After our Open Studios event as part of Open House Festival, we unwind and let loose with an afterparty featuring Live music and DJs all from Grow Studios.
Line Up
Natural Symphony is a London based sound and light artist using bio feedback devices to detect natural patterns within plants, trees and crystals, this is done by connecting bio feedback devices to measure the electrical fluctuations then sending these patterns into musical synthesizers, lasers and 3d projectors, the artist then plays along side with drum machines and electronic music instruments to create an ethereal, enchanted, dancefloor focused performance.
Maybe Laura is a Lithuanian-born DJ and sound therapist while her partner Remi Mazet is a French-born Producer, Live act & a DJ. Both London-based and deeply intertwined in the local electronic music scene both as artists and curators, and well-loved for their genuine, warm and powerful energy behind the decks. They carefully select music and weave together worlds that allow for experimental and world music, house, electro and other genres to effortlessly coexist.
Thoma Bulwer (Parasol Culture)
Raised in techno, schooled in UKG, cemented in house. His residency at the infamous Lion and Lamb has seen him warm up for the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Voigtmann, Radioactive Man and Burnski. He is also a regular at other London spots such as The Cause, Brilliant Corners and Fabric. His recent release with Anna Wall ‘The Re-Up’ copped national plays on BBC Radio 1 recently. During the week Thoma can be found mastering, doing mix downs for the likes of Mathew Jonson and Rossko and crafting records at his TB Mastering studio in Hackney Wick or teaching budding producers at the highly respected Point Blank music school.
Chanty74
DJ and the brains behind clothing brand Youmeewee, Grow Studios resident Chanty74 gets behind the decks to join the dots between anything from psychedelic jazz to soul, hip hop, world music & house.
Chanty74 has an incredibly rich musical heritage stemming from her South African upbringing. Her collection spans from South African Jazz from the 60's and 70's through to modern day hip hop & electronica, no musical stone goes unturned.
£5 entry after 9pm
To mark Grow’s history, heritage and contemporary context, we’re excited to be part of Open House Festival 2022, a two week celebration of London’s housing, architecture and neighbourhoods. In addition to our usual eclectic programme over the course of the festival (8-21 September), we invite you to join us for our flagship event on Saturday 10 September 2022 for:
GROW: OPEN STUDIOS & AFTERPARTY
12-6pm: Open Studios. See the usually hidden places of work for the artists and makers of Grow Studios
12-6pm: Meet some of our community partners. Partake in activities and hear more about their projects, including Growing Communities, Hackney Tours and Waterworks.
2-8pm: Pop-up performances by our artist partners. Enjoy world-class conga drumming from Williams Cumberbatch and Hiroshi Magic
9pm-2am: Afterparty. Headline Live performance by Natural Symphony then DJs from Grow Studios will draw on their rare collections.
OPEN STUDIOS
Come down between 12-6pm and celebrate Open House London 2022 to meet some of the artists of who shaped us into what we are today and see the usually hidden repurposed warehouses we have inhabited since 2007. Artists opening their doors include: concrete Artist Junior Phipps, Carnival Costume Makers, painter Rosemary Clunie and artist in residence, Hayes Burke. Many more will also be opening their doors. Also Hearth Bakery, Zings Juice Bar and East London Bikes will also be open to show you around and show you what they have to offer.
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About Grow Studios
Did you know Grow Studios was founded in 2007 by two locals living and working in Hackney Wick? The studios were repurposed from two empty warehouses - one was a commercial printers; the other a sausage factory backing onto the Lea Navigation canal. The studios were borne out of a DIY self-organising ethos to create useful and sustainable spaces for its tenants. GROW is a unit of these studios and a space to bring grassroots music, art and people together, operated as an experiment in ethical and sustainable business.
Food & Drink - Kitchen Open till 10pm
Our Spice Trail inspired menu is predominantly plant based, with some ethically sourced meat options, as part of our conscious drive towards sustainability. Our passion is for the cooking of the Middle East and southern Mediterranean so expect warm flavours and spices and as always the best ingredients we can find to comfort and nourish the soul.
With our drinks, we partner with breweries St Austell and Signature Brew for our lagers and IPAs and serve organic wine and prosecco which help international wildlife charity, Born Free. We design our own drinks such as Vegan Hemp White Russian and homemade Hackney Spiced Rum.