It was wonderful being back at The Ferret last night. 

In 2018 I played some early versions of my first tracks at an music open mic hosted by Johnny James. This event concluded The Present and Future of Electronic Live Music conference at UCLan organised by Tony Rigg where I presented my MA thesis on DIY culture in Manchester’s electronic music scene.

In 2019 I was then invited back by Tony Rigg to perform at the Festival of Music and Culture alongside a Chinese opera singer and an Indian dancer.

This time around I joined other electronic music producers who also happen to promote. The idea was to not run our respective events, but just hang out and play our own music. It was an inspiring and uplifting evening!

Photograph by Phil Sinha Jones

We brought FLUFF to The Nico Ditch in Ashton and it was magical…

Iona Of The Hill kicked us off with her beautiful voice and stage presence, creating a cosy and wholesome atmosphere.

synda sova immersed us in her work: there were synths, records, a plethora of intriguing sounds and her voice. It felt very dream like.

Industries took us on a sonic journey interspersing field recordings from back home, soundscape segments from his PhD work on Manchester’s queer sonics and some abstract techno and house.

Our headline act Mike Plunkett presented songs from his new EP Let It Fly and more – with raw vulnerability and heartfelt lyrics he definitely captured the audience‘s hearts.

Thank you to everyone who came down. It was nice seeing mix of old and new faces and it feels as if everything came together in the moment, just as it should be…

FLUFF is a DIY queer electronica night in Manchester conceived by Norrisette and Industries. FLUFF aims to provide a platform for LGBT+ electronic musicians to perform and test out original underground music to a live audience, as opposed to being a club night, and has kickstarted the careers of many. In this iteration at The Nico Ditch , you can expect an enchanting blend of sea shanties, magical leftfield electronica and beautiful songwriting.

Featuring Iona Of The Hill, synda sova, Industries and Mike Plunkett.

Get your tickets here.

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hot FLUFF summer continues with a beautiful night of electronica to celebrate Pride at Factory International

join us at The Social on 20th August for a showcase of some of the most exciting genre-bending queer underground music in Manchester

featuring live performances and DJ sets from:

bennettiscoming

PHIA SKY

Lavender Rodriguez

thisvibrantbody

Norrisette

Industries

The Silver Field

expect everything from the fresh to the grungy, ethereal to brain-melting, and heart-rending to hardcore

book your free tickets now for our Pride Summer Party here

love

x x Anna & Markus x x

hot fluff summer starts 24 July at the DBA!!!!

we go back to our DIY grassroots with this one, offering a platform for LGBT+ electronic musicians to perform and test out their original underground music with you, the best live audience

this is a special duo feature gig with 3 of the freshest, wittiest, fluffiest electronica double acts in Manchester + 3 spicy and innovative soloists each melding new arts and sounds together

come and hear some heard and unheard sounds from:

Beck Pocket

Flowers of Evil

Supermarket

thisvibrantbody

Thamanna

whereisroamer

( tix on Resident Advisor – grab one & join ussss : https://ra.co/events/2202190 )

love

x x Anna & Markus x x

Industries ist ein elektronisches Musikprojekt von Markus Hetheier. In seiner Musik spielt er mit musikalische Strukturen von Field Recordings, Störgräuschen bis hin zu harmonischen Melodien und großen Beats.

Zusammen mit Norrisette organisiert er die queere elektronische Musiknacht FLUFF in Manchester, England, die unter anderem durch Factory Internationals Factory Sounds gefördert wurde.

Zudem absolviert er einen künstlerischen Doktor an der School of Digital Arts, wo er queere klangliche Geographien Manchesters erforscht.

Neben dem Studium arbeitet er auch im kulturellen Bereich, wo er kreative Projekte koodinert und verschiedene Gemeinschaftsgruppen in klangliche Praktiken involviert.

In diesem Konzert wird er sein Projekt Randomised Structures vorstellen. Hier receycelt er seine ersten elektronischen Musikexperiemente und vermischt sie mit Elementen seiner neuen Musik, um auf spontane und experimentelle Art die Vergangenheit in der Gegenwart zu integrieren und so eine neue Klangerfahrung zu schaffen.

Das Konzert beginnt um 20 Uhr.

Poster von Eric Mengozzi.

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I am excited to play at Noodlr Live at The Carlton Club next Thursday, July 3rd; the night runs from 8 to 11 pm. There are only very few nights for electronic live music and I have not yet not made it to Noodlr, so I‘m especially stoked for this one.

Catch my presentation today at the Neither Factory Records nor Madchester conference at the School of Digital Arts with support from Manchester Metropolitan University, The University of Manchester and Creative Manchester.

Markus Hetheier – Queer Resistance: DIY Culture in Manchester’s Contemporary Electronic Music Scene

While Manchester’s longstanding history of electronic music scenes has been widely researched in relation to DIY culture, the connection between Manchester’s electronic music and DIY culture has not been examined much in a contemporary context. In this presentation it is argued that DIY culture can function as a site of resistance for queer people within Manchester’s current electronic music scene. It opposes the corporate music industry and provides a space for queer people to empower themselves through electronic music performance. In order to demonstrate this the Manchester-based queer electronica night FLUFF will be used as an example. The night was set up by Anna Appleby (performing as Norrisette) and the presenter Markus Hetheier (performing as Industries) as a response to their desire to perform their electronic music live after Coronavirus restrictions were lifted, with the aim to also connect with and platform fellow queer electronic musicians. Setting up FLUFF can be understood as an act of resistance in the precarious post-Brexit and post Coronavirus economy as it aims to create a resilient space for queer electronic musicians despite the challenging economic situation. In addition, focusing on the queer community in the context of electronic music can also be interpreted as act of resistance as it includes and empowers queer electronic music producers. Both artists will reflect on FLUFF in relation to DIY as a culture of resistance through a reflective conversation which will inform a DIY toolkit intended to assist artists from marginalised communities with navigating the current UK music landscape.

Markus Hetheier is a Manchester-based electronic musician and researcher. Through his electronic music project Industries he explores and subverts musical structures ranging from field recordings, distorted sounds to harmonic melodies and large beats. Together with Norrisette he co-runs the Manchester-based queer electronica night FLUFF. The night aims to provide a platform for queer electronic music producers to perform and test out original music to a live audience, as opposed to being a club night, and has kickstarted the careers of many. Besides being an electronic musician, he is also undertaking a practice based and participatory PhD at the Manchester Metropolitan University investigating Manchester’s queer sonic geographies. In addition, he has years of experience working in the arts ranging from administrating and coordinating creative projects to facilitating participant engagement through sonic practices, often with a focus on community. Find out more on his socials @industriesmcr and visit his website www.industriesmcr.com.#industriesmcr

Shout out to Norrisette and our FLUFF adventures! 🐩