Hailing from Wauchope, on the mid north coast of Australia, Erin began training in R.A.D. classical ballet and all styles of dance from the age of four. She pursued her studies at Brent Street P. A. earning a Cert IV in Performing Arts and furthered her acting with studies at A.T.Y.P., N.I.D.A. and Screenwise.

Brent Francis Clarke, better known by his stage name B.C., is a poet and rapper from Wauchope, on the mid-north coast of N.S.W, living in Sydney. 

Failure:Lab Sydney - Ebb Tides I

Prior to working in the public sector, Chloe operated a technology business producing multimedia resources for galleries, councils and communities. Having come full circle she now she supports these industries to integrate emerging technologies, in particular audio guides, virtual reality and 3D printing facilitate new ways of engaging your audience.

Chloe is an exhibiting photographer, classically trained musician & creative entrepreneur.

Failure:Lab Sydney - Chloe Beevers

DA performs his heady mix of beatbox, spoken word & freestyle with a microphone & loop machines.

Failure:Lab Sydney - D.A. Carter (performance)

Somaya Langley has a built a career at the nexus of art and technology. She has worked for multiple government cultural institutions, broadcasters, festivals and not-for-profit arts organisations as a curator, co-director, producer, technical specialist and production manager.


Failure:Lab Sydney -  Somaya Langley

Structured on acoustic guitar, sweeping vocal melodies and rhyming poetry, The Tinderbox Lullabies tell their stories through a truly honest dialogue using humour, hindsight, tongues in cheeks and big, dumb hearts on sleeves.

Failure:Lab Sydney - The Tinderbox Lullabies I

Marcus Westbury is the CEO of Contemporary Arts Precincts Ltd that is leading the development of the Collingwood Arts Precinct in Melbourne and the founder of the multi award winning Renew Newcastle and Renew Australia.

Marcus has been a writer, media maker and festival director and is the author of Creating Cities (Niche Press, 2015) and has been the writer and presenter of the ABC TV series Bespoke and Not Quite Art. 

Failure:Lab Sydney - Marcus Westbury

Jeremy Staples’ work is all about creating spaces for community engagement and providing a platform for people to be heard and share their skills.

He enjoys questioning, documenting, reading, writing and travel. He’s passionate about inspiring people to think and helping them along their own journeys.

Failure:Lab Sydney - Jeremy Staples

Failure:Lab Sydney - The Tinderbox Lullabies

Hailing from Wauchope, on the mid north coast of Australia, Erin Bookhouse and Brent Francis Clarke form Ebb Tides.

Failure:Lab Sydney - Ebb Tides II

From the grottos of Newcastle to the far reaches of the imagination, this eclectic electro performance-poetry explosion will have you sidestepping and your sides splitting.

Launching the newest version of their bespoke music software MusicFox for Vivid Ideas in 2016.

Simone Sheridan