Xabier Erkizia

Lesaka, 1975.
Sound artist, researcher, producer, curator and listener.
During the last 30 years he has worked on countless projects related to listening and sonic creation.
In addition to his solo work, he has collaborated with a long list of artists and bands, oriented to experimental rock, free improvisation and electronic / concrete music (Cafe Teatro, Francisco Lopez, Niño de Elche, Jean Luc Guionnet, Billy Bao, Mattin…).
In the world of cinema and performing arts, he has worked as a sound designer for more than 100 films and shows, for which he has been awarded internationally. In 2021, he released his first feature film, entitled O GEMER (Atekaleun films). His sound installations have been exhibited at festivals, cultural centers and museums in various countries around the world.
In addition to his artistic facet, he has been curating for projects such as the ERTZ Festival de Otras Músicas (1999-2017) bringing artists like Charles Hayward, Llorenç Barber, Phil Niblock or Charlemagne Palestine to Bera in Navarra.
https://erkizia.audio-lab.org/en/

Ibon RG

Sestao, 1978
Emerging from the left bank of the Nervión River, close to Bilbao, Ibon RG has been involved in Bizkaia's independent and experimental scene for decades as a promoter, producer, arranger, and above all, as a musician.
In this field, he collaborates with and is part of numerous bands and ensembles, rooted in hardcore, contemporary music, folklore, polyphony, and free improv. With all of them, he has an extensive discography in which he plays several classical instruments (piano, guitar, trumpet, trombone) as well as others more closely related to Basque folklore (txalaparta, txistu, xirula, ttunttun, etc.).
The main focus of his work in recent years is undoubtedly his voice, especially in his solo work. Improvisation and composition intertwine and separate depending on the moment, according to the situation. Lyrical a cappella, atonal and guttural singing are his signature to conform to a repertoire that is as visceral and intimidating in execution as it is solid in message.
https://ibonrg.net/

Verde Prato

There is nothing about Verde Prato that conforms to the norm of mainstream music projects. It’s not pure pop, it’s not pure electronica, and it’s not pure folk either, yet it’s all of them at the same time, twisted around and turned into something new. Knowing that the name of the project is the title of a 17th century tale by Giambattista Basile, in which it is the princess who saves the prince and not the other way around, it’s easy to guess that nothing is accidental in the music of the Basque composer and performer Ana Arsuaga, a trained pianist who also works in fine arts.

She is influenced by folk music, but maybe more than that by Bertsolaris, the style of traditional poets composing and improvising verses in Basque. Much like those popular performers, she appears alone on stage, with only her voice, and a modern twist – electronic devices – while exploring registers ranging from Gregorian chant, obscure post-punk and the mysteriousness of a contemporary Kate Bush. If Kate Bush ever dared to sing in Basque, of course.
https://hegoadiskak.bandcamp.com/album/jaikiera