Rubie is a songstress, multi-instrumentalist and profound storyteller, whose high-drama balladcore is informed by political struggle and queer solidarity. Latest single To Change is a moving manifesto for trans sisterhood, hailed as "inspiring" by Hard of Hearing. Alongside plotting the release of her forthcoming second album, Rubie's been busy writing a big gay musical, composing the original score for Amy Pennington's debut feature "Tops", and founding the collectivist record label Pressing Up Club.
Suren Seneviratne (b. 1986) is a British Sri Lankan producer, DJ and sound artist who is no stranger to the world of electronic music. For over a decade, he has explored the threshold of experimental media through a DIY lens. His prolific output is widespread in record production, remix work, live performance, radio broadcast, film composition, theatre design, Net Art, interactive VR and exhibition. His newest endeavour Missing Music shines a spotlight on the innovative audio, digital signal processing and music software developed for the Macintosh computer system during the ‘90s to ‘00s.
Campbell is a singer, songwriter, and poet. They write about love, the body, and home through a working class and gender queer lens.
S. J Conran-McCormack is a visual artist and writer, focusing on pop cultural referencing, the gay gaze and nostalgic memory. They are coming out of DJ retirement for MPR only.
Sticky Fingers Publishing is an intra-dependant press based in South East London, run by Kaiya Waerea and Sophie Paul. We are a feminist, queer, disabled-led publisher producing experimental non-fiction at the intersection of academia, visual culture, art, design and performance. They also have a monthly show on Repeater Radio.
Em—Dash is a South East London based studio + press with an emphasis on self-publishing. We make our own zines, and take on commissions to design, print and assemble publications. We run workshops to share ideas, skills and facilitate collective making. Em—Dash is operated by Aarushi Matiyani + Saundra Liemantoro.
Montez Press Radio is an experimental broadcasting and performance platform. We were founded in 2018 with the goal of fostering greater experimentation and conversation between artists, writers, and thinkers through the medium of radio. This platform invites different corners of the art world to interact with each other in person and on air—a place where media finally meets flesh.