Sunday 24 August 2025, 7.30pm
Unpredictable Series presents an evening that showcases new voices and diverse approaches in sound and visual art through unexpected combinations. Two sets where for the first time, these musicians will play together, bringing their own special style to create an ephemeral universe.
The first set presents Mexican-Dutch violinist Miriam de Boer Salmon, Blanca Regina - voice and electronics - and Benedict Taylor on viola.
The second set, co-curated by musician and producer Syd Kemp, will bring together Gamaliel Traynor on cello, Syd Kemp on bass, multi instreumentalist Jessica Roch and Tom Furse on synthesiser. Pierre Bouvier Patron will create both analogue and digital visuals in response to the musicians' improvisations.
This is a rare opportunity to witness innovative musical exploration in an intimate setting—an essential event for fans of experimental and boundary-pushing art.
- Syd Kemp + Tom Furse + Gamaliel Traynor + Jessica Roch
- Miriam de Boer-Salmón + Blanca Regina + Benedict Taylor
- Visuals by Pierre Bouvier Patron
Syd Kemp is a London-based musician, producer, and engineer, best known as a member of Ulrika Spacek and for collaborations with artists including Thurston Moore, Caroline, Kahil El’Zabar, Valentina Magaletti, and Crack Cloud. Based at the Total Refreshment Centre, he works as a producer and engineer. As a touring artist and engineer, Syd has performed globally, earning recognition for his dynamic musicianship and innovative production style.
Tom Furse is a multidisciplinary artist, AI specialist, synthesist and former member of The Horrors.
Gamaliel is a producer, writer, string arranger and cellist based in south london. He divides his time working with artists such as TEXAS, Fat White Family, Mica Levi, Jazmin Bean, TAAHLIAH, and performing cello in a range of different styles from experimental electronic to classical.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/7116261-Gamaliel-Traynor
Jessica Roch is a London-based composer, multi-instrumentalist and improviser. She writes music for film, games and installations and co-runs The London Ambient Orchestra. Her solo work blends ambient and electronic textures with elements of minimalism, folk, jazz and experimental music. Her work Pandemonium: Music for Parakeets is currently being exhibited at The Design Museum.
https://www.jessicarochmusic.com/
Pierre Bouvier Patron is a visual artist based in London. He is currently working with different media, such as digital video and film, exploring the boundaries between them and creating moving image works, performances and installations. He has developed various practices and skills in experimental film, expanded cinema, and documentary films.
He is involved in video screenings and video performances, solo or in collaboration. His work has been shown in France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany, etc.
Miriam den Boer-Salmón is a violinist and creator based in Amsterdam. Her multicultural background reflects in a love for diversity, for ever-changing perspectives on society and reality, which shows in her musical ventures. With improvisation at its core, she is constantly exploring musicking cultures, combining worlds in her unique language through both written and improvised music, including influences from folklore to new contemporary music and curious collaborations across disciplines, searching for the sounds' physicality, shape and colour.
Current projects are Mediterranean prog folk band Ell Sol&los Saturnos, improvisational strings duo FAUCES with Amanda Irarrazabal, free jazz duo Salmon/Škorić with drummer Aleksandar Škorić and electro-acoustic performance with Dimitra Kousteridou and dancer Maria Mavridou.
https://linktr.ee/miriamdenboersalmon
Blanca Regina is an interdisciplinary artist, independent curator, and educator based in London currently involved in creating audio-visual performances, sound works, installations, films, and book arts. She is co-founder of Unpredictable Series focused on spontaneous music and experimentation, visual arts, and archives. With Steve Beresford, she has produced three albums, mixed and mastered by Dave Hunt in London. ‘What Blue’ (2020) Duets with Beresford; ‘Duets with Blanca Regina, Spontaneous Music’ featuring duets with Leafcutter John, Jack Goldstein, John Butcher, Benedict Taylor, Matthias Kispert, Aneek Thapar, Steve Beresford, Sharon Gal, and Hyelim Kim and ‘Art of Improvisers’ (2017) a collection album with several artists concentrating on women improvisers. With long-time collaborator and artist Leafcutter John capturing their live performances in 2017, they created ‘Miga’ limited-edition pen drive and digital release. Other collaborations include performances and projects with Matthias Kispert, David Toop, Matt Black (Coldcut), Art Terry, and Peter Cusack.
She is currently working on Terry Day's archives and finishing a documentary film about him.
Benedict Taylor is a solo viola player, violinist and composer active within string performance and improvised music in the British and European new music world. Described as a “virtuoso contemporary violist”, the central focus of his work is on the viola & improvisation, alongside composing for live performance, film, theatre, contemporary dance, art installation and creating multiple concept album projects.
https://benedicttaylormusic.com
