MUSIC BY MALEENA
STEEL CITY SETLIST
Navigating the Pittsburgh Music Scene
Pittsburgh's music scene isn't a single entity—it's a collection of distinct subcultures, neighborhoods, and creative communities that coexist within the same city. Steel City Setlist traces the interconnected worlds that make up this vibrant ecosystem. Featuring the perspectives of different musicians from different subscenes, Steel City Setlist offers an inside perspective on how the music scene functions.
Steel City Setlist is a multimedia project presented as both a book and a documentary film, offering two complementary perspectives on Pittsburgh’s independent music scene through storytelling, artist voices, and real-life experiences.
THE BOOK
Steel City Setlist is a written exploration of Pittsburgh’s music scene that blends interviews with Maleena’s personal perspective and analysis of its interconnected subcultures.
THE DOCUMENTARY
The Steel City Setlist documentary presents the same scene through a visual, community-focused lens by centering the voices and experiences of nine interviewed musicians rather than the creator’s personal narrative.
