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.

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Parkstad Limburg Theaters

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

Place des Arts - Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier

silent green Kulturquartier

La Cigale

Teragram Ballroom

Great American Music Hall

Rotondes

Alberta Rose Theatre

Hollywood Theatre

Elbphilharmonie - Kleiner Saal

Neptune Theatre

Ebertbad

St Matthias Church

The Sugar Club

Dakota

Thalia Hall

Wiener Konzerthaus

The Opera House

Neues Museum Nürnberg

Théâtre Corona

Lutherse Kerk

Crystal Ballroom

Tivoli Vredenburg

Music Hall of Williamsburg

TD Music Hall

Centre National Des Arts

New Century Hall

St David's Hall

Roundhouse

Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever

National Sawdust

&#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

L'Archipel

Chapelle de Lorette, Lorettokapelle

Progresja

Paard Van Troje

Filharmonia im. Mieczysława Karłowicza w Szczecinie

Ancienne Belgique

Grand Théâtre de Québec

Doornroosje

Centralstation

Stadtgarten

UT Connewitz

Grand Junction

Django Reinhardt Festival 2023

Château de Fontainebleau

NIORT JAZZ FESTIVAL #3 - OXMO PUCCINO/YARON HERMAN + GOGO PENGUIN

Parc de Pre-Leroy

Fuji Rock Festival 2023

Naeba Ski Resort

Wilderness Festival 2023

Cornbury Park

Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay

Le Cabaret de l'Amphithéâtre Cogeco

Salle Desjardins-Telus

Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault

Théâtre Banque Nationale

Maison des arts Desjardins Drummondville

Salle Maurice O’Bready

L'Étoile National Bank

THEATRE HECTOR-CHARLAND

Centre des arts De Shawinigan

Théâtre Lionel-Groulx

Théâtre du Vieux-Terrebonne

Salle André-Mathieu

VALSPEC - Salle Albert-Dumouchel

Salle Odyssée

Théâtre des Eskers

Théâtre Des Deux Rives

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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Parkstad Limburg Theaters - Heerlen, Netherlands

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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

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

GoGo Penguin

Château de Fontainebleau - Fontainebleau, France

GoGo Penguin

Parc de Pre-Leroy - Niort, France

Jul '23

GoGo Penguin

Naeba Ski Resort - Yuzawa, Japan

Aug '23

GoGo Penguin

Cornbury Park - Charlbury, United Kingdom

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