Watch Lovescene's full set here: https://youtu.be/atVzA9bkCnE We were thrilled to welcome Manchester favourites Lovescene to SODA to perform a pitch-perfect, high-energy six song set at our festival in January. Check out a playlist of highlights from all the bands at the festival: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpjNtzE3OOzPRrcM0HdAwsCGUFaN_2K6l MORE FROM LOVESCENE: "Based in the UK, R&B collective Lovescene has taken the UK music scene by storm. Fronted by producer and song-writer Pops Roberts alongside Adisa Allen, Alex Hill, Ben Price, Jack Duckham and Ruben Milner-Edwards. With influences ranging from the retro-soul sounds of Sade, Stevie Wonder and Prince to their modern contemporaries in UK broken beat, jazz and neo-soul. Lovescene's sound blends dance-floor energy, soulful harmonies and a cinematic atmosphere that gave rise to the band's name." https://www.lovescenemusic.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/7bovLS0s72xVbr3eZl9aLk?si=TyD5UCzhSOWRMm49qHBdmg https://lovescene.bandcamp.com/ MORE FROM ART SCHOOL LIVE Art School Live is a project based at the Manchester School of Art. Staff and students work together to bring live music onto the campus. The shows are crewed by students, with expert training and support from technical staff. https://www.artschoollive.co.uk VIDEO CREDITS Visuals: Raz Ullah Camera Direction & Live Vision Mix: Samuel Bosworth, Siem Seyoum, Ewa Setlak, Levi Holton Camera Dept Lead: Mike Copp Camera Operators: Avrilella Hussain, Levi Holton, Lui Bauer, Fay Tuasikal, Callum Stock, Gabriel Fay, Rose Keshani, Nadia Moshkina, Benjamin Moore, Maria Moraru, Leah Campbell Sound Engineer & FOH/Monitor Mix: Rob Sewell Assistant Sound Engineers: Maria Moraru, Ellie Gregory, Rose Keshani Sound Recording & Stream Mix: Stuart Haffenden Video Sound Mix: Evan Wilson Lighting Engineer: Esha Bailey-Gaze Lighting Operatives: Leah Campbell, Annis Dodd Adkins Photography: Ailish O’Leary Austin Video Edit: Evan Wilson Graphics: Evan Wilson Event Management & Marketing: Aaleyah Wilson, Maria Georgiou, Caitlin Bottomley, Sandra Wang, Haram Son, Dominique Clarke, Elina Smith VT: Matthew Warrenger Technical Consultant: Sam Heitzman Production Assistants: Wiktoria Szulc, Aidan Everitt Festival Director: Evan Wilson Deputy Festival Director: Ewa Setlak

Watch @werkhamusic's full set here: https://youtu.be/bSPC-yQqS4A It is impossible not to smile ear-to-ear as you watch Werkha perform. Werkha brought his 4-piece band along to the show (drums, guitar, bass, samples, TWO flutes, saxophone and dual vocalists), and the energy was infectious. Watch the entire set back here in full 4K. Check out a playlist of highlights from all the bands at the festival: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpjNtzE3OOzPRrcM0HdAwsCGUFaN_2K6l MORE FROM WERKHA: “Music is a pragmatic thing for people. It’s how we exchange culture, it’s how we exchange what help we need and what help we can return.” - Werkha Hailing from Manchester with roots in the Cumbrian north, Werkha (real name Tom Leah) and his foot stomping, jazz inflected beats have been gracing the airwaves for the best part of a decade. Influenced as much by the rolling fells surrounding his village home as those hot sweaty times we share on the dancefloor. Werkha makes music for those crucial moments, the ones that make us feel connected as humans. When the bustle of city life comes up against the steadiness of rural perspective. https://www.werkha.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Mxf4advIPTDdAYqbJZBS0?si=y_PX4cu5QdeWpMLiE1ghHA https://werkha.bandcamp.com/ MORE FROM ART SCHOOL LIVE Art School Live is a project based at the Manchester School of Art. Staff and students work together to bring live music onto the campus. The shows are crewed by students, with expert training and support from technical staff. https://www.artschoollive.co.uk VIDEO CREDITS Visuals: Raz Ullah Camera Direction & Live Vision Mix: Samuel Bosworth, Siem Seyoum, Ewa Setlak, Levi Holton Camera Dept Lead: Mike Copp Camera Operators: Avrilella Hussain, Levi Holton, Lui Bauer, Fay Tuasikal, Callum Stock, Gabriel Fay, Rose Keshani, Nadia Moshkina, Benjamin Moore, Maria Moraru, Leah Campbell Sound Engineer & FOH/Monitor Mix: Rob Sewell Assistant Sound Engineers: Maria Moraru, Ellie Gregory, Rose Keshani Sound Recording & Stream Mix: Stuart Haffenden Video Sound Mix: Evan Wilson Lighting Engineer: Esha Bailey-Gaze Lighting Operatives: Leah Campbell, Annis Dodd Adkins Photography: Ailish O’Leary Austin Video Edit: Evan Wilson Graphics: Evan Wilson Event Management & Marketing: Aaleyah Wilson, Maria Georgiou, Caitlin Bottomley, Sandra Wang, Haram Son, Dominique Clarke, Elina Smith VT: Matthew Warrenger Technical Consultant: Sam Heitzman Production Assistants: Wiktoria Szulc, Aidan Everitt Festival Director: Evan Wilson Deputy Festival Director: Ewa Setlak

Watch Anna's full set here: https://youtu.be/HrQ6E_gbtZ4 It was a real treat to witness this beautiful performance from Anna, with a brand new trio line-up. We were so happy to welcome her to SODA (School of Digital Arts) to play on the first day of our festival in January. Watch the entire set back here in full 4K. Check out a playlist of highlights from all the bands at the festival: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpjNtzE3OOzPRrcM0HdAwsCGUFaN_2K6l ART SCHOOL LIVE https://www.artschoollive.co.uk Art School Live is a project based at the Manchester School of Art. Staff and students work together to bring live music onto the campus. The shows are crewed by students, with expert training and support from technical staff. Visuals: Raz Ullah Camera Direction & Live Vision Mix: Samuel Bosworth, Siem Seyoum, Ewa Setlak, Levi Holton Camera Dept Lead: Mike Copp Camera Operators: Avrilella Hussain, Levi Holton, Lui Bauer, Fay Tuasikal, Callum Stock, Gabriel Fay, Rose Keshani, Nadia Moshkina, Benjamin Moore, Maria Moraru, Leah Campbell Sound Engineer & FOH/Monitor Mix: Rob Sewell Assistant Sound Engineers: Maria Moraru, Ellie Gregory, Rose Keshani Sound Recording & Stream Mix: Stuart Haffenden Video Sound Mix: Evan Wilson Lighting Engineer: Esha Bailey-Gaze Lighting Operatives: Leah Campbell, Annis Dodd Adkins Photography: Ailish O’Leary Austin Video Edit: Evan Wilson Graphics: Evan Wilson Event Management & Marketing: Aaleyah Wilson, Maria Georgiou, Caitlin Bottomley, Sandra Wang, Haram Son, Dominique Clarke, Elina Smith VT: Matthew Warrenger Technical Consultant: Sam Heitzman Production Assistants: Wiktoria Szulc, Aidan Everitt Festival Director: Evan Wilson Deputy Festival Director: Ewa Setlak

Watch Reciprocate's full set here: https://youtu.be/wULOGPqrgs4 We were so happy to welcome Reciprocate to SODA for this blistering set. As a long time Shield Your Eyes fan, I was grinning non-stop beginning to end. Stef's guitar playing is truly unique. Check out a playlist of highlights from all the bands at the festival: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpjNtzE3OOzPRrcM0HdAwsCGUFaN_2K6l MORE FROM RECIPROCATE: Avant-soul power trio Reciprocate write songs as soulful ballads and then perform them as flat-out rocknrollers. Vibrato style lead guitar with mesmeric drum patterns, tied together by tactile bass playing, Reciprocate are playing songs from debut album "Yeah Well" (Gringo Records 2020) and newly recorded soon-to-be-released next album "Soul To Burn" https://romacpuncturerepairs.bandcamp.com/album/yeah-well MORE FROM ART SCHOOL LIVE Art School Live is a project based at the Manchester School of Art. Staff and students work together to bring live music onto the campus. The shows are crewed by students, with expert training and support from technical staff. https://www.artschoollive.co.uk VIDEO CREDITS Visuals: Raz Ullah Camera Direction & Live Vision Mix: Samuel Bosworth, Siem Seyoum, Ewa Setlak, Levi Holton Camera Dept Lead: Mike Copp Camera Operators: Avrilella Hussain, Levi Holton, Lui Bauer, Fay Tuasikal, Callum Stock, Gabriel Fay, Rose Keshani, Nadia Moshkina, Benjamin Moore, Maria Moraru, Leah Campbell Sound Engineer & FOH/Monitor Mix: Rob Sewell Assistant Sound Engineers: Maria Moraru, Ellie Gregory, Rose Keshani Sound Recording & Stream Mix: Stuart Haffenden Video Sound Mix: Evan Wilson Lighting Engineer: Esha Bailey-Gaze Lighting Operatives: Leah Campbell, Annis Dodd Adkins Photography: Ailish O’Leary Austin Video Edit: Evan Wilson Graphics: Evan Wilson Event Management & Marketing: Aaleyah Wilson, Maria Georgiou, Caitlin Bottomley, Sandra Wang, Haram Son, Dominique Clarke, Elina Smith VT: Matthew Warrenger Technical Consultant: Sam Heitzman Production Assistants: Wiktoria Szulc, Aidan Everitt Festival Director: Evan Wilson Deputy Festival Director: Ewa Setlak

Watch @ohitslavender's full set here: https://youtu.be/cv_xZ9SzIAI MORE FROM LAVENDER RODRIGUEZ "Manchester based, Hampshire grown Lavender Rodriguez explores sounds between alternative/electronic soul to afrobeat by night, whilst working as a classical composer by day. Their music celebrates the intersectionality of queerness, mixed race and life experience and is recently returning to the Manchester scene." https://www.lavenderrodriguez.co.uk/ MORE FROM ART SCHOOL LIVE https://www.artschoollive.co.uk Art School Live is a project based at the Manchester School of Art. Staff and students work together to bring live music onto the campus. The shows are crewed by students, with expert training and support from technical staff. Visuals: Raz Ullah Camera Direction & Live Vision Mix: Samuel Bosworth, Siem Seyoum, Ewa Setlak, Levi Holton Camera Dept Lead: Mike Copp Camera Operators: Avrilella Hussain, Levi Holton, Lui Bauer, Fay Tuasikal, Callum Stock, Gabriel Fay, Rose Keshani, Nadia Moshkina, Benjamin Moore, Maria Moraru, Leah Campbell Sound Engineer & FOH/Monitor Mix: Rob Sewell Assistant Sound Engineers: Maria Moraru, Ellie Gregory, Rose Keshani Sound Recording & Stream Mix: Stuart Haffenden Video Sound Mix: Evan Wilson Lighting Engineer: Esha Bailey-Gaze Lighting Operatives: Leah Campbell, Annis Dodd Adkins Photography: Ailish O’Leary Austin Video Edit: Evan Wilson Graphics: Evan Wilson Event Management & Marketing: Aaleyah Wilson, Maria Georgiou, Caitlin Bottomley, Sandra Wang, Haram Son, Dominique Clarke, Elina Smith VT: Matthew Warrenger Technical Consultant: Sam Heitzman Production Assistants: Wiktoria Szulc, Aidan Everitt Festival Director: Evan Wilson Deputy Festival Director: Ewa Setlak

Watch @nxdiamusic's full set here: https://youtu.be/TgvA1TijLz8 MORE FROM NXDIA Nxdia is an indie-pop singer-songwriter hailing from the suburbs of Manchester. Born and raised in Egypt, she writes and sings both in English and Arabic. Nxdia’s music has a new take pop music, blending feel-good, slick and modern productions with personal and relatable lyrics. https://youtu.be/aYb-gV7yZcw https://www.instagram.com/nxdiamusic/?hl=en MORE FROM ART SCHOOL LIVE Art School Live is a project based at the Manchester School of Art. Staff and students work together to bring live music onto the campus. The shows are crewed by students, with expert training and support from technical staff. https://www.artschoollive.co.uk VIDEO CREDITS Visuals: Raz Ullah Camera Direction & Live Vision Mix: Samuel Bosworth, Siem Seyoum, Ewa Setlak, Levi Holton Camera Dept Lead: Mike Copp Camera Operators: Avrilella Hussain, Levi Holton, Lui Bauer, Fay Tuasikal, Callum Stock, Gabriel Fay, Rose Keshani, Nadia Moshkina, Benjamin Moore, Maria Moraru, Leah Campbell Sound Engineer & FOH/Monitor Mix: Rob Sewell Assistant Sound Engineers: Maria Moraru, Ellie Gregory, Rose Keshani Sound Recording & Stream Mix: Stuart Haffenden Video Sound Mix: Evan Wilson Lighting Engineer: Esha Bailey-Gaze Lighting Operatives: Leah Campbell, Annis Dodd Adkins Photography: Ailish O’Leary Austin Video Edit: Evan Wilson Graphics: Evan Wilson Event Management & Marketing: Aaleyah Wilson, Maria Georgiou, Caitlin Bottomley, Sandra Wang, Haram Son, Dominique Clarke, Elina Smith VT: Matthew Warrenger Technical Consultant: Sam Heitzman Production Assistants: Wiktoria Szulc, Aidan Everitt Festival Director: Evan Wilson Deputy Festival Director: Ewa Setlak

Watch Pedro Pedro Pedro's full set here: https://youtu.be/DFmx85oI7YI MORE FROM PEDRO PEDRO PEDRO "For fans of: post-rock, punk, prog and Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas. Formed at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, Pedro Pedro Pedro make wide ranging freakish music that pushes at the boundaries of the rock band, utilising knotty arrangements, dizzying rhythms and chaotic energies. Wrapping up twisted funk bass (Lavender Rodriguez), avant-garde keys (Heléna Walsh), free jazz guitars (Billy Lancaster), post-rock drums (Charlie Harris), and lyrics that draw from Gothic literature, punk sloganeering and beat poetry, Pedro Pedro Pedro are fast, spiky, and fun." https://www.instagram.com/pedropedropedromusic/ MORE FROM ART SCHOOL LIVE https://www.artschoollive.co.uk Art School Live is a project based at the Manchester School of Art. Staff and students work together to bring live music onto the campus. The shows are crewed by students, with expert training and support from technical staff. Visuals: Raz Ullah Camera Direction & Live Vision Mix: Samuel Bosworth, Siem Seyoum, Ewa Setlak, Levi Holton Camera Dept Lead: Mike Copp Camera Operators: Avrilella Hussain, Levi Holton, Lui Bauer, Fay Tuasikal, Callum Stock, Gabriel Fay, Rose Keshani, Nadia Moshkina, Benjamin Moore, Maria Moraru, Leah Campbell Sound Engineer & FOH/Monitor Mix: Rob Sewell Assistant Sound Engineers: Maria Moraru, Ellie Gregory, Rose Keshani Sound Recording & Stream Mix: Stuart Haffenden Video Sound Mix: Evan Wilson Lighting Engineer: Esha Bailey-Gaze Lighting Operatives: Leah Campbell, Annis Dodd Adkins Photography: Ailish O’Leary Austin Video Edit: Evan Wilson Graphics: Evan Wilson Event Management & Marketing: Aaleyah Wilson, Maria Georgiou, Caitlin Bottomley, Sandra Wang, Haram Son, Dominique Clarke, Elina Smith VT: Matthew Warrenger Technical Consultant: Sam Heitzman Production Assistants: Wiktoria Szulc, Aidan Everitt Festival Director: Evan Wilson Deputy Festival Director: Ewa Setlak