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Sarah Cvk (SKNOW)
Artist in Residence

SKNOW is the creative moniker of multi-disciplinary artist Sarah CVK. Her fluid musical style weaves electronic and acoustic fibres that echo the rhythms of the natural world, drawing inspiration from the surrounding environment and its myriad creatures. Heavily influenced by…

TessJuly 31, 2024

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Xan Coppinger (babyxxan)
Artist in Residence

babyxxan (Xan Coppinger) is a trans autistic electronic artist, radio presenter and podcast-producer based in Naarm. Focusing on music as a means for storytelling, babyxxan has a steadily growing discography that can’t be reduced down to a singular style or…

TessJuly 29, 2024

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Eiko Ishibashi: Artist Talk

Eiko Ishibashi speaks about her approaches to composition and considers how film has offered her new perspectives for which to develop and expand her sound worlds on July 10th 2024 at ACMI, Cinema 2

TessJune 12, 2024

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Jim O’Rourke: A Masterclass on the Serge Paperface

For its ninth instalment in its Sonorous series, MESS invites Joel Ma and Jannah Quill to engage with the limitless possibilities of the MESS collection. Commissioned to create an immersive multichannel electroacoustic performance, these two extraordinary artists push their work…

TessJune 12, 2024

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Tiffany Alwis
Artist in Residence

Tiffany Alwis is a pianist, DJ and producer living in Melbourne, millions of miles away from her hometown of London she still feels the imprint of the rich culture of dance/electronic music she grew up with. Her live act is…

MESSNovember 20, 2023

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Kaitlyn Aurelia-Smith
International Artist in Residence, January 2023

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is a classically trained composer, performer, and producer who creates experimental electronic music using analog synthesisers, known for creating intricate, layered compositions.

MESSJanuary 23, 2023

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Gail Priest
National Artist in Residence, November 2022

Gail has a multi-faceted practice in which sound is the key material of communication and investigation. Her work spans solo electro-acoustic composition for performance and recordings, soundtracks for dance, theatre and video, and gallery installations.

MESSJanuary 12, 2023