Name: roam festival closing Saturday with DJ NIKNAK and edv3ctor : 18/09/2021
Start: 2021-09-18T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2021-09-18T22:30:00+01:00
Location: dai hall

roam festival closing Saturday with DJ NIKNAK and edv3ctor : 18/09/2021

AME (Art.Music.Experiment) based in Huddersfield West Yorkshire, is an international creative hub that supports experimental music and art. We commission new work from the most innovative composers and sound artists, providing concerts, installations, educational projects and artists-in-residence programs, working together with local venues and organisations.

ame C.I.C.

18th September :  closing Saturday with DJ NICNAK and edv3ctor

dai hall

We are thrilled to open our dai hall again with roam festival to celebrate the future of music and art scene. The festival commissions new works from across the world -performance, exhibition and radio streaming along with online workshops and talk sessions. The festival closing event showcases a new work of electronic and turntablism by DJ NIKNAC and a blast of DJ set by edv3ctor. There will be a collaboration set by the artists - first time ever! DJ NIKNAK Experimental turntablism with electronics alongside showcasing funky black music from around the world and across genres.edv3ctor joyous and serious beats DJ sets!The night starts at 19:30 - (at lastest 22:00 end performance for your train journey). The festival full programme is found here - The newly commissioned group exhibition beyond//roam and a.hop&#x27;s video installation will be open till late on the day of the performance.

ed martin aka edv3ctor artist, dj/selector, curator and cultural producer based in leeds west yorkshire.
alumni of the class of 1986 rochdale college of art, printed textiles ba (hons) art &amp; design
middlesex polytechnic &amp; ma, cultural policy &amp; management sheffield hallam university.
known for his involvement in the local (leeds) diy music &amp; arts scene, ed made his mark as a cofounder
of the electronic music &amp; digital arts collective v3ctor. alongside many collaborators, he
has curated, promoted &amp; performed at events for &amp; w/ a host of artists &amp; organisations of local
regional, national &amp; international repute.
his personal practice combines his interest in sound &amp; music w/ ideas of creativity, culture,
education &amp; community, usually in an urban setting.
https://www.instagram.com/edv3ctor/

An award-winning storyteller in her own right, NikNak devoted to developing her unique practice
as a DJ &amp; Turntablist, sound artist/composer, producer, tutor, sound engineer and radio
presenter. She is also a strong advocate for diverse representation in the music industry,
especially within the DJ and music production realms, and musician wellbeing/mental health.
Based in the UK, you’ll find NikNak digging for vinyl or comic books, gigging in and around
Leeds, experimenting and sharing her music tastes to diverse audiences, delivering engaging
sessions with students to develop their DJ skills, and running/curating events such as "Dub
Sirens" and "Melanin".
She has also performed at festivals such as Wilderness Festival with Live Art Bistro,
Handmade Festival, Chin Up Festival, We Out Here Festival, Leeds International Festival,
World Island Festival, Algorave Festival, Brighton Fringe Festival with House of Verse,
Leeds Digital Festival, Bradford Literature Festival, Marsden Jazz Festival and Tor Fest.
To date, she has supported DJ Format, Jon 1st, Akala, Chynna, MJ Cole, Dan Kye, Bradley
Zero, Cakes Da Killa, Grandmaster Flash (twice), SEED Ensemble, Madlib, Lady Leshurr,
Saul Williams, King Midas Sound, LayFullStop, Children of Zeus, Awate, TY, Project Hilts,
Lowkey, Moses Boyd, Necktr, Commodo, Object Blue, Bambooman, Boe&amp;LX, Pye Corner
Audio, Tommy Cash, Yves Tumor, Karnage Kills, and Princess Nokia.
She was one of the resident artists on Opera North's "Resonance" Programme in 2020,
and is a resident artist at the University of Huddersfield // HCMF’s Sound Pioneers
cohort.
NikNak also became one of the winners of 2020’s Oram Awards, and made history by
becoming the first Black Turntablist to win the award.
Currently, Nicole can be found gigging in West Yorkshire solo and as a part of two bands: The
 Belgrave House Band and TC and the Groove Family. She has also presented on radio stations
such as Demon FM, Sable Radio, Worldwide FM and Balamii, BBC Radio Leeds and KMAH
Radio.
Bio 2020
An award-winning storyteller in her own right, NikNak is devoted to developing her unique
practice as a DJ &amp; Turntablist, sound artist/composer, producer, tutor, sound engineer and radio
presenter. She was one of the resident artists on Opera North's "Resonance" Programme in
2020, and is a resident artist at the University of Huddersfield // HCMF’s Sound Pioneers cohort.
NikNak also became one of the winners of 2020’s Oram Awards, and made history by becoming
the first Black Turntablist to win the award. She has also been one of the winners of the COVID
19 Composer Award by Sound and Music. She is also a strong advocate for diverse
representation in the music industry, especially within the DJ and music production realms, and
musician wellbeing/mental health.

ame (art music experiment) C.I.C is an artist-collective organisation thriving the culture of experimental, underground and contemporary music and art scene in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. We commission concerts, installations, exhibitions and artist-in-residence programs locally, nationally and internationally. www.amespace.ukSupported by Arts Council England

roam festival closing Saturday with DJ NIKNAK and edv3ctor : 18/09/2021

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