Fresh from supporting Carl Craig in Ibiza, plus playing in Cologne and Festival No6 this summer, AFRODEUTSCHE (born Henrietta Smith-Rolla) is a British born Ghanaian/Russian/German recording artist, producer, singer and DJ based in Manchester. Her production crosses a wide range of styles, classical solo piano, detroit techno, house and electro. Henrietta has performed in Sisters of Transistors, a 5-piece Synth and Electronic Organ band, The Part Time Heliocentric Cosmo Drama After School Club; an Eclectica big band curated by Paddy Steer (Homelife) & Graham Massey (808 State/Massonix) originally formed as a tribute to the late great Sun Ra.

Flamingods are a multi-instrumental band who have been described by The 405 as "a five-piece based out of the UK, fusing together Asian polyphonic textures, African rhythms, and the occasional pop sensibility into something of a freak-folk blush.” Based in both the UK and Bahrain, the group puts a focus on exploration and experimentation, often taking influence from different cultures around the world by use of an extensive collection of instruments from as far as Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Japan and Tanzania. Flamingods recorded their first studio album in 2012 in Sound Savers Recording Studio in Homerton (London), and soon after teamed up with Art is Hard Records to release the album in January of 2013. While being informed by the imagery, music and concepts of far-flung cultures, experimental, psych, rock and pop acts also inspired much of the early works of Flamingods. Bands such as Boredoms, Animal Collective, Sun Araw, Sun City Girls and Deerhunter have been cited as early influences.

My Panda Shall Fly, also known as Suren Seneviratne, is one of the most prolific electronic artists of our generation. Seneviratne's sound is characteristically beyond definition and with every new project his practice has become almost focused entirely on process. A restless creative force since his formative years bedroom-producing basic loops on free software, My Panda Shall Fly has already left a special mark across the gamut of electronic music in his unique & eccentric way. Seneviratne has released on CD, cassette, vinyl & digitally on international record labels like Five Easy Pieces, Sonic Router, Gang of Ducks, Activia Benz and Tape Club Records – whose 7” was accompanied by an incredible music video which went on to garner much-deserved praise and acclaim from the BBC Music Video Festival as well as a screening at SXSW. The current discography to date is an impeccably arranged collection of diverse material by an accomplished and visionary artist that could sit comfortably alongside the output of modern luminaries like Authechre, Fourtet and Flying Lotus.

Daniel Bonaventure Lim is a Singaporean composer who has written for a variety of mediums and groups and who has had his music performed internationally. The last year has especially seen Daniel work in a diverse range of platforms and genres. Notably, he was commissioned by The Spectrum Series hosted by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay (Singapore) to write for Roberto Alvarez (flute), Shane Thio (piano) and Yang Tien (harpsichord). Daniel was also commissioned by Kalliope Clarinet Quartet for a work with electronics; and he wrote his first multi-racial childrens’ song for the Octoburst Kids Festival, also commissioned by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.

Eldad Diamant is a Manchester based composer and sound designer, primarily focused on writing music for stage and screen. Previous work includes: The Dawns Here Are Quiet (B.Vasilyev,Library Theatre, Tel Aviv), Be Thyself (S.Wolfish, Gesher Theatre, Jaffa), No Exit (J.P.Sartre,Hakibutzim Theatre, Tel Aviv) & Welcome to Thebes (M.Buffini, HOME, Manchester). Eldad has studied piano with acclaimed pianist Arnon Erez and music theory with Oded Shomrony at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. He is currently studying for his composition degree under the tutelage of Gary Carpenter & Laura Bowler at the Royal Northern College of Music.

A two-piece taking the less travelled path around Manchester’s live venues. Over the past few years O>L>A comprising Dean Jones and Kevan Hardman - have performed on stages at John Rylands Library, Manchester Cathedral and Whitworth Art Gallery and have shared the stage with Here We Go Magic, Future Islands, Zola Jesus, Sylvan Esso and Errors touring constantly in the North West. Hard to pin down, their music is characterised by it’s questing, forward momentum, guitars and delicate orchestral elements into great dream-pop odysseys. They have released two EPs since 2013, assembled and performed film scores, including Ron Fricke’s Koyaansqatsi and collaborated on various creative projects with organisations and artists. They plan to release a new single Light Year’s and a new EP titled Call Of The Wild in 2017.