Shugsline is the production moniker of Sweet Corey-Bey (they/them/theirs), a transgender musician, cultural organizer, and communications professional based in Southwest Philadelphia.

Across mediums of content creation, design, sound, and filmmaking, Sweet’s work applies a storytelling lens to shift cultural narratives and build more liberatory worlds in the legacy of other Gender-Variant cultural workers.  In addition to working as a social media and Marketing Coordinator for Intercultural Journeys, Sweet supports communications and volunteers for the community driven and Southwest Philly food distribution program, Free Brunch Program by Wholistic Art. 

In 2023, they were an Artist Fellow of the Marsha P Johnson Institute in the inaugural Starship Artist fellowship Program. They completed a Residency Pink Noise Projects where they presented an evolving community visioning and performance work “Soundtracking Freedom” supported by a Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grant. They organized the event “Jazz Genealogies: Spring Sounds and Vinyl Swap” in Clark Park with the Support of the Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy for Jazz History Month. Sweet additionally scored the film “The Aunties” from the North Star to the Poplars that shares the stories of land stewards and elders Dear Donna J and Paulette Greene, that toured and was screened at Blackstar film festival. In 2022, they were a Fall Artist in Residence at the University of the Arts Inspiration lab. 

They are a founding member and bandleader of the genre bending artist collaborative Black Folks Don’t Swim?, noted by DC-ist  for “it’s formula of fearless experimentation.” As a performer, Sweet’s practice is based in the fundamental Black music traditions of Blues, Jazz, Funk, Gospel and Soul.

They have supported artists such as YAYA Bey, Oh He Dead, and performed with local Philadelphia musicians including Omar’s Hat and Karen Smith.

They are close collaborators with Jo Palmer in D.C. working in partnership, the artists are hosting a monthly jam session entitled Communion on second Sunday evenings at The Pocket in Washington D.C.