Interview Archives

Joel Stern
MESS Commissioned Artist

Joel Stern is a Naarm-based artist, curator, and researcher who has worked in experimental music and sonic art for over 20 years. He’s a Research Fellow at RMIT University's School of Media and Communication and co-leads the Machine Listening project.

margaritabassovaNovember 4, 2024

All Stories Interview MESS Commissions

Lauren Squire
MESS Commissioned Artist

Lauren Squire is an electronic music producer and sound designer. Her practice focuses on experimental and ambient music, underground dance music, installation art and the spaces where these disciplines intersect. Producing and DJing solo under the alias Zosia Kossak.

margaritabassovaOctober 30, 2024

All Stories Artist in Residence Interview

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

All Stories Artist in Residence Interview

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

All Stories Interview Uncategorized

Rachel Lyn
Visiting Artist

Berlin-based artist Rachel Lyn creates evocative soundscapes that blend ambient tones with ethereal narratives, that have captivated audiences. Her performances at prestigious venues such as the Tate Modern and Tresor 31 Festival, along with her roles as a curator and…

MESSNovember 22, 2023

All Stories Artist in Residence Interview

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

All Stories Interview MESS Commissions Multichannel

Naretha Williams
Commissioned Artist

A First Nations Wiradjuri woman of mixed lineage, born and based in Birrarung-ga/Naarm Melbourne on the Sovereign Lands of the Kulin Nation, Victoria AUS. Naretha works across contemporary music, composition and sound design with a professional creative career spanning 20…

MESSNovember 1, 2023

All Stories Interview MESS Commissions Multichannel

Monica Lim
Commissioned Artist

With a focus on movement led composition, Monica blends tradition with futurism, orchestrating harmonies and experiences that resonate across disciplines and platforms. She will be performing at Sonorous VIII on Nov 4.

MESSOctober 23, 2023

All Stories Interview MESS Commissions

Sofie Birch
International Artist in Residence

Ambient music artist Sofie Birch opens up about her creative process, from her love of nature's sounds to the spiritual practices that inspire her work.

MESSSeptember 6, 2023

All Stories Interview MESS Commissions Multichannel

STATHIS//DAVEY//KIM
Commissioned Artists

Composer collective S//D//K create large-scale, site-specific compositions. The trio met during the MESS Professional Development Course in 2018, and are currently leading the MESS Synthesiser Orchestra to realise their composition for the Now or Never festival.

MESSAugust 14, 2023