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Westword: Orange Peel Moses

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Westword: Orange Peel Moses

Light spills through the balcony doors of Archipelago’s idyllic attic, bathing Orange Peel in a warm golden glow that complements his fuzzy, fluorescent-orange jumpsuit and Orange Crush beanie. He places an orange net bag cradling several ripened navel and blood oranges on the floor, waves to a few friends and settles into his chair, perfectly at home in the cavernous space.

Peel, who is also known by his musical moniker Orange Peel Moses, asked to meet at Archipelago, a social health club, for a reason. He first learned of music’s health benefits at a 2021 Music as Medicine workshop guided by Touch Copple and held at the historic mansion. Since then, that knowledge has grown into a philosophy that shapes how he views his health, his happiness and his career as a singing telegram.

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Styling: Shannon Ryan
Image: Ryan Fila

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Westword: Beacon Art Bar

Westword: Beacon Art Bar

“Orange Peel is a professional singing ‘telegram’ who is hired to go to locations and sing songs for unsuspecting people, usually for things like Valentine’s Day or birthdays. Upon learning that I wrote for the Westword, he informed me of the time that he came into our offices and serenaded two pregnant employees with ‘Push It’ by Salt N Pepa; the only appropriate song to sing in this situation.”

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