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Future soul artist Emma Volard’s genre-defying sound fuses elements of jazz harmony and broken beat with gut-wrenching lyricism to create a cosmic ether of spiritual dance music. Her music is deeply rooted in seeking justice and storytelling with political, environmental and personal undertones, as she shares her own reality and reflects upon universal truths.Through her distinct lyrical expression and incessant groove, Emma hopes to continue to provide a voice for not only her sister but a voice for change in today’s modern diaspora; a voice for those who aren’t heard.

A purveyor of anything soulful and a deeply rooted Melbourne brother who quite simply has a passion for everything about music. A member of one of the hardest working Hip-Hop bands in Australia, touring nationally and internationally, Joey Coco decided to give into his childhood love of House music - quickly playing clubs and festivals country-wide. With his incredibly seamless mixing and music knowledge, he melds House, Techno and Disco together with a Hip-House flare. 2019 also sees an introduction to the original production side of Joey Coco. With years of experience crafting, song-writing and performing across genres - he brings a touch of soul, breaks and vintage sampling and combines them with the classic electronic style that has garnered his adoration. With influences ranging from Robert Hood and Moodymann to Nas and D’Angelo - there is a true sense of spirit found throughout his music, which he cannot wait to share with the masses.

Darkness, power, drive, thrust and the taste of energy… Chains and harnesses make up the hard armoured exterior that MARSH LONG equips shortly before making her way onto stage. It is her way of tapping into confidence and defiance that she otherwise feels distant from. MARSH LONG is a Melbourne based DJ that has found her love in music since a very young age. Growing up learning music from a young age has set MARSH LONG on a musical journey that has found her in a place that is anything but the familiar setting of classical piano and violin. In her DJ performances, she incorporates concepts into the majority of her sets, this being one of the defining reasons she sticks out from most of the artists you hear at the club. There is a constant thrive of driving beats that keeps your feet moving and your heart-beat flowing, her sets always aim to take you through a musical journey creating a unique arc that leaves you feeling a different way to what you came with.

Grab your tequila, prepare for a squealer, we're introducing Some Sheila. Despite the name, Some Sheila isn’t just any sheila. She's the sheila you wait for, the sheila that doesn't roll her eyes at a song request and the sheila that understands her crowd. She's Some Sheila. Sheila has taken the stage across Europe, including rooftops in London and beach clubs in Santorini, as well as dominating her stomping ground across Melbourne.

Bandleader Lachlan Mitchell (Laneous, Vulture St Tape Gang, Harry James Angus, Jazz Party) directs an ever changing lineup of musicians through an improvised jam using only a whiteboard and a pen, shifting and contorting the composition of each song in real time with the unpredictable brilliance of a mad scientist. Featuring a rotating cast of familiar names from stalwart projects such as Hiatus Kaiyote, Barney McAll and Sex On Toast, Uncomfortable Science have earnt themselves a cult status in the Melbourne music scene.

The phenomenally talented Amadou Suso is a master of the kora, a traditional West African stringed instrument, and is also a direct descendent of the world’s first kora player, Koriang Musa Suso. As a music maker, or ‘jali’ by birthright, Amadou embodies the griot traditions of the Mandinka of West Africa. Known widely as the ‘Jimi Hendrix of the kora’, Amadou fulfils his ancestral duties to share the culture of his people through an intoxicating contemporary mastery of the African harp.

9-piece band from Senegal, Cuba, Mali, Guinea, Gambia & Australia!

Aotearoa born, creating in Naarm/Melbourne.

Global sounds, local electronica, r'n'b, nu-soul, alt pop, and things that fall in between. The search is for music that might not like to belong to a particular category, and artists who prefer to deviate from the path.

Melbourne artist DJ Smilez -- known for his curated sets and infectious vibe, has fans calling his unique experience "the Smilez effect". A local to the city of Melbourne, Australia – DJ Smilez has been recognized to have changed the path from a nightclub DJ to one of the most respected within the industry. He made a name for himself not only for his choice of music but for the energy he brings when playing – by championing a sound that blends Latin Rhythms, Brazilian Drums and Hip-Hop – otherwise known as the genre Baile Funk.

嶋田会希 – Elle Shimada is a violinist, producer, curator, DJ and multi-instrumentalist from Tokyo based in Melbourne. Fluidly fusing Tokyo’s futuristic underground sound with influences from London and Detroit House, Shimada’s production and live sets are a kinetic succession of dance beats and abstract compositions. Shimada has independently collaborated with a myriad of artists in Melbourne and overseas, performing and recording with Clever Austin, Paul Bender (Hiatus Kaiyote), Jace XL, Allysha Joy and Dufresne – music that can be found on releases by Worldwide FM and Stamp The Wax. With an undercurrent of feminism, cultural curiosity and a political mindset, Shimada’s musicianship been shown on stages supporting Lonnie Liston Smith, Giles Peterson and The Australian Art Orchestra.

EMPRESS is a Melbourne based, 6-piece ensemble who strive to create a unique and innovative platform for three part vocal harmony. The vocalists are accompanied by synth, bass and percussion drumming, performing songs of the gospel, jazz and RnB genre.

FOURA (previously Lotus Moonchild) is Melbourne's dance music bench mark, confidently djing and producing a path through bass, electronic, garage, house and techno. FOURA’s ability as a selector for dancefloors has garnered the position as resident at Revolver Upstairs, Glamorama, Section 8 and Lucky Coq, all institutions within the city of Melbourne.

Cosmic disco meets ethereal house, acid boogie meets broken beat. Honey have firmly planted their flag at the crest of the disco-revival wave sweeping Melbourne, gathering a cult following of party people from their northside hive along the way.

Hailing from Singapore, JPS move to Melbourne in 1999 opened up the world of Drum n Bass to him. Launching the successful Bassix, local parties with Blanco allowed him his first taste of promoting and secured his place as one of Melbourne’s most respected DJs. This led on to the establishment of Elementz, with Blanco and DJ Fletch, which is now one of Australia’s most successful DnB events teams. Elementz Sound Collective has been described many times as Australia's foremost drum n bass promotions group.

Melbourne DJ and local deep water shark.

Picture this- A dance floor you don’t want to leave. It’s heaving with an aura infectious to those still waiting out the front of the club. The energy is ablaze with electronic music devotees, smiles on faces and drinks in the air, where everyone unites and rejoices when the aptly named Sunshine graces those coveted decks. With an anthemic groove to hook you back in, the Melbourne DJ, producer and curator of Disco Faith Recordings strings together a renowned slew of nu disco, soulful house, jacking house, progressive house, Detroit techno and driving techno to make you want to get up and go out.

Melbourne-based producer @Amin-payne has adopted his TEYMORI alias to explore a distinctive take on house music. His debut EP which merges the sounds of funk, afro, soul & percussive rhythms which takes you on an organic journey with sophisticated grooves.

“Velvet Bloom’s music speaks to the soul with an oozing honey pot of silky vocals, lush soundscapes and raw emotion.” Velvet Bloom is a neo-soul, alternative-pop and jazz-rock music project with ballad style vocals. The project is fronted and founded by Maddy Herbert, she performs solo and with different variations of her live band “The Vito Collective”. They have performed together as ‘Velvet Bloom’ for four years, in that time they have released ten singles, organised three tours and they have supported countless musicians. Some notable acts that they have performed with are Josh Cashman, Great Gable, Dulcie, Death By Denim, The Mamas, The Grogans, Zoe Fox And The Rocket Clocks, Teenage Dads, Kim Churchill etc… In 2019, Velvet Bloom’s song ‘Teach Ya’ won Listen Up Music Org’s national competition for ‘Songs That Heal’. Maddy is now a part of the MIME mentoring program through Boxhill Institute and she is lucky enough to have Kylie Auldist as her mentor for Velvet Bloom.

Walla C is a hip hop producer and DJ from Brazil now resident in Melbourne. His compositions are known for their signature percussive style, feature intricate synths and draw inspiration from jazz, funk, and Afro-Brazilian sounds. His Roland SP555 live beat sets are spontaneous and complex, combining originals with reworks of contemporary classics. His DJ sets are dynamic and rhythm-driven, as he weaves effortlessly between Afrobeat, trap, raw baile funk and tropical bass to ignite dancefloors.