Andrea Cockerton, curator of In the Dark, reflects on building an immersive auditory experience that removes visual cues and places listening at its centre.

She talks about what it's like coordinating 30+ live musicians in real time, hopes for scaling the project, and funding and employability within the arts by creating sustainable futures for live culture.

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Suresh Singh, better known as The Cockney Sikh, reflects on growing up Sikh in 1970s East London and becoming the UK’s first Punjabi punk.

He talks about drumming in hostile punk spaces, being guided by his father’s advice 'not to lose his dharm,' touring with Spizzenergi and Siouxsie and the Banshees, and how music became a means of survival, discipline, and spiritual grounding.

After his signature track ‘Make Me’ unexpectedly went viral back in the late 2010's, Borai talks about navigating the space between underground culture and mainstream attention.

He reflects on bootlegs, sampling, staying independent within major-label systems, and why projects like Club Glow keep his practice rooted in Bristol’s sound system ethos.

Sir Hiss talks about the evolution of his sound from grime to electro, and how Pineapple Records gave him the freedom to explore and refine his debut album Time Dilation.

He reflects on hardware experimentation, translating grime energy into new textures, and how Sam Binga’s guidance and the label’s support helped him find the right home for his genre-bending vision.

Tokio Station’s Blake and Alex discuss how their Bristol-born jungle-jazz collective has grown into a touring live project blending DJs, improvisation, and soundsystem culture.

They explore the origins of Tokio Station, how jungle and jazz interact on a live dancefloor, and why Bristol’s jam scene is central to their sound. The duo also talk about collaborating with trumpet legend Takuya Nakamura and the future of genre-blending club nights.