Musicians in Residence

Our Musicians in Residence programme, together with PRS Foundation, provides musicians with a unique opportunity to create original work, establish networks and explore new international influences in countries around the world.

Meet the latest musicians to take part here and find out more about their residencies.

Meet the residents

Chisara Agor is an interdisciplinary artist, award-winning composer, producer, writer, dancer and actor based in London. Agor’s work blends music, the visual arts and theatre to explore themes of visibility, myth, ecology, and the chaos and contradictions of contemporary society and future worlds.

Gwen Siôn is an award-winning composer, music producer and multidisciplinary artist working with sound, sculpture, DIY electronics, video and installation. She creates multi-instrumental, vocal and electronic compositions, and designs her own handmade electronic instruments and experimental sound devices by recycling found objects and natural materials.

A fearless sonic force, Hang Linton is a boundary-pushing artist from Leeds, fusing avant-funk, dance-punk, psych-rock and breakbeats into a raw and unapologetic sound. Armed with a sampler, synths, and an unrelenting energy, Linton dismantles the polished and predictable, channelling the spirit of DIY counterculture with every performance.

SCAPA is the multidisciplinary Manchester based creative making waves as a DJ, Producer and Immersive Audio Artist. With her love for video game composition holding a heavy presence throughout her tracks, SCAPA fuses synth focused sound design elements and electronic glitches to create her distinctive Afro-Electro aesthetic.

Duc Nguyen is a Vietnamese songwriter and producer who founded and directs Quyech, a music project based in Hanoi, Vietnam. Beginning as a band writing for a single vocalist, Quyech has since evolved into a flexible collaborative practice in which each work is built meticulously around the strengths of the performers involved.

Mexican artist Kevin Martínez, known as Niño Árbol, is one of the most prominent electronic music projects in Latin America. As a producer, he has released music characterized by syncopated rhythms, mantra-like textures, and a refined, intelligent sonic aesthetic that stimulates the mind and resonates deeply.

Noshvia Wu is a singer-songwriter, producer, and sound artist. She moves fluidly across songwriting, acoustic composition, computer music, and interactive media, viewing sound as a transcendent medium for integrating visual and performative elements. She creates immersive experiences that resonate across personal and collective dimensions.

Yin Yi is a musician, artist, and curator. His music career began in a slowcore band, now he focuses on hybrid music based on field recording and acoustic instruments. His observation and reflection on public space is both acute and deep, and his works are both avant-garde and critical. For Yin Yi, art is a recipe of self-healing and a touchstone for thoughts and action.

I’m ecstatic to be selected for this residency. It’s a rare opportunity to refine my spatial audio practice, expand my live performance techniques and collaborate with Beijing’s underground scenes as I continue shaping my Afro-Electro sound. Modern Sky is a dream organisation and I’m grateful for the chance to learn from such forward-thinking industry professionals.

SCAPA

I am deeply honoured to be selected for the Metal artist residency. As a singer/songwriter, producer and sound artist, I believe that connection, expression and environment profoundly shape my work. I look forward to engaging with artists across disciplines, immersing myself in the sonic landscape around Metal and documenting it as a source of inspiration. I hope to collaborate on a multimedia project that weaves together sound, performance, and visual elements – a true synthesis of shared experience and creative exploration.

Noshvia Wu

The History of Musicians in Residence

These residencies are the latest in a long history of residencies arranged and supported by us and PRS Foundation with ‘huge direct impacts for participants, from albums receiving award nominations, repeat performances of works in host countries and exciting collaborations’ explains Joe Frankland, CEO of PRS Foundation.

Previous residencies have covered countries including China, Brazil and UAE and the alumni since 2011 include Imogen Heap, Anna Meredith, Matthew Bourne, Jamie Woon, Emmy the Great, Arun Ghosh, Bella Hardy, Love Ssega, Sid Peacock, Emma Jean Thackray, Jasmin Kent Rodgman and many more. You can see the full list on PRS Foundation’s website.

‘The programme offers music creators the space to experiment, collaborate and form lasting international relationships’ says Joel Mills, Director Music here at the British Council. ‘They show how cultural exchange creates opportunities for artists and audiences alike, and to support UK artists overseas while also welcoming international creators to immerse themselves in the UK music scene.’