Thank you Beyond The Music for having me. It was a joy to play my original music live in the iconic electronic music venue that is SOUP. Special thanks to Factory International for asking to me play, Manchester Pride for curating the stage and GREYLINE for producing the event. Photographs by Dom Carter and Adrian Smith and special shout out to Danny H. who performed a beautiful set on his birthday.

Thank you Fat Out for inviting FLUFF to Islington Mill this year. Meme Gold performed a magical and introspective set. Snuggle Ninja brought joy and smiles to people’s faces. Summer’s Groove took us on a sonic journey through various vibes and moods. SEZBENNY merged electronic music with her flute playing and the result sounded groovy and beautiful. thisvibrantbody served beats, energy and made us dance. I also enjoyed playing a DJ set with some of my own productions.

First and second photographs by Snuggle Ninja

Thank you Norrisette aka my FLUFF partner in crime for curating the FLUFF Pride Summer Party at SOUP and Factory International for supporting us through their Factory Sounds programme. It was such a blessing to celebrate my 30th birthday on Pride Saturday in one of my favourite venues with our own event while I had family visiting. Shout out to the person who asked for the tracklist that one time I actually had one printed (which I didn’t follow)!

Photograph by Hester

I am so excited to spread the word about our FLUFF Pride Summer party at SOUP on August 24th curated by Norrisette with support from Factory International through their Factory Sounds programme. It will also be my 30th birthday that day and my sister Sonja will be visiting from Germany. Expect live sets from Norrisette, Knowing the Oak Tree, Zolatec Ayeshah and HUSK from 8 pm and DJ sets from osk.png, thisvibrantbody, Meme Gold. and myself, Industries, after midnight. Grab your tickets now and come celebrate with us! 🐩

Thank you Dyphons, Paulin Aloïse and is33n for playing at FLUFF #12 alongside me. Shout out to Heidi for managing sound as well as Nick from Mirage Bar and Factory International for their support.

Thank you to everyone who came and listened to Manchester’s queer sonic geographies at the sold out Intangible Sounds event as part of Manchester Histories at HOME in collaboration with the School of Digital Arts (SODA with other performances from Katie Chatburn, The Wyrding Module, Susan O’Shea and Bon Holloway who also took this photograph.

Thank you Gary Fisher for organising Electric Sandwich at The Carlton Club as part of Chorlton Arts Festival and shout out to Goëtia, Quick Drop and PHIA SKY for their exciting and inspiring performances. The whole evening felt quite punk, from helping each other set up and improvising when things go wrong to the energy that was in the room.

Thank you Factory International for funding Norrisette and me to continue FLUFF.

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Norrisette is an art-pop artist whose work encompasses composition, classical piano, music production, DJing, performance and visual design. She has recently formed her own band to explore new creative and collaborative landscapes, with Ashley Garrod on bass and Matthew Hill on drums, and has also performed as a featured vocalist across Europe.

Industries is an electronic music project by Markus Hetheier. His music explores and subverts musical structures ranging from field recordings and distorted sounds to harmonic melodies and large beats. He is an electronic music producer, DJ, sound artist, workshop facilitator and practice-based PhD researcher at the School of Digital Arts (SODA).

Together, Norrisette and Industries set up FLUFF – a regular queer electronica night in Manchester. FLUFF aims to provide a platform for queer electronic music producers to perform and test out original music to a live audience, as opposed to being a club night, and has kickstarted the careers of many!

‘We are so happy to be a part of this recent artistic venture for Manchester. It will be amazing to meet local innovators and to receive mentorship for our work promoting and supporting the music of upcoming LGBTQ+ artists through FLUFF. We hope that being part of this year’s Factory Sounds cohort will provide us with a platform for our work as performers, music producers and promoters and that we will be able to connect with like-minded musicians for future collaborations both in the studio and on stage.’

Thank you Sacoya x Jade, Voxish, Nøelle and Kaoti for your wonderful perfomances. Thanks to Norrisette for curating this iteration of FLUFF, Jake for taking care of the sound and Fuel Cafe Bar for providing the space and of course thank you to the audience for turning up and celebrating with us.