DRMNGNOW is a proud First Nations, artist (Yorta Yorta) known for thought provoking decolonial content exploring Indigenous rights and Culture via the mediums of hip hop and experimental electronic elements. An electrifying artist with a grass roots ethic and big picture vision, that is driven by aspirations of First Nations liberation and Sovereignty. DRMNGNOW is one of the most paradigm affecting artists to come out of this land in recent memory with a catalogue of striking and thought provoking decolonial anthems such as Australia Does Not Exist, Indigenous Land and ‘Survive”. An unrelenting force of strength soul and the spiritual. DRMNGNOW is 60,000 plus years of cultural connection to this land in sound.

Tanzer is in the business of escapism - and escape you shall. A singer, composer, disco DJ and art maker, Tanzer is known for her cinematic, high-glamour, escapist works that are at once intensely powerful, deeply fragile and darkly humorous. Her work spans stages, clubs, galleries and festivals and fuses musical forms to a multitude of performative and artistic outcomes. Her musical compositions move fluidly from opera to disco and from the experimental to pure pop - exploring self-image, gender, romance and the power of the alter ego. Her film and curatorial works are renowned for their elaborate dreamscapes and meticulous aesthetic that take stylistic cues from 70s retro-futurism, Euro camp and Australian pop culture nostalgia.

Fuelled by a fiercely uncommon authenticity and limitless vision, violinist and songwriter XANI is amongst the most celebrated musicians of her generation.

An AU Review Best Live Instrumentalist award nominee and stalwart of the Australian indie scene (The Twoks), she’s joined forces with Tim Rogers, Jens Lekman, Kate Ceberano, and others, appearing on ABC’s RocKwiz, and on recordings by 360 and Bliss n’ Eso.

The corner of the music world that XANI has come to occupy has neither walls nor ceilings. Fearless in her defiance of genre-based boundaries, Xani has released and performed original music drawing on influences from pop and folk, to electronic dance music.

NIASHA personifies that dynamite comes in small packages! Singer/songwriter, rapper & visonary, the Zimbabwean-born, Kulin Nation (Melbourne) based performer delves into the topics of love, identity and life's journey. Her artistry is set to leave your soul tingling with her eclectic vocals and energy packed performances. What sets her apart is her ability to shift between genres so effortlessly from soul to R'n'B, Dancehall, Trap, Hip-Hop and the list goes on. She has performed at different venues across Melbourne with notable performances at The Lost Lands Festival and the Melbourne International Arts Festival and with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. She is passionate about community initiatives and programs that support young people and works with CoHealth ArtsGen as a music facilitator for their "Benchmark" program. Her music has garnered attention on radio stations such as Triple J, Triple R, PBS and FBi Radio with one of her songs "Boss Queen" landing on an Australian-made Youtube Series. She is working on new music that will see her continue to grow as an artist.

Since the very beginning, every step that the Melbourne based duo of Alex Champ & Nadav Tabak have taken with their Prog/Acoustic Rock music as Opal Ocean, has been a massive leap forward in their evolution & career. After performing in over fifteen countries and having sold tens of thousands of copies of their records throughout their career, Opal Ocean has already achieved an impressive resume of accomplishments, including going viral & racking up a remarkable thirty-million-plus hits online. Their latest release The Hadal Zone features Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater, a pure sonic force to be reckoned with.

Polar Force is an hour long immerse performance-installation work by Philip Samartzis and Eugene Ughetti. The audience is placed inside an inflatable space with the imagined natural sound world of Antarctica outside. Two performers traverse the space activating industrially designed equipment, made for the live manipulation of air, ice and water. Audiences experience an amalgam of pristine field recordings made in Antarctica in combination with live performance, reminiscent of sound research conducted on the ice within a polar research station.

Speak Percussion is a world leader in the creation and presentation of ambitious experimental music performance works and has toured Polar Force across 5 countries in sold out seasons.

The Operatives are proud to present The Delorean Project, a ride into the future of Hip Hop and RNB from Naarm/Melbourne live-streamed through Inverse’s Virtual Reality platform around the world during an inaugural Beyond Boundaries VR Festival. This stellar cast of artists includes FLY BOY JACK, the recently debuted alter ego of Jordan Dennis and Producer JUJO, Piano protégé Billy Davis, Young Queen Khiarra, the slick Denzel M, Darkhorse Yung Shogun, Capped with Swerv on the decks and Isaiah Morris on visuals.

Rudely Interrupted are a 5 piece indie rock/love/pop entertainment explosion from Melbourne Australia. The group formed in 2006 and are proudly one of Australia’s most unique independent rock acts, touring and releasing their brand of pitch perfect indie/rock/love/pop anthems across the Globe. Rudely Interrupted have carved out a worldwide profile with their music and passion for performance. The passionate indie rockers have performed 14 international tours in 10 countries and in 2008 the group were the first independent band to receive an invitation to perform at the United Nations in New York City for international day for persons living with disability.

Close Counters are fresh off the back of their ‘FLUX’ EP supported by the likes of BBC Radio 1Xtra, triple j, Clash Mag, NME, XLR8R and Mixmag. After a move across the Tasman Sea a few short years ago from Hobart, the Melbourne-based duo performing live expand to a full 7-piece setup with live-percussion, woodwind and stringed instruments joining the tour-de-force on stage which features dancers from their greater collective. Their recent East Coast headline tour of Australia saw the team continue to sell out shows after gracing the Meredith Music Festival stage at midnight ahead of Liam Gallagher on the billing to which the amphitheatre was left heaving and punters enthralled.

Rubiks is one of Melbourne’s most dynamic contemporary art music ensembles, bringing together Australia’s most exciting and versatile young performers. Since debuting in 2015, the ensemble has been hailed as “a formidable contribution to Australia’s growing community of contemporary music makers” (Partial Durations) and commended for “incredibly personal, strangely spiritual and ultimately deeply touching” performances (Limelight Magazine). With a particular interest in storytelling and cross-art collaboration, Rubiks has quickly established a reputation for excellence, delighting audiences with their unique programming and dazzling virtuosity.

Fascinator has been described as Beck, fronting the Happy Mondays with sprinklings of Pink Floyd and Kraftwerk.
The Melbourne incarnation of Fascinator includes renowned theremin wizard Miles Brown and percussion master Mitch McGregor of NO ZU fame.
Musically, Fascinator is a truly genre-fluid experience taking listeners to all corners of their aural selves within even a short set and has performed everywhere from Brooklyn toilet cubicles, Dominican festivals to Dark Mofo and Laneway Festival. Fascinator's award winning videos have always been a major part of it's output and stepping into the VR realm is an exciting development.

Crown Heights as an entity, are a seven piece Melbourne based reggae band. Formulated in 2019 with what looks like the United Nations of reggae bands, to bring a truly global vibe to the Melbourne reggae scene, the band members hailing from: Jamaica/London, New Zealand, Mauritius, Brazil, Samoa and Sri Lanka. All coming together in Melbourne, Australia to create a fascinating melting pot of reggae styles. Fronted by three lead vocalist, Marvin Priest, Independent artist of over 10 years and son of legendary reggae artist Maxi Priest and also co-founder of Ragga Records. Rik-E-Ragga former contestant on channel 7’s The Voice and co-founder of Ragga Records. Dufty Kere Martin former T-rhythm vocalist and older Brother to the silky soulful vocalist Sammy Johnson (NZ). The experience is evident of this ensemble of Melbourne’s crème de la crème of musicians who are: Brett Direx (drums) Jahwise (bass) Jason Davis (guitar) and Frank Keys (keyboards).

Melbourne's own FOOLS are one of Australia's most audacious proponents of the rock and roll genre - healthily under the influence of soul, blues and Americana, and brimming with originality and rareness.

Luke O'Connor's voice and storytelling stands in the centre of a musical hurricane, with the energy of dual drums, guitars, hammond, backing vocals and a full horn section lending heart and detail to rare gems of songs. FOOLS perform live with command of both wildness and intimacy, and always an agreement with their audience to put on a damn good show.

FOOLS have received widespread support from community radio around Australia, making the AMRAP Charts Top 5 for 4 consecutive weeks with their debut single 'Birdsong', are recent recipients of the AMEX Music Backers recording prize and were lauded by Queenscliff Music Festival organisers as the best act of the 2019 festival applications.