AnSo, an interdisciplinary South Korean artist and performer residing and creating on Gadigal land, blends their Korean culture with contemporary performance in their practice. As a self-described sculptor of sound, AnSo’s works delve into the intricacies of cultural and queer identity through sound, body, and vocal art. Their music lies in the experimental electronic realm, building worlds with field recording manipulations and vocal experimentation. Through dynamic performances, AnSo seeks to bridge the gap between tradition and modernity through experimentation and improvisation. The back-and-forth weave between Korean and English lyrics in their music highlights AnSo’s experience of diaspora and cultural loss. 

You can find AnSo on Instagram here

Alana Searles is a queer movement artist, choreographer and educator whose practice is grounded in playful embodiment, somatics, interconnection and kinship. Collaborative processes are essential to their dance practice and to how they approach movement, which is rooted in relationality. In particular, they have an interest in the exploration of queer temporalities and the subversion of traditional gendered performance roles. Fluidity and transformation guide their practice as they embrace their identity and queerness as central to their movement language. Alana’s creative and performance experience spans both independent collaborations and larger scale productions with the likes of Hermes, Opera Australia, Otherworld Co, MCA, Heaps Gay, Sydney World Pride, and more. They are passionate about fostering a sense of inclusivity within experimental and community run spaces and are excited to reunite in performance and collaboration with AnSo for SUBMERGE.FM. 

You can find Alana Searles on Instagram here.

Esky is a musician and community worker from Western Sydney with over 15 years of experience in the industry. Esky has dropped EP with Astro High and an album with Worlds Collide as a rapper and producer. Esky spends most of his expertise mentoring aspiring musicians in the area.

You can find Esky on Instagram here.

Western Sydney’s FRIDAY* is the quintessential African popstar.

After the release of his stellar debut EP ‘Darling’ (2023) which catapulted the artist to the eyes and ears of many, the wait for new music has been met with utter keenness. Caught in glimpses on Dylan Atlantis’ single ‘Thought You’d Know By Now’ (2025) or otherwise manning the guitar for fellow Full Circle member Nick Ward, FRIDAY* is consciously ready to show just how precious time has proven to be.

Having displayed undeniable showmanship through performances at BIGSOUND, Laneway Festival, Vivid LIVE and NYE On The Hill, as well as playing support slots for Paris Texas (USA), grentperez and 1300, FRIDAY* is ready to situate himself center stage again, this time, equipped with the sounds that best reflect a trajectory that is written.

You can find  FRIDAY* on Instagram here.

Gabby Nacua is an alternative R&B artist from Western Sydney. Making magic out of sounds embodying a fusion of rnb & neosoul.

Introducing gemma ylana (formerly Gemma Navarrete), an emerging Chilean/Italian artist hailing from Western Sydney. Drawing inspiration from artists like PinkPantheress, Ariana Grande, and Kali Uchis, gemma fuses the sounds of RnB, Pop, and Reggaeton with her introspective, honest lyricism that reflect the ebbs and flows of young adulthood.

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Risako Katsumata is a queer multidisciplinary artist currently creating and living on unceded Gadigal Land. Through movement, choreography, image making, performance and workshops, their works are rooted in intimate relationships between body, rituals, environments, identity and belonging. Their movement practice is informed by freestyle, hiphop¹, krump² and pole dance³ with influences from Japanese dance-theatre and folk (min’yō) dances like butoh⁴ and bon odori⁵. In extension of their practice, Risako has been involved with artist collectives including The Red Rattler Theatre, Club Chrome and Join The Dots, as a collaborator, facilitator and mentee. These community spaces have been foundational to their creative and broader motivations.

Risako has shared their works solo as well as in collaboration with artists in venues and cultural programs including Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Opera House, Powerhouse Museum, White Bay Power Station, PACT Theatre, aMBUSH Gallery, Verge Gallery, Mardi Gras 2021, World Pride 2023 and Red Rattler Theatre Artist In Residency Program 2023-2024.

¹ originated in late 1960s with deep historical and social roots in African American and Latinx cultures, specifically in the Bronx

² an intense, expressive and non-violent street dance created by Black communities in the early 2000s in South Central LA

³ sensual dance created and pioneered by BIPOC SWers past and present

⁴ originated in post-World War II at the height of the Japanese Counter Culture Movement, as a rejection of both Western and traditional Japanese creative structures

⁵ a ritualistic and spiritual dance rooted in Buddhist traditions dating back 600 years, with each region having unique dance and music influenced by local culture and history.