Sonic Becomings

Sonic Becomings is an evening of live sonic experimentation curated by Zoë Marden, bringing together artists working across sound, music and performance.

The programme focuses on improvisation, live process and work-in-progress sharing, creating a space for emerging ideas, unstable forms and spontaneous encounters to unfold in real time. Across the evening, audiences will experience sonic approaches spanning voice, electronics, rhythm, noise and spoken word.

Event Information

• Time: 7pm–10pm
• Address: Proposition Bethnal Green, 279 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0EL ( Come to the front entrance there will be someone at the door collecting tickets and showing you to the venue)
• Doors open 15 minutes before the event begins

• Seating will be limited, with a mixture of seated and standing viewing
• Some performances may include loud sound, low lighting or haze
• The gallery is wheelchair accessible

Artists

has built a distinctive career, establishing herself as a composer, producer, performer, musical director, and acclaimed DJ. Her work spans feature films, performance art series, installation pieces, and catwalks testament to her eclectic and unconventional musical background. Born into a world of classical and experimental music, Xu was profoundly influenced by her father, the renowned French-Chinese acoustic architect Albert Yaying Xu. Her passion for the transformative power of sound took root at an early age through her piano studies. She later pursued architecture and journalism before transitioning into the music industry, working with various record labels. This period shaped her DJ career and led to the creation of Mimi Xu Studio a multidisciplinary platform dedicated to original music composition for film, fashion, and live performance.

Burning Through Your Swimming Eyes is a duo founded in late 2025. This, their debut performance, will be a selection of works from their upcoming releases.

is an artist, musician and filmmaker living between Hong Kong and London. Rooted in queer ecologies and post-human feminisms, her multidisciplinary practice moves through voice, ritual, sculpture and embodiment. Working increasingly through sonic intuition under the moniker Zero, she uses looping pedals and live voice as sites of transformation, building immersive environments where sculptural installations, sound and performance operate as a unified system. She performs across a multitude of spaces, from DIY and underground contexts to institutions, carrying the same commitment to experimentation, collective care and embodied intensity into each setting.

is a Paris-based musician, producer and DJ whose work blends songwriting with immersive electronic soundscapes. In 2024, she released her debut album Version of You on Animal63, weaving together intimate vocals, emotional textures and electronic production. Her DJ sets move through hypnotic house, subtle techno and disco-inflected rhythms, creating sensual and emotionally charged sonic journeys shaped by storytelling, atmosphere and release. Hen is also a resident at Silencio Club, where she curates HUUSH, a night rooted in queer community and collective experience.

is a Paris-based composer, producer, Dj and performer. His work bridges contemporary composition and club culture. His creations take the form of immersive electronic landscapes that achieve emotional depth through sound, movement and mood. In the past, Josef focused on DJing and collaborating with others as ‘Middle Sky Boom’. More recently, his work has expanded into the creation of original soundtracks for contemporary dance projects. Combining sampled audio fragments with analog machines, Josef seeks to generate visceral, precise sound that is also sensitive to the visual element. Through rhythm, texture, and musical color, his soundtracks form a distinct emotional presence that resonates in both sonic and embodied experiences.

is a London-based experimental electronic artist and live performer blending ambient electronics, sub-bass meditation, and restrained spoken word into immersive, bass-led live sets. Her performances move between club physicality and cinematic introspection, creating intimate, emotionally charged environments designed for deep listening.

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