Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh
Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh is a viola player and composer exploring the tones of gut strings and wood in both amplified and acoustic contexts. Influenced by improvised, experimental and early music styles, she has released three solo recordings focused on exploring the instrument – Oreing (Fort Evil Fruit 2017), The Rounds (KRUT 2021) and Live At […]
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JOON
JOON is the electronic solo project of Maltese songwriter, producer, and sound artist Yasmin Kuymizakis. Her debut album Dream Again was released in 2021 on Italians Do It Better, combining cushioned beats, woozy electronic textures, and melodic songwriting with messages of hope and vulnerability. In 2023, JOON expanded her international presence, performing at major festivals […]
Tatsuru Arai
Tatsuru Arai is an artist who fuses classical and contemporary music with AI and computer technology. His work explores cosmic and natural phenomena through sound and visuals, aiming to express a universal beauty beyond emotion and culture. His project Face of Universe links Earth’s ecosystem with solar nuclear fusion, tracing the evolution of life and […]
SHHE
SHHE is the alias of Scottish-Portuguese sound artist, musician and producer, Su Shaw. Based in Dundee, her work explores themes of identity and connection at the intersection of sound and space, environment and ecology, and research and performance. Sound works, performances and installations have been presented at V&A Dundee co-commissioned by MSCTY Tokyo, Sonica Glasgow, […]
Saba Aznarashvili
Saba Aznarashvili is a musician and producer based in Kutaisi, Georgia, and a member of the band Izmir. His practice blends post-punk and darkwave with Turkish and Persian melodic traditions. His experience includes composition and sound design for inclusive dance projects such as Tune Space and Cities Move. He recently curated the participatory workshop You […]
Martin Green
Martin Green is an accordion player, writer, and broadcaster based in Midlothian. He is the artistic director of Lepus Arts, who produce music, theatre and radio. In 2019 he won the Ivor Novello Composers Award for Sound Art for his large-scale binaural installation Aeons along the River Tyne. He has made several programmes for BBC […]
Ban Lei
Ban Lei is a sound and visual artist based in Geneva/ Shanghai. After training as a classical musician and having a career in new technologies, Ban Lei has moved away from pre-existing musical rules, equipment for expected use, and electronic sound effects to obtain an “objective” or “neutral” creative context. He makes his own musical […]
Aurora Engine
Aurora Engine (Deborah Shaw) is a composer, harpist, and pianist based in Edinburgh, crafting immersive sound worlds that blend electronics, live instruments, and found sounds. Inspired by the natural world, birdsong, tides, and human voices, she tells stories through sound shaping textures that explore tension and unpredictability. Her debut album, Secret Knock (2024) brought sound […]
Alex Smoke
Alex Smoke is a musician and composer working across various fields of sound, including electronic production, sound installation, and instrumental composition. A Cryptic Artist, his work focuses on creating immersive experiences that engage the listener’s consciousness, blending traditional concepts with contemporary techniques. Initially trained in classical cello, drums and singing, then progressing to electronic production, […]
Aga Paulina Młyńczak
Aga Paulina Młyńczak is an artist with a Polish/Scottish/Danish background. Młyńczak’s work is inquiry-led and often created in response to social histories that explore the interplay between power, intimate narratives, and the evolution of language. Młyńczak’s practice has frequently focused on uncovering or imagining the sonic and spatial properties of migration through installations, participatory art, […]
James Ross
James Ross is a pianist and composer who pushes the boundaries of Scottish traditional music. James released his debut album on the Greentrax label, a mix of his piano arrangements of traditional and original material. Chasing the Sun, Ross’s second recording, is a seven-movement suite, evoking a day’s and a year’s westward journey along Scotland’s north […]