Artist Society Scholar, she received her M.A. in New Arts Journalism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is currently producing an audio documentary exploring the last remaining silence in the United States.