Spokenn; the musical merging of minds between Ferro and Reiss. 

Whilst initially only co-inhabiting a studio space, a shared love for analogue house and techno quickly led to collaborative sessions with their machines. The friendship between them grew deeper and as time progressed their individual visions on music reached a point of convergence as well. During the impromptu sessions behind the decks at VBX that followed they managed to translate the connection between them into certified dancefloor magic. Naming the project was the only natural step to take. 

Fast forward 2 years and you will find that the duo hasn’t been sitting still. They played several VBX events with international heavy hitters like Raresh, Francesco Del Garda, Vera and Dewalta and are featuring on this year’s billing of festivals like Nomads, Paradigm and Amsterdam Open Air as well. Having already played in Bucharest they will continue to cross borders this summer with gigs planned in Gent and Munich amongst others. With their first release scheduled to drop on VBX just in time for ADE the way forward for Spokenn is looking bright.

Bookings: denise@meanwhile.nl
Management: martijn@spektre.nl

Established in London, 2008.
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Max Cooper is an electronic composer, multi-disciplinary artist, music label founder and former scientist who has carved out a unique space in music and visual art.

He holds a PhD in computational biology at the same time as being the first contemporary electronic musician to perform at the ancient Acropolis theatre in Athens and one of the first clutch of musicians to produce in Dolby Atmos.

Cooper has enquired for over 15 years through music, collaborations, and his label Mesh, to explore the intersections between the arts and sciences with installations, performances, immersive experiences, online media, music videos and live events.  Anchored throughout is his emotive approach, connecting how ideas and forms feel, in a manner accessible to us all. 
 
As an artist synonymous with the evolution of club culture, Cooper honed his craft as a DJ with a 10 year residency at legendary Midlands techno event Firefly where he formed a foundational relationship with Architecture Social Club, with whom he still collaborates on extravagant immersive installations.

"I want to encourage the acceptance of electronic music as an art form like any other. Bringing electronic music and abstract audio-visual projects into concert halls, museums and galleries is liberating - the art world opens up doors to communicate in ways that aren’t possible elsewhere."
  
Pivoting from computational biology to electronic music might not seem like the most natural career transition, but for Cooper the commonalities are obvious:
 
"In both fields, you're in a sense, free. Free from the limits of living systems, free from the limits of corporeal sound. The only constraints are in your mind."

www.maxcooper.net 

Contacts:
Management: James Palmer-Bullock, The Wild Seeds - james@thewildseeds.com 
Label: Anthony Faulkner, Mesh – anthony@thewildseeds.com 
PR: Neil Bainbridge, Neighbourhood PR - neil@nbhd-group.com 
Radio: Matthew Maxey, Enganche - matthew@enganche.co.uk

For the Silverilning Dubs stuff, please check out the Bandcamp page.

For DJ Bookings: jp@special-force.com

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