Cuddle Magic is Benjamin Lazar Davis, Christopher mcDonald, Dave Flaherty, alec Spiegelman, Cole Kamen-green and Kristin Slipp – a six piece avant-pop band located between Brooklyn and Philadelphia. All six musicians are collaborators in New York’s musical community and work with a wide array of artists, from pop stars like Beyoncé to critically lauded independent musicians like Will Sheff (Okkervil River) and Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls), as well as with respected figures of the avant-garde like Fred Frith and Ran Blake.