London-based composer and pianist Paloma León on queerness, cinema, classical and pop influence, and yearning for connection
Sonia Lozina
Ukrainian composer and performer Sonia Lozina on starting from dramaturgy, storytelling, Ukrainian folklore, and bridges between generations
Carmel Smickersgill
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”