Laura Mello is a brazilian composer, sound artist and cultural agent living and working in Berlin.
Since 2009 she has been involved in the curation and organization of events in the fields of
experimental music, intermedia and sound art. As a member of Errant Sound, she co-curated
and organized the Dystopie Sound Art Festival 2020 Berlin-Brazil. Her music works,
installations, performances and interventions have been seen and heard in several festivals and
radio broadcasts around the world. 2021 she was artist-in-residence at the Kulturakademie
Tarabya in Istanbul. Laura holds degrees in Advertising (Brazil) and Music Composition &
Technology (Brazil/Austria/Germany).

Vanessa De Michelis is a freelance artist and educator who lives and works in London since 2016. Her art works and creative technology workshops have been held in several festivals, cultural centres, exhibitions and radios in Europe and Latin America. She is currently the co-ordinator of the *TOPIA Sound Art Festival (Berlin-Brazil-London) and engagement co-ordinator of the eavesdropping festival in London. As a freelance educator, her partnerships include the Digital Creatives program (Institute of Imagination), and the Science, Tech and Makers Lab (Hive-Kids). Recently, she was awarded a Master of Arts in ‘Arts Policy and Management – Learning and Participation’ from the University of London – Birkbeck College.

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