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 […]
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Nabihah Iqbal
Nabihah Iqbal is a music artist, DJ and broadcaster from London. She has released 2 albums on the Ninja Tune label, and presents regular radio shows on NTS Radio in London as well at The Lot Radio in NYC, and also hosts shows on the BBC. Nabihah’s live performances and DJ sets have lead her […]
Rosie Alena
Rosie Alena commands the stage – her voice shifting between delicate intimacy and soaring drama. Elbow’s Guy Garvey, speaking on his BBC 6 Music Show, has praised her as having “an amazing voice and an incredible presence,” and her music has drawn acclaim from Clash, The Line of Best Fit, and So Young Magazine. Her […]
Vince McIntyre
Vince McIntyre is a Scottish musician and classical guitarist. His artistic practice is grounded in technical mastery and a deep respect for the classical repertoire, with an emphasis on precision, musicality, and expression. In addition to refining his craft, he is interested in building connections with other instrumentalists and artists who share a dedication to […]
Stevie Jones
Stevie Jones is a musician, sound artist and engineer based in Glasgow. From a background in post-rock, DIY and free-improv music scenes, he has collaborated extensively in dance, theatre and experimental film with organisations such as Scottish Dance Theatre, LUX and National Theatre of Scotland. He tours internationally with Arab Strap and is a member […]