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MESS Residents Reveal 2024

MESS presents its annual Residents Reveal, showcasing the work and creativity of our studio residents for 2024,ย babyxxanย andย SKNOW.
The MESS Residency Program provides two outstanding Naarm-based artists with unfettered access to the MESS Studio and the opportunity to work closely with one of the most eclectic and historically significant collections of electronic instruments in the world. Throughout the residency, both artists get access to support and opportunities that help further their practice, developingย techniques and encouraging experimentation to create bold new material and inform future projects.
babyxxanย andย SKNOWย unveil what they have been working on throughout their residency on August 8th, 2024, at Miscellania. We look forward to welcoming them to the stage before joining them in conversation, gaining insight into their creative process and electronic explorations as they share their experience and learnings of the past few months.
About the artists
babyxxanย (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 canโt be reduced down to a singular style or genre. Whether it is the long-form ambient meditationย lost tapes from the lilac island in spaceย (Best Effort, 2022), through to the vibrantly spacious, glitchy tech rekeaseย In-Tran-Situย (Public Possession, 2024), Xanโs productions are often undulating and dynamic, compelling the audience to listen in without necessarily slowing down.
The MESS Residency Program is supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants.
Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts funding and advisory body, and supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.