ALEX TURLEY
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Alex Turley is an Australian composer and collaborative artist.
In 2022 he was Young Composer-in-Residence with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and in 2023-4 he holds a Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowship from the Forrest Research Foundation.
He has recently written for A-Girl, Ali McGregor, Arcadia Winds, Banks, Ben Folds, Electric Fields, Emma Donovan, Eskimo Joe, Genesis Owusu, Jess Hitchcock, Ngaiire, Omega Ensemble, Paul Grabowsky, Ripple Effect, Rüfüs Du Sol, Sangam and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
DINO DIMITRIADIS
Dino Dimitriadis (they/them) is a multi award-winning trans cross-disciplinary artist. Their work centres queer performance, trans dramaturgies and intersectional narratives.
Dino has worked widely as a director, creative producer and curator. In 2024, they directed the sold-out national tour of Travis Alabanza’s Overflow, the first mainstage Australian theatre work to feature an all-trans cast and creative team. The production received multiple 5-star reviews and critical acclaim. Dino has won the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Director for their revival of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America Parts I & II, and for Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses. In 2023 they directed the Australian premiere of Tarrel Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy as part of Sydney World Pride and co-created Jaguar Jonze: The Art of Broken Pieces, which played to a sold-out Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid Live. Other select directing credits include: Cleansed, Sarah Kane (4 Sydney Theatre Award Nominations including Best Director and Best Production); Nicol & Ford Runway – Australian Fashion Week (2022-2024 collections); De Profundis with Paul Capsis (co-created with Capsis); and Doubt: A Parable, John Patrick Shanley. Dino’s APOCALYPSE Project (2010-2020) presented 18 projects with some 200 collaborators.
As a creative producer and curator, Dino has worked across theatre, dance, music and experimental practice. They have worked widely in the festivals and queer arts spaces, holding producing and curatorial positions at: Performance Space Sydney (Program Producer) and Liveworks Festival of Experimental Art (Festival Producer), The Old Fitz Theatre (Executive Producer), Sydney Mardi Gras (Curator), National Art School (Creative Producer Queer Contemporary), The Sydney Fringe (Festival Producer)
DOBBY
Filipino and Murrawarri/Ngemba artist DOBBY (Rhyan Clapham) is a rapper, drummer, composer, and producer whose work blurs the lines between hip-hop, classical, and cultural storytelling. Self-described as a “drapper” (drummer/rapper), DOBBY fuses hard-hitting beats, live instrumentation, and urgent lyricism to deliver performances that are both electrifying and deeply moving.
An award-winning artist and fierce advocate, DOBBY’s music speaks to truth, justice, and connection to Country. His debut album Warrangu: River Story (ABC Music, 2024) blends Indigenous languages, orchestral arrangements, and field recordings to tell the story of the Barka (Darling River) and the fight to protect it. The record won the 2024 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album and was shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize.
Beyond the stage, DOBBY is a sought-after composer, speaker, and educator, creating works for Vivid Sydney, the Art Gallery of NSW, Parrtjima, and major cultural festivals across the country. Whether fronting a festival crowd or leading a workshop, he uses music as a tool for empowerment, truth-telling, and change.
DOBBY’s artistry is bold, uncompromising, and rooted in community — a voice that resonates far beyond the beat.
GODTET
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GODTET comprises 5 musicians from Sydney, Australia. The brainchild of David “Godriguez” Rodriguez (producer - Sampa the Great, The Great Mixtape) who has been a force in the jazz and beat tape scene for over 15 years, collaborates with virtuosos, Andrew Bruce on keys (Ngaiire, Broken Mountain) Jan Bangma on bass (Boy and Bear), drummer Tully Ryan (Ngaiire, Hekka, Harvey Sutherland) and Dom Kirk on percussion.
Being both luminaries and enigmas of the underground ambient/jazz/electronic scene GODTET can be found fusing traditional jazz with beat-centric elements of improvised music, accommodating a string quartet, or even a fuller sounding evolution with full orchestra. GODTET looks to collaborate across genre with musicians and outfits, arranging traditional music for a modern world through their unique storytelling.
With 6 releases under their belt, including 3 full length albums and a live recording of their sold out GODTET + Strings performance, presented by Vivid Sydney, and off the back of their recent performance with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, GODTET are taking their first plunge into the international live market in late 2024 with debut October performances in London and Stockholm.
JAMAICA MOANA
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Jamaica Moana is a Māori and Samoan rapper, songwriter, performance artist, and storyteller whose work blends bold lyricism, unapologetic queer identity, and the fierce energy of the global ballroom scene. Rooted in her culture and community, Jamaica’s music is a vibrant mix of rap, R&B, and club beats, weaving together narratives of self-determination, heritage, and joy.
Her debut EP BUD & DENI introduces a fearless artistic voice — a project that celebrates resilience, sensuality, and pride, while pushing the boundaries of genre and performance. Known for electrifying live shows that merge music, dance, and performance art, Jamaica has become a commanding presence on stages and in spaces where authenticity and liberation are paramount.
Beyond her music, Jamaica is an influential figure in the Australian ballroom community, using her platform to amplify marginalised voices and create inclusive, affirming spaces for LGBTQIA+ and First Nations communities. Whether performing at a festival, hosting a ball, or in the studio, she radiates a creative force that is both deeply personal and universally resonant.
JASON DE COX
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The spell has been cast - an invitation to celebrate yourself in all your glory. Jason de Cox believes in dancefloor transcendence, queer elevation and Eros. Jason curated (alongside Aunty jonny) Clubby Bears Cubby House @ Club 77 - The unofficially official after party of World Pride. They also performed together as The Dollar Bin Darlings around Australia - He established the queer party collective, Angels Only which produces events Show Us Ya Tips & Hostage to Pleasure. Played events - Loose Ends, Barba, Barbara, National Gallery of Victoria, Bondi Festival, Sydney Festival, Queer Candy Festival.
NGAIIRE
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Hailing from the Eastern Highlands and New Ireland provinces of Papua New Guinea, Ngaiire’s sound melds electronic soul, gospel, and big pop sounds, strained through the lens of a First Nations Papua New Guinean songwriter. Her musical career crosses genres and mediums and expectations.
Described by Rolling Stone as “a near perfect slice of hushed future soul, the muted synths cushioning Ngaiire’s endlessly expressive vocal performance”, Ngaiire-pronounced nigh-ree (rhymes with diary), has an innovative approach that has garnered her 4 ARIA award nominations including Artist of the Year, 4 National Live Music Awards, 3 FBi Radio SMAC Awards, and the inaugural Australian Women in Music Award for Artistic Excellence. She has collaborated with and joined artists on tour such as Sufjan Stevens, Alicia Keys, Flume, Nai Palm of Hiatus Kaiyote and Leon Bridges.
Not allowing herself to be defined solely as a musician, Ngaiire is an avid visual artist and creator. She weaves this aspect of her creativity throughout her performances allowing audiences to further engage with the stories Ngaiire writes about. She is the painter behind her award nominated album cover for ‘3’ and has had her video work hung and displayed at the Art Gallery of NSW.
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Milan Ring is a singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist whose music seamlessly blends R&B, soul, hip-hop, and electronic textures with lyrical intimacy and emotional depth. A master of her own sonic world, Milan writes, records, produces, and mixes her work, crafting songs that are as sonically rich as they are deeply personal.
Her debut album I’m Feeling Hopeful earned critical acclaim for its intricate production and candid storytelling, cementing her as one of Australia’s most versatile and self-sufficient artists. In 2024, Milan returned with Mangoes, her highly anticipated second album — a vibrant and expansive body of work that pushes her genre-defying sound into bold new territory while deepening the emotional honesty at the heart of her music.
Milan’s artistry extends beyond the studio — her live performances layer lush vocals, virtuosic guitar work, and beat-driven production into immersive, transportive sets that have captivated audiences across Australia, Europe, and the US. With collaborations spanning artists including Sampa The Great and Jean Deaux, and compositions commissioned for large-scale art installations, Milan moves effortlessly between commercial and experimental spaces. Based between Sydney and Berlin, she continues to expand her creative universe, working on her next project while pushing the boundaries of sound, performance, and visual storytelling.
MILAN RING
ROSE RIEBL
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Rose trained intensively as a classical pianist from the age of five, later studying at Australian National Academy of Music, Sydney Conservatorium and the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna. Her work as a professional concert pianist has seen her debut at the Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, and tour through some of Asia’s leading concert halls.
Her compositional work extends her intimate relationship with the piano into a realm of more fragile, soulful and transcendent works that guide the listener into vulnerable emotional spaces. She has performed her own compositions in concert halls through Asia, Europe and Australia and has collaborated with multi-disciplinary artists in performances that take her work into open air, or alternate environments that provoke expansive listening experiences for the audience.
She has composed extensively for the moving image and theatre and ‘Do Not Move Stones’ is her debut album of compositions released in June 2021, via Icelandic label, INNI. She recently completed and presented an opera commission, and is currently working on a feature documentary, two short films and her second LP due for release next year.
WALLACE
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"Wow, what a voice... Just good soul music" - Gilles Peterson
Wallace’s music has been described as a vibrant mosaic of soul, hip-hop and pop, her trademark jazz-influenced vocals and magnetic presence demonstrating her evolution as a songwriter to watch.
Her refreshing talent has granted her the opportunity to work in the studio with Dutch legends Kraak & Smaak, Australian hip-hop staples Thundamentals, Botswana-raised, Melbourne-based rapper Sampa The Great, laying vocals over beats by Godriguez, and working closely with producer Simon Cohen (behind Justin Bieber's global #1 song “Love Yourself”).
Celebrated for her electric live show, Wallace has previously toured alongside the likes of Rag ‘N’Bone Man (UK), Morcheeba (UK), Little Simz (UK), Jordan Rakei (AU/UK), Gabriel Garzon Montano (USA) Masego (USA), Electric Wire Hustle (NZ), Kllo, Winston Surfshirt, Ngaiire and The Kite String Tangle.
Consistently connecting the dots between genres and influences, Wallace’s artistic identity has become uniquely recognisable, with her jazz training and distinct harmonies captivating audiences around the globe.