A few weeks ago we announced the first wave of artists joining the music line-up for our seventh Brainchild Festival, taking place from 12-14 July. Here we share some of our favourite sounds and sights from these supremely talented artists – so you can get hyped for the main event! Steam Down This is just…
Inspired by International Women’s Day, we thought we’d share this film made at our 2017 festival, interviewing some of the amazing female artists who performed at Brainchild, including Laura Misch, Alice Phoebe Lou, anu & Boko Boko, who talk about what they think needs to happen to make a more fair and balanced music industry. This short film was made…
Last year saw us commission our most ambitious art installation to date, The Playground by Kristi Minchin & Oscar Murray. The piece was colourful, interactive and carefully engineered to bring out playfulness and connectivity in thousands of people (big and small) at Brainchild Festival and also at Peckham Festival. We wanted to tell the story…
Another year, another great Shack. Calling all talented Design, Architecture and Engineering students or recent graduates to submit an expression of interest to design The Shack DJ stage at Brainchild Festival 2019. Art Installation Open Call – We’re also inviting visual artists, makers, set-designers, architects, engineers, sculptors, designers and craftspeople to propose an art installation…
Artists, creators, activists, musicians, poets, performance artists, speakers, DJs – and all other makers imaginable – Brainchild is looking for you! If you wanna play, perform, make an installation or do something totally different, then check out our application forms below. Brainchild Festival 2019 takes place from 12-14 July in East Sussex. The Shack Commission – We’re…
If you’re a performer looking to share work-in-progress we’d love to hear from you! Call Out Info We’re looking for innovative theatre, cabaret, comedy, music, poetry, performance art and everything in between – anyone willing to take risks and try something new. We’ll host six short performances of early-stage works, with the aim of encouraging…
What’s going on with Brainchild? People have been asking us this question a lot over the past few months, and after much figuring out, we are finally in a place to tell you about it. This year was in many ways our most wonderful festival, but it was also the toughest on all of us…
Following a tour of festivals around the globe and ahead of a second album launch, Afro/Cuban music collective Ariwo will be landing at Brainchild Festival this summer! Writer Olivia Atkins went to find out more about their experimental and improvised sets.
London-based band Sorority are constantly surprising. Their music is a blend of rich vocals, poetic, humorous lyrics and organic, percussive melodies which are both nostalgic and beautifully fresh. The band of three – brothers Elliot and Max plus friend Joe – are close friends and housemates.Their surreal perspective on life and their love of each…
Written by Haseeb Iqbal, a poet from London. ? Jerome Toole “Still earning respect but it don’t pay off your bills or your debts bruv.” – Debtford, Bunker Club/Khole Comprised of punk poet / rapper Cecil B, and producer K3MP, Debtford possess a powerful sound built on a combination of “spoken-word and drawn-out…