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Suns of Dub from Trinidad and Tobago is a label, group and performing dub-production team creating a unique sound experience driven by dub influenced genres, merging live instruments, and original Dancehall, Dub & Reggae Sounds with a new age electronic style and innovative ideas. Suns of Dub incorporates live instruments and live dubbing, selecting, and composition into one musical entity. The Team is lead by Ras Jammy who manages a community of
musicians, producers and artists under the production label.

multi-styled and multi-instrumental songwriter, producer and recording artist Leo Chavez is making & performing music in a new way

Leo's experience as a Jazz/R&B guitarist, mixing with his passion for profound, intimate songwriting and his alternative use of live loops + drum sequencing create a hypnotising and diverse live experience.

His ability to translate profound artistic insight into a 21st century commercial sound, tell us there's something new and disruptive afoot.

I adore working with lots of colour and I strive to find rare visual harmonies between tones throughout various moments within the composition. Painting has always been an extremely personal and isolated experience for me, being a meditative process. The pure experience of art personally exists not in looking at the final piece, but within the moment of every brush stroke – the application of medium to canvas.

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In the early stages I explored with painting solely from feel - detaching my conscious self from the hand that held the paint brush. Previously, every stroke had to be precise and had to develop into the specific final view that had been decided during composition. It took a lot of practice and experimentation to find my flow – the space in which I now exist in as I paint. In that moment I free the brush, with my eyes acting as a guide in the process.

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The less you think about each stroke, the more you enjoy the feel of what you’re looking at.

A DJ and Producer born in London but grew up playing across Nottingham and Leeds where he developed his unique blend of house and hip hop. Having played at notable events and venues including Fabric, Strawberries and Cream Festival, Mint Festival and Mint Warehouse, Tej now hosts a monthly show on Bloop Radio where he continues to showcase his style.

Alt Rap somewhere in between lo-fi trap and RNB

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Mahima Chaudhury is a 22-year-old, multi-disciplinary Artist and Art Manager based in London. Her artworks are a glimmer into her life experiences and the complex emotions she's associated with those moments. Mahima toes the line between illustrative realism and abstract surrealism so that the viewer is able to relate to her art literally and metaphorically. Her art embodies euphoric surrealism and through the use of perspective, she forms a relationship between her environments and dream-like concepts. Mahima’s inspirations derive from her perception of people, abstract forms of communication and her identity diaspora; she takes from her experiences and reinvents them into a more beautiful version of their realities.

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Sonia Ahmed, a trailblazing artist who fearlessly merges her South Asian influences with genre - hopping sounds and captivating combinations. With her release of her debut single ''Freedom'', Sonia Ahmed invites listeners on a captivating sonic expedition that transcends boundaries and celebrates cultural roots. Expect a musical journey like no other. Stay tuned for an exhilarating fusion of sounds and a tapestry of musical innovation as Sonia unfolds her dynamic artistic vision.

Reya is a storyteller who uses poetry as a means to explore our deeper purpose and nature. Exploring themes that invite the listener to look deeper at themselves and the world we inhabit. She's grateful to have shared her words with Hackney Theatre, The National Theatre, Tramlines Fest and soon at The Farrago Festival!

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My name is Charlie McMahon and I am a fashion and textile designer from the North East of England. My work is inspired by rural textile traditions and bringing them into a high fashion context. My most recent project is inspired by a series of nightmares I had as a child featuring the painting ‘Miss Wong’ by Vladimir Tretchikoff, which hung in my living room when I was growing up. Inspired by the paintings vivid colours and the subjects piercing stare, I have made a wardrobe of clothes for this nightmare woman. Featuring over the top colours and prints that swarm around the body and unconventional silhouettes and pattern cutting, in order to emulate the disorienting feeling of being in a nightmare.

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Özten is a genre-blending DJ and producer who focuses on mixing niche and cultural sounds from her own and the world's. Her sound is a harmonious blend of her Anatolian roots, rap music and contemporary electronic. One of her signatures is breaking the boundaries between Eastern grooves and Western beats, incorporating traditional instruments like the *bağlama* and *ney* into the vibrant realms of techno and house music. Drawing inspiration from the dynamic energy of UK rap, garage, jungle, and drum & bass, Özten infuses her sets with the spirit of community she experienced at events in Bristol and London.

Check out Özten's regular live show on Brixton Radio, where she displays her unpredictable yet satisfying music, blending all the way from house and drill to arabesk and bass music.

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