Chris Morgan and friend Lloydi started Don't Tell Your Mother, a LGBTQ+FRIENDS club night, in 2014, offering up seriously good pop and disco vibes to not-so-serious party goers on the Bristol queer scene. It is a truly inclusive space for everyone to be themselves and that is what they pride themselves on, providing a space for everybody, from all walks of life, to dance together.

In joining a collective of Glasgow based emerging musicians, India began to experiment as a musician with the styles of jazz, hip-hop, trap, and bossa nova, sparking her musical awakening. Shades, India’s debut single, was written over lock down, and is a blending of spiritual jazz with trap and hip-hop rhythms evoking cosmic sensations and reflecting the beginning of India’s musical journey, which has its roots in her recognising the power of creation.

The Moylan Family Soundclash are Paul and Hannah, a father and daughter DJ duo from the depths of Easton in Bristol. Paul has been on the Bristol music scene for years, both playing and creating, and has passed his love of dance music and DJ know-how on to his daughter Hannah, who has taken the baton and hit the ground running as DJ Hannza, recently joining ranks with the all-femxle DJ collective Booty Bass. Both get out there and play individually, but when they come together as The Moylan Family Soundclash alchemy happens, and beats are born that span generations.

Music has helped Prinxe Nabu change the negative course his life was taking when he emigrated to the UK from Romania as a teenager, has kept him continuing on the right life path, and creating music continues to give him hope when other areas of his life are tough.

Ahead of his live DJ set on our Instagram on 30th October, we caught up with Alex from Bristol-born record label Boogie Cafe Records. We talked about making dancefloor grooves, working in the music industry, the rise and transformation of the label through shifting priorities, the joys of growing up raving, and the devastation of having your favourite mixtape thrown out of the car window by your Dad.

Hailing from Bristol, Suchy released her latest single 'Laylow' in September. Filled with soulful emotion & a diverse mix of instruments, the track also contains important messaging around the often overlooked topic of coercive control - a subject matter currently gathering real momentum both in the news & entertainment.

Introducing 9ICK: he may only be 19, but this classically trained pianist and producer, hailing from Denmark and currently based in Canada, is already a prolific producer and music-maker. If you are looking for something a little deeper than your usual electronic, atmospheric rap vibe, he is one to watch.