Bio

Porcelain Pill is an innovative folktronica project formed in 2011 by multi-instrumentalists Adam Scott-McGuinness and Madeleine Becker. Originally based in Melbourne, Australia, and now continuing from nipaluna/Hobart, lutrawita/Tasmania, Porcelain Pill is known for blending organic acoustic instruments—guitar, cello, ukulele—with synthesizers, drum machines, live sampling, and looped textures. Their sound is a delicate yet dynamic mix of electronic and folk influences, often enriched by layered harmonies and cinematic atmosphere.Between 2013 and 2014, the duo released three EPs—Porcelain Pill, Falling Awake, and Sometimes It Is—that gained attention for their emotionally rich songwriting and genre-blurring arrangements.In the lead-up to Sometimes It Is, Adam took part in a mentorship program with acclaimed Australian musicians Adalita, Darren Middleton, and Charles Jenkins, an experience that helped deepen his songwriting craft and approach to performance.Upon the completion of the Sometimes It Is EP and tour, Madeleine and Adam parted ways as Porcelain Pill. Adam continued as a solo project while Madeleine went on to tour and record internationally in various projects.
In 2019, Porcelain Pill reached an international audience with “Close to the Sun,” an original song written for the acclaimed video game of the same name by Italian studio Storm in a Teacup. The track, blending haunting vocals with immersive textures, was a notable success and marked a shift into game audio for the project.Porcelain Pill has been on hiatus as Adam concentrated on raising a young family, a career in game audio and teaching.Porcelain Pill returns in 2025 with a new collaboration with Storm in a Teacup; Steel Seed is set for release on **April 22 **on all streaming services and the game will be available on PC and Console.Further new music from Porcelain Pill is also slated for release in 2025, continuing the project’s evolution through storytelling, sonic experimentation, and emotionally resonant songwriting.

Testamonials

“Porcelain Pill’s music creates some kind of beautiful atmosphere that I could see myself floating away in” – Darren Middleton (ex- Powderfinger).“The band’s sound is both twee and melancholy. Scott-McGuinness has the Patrick Wolf thing going on: fierce one moment and then laconic and poetic the next.” – tonedeaf.com.au“It’s always refreshing to hear a band that ventures outside the usual guitar/drum/bass arrangement and Porcelain Pill carry it off with finesse, each instrument adding to the dreamy feel of the song rather than being included for novelty” – Claire Barley (adamnoteve.net)