Nonclassical

📡 nonclassical × Voices

Our beloved Henri Växby and will be down at the Voices studio tomorrow, playing music from the nonclassical catalogue and beyond.

📻 Tune in from 2–4pm (BST) tomorrow.

✨ Expect new discoveries, old favourites and plenty of adventurous sounds.

“KOGG do not sound like anybody else. They are gloriously themselves, and they have produced an album that is perfect on its own terms – a completely absorbing, deliciously funky, cinematic, dance-inducing listen that somehow reclaims experimental music, contemporary classical and jazz all in one go. It is both an important statement, and a great record.” - on . 🔥

📣 Join us this Thursday for a special double bill featuring KOGG performing music from Mechanista with a live brass ensemble, alongside a set from the acclaimed turntablist, composer and improviser NikNak .

🎟 Tickets via the link in bio
📅 11 June

⚡Out Today — ’s debut album Mechanista 

“Couldn’t be more perfect”
Deb Grant, BBC Radio 6 Music

Join us for the album launch 🚀
KOGG with brass section &   🎺

📅 11 June
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Support emerging artists & new audiences in contemporary classical music by donating to nonclassical. Links in bio.


Photo credit: .photography

Announcing: will join for a special live bill at on June 11th ✨

A trailblazing musical polymath, NikNak has carved out a distinctive space through turntablism, immersive composition and captivating improvised performance. Heralded by DJ Mag, Clash, The Wire and Resident Advisor, her latest album Ireti was named one of 2024’s best albums by Mixmag and Bandcamp.
The night also marks the launch of KOGG’s debut album Mechanista. Combining experimental electronica, contemporary composition and creative invention, Selena Kay and Cerys Hogg perform with a four-piece brass section for the first time.

Live electronics, DIY contraptions, video and acoustic instruments weave together through off-centre melodies, elastic rhythms and projected visuals, creating a performance that is theatrical, tactile and mischievous.

🗓 11 June
📍 IKLECTIK, London
🎟 Tickets via link in bio

This performance and album release has been supported by PRS Foundation’s Women Make Music.

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Mechanista featured on ’s Freak Zone playlist as part of his special. 🎧

Their debut album Mechanista is out on CD and digitally on May 22nd via nonclassical 💿

Join us for the album launch 🚀

KOGG with brass section 🎺
📅 11 June
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Support emerging artists & new audiences in contemporary classical music by donating to nonclassical. 🎺 Link in bio 


“What do you get if you crack ice, bounce a ping pong ball, and incorporate a few discarded firing targets … and meccano spanners ... you get KOGG.” —

joined this morning to speak about throwing caution to the wind during their mid-career years and making their debut experimental music album ‘Mechanista’, featuring homemade instruments. Out May 22nd.
KOGG launch their debut album Mechanista live with a brass section
June 11th .
Tickets + link in bio

📣Artist Development Opportunity 📣

nonclassical AiR 2026 – applications open now!

Are you a UK-based composer working within the contemporary classical, experimental or electronic music sphere?

We’re looking for four early-career composers to join nonclassical AiR (Artists in Residence), our long-running artist development programme supporting new voices in contemporary music. At least one place will be reserved for an artist without formal classical training or Western notation experience.

Since launching in 2016, the programme has supported composers including Nneka Cummins, Blasio Kavuma, NWAKKE, Laurence Osborn and Atefeh Einali, with alumni going on to receive Ivor Novello and RPS Awards, major commissions including BBC Proms and LA Philharmonic, and opportunities with publishers and international festivals.

Selected artists will receive:
💰 £1,000 commission for a new work
💿 a track release on our Outside the Lines digital EP
🎓 mentoring with an artist of your choice
📈 professional career coaching
💼 tailored training sessions and industry insight

Subject to successful fundraising, selected artists may also take part in a second year of the programme, developing a new work for ensemble (remunerated at Musicians’ Union commission rates) and contributing to Nonclassical’s programme of events, alongside further professional development.

nonclassical AiR supports unsigned, unpublished composers creating adventurous new contemporary classical, electronic and experimental music.

📅 Applications open 13 April, 13:00 BST
📅Deadline 11 May, 10:00 BST

apply now 👉 https://www.nonclassical.co.uk/nonclassical-artist-in-residence

With thanks to our funders:
The Mila Charitable Organisation, Vaughan Williams Foundation, Idlewild Trust, Radcliffe Trust, Fenton Arts Trust and the Margaret Engering Music Trust.

’s debut album is coming out on nonclassical.

said lead single and title track mechanista (which is out now) ‘couldn’t be more perfect’

you might recognise KOGG aka selena kay and cerys hogg from 2023’s battle of the bands. the album features spanners, toy whistles, brass, elastic bands and broken piano keys, a record where composition, improvisation and diy instrument-building meet

and join KOGG + their new brass section for a live gig ft. music from the album - 11 june tickets available now on dice - book early for the cheapest price
link is in our bio

this performance and album release has been supported by ’s women make music

opportunity: we’re partnering with on their artist development scheme, baltic atm, along with , and .

baltic atm supports the creative and career development of musicians facing financial barriers. the programme invites emerging artists to spend three days in one of baltic’s studios, develop their brand and take part in a series of workshops and mentorship sessions.

we’ll be selecting 2 of the 8 participants, so make sure you tick ‘nonclassical’ on the form when you apply. link is in our bio.