Nxdia is that soft alt-pop Manchester-based artist you won't stumble upon every day. Tender-bold and poetic with a multicultural background tracing to Egypt, they strike with their relatable lyrics, fluid blend of textures and intersection of langua…
In the electro-dance realm where genres collide and creativity knows no bounds, emerges a young artist whose beats transport listeners to otherworldly dimensions. Meet Whammyboy, the 24-year-old Norwegian artist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist …
Bri Carter is your next queer artist making waves with her hyperpop sound and unapologetic attitude. I discovered the New York-based artist on my TikTok’s For You Page (FYP) and she seems well aware of her strong social media presence coming i…
Izaskun González aka RRUCCULLA is an artist in the truest sense of the word. Starting out as a drummer, she taught herself music production, sound design and mixing, and today she not only creates highly original compositions, blending abstra…
Meet Sage Charmaine, the ‘genreless’ artist re-imagining the rigid confines of genres. Charmaine exudes a bold “do whatever you want” energy that screams “freedom” in an age of labels, categorization and segmentat…
British singer-songwriter James Walsh, known for his role as the frontman of the multi-million selling band Starsailor, is set to embark on a UK and Italian tour this October. With an impressive career that spans chart-topping albums, Walsh continue…
Batavia Collective are a three-piece electronic jazz ensemble from Jakarta, Indonesia. The members - Doni Joesran, Elfa Zulham and Kenny Gabriel – joined us for this long-distance discussion to mark the release of their new EP, BTVC, on…
Taeko Kunishima is a pianist and composer who I first became aware of in 2011, around the release of her third album, Late Autumn. At the time, I reviewed that record for the website All About Jazz and have followed her music since. While new music…
Mohamad Zatari is an oud performer and composer originally from Aleppo, Syria. Currently based in Bucharest, Romania, Mohamad’s work has accompanied film and visual art; he performs widely and with musical partners from various and divers…
On April 22, 2020 Spotlight On hosted a “virtual one-woman show” with visual artist Amanda Scuglia. Join the video archive of our tour of her studio as well as a look at, and discussion of, some of her work. Amanda uses traditional m…