Manchester-based composer and performer Carmel Smickersgill on grassroots spaces, the Beach Boys, and being yourself
Kay Rowan
London-based composer and songwriter Kay Rowan on field recordings, folk clubs, breaking stylistic shackles, and the role of the artist
Phoenix Rousiamanis
UK-based Greek composer Phoenix Rousiamanis on queer Greek mythology, witchcraft, discovering material, and balancing creative practices
Sam Rudd-Jones
British composer and electronic artist Sam Rudd-Jones on sonata form, comfort zones, music-as-itself, and pushing against genre expectations
From Indie Pop to Opera: a conversation with librettist Hannah Hayden
Librettist Hannah Hayden discusses her upcoming opera, fairy tales, stoner comedy, the “action” of libretto, and her transition from songwriting to libretto
Crystalla Serghiou
UK-based Cypriot composer Crystalla Serghiou on “popera”, pastiche, Stepford wives, and staying authentic
Esther Wu
Hong Kong-based composer and songwriter Esther Wu on installations, societal intimacy, stage presence, and Jean-Paul Sartre
Prayer, breakcore, and Hatsune Miku: a journey through ‘Panopticon’
Composer and performance artist Phoebe Apfel’s debut EP explores disparate sampling, mental health, and writing for vocaloid software
Ben Nobuto
British-Japanese composer Ben Nobuto on the hysterical sublime, accelerationism, postmodern hyperspace, and the “human 2.0”