Amalia

Having been named one of the best emerging artist sets at Glastonbury by Wonderland Magazine, Still Pigeon are flying through the UK alt-rock landscape with the momentum of a band who know exactly who they are. What began in Oxford as mates making noise together has evolved into one of East London’s most energised live communities, where The Flock and the band move as a single, sweat-soaked organism. Sharp-witted lyricism, brash synth lines, and angular guitars power a sound built on tension and release, fuelled by BBC Introducing, BBC Radio 6, Spotify’s Fresh Finds, and sold-out shows at The Great Escape, Truck, Wychwood, and Glastonbury. With their recent EP out in Spring, the band sit on the cusp of a new era.

Blessed with a soaring vocal, UK based John Dhali is an explosion of positive energy. He pours his experiences overcoming mental health issues into a musical medicine for the soul. Last year he released his crowd-funded debut, the 'In Time LP' – an indie/ folk/ rock concoction filled with infectious, hook-laden melodies that build to unstoppable choruses and anthemic heights. With shades of Kodaline, The Lumineers and Jeff Buckley, the album has received support from Spotify UK New Music Friday, prestigious music blogs such as Clash and Earmilk and international radio airplay. At the end of 2022 he picked up the DrakeYolanda Award for Emerging Artists and this year he’s just received a 1st place award in the International Songwriting competition - the worlds largest songwriting contest.

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J. Peacock is a Blackpool born artist, raised on Northern Soul and nurtured in the Manchester music scene. His productions have spanned multiple sub genres of dance music. More recently he has turned his focus closer to home, inspired by uplifting house music produced by friends like Laurence Guy and Harry Wolfman, driven by samples from his dad’s record collection.

*Lauren Cave is a dance artist and choreographer with a passion for movement and collaboration across art forms. With over 15 years of experience in Contemporary, Commercial Freestyle, Hip Hop and other techniques, she creates work that spans live and screen-based performance. Drawing on improvisation and interdisciplinary practice, Lauren’s work combines dance, theatre, and visual storytelling. She is interested in exploring connection, emotion, and environment, developing performances that are expressive and engaging.

In collaboration with her dance collective: Samara Toussaint, Lauren Chilton, Bethany Tolhurst-McWattGreen, and Ella Blake, Lauren will present a refined extract from her latest choreographic work, Against the Hour, featuring original composition by Alex McDermott.*

I like to make music that tells stories, whether through descriptive acoustic ballads done with just me and the guitar, or an energetic live looping tune that brings people through a tale of sounds and feelings. Music is such an incredible gift from God and it's my calling to use it to get people to feel more connected to themselves and the beautiful world around us.

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ZEE-2 are an East Asian female DJ duo based in London. Creative consultant, Zoe, and Singer-Songwriter/Producer, Saïna, play an eclectic mix of RnB, Hip-hop and Soul remixes with a House, Baile Funk, UK Garage, Afro and Amapiano twist.

VIRTUO is an East London–based multidisciplinary artist blending soulful production with honest UK hip-hop lyricism he takes his name as a play on the term 'Virtuoso' as of his many creative disciplines. Born in South London to an English-Irish mother and Ugandan father, his work explores identity, love, personal struggles and creative freedom. Often self-produced, his music fuses introspection with rich sound design, shaped by a background in fine art and animation. Beyond music, he is Head of Music for Bread & Butter Collection and founder of Shutter Sessions Festival, championing grassroots creativity. VIRTUO has headlined iconic London venues including XOYO, Brixton Jamm, and O2 Islington, building a reputation as a powerful live performer and emerging voice in the underground scene.

A voyager traversing the depths of the unseen and designing new realities through the power of art and creativity. Through words and poems, music, dance or hosting healing spaces with @thisisparth_e. Join me as I share poems from my new book, ‘You Are A Mystic Child’.

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Always high on the boogie but completely sober in every other respect, Aristatle mixes and mashes bangers from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s and 69s of the disco, soul, funky house genre. Classically and jazz trained, she might whip out her flute during set to add even more spice.

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