With the support of a rotating cast of bandmates, Ellie Jackson delivers determined vulnerability and emotional exploration through guitars, stories, amplification and a careful balance of harmony and dissonance. Ellie blurs the lines between poetry, literature, activism, music, comedy, conversation, and hopes you leave braver than you arrived.
The Nunnery begins with one voice, layered upon itself becoming a lush soundscape.
Sarah Elstran is an independent musician that bridges the gap between bright-eyed pop composition and hands-on atmospheric live layering of voice. Her vocal loops give us the kind of detail and wide multi-octave range that we might come to expect from a marquee pop star, while her production decisions continually keep us guessing as to what rabbit holes her tracks might fall into next.
*aya is a Milwaukee based, Palestinian singer/songwriter whose styling ranges from hyperpop to indie to neo-soul. their relatability is communicated with their jazzy voice. Their songs talk about themes like self-reflection, love, loss, mental health, and growing. Their musical inspiration comes from artists like Jill Scott, Ari Lennox, Faye Webster, and even Outkast. Check out their latest 8-track EP titled “time & metaphors”, where you can hear some beautiful indie emotional ballads as well as some r&b and neo-soul vibe-setters.
DRiPSweat was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She grew up as a student of performing and visual arts, naturally leading to an entrepreneurial path of being a full-time artist, musician, and DJ. Known for her original and technical mixing, paired with her one-of-a-kind stage presence, DRiPSweat’s uncanny, genre-fluid finesse keeps crowds groovin.
Part of what makes her a crowd-favourite is her empathic ability to read the room and play something for everyone, making her sets universally entertaining and pleasantly unpredictable. Some of her favourite genres are hip-hop, r&b, funk, house, disco, dance and world music. Her personal projects involve intentionally curating themed mixes surrounding empowerment, healing, humor, love, and discovery.
Beyond her passion for DJing, DRiPSweat is a producer, singer, dancer, poet, and more recently a sound-healing practitioner and organic farmer. Her ultimate motivation is to provide good-for-your-soul mixes and to encourage the magic of. . .dripping sweat. #divein 💦💦💦