FESTIVAL ARTISTS
UNM’S ART FRIEND FINDER
LINDBERG
✨Putting the twerk in networking✨
📍 Buffering in Oslo
🎹 Drag alias:
”Trans Liszt”
🤑 Most unhinged stunt you’ve done for art?
”Took out all the money in my account to use the coins as mouthwash and the bank notes as a sheet mask in a solo performance. Perhaps the most expensive self care I ever treated myself to.”
📍Currently tuning chaos in Copenhagen
Your art in 3 emojis:
“🪕🧠🌩️”
What’s your go-to pre-show ritual?
“Tuning. Detuning. Retuning. Forgetting why I was tuning.”
EMILIJA
ZAK
📍Head in the clouds in Vilnius
Most unhinged thing you’ve done for art?
“Put a pinhole camera on a bridge above the railway and someone thought it was a bomb, called police, and Lithuanian Police Anti-terrorist Operations Unit ARAS arrived to detonate a pinhole…”
Your art in 3 emojis:
“🌬️🧭🎛️🛠️ (couldn't resist the 4th one)”
ZAK
📍Head in the clouds in Vilnius
Most unhinged thing you’ve done for art?
“Put a pinhole camera on a bridge above the railway and someone thought it was a bomb, called police, and Lithuanian Police Anti-terrorist Operations Unit ARAS arrived to detonate a pinhole…”
Your art in 3 emojis:
“🌬️🧭🎛️🛠️ (couldn't resist the 4th one)”
GREGOR
KULLA
🥁When the sound vibe meets a circus & eastern philosophies🥁
Meet #faggling
📍Pondering gender studies and queer culture in Vienna
What’s the sound of your vibe?
“🤡”
KULLA
🥁When the sound vibe meets a circus & eastern philosophies🥁
Meet #faggling
📍Pondering gender studies and queer culture in Vienna
What’s the sound of your vibe?
“🤡”
LAURI
MARJAKANGAS
🍂The chamomile of the music world – calming, yet powerful🍂
Meet Mr. Chamomile
📍Currently waiting sparks to explode in Helsinki
What’s your party trick?
“My Party trick is a hat trick:
Entrance – Make it grand.
Mingling – Sip, snack, and socialize.
Outrance – Vanish into the night like the social caterpillar you are."
JOHAN
ALMSTRÖM
“Church organ is the new black (you heard it here first).” 🖤🖤🖤
Meet Tarkovskijfororgan aka Johan Almström
📍Making cold statements from Gothenburg
What is the most unhinged thing you've done for art?
“Gotten naked on stage and caressed a guitar.”
💘Who is your creative crush?💘
“The danish writer Asta Olivia Nordenhof.”
ALMSTRÖM
“Church organ is the new black (you heard it here first).” 🖤🖤🖤
Meet Tarkovskijfororgan aka Johan Almström
📍Making cold statements from Gothenburg
What is the most unhinged thing you've done for art?
“Gotten naked on stage and caressed a guitar.”
💘Who is your creative crush?💘
“The danish writer Asta Olivia Nordenhof.”
LÄNDSTRÖM
❤️🔥Serving art music with a side of high heel boots! ❤️🔥
Meet the acousticbitch aka Linnea Landström
📍Based in Stockholm
What’s a red flag in your creative process?
“Taking a nap (bored by my own music...)”
What’s your outfit giving tonight?
“LEGS!”
WILSON
TANNER SMITH
Failing upwards, making too many voice memos, laughing at the wrong time..
Meet justhappytobehere aka Wilson Tanner Smith
📍Currently reflecting in Helsinki
What’s the sound of your vibe?
"Good grocery store music"
Most unhinged thing you’ve done for art?
"Ritual cleansing but the soap was two cheeseburgers"
**Body Credit for photo goes to Wilson’s brother
TANNER SMITH
Failing upwards, making too many voice memos, laughing at the wrong time..
Meet justhappytobehere aka Wilson Tanner Smith
📍Currently reflecting in Helsinki
What’s the sound of your vibe?
"Good grocery store music"
Most unhinged thing you’ve done for art?
"Ritual cleansing but the soap was two cheeseburgers"
**Body Credit for photo goes to Wilson’s brother
MERILYN
JAESKI
“Every sound deepens the experience, merging the senses and expanding the perception of the world.” ✨✨
Meet Merilyn_J aka Merilyn Jaeski
📍Making creative explorations in Tallinn
What’s a red flag in your creative process? 🚩🚩🚩
“It is the feeling of wanting to finish a project as fast as possible. When I see that happening, it is best to change my creative strategy and try to find a new angle or a fresh perspective.”
JAESKI
“Every sound deepens the experience, merging the senses and expanding the perception of the world.” ✨✨
Meet Merilyn_J aka Merilyn Jaeski
📍Making creative explorations in Tallinn
What’s a red flag in your creative process? 🚩🚩🚩
“It is the feeling of wanting to finish a project as fast as possible. When I see that happening, it is best to change my creative strategy and try to find a new angle or a fresh perspective.”
SÓl
EY
🐈🛝👾🦜👽🫀🧞♂️👾🔥🤖💽⚧🛁🧬👾
Meet glitchness aka Sól Ey
📍Combining souls in Copenhagen
Best thing that ever happened at an afterparty?
“Almost got arrested because we went to the swimming pool after clubbing 🤷♀️”
What’s a red flag in your creative process?
“Need more swimming pool”
YUTO
OBATA
“I really like to vibrate myself.” ☄️☄️☄️
Meet U2 aka Yuto Obata
📍Expanding the sonic possibilities in Helsinki
💃What’s your party trick?
“Bon Dance”
If your art had a drag name, what would it be?
“Kuso Yuto”
OBATA
“I really like to vibrate myself.” ☄️☄️☄️
Meet U2 aka Yuto Obata
📍Expanding the sonic possibilities in Helsinki
💃What’s your party trick?
“Bon Dance”
If your art had a drag name, what would it be?
“Kuso Yuto”
NIKKINEN
“Music of nature and human nature” 🍃🧝♀️👀
Meet wadduppitch aka Auri-Helena Nikkinen
📍Wandering in the nature near Helsinki
@aurihelenanikkinen
I make art because..
“I don't want to prevent my music from coming into existence.”
Your art in 3 emojis?
“ 🫂🍃💚”
MALTE DAG
RÖDSTRÖM
“Causing or likely to cause someone to become addicted.” 🌊
Meet yungnordiskmusik aka Malte Dag Rödström
📍Listening to the ocean in Wisby, Sweden
Who are you bringing as your +1 to the preparty 👥
“Njǫrðr;*”
Creative crush? 💙✨
“The arctic ocean”
RÖDSTRÖM
“Causing or likely to cause someone to become addicted.” 🌊
Meet yungnordiskmusik aka Malte Dag Rödström
📍Listening to the ocean in Wisby, Sweden
Who are you bringing as your +1 to the preparty 👥
“Njǫrðr;*”
Creative crush? 💙✨
“The arctic ocean”
EIRA
HUSE
“May I steal your attention to join my search for a state of flow?” 🧐
Meet flymetothemoon aka Eira Huse
📍Getting in Oslo 🐟
Who’s lighting the disco ball in your work?💃🪄
“The society around us, nature, animals, other people’s music and art, literature, as well as the performers I work with. And the subconcious, I guess…”
HUSE
“May I steal your attention to join my search for a state of flow?” 🧐
Meet flymetothemoon aka Eira Huse
📍Getting in Oslo 🐟
Who’s lighting the disco ball in your work?💃🪄
“The society around us, nature, animals, other people’s music and art, literature, as well as the performers I work with. And the subconcious, I guess…”
JAMES
LAYTON
👇“Repetition, stillness, time — but not Feldman.” 👇
Meet permutator_ aka James Layton
📍Currently staring at mundane objects in Oslo
I make art because..
“I have to”
What’s your ideal party exit strategy? 💃
"French leave"