under 2000 listeners

Sergey Khachatryan was born in 1985 in Yerevan, Armenia. In December 2000 he won First Prize in the VIII International Jean Sibelius competition in Helsinki, becoming the youngest ever winner in the history of the competition. In 2005 he claimed the First Prize at the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels. Sergey has performed with all the major UK orchestras, including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic and regularly with the Philharmonia Orchestra.

Hawks of Alba are a vibrant rock trio focused on sweet harmony, fuzzy guitars and a few sounds you may not have heard before. After spending the last 2 years living and playing music in Glasgow, Scotland under the name “Running with Horses”, Sarah and Aidan returned to Australia ready to build on their successes overseas. In 2008 the band enjoyed radio play on BBC Radio One and BBC Radio Scotland, appeared at T in the Park 08 (Kinross, Scotland), and were included on various podcasts all over the world.

Formed in 2003 in Newcastle, Australia, Grannyfist started as a 2 piece blast/grind/noise band, featuring Granny (Luke Hoskins) on guitar/vocals/samples and Saint Fistopher (Paul McIntyre) on drums and backing vocals, with the occasional noise and vocal contributions from Cut Off Bloody Hand (Matthew Close).
Other people did guest appearences on recordings, but the core line up was with Granny and Saint Fistopher.