Gogo Penguin was formed in 2012, and since then, they have released several critically acclaimed projects. Their sophomore album v2.0 has received a nomination for the Mercury Prize. During their time on Blue Note Records, they sold over 300.000 albums, making them the best-selling contemporary instrumental artists on the label. The band composes and performs as a unit, and the band members refer to their music as &#8220;acoustic-electronica.&#8221; Their primarily (but not exclusively) acoustic music draws on break-beats, classical influences, jazz, minimalist piano melodies, powerful basslines, drums inspired from electronica, and anthemic riffs. The combination of &#8220;the human and the machine,&#8221; says Chris Illingworth, the band&#8217;s pianist, &#8220;will remain core to GoGo Penguin&#8217;s MO.&#8221;

GoGo Penguin has toured extensively internationally, performing at International Festivals such as Coachella, Outside Lands, Fuji Rock, Blue Dot, Montreal Jazz Festival, La Vienne, Pukkelpop, North Sea Jazz, and many more and have sold-out venues across the world from The Royal Albert Hall to La Cigale via Paradiso and Bowery Ball Room. In 2015 the trio debuted its own original score for the cult film ‘Koyaanisqatsi,’ performing the show to audiences worldwide.

GoGo Penguin

Known worldwide for their iconic sound and fiery live performances, GoGo Penguin (Chris Illingworth, Nick Blacka, Jon Scott) have been pioneers of genre-blending instrumental music for years, with their unique blend of influences from jazz, rock, electronic, and modern classical music.

British Band

Nilüfer Müzik Festivali 2023

Nazim Hikmet Culture Center

National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

&#8220;As soon as I could stand, I was wandering over to the piano, wanting to play,&#8221; she remembers. &#8220;I started piano lessons aged six, then wrote my first piece of music aged seven, inspired by a storm outside.&#8221; By thirteen, she’d recorded a DIY album between classes at school.

Later in life, Evensen spent some time living in London and New York. &#8220;Whatever city I was in, I would find a piano. I needed to. Music has always helped me organise and understand how I’m feeling and release something that maybe I’ve been carrying within.&#8221;

Eydís Evensen

Eydís Evensen is a classically-trained pianist and post-classical composer from the Icelandic North. Her music reflects on the nature she grew up in and her years of travel abroad.

Icelandic Pianist and Composer

Fyrir Mikael

Bylur

Midnight Moon

Dagdraumur

Wandering II

Brotin

Eydís Evensen í Hannesarholti

Hannesarholt

SXSW 2023

SXSW Music Festival

Parkstad Limburg Theaters

Teragram Ballroom

Great American Music Hall

Alberta Rose Theatre

Hollywood Theatre

As Billboard called her “one of the foremost new stars in modern classical,” and Noisey described her music as “a contrast of depth and fragility that uncannily resembles the human condition itself.” From an early age, Stréliski was moved by romantic composers such as Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Schumann as much as by film composers like Hans Zimmer, Philip Glass and John Williams. A trailblazing woman in the modern classical scene, her minimalist, emotionally striking music has enthralled listeners the world over.
Debut album Pianoscope (2010), originally self-released with Stréliski&#8217;s mother sending out mail-order copies from her basement, garnered increased momentum over time and built a dedicated fanbase, featuring in Dallas Buyers Club (2013), Demolition (2016), and during the Oscars (2014).

This led Stréliski to sign with Montreal-based label Secret City for her second album, 2018’s INSCAPE. The album was a stunning success, reaching Platinum status in Canada, with debut Pianoscope reaching Gold status simultaneously. INSCAPE went on to win multiple awards including Instrumental Album of the Year at the 2020 JUNO Awards alongside global streaming success. Then, having become a household name in Canada’s vibrant music scene, and with over 300 million audio streams and 140k album sales to her name, Stréliski went back to the drawing board.
In November 2022 Stréliski announced her new partnership with XXIM Records/Sony Masterworks, while Secret City Records continues to release her music in Canada.

Alexandra Stréliski

Alexandra Stréliski is a Montreal based pianist and composer who creates minimalist and cinematic music. 

Pianist & Composer

Elbphilharmonie - Kleiner Saal

Neptune Theatre

Dakota

Thalia Hall

The Opera House

Théâtre Corona

Crystal Ballroom

Music Hall of Williamsburg

New Century Hall

St David's Hall

Roundhouse

Progresja

Filharmonia im. Mieczysława Karłowicza w Szczecinie

Fuji Rock Festival 2023

Naeba Ski Resort

Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay

XXIM:EXPO is our exploratory series for outstanding young talents from across the whole spectrum of progressive instrumental music. Each instalment is given to one artist to curate his or her own ideal EP, sharing their own unique musical vision. With XXIM:EXPO we want to give young artists a platform, while mapping out all areas and developments of our wide area of music. 

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Feb '23

GoGo Penguin

Nazim Hikmet Culture Center - Nilüfer, Türkiye

GoGo Penguin

National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Katowice, Poland

Eydís Evensen

Hannesarholt - Reykjavík, Iceland

Mar '23

Eydís Evensen

SXSW Music Festival - Austin, TX

Apr '23

GoGo Penguin

Parkstad Limburg Theaters - Heerlen, Netherlands

GoGo Penguin

Teragram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA

GoGo Penguin

Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA

GoGo Penguin

Alberta Rose Theatre - Portland, OR

May '23

GoGo Penguin

Hollywood Theatre - Vancouver, BC

Alexandra Stréliski

Elbphilharmonie - Kleiner Saal - Hamburg, Germany

GoGo Penguin

Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA

GoGo Penguin

Dakota - Minneapolis, MN

GoGo Penguin

Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL

GoGo Penguin

The Opera House - Toronto, ON

GoGo Penguin

Théâtre Corona - Montréal, QC

GoGo Penguin

Crystal Ballroom - Somerville, MA

GoGo Penguin

Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY

GoGo Penguin

New Century Hall - Manchester, United Kingdom

GoGo Penguin

St David's Hall - Cardiff, United Kingdom

GoGo Penguin

Roundhouse - London, United Kingdom

Jun '23

GoGo Penguin

Progresja - Warsaw, Poland

GoGo Penguin

Filharmonia im. Mieczysława Karłowicza w Szczecinie - Szczecin, Poland

Eydís Evensen

Elbphilharmonie - Kleiner Saal - Hamburg, Germany

Jul '23

GoGo Penguin

Naeba Ski Resort - Yuzawa, Japan

Aug '23

Alexandra Stréliski

Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay - Joliette, QC

Alexandra Stréliski

Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay - Joliette, QC

Alexandra Stréliski

Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay - Joliette, QC

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