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Jade Morgan Kelly

East of England

 

Jade Morgan Kelly is a dance-pop artist rooted in the house music her parents raised her on. Once masking trauma, she now transforms raw emotions into euphoric soundscapes. Her music fuses honesty with escapism, reclaiming vulnerability as power and creating high-energy anthems that offer listeners the same freedom she found. 'CTRL' reflects the last 12 months of Jade Morgan Kellys life -a year of heartbreak, betrayal, and chaos. Every struggle led to this. Across five tracks, she channels lost control of life, love, and trust into euphoric, high-energy anthems designed to release pain on the dancefloor.

 

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Graceé

Greater London

 

Graceé is a gospel/soul artist turning real life into melody - on a mission to make gospel a respected, thriving genre in the UK. She will create and release her second EP, 'd e c o n s t r u c t i o n', alongside a release party. Building on my debut EP 'f r e s h e r', which explores faith and identity whilst showcasing Graceé's growth.

 

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Ethan McInerney

East Midlands

 

Ethan is a Northampton-based trumpeter and media composer passionate about combining music and visual storytelling. Aiming to connect with audiences through innovative audio-visual experiences, his work explores cinematic orchestral sound worlds and collaborative creation. Supported by the NextGen Fund, he aims to release a new audio-visual album, ‘Among Strange Worlds’. A story-driven sequel to Ethan's album ‘Among the Stars’, this record will be created in a unique “ping-pong” collaboration with a local animator. Music and visuals will evolve together into an animatic, culminating in a cinema premiere that showcases Ethan's work and builds his local creative network.

 

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Dust

South East

 

Dust is a transdisciplinary musician and artist working with audio, installation, analogue photography and more to explore the climate catastrophe; decay; regrowth; surveillance; gender, and technology. Their music blends complex layers of haunting vocals, orchestral sounds, synthesis, field recordings and textural soundscapes to move between vertigo-inducing crescendos and delicate vulnerability. They will complete and release 'AIYL': a climate-centred record and performance that blends orchestral and synthesised sounds, manipulated field recordings, soundscapes and vulnerable, exposed vocals to create a rich, vertigo-inducing elegy. The theatrically-inspired performance transports the audience to a post-collapse future, urging them to change course before it's too late.

 

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Czafari.

West Midlands

 

Czafari. is an alternative R&B singer-songwriter from Tipton, West Midlands, who brings storytelling to life through her music. "Songwriting is a way for me to release", she shares. Influenced by a range of artists, including Lianne La Havas and Erykah Badu, Czafari. blends soulful melodies with a distinctive style. She will create new original music building on her 2025 EP, recording with her five-piece band and arranging a track for her R&B choir, Sing Out of Trouble. This project will expand her sound, grow her audience, and develop her skills as a performer, composer, and musical leader.

 

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cosign

Northern Ireland

 

cosign is a Belfast based artist and producer creating indie-electronic music. She draws inspiration from a range of genres such as dance music, indie folk, and pop, allowing me to create atmospheric tracks that balance both energetic and melancholic sound. She intends on recording a four track EP with producer Chris W. Ryan, working across both his home studio and select external recording spaces. This project will push cosign's creative boundaries and support the growth of her relationship with audiences and music industry professionals.

 

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Cardamo

South East

 

Carδamo or Cardamon Rozzi is a Queer, Neurodivergent, Electronic Artist/Producer and University Tutor. Lecturing while nurturing a solo project and working to democratise access to information in the music industry, Carδamo is a budding talent that seeks to bring out the best of other young, emerging artists. 'Tomodachi ☆ Kimitachi' is a collaborative project which aims to broaden their professional practice in electronic music genres by creating a mixtape of varying but congruent dance tracks. Each track will be created with a different collaborator (or collaborators) and the product will be released physically.

 

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Cafil

Greater London

 

Originally from West London, Cafil is an artist who's always had a love for music. His songs are inspired by various genres, from grime and drill to rap and indie. Regardless of the sound, he prioritises staying true to himself and his experiences in life, both positive and negative. He will create a 7-track digital EP on themes of internal and external conflict based on his lived experiences, while also touching on issues that relate to a wider audience. He will also shoot a documentary and two music videos, followed by an EP launch event.

 

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C4Truth

Greater London

 

Hailing from Croydon in South East London, C4Truth delivers music that’s both conscious and emotional, drawing from real-life experiences. His lyrics carry depth and authenticity, while his sound blends modern commercial energy with storytelling. Creating music that connects deeply while still resonating with today’s audience. His EP will capture "my constant fear of running out of time to reach my musical dreams, after seven years without a breakthrough. It reflects a shared feeling among many young people. Where there's a large amount of pressure to achieve their ambitions before it’s too late."

 

Pronouns: he/him

 

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Bastet

North West

 

Bastet is a Scottish-born musician now based in Manchester. With roots in spoken word poetry, storytelling has always been at the heart of his music. Recently, Bastet has been experimenting with punk and grunge, blending these sounds with his hip-hop influences resulting in a raw unique sound. He is going to create and release his debut album; a bedroom pop, punk hip hop record following the themes of rebellion, and identity - following British nostalgia but a rejection of patriotism.

 

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