Jamie Little

Jamie is an artist based in Dumfries.

After studying Music at the University of Highlands & Islands, Jamie moved back to Dumfries and has been working in the music scene as a guitarist, composer, teacher and practitioner.

Whilst being primarily a musician, Jamie has always had in interest in visual media. He has created short films in the past and has used his skills to supply tech for conferences and live streamed gigs.

This interest in visual media and music has led Jamie to explore more creative use of visuals to support musical performance.

Brooke Biagi and Chris Mancini

Brooke and Chris make up two thirds of the Dumfries-based grunge band "Life Plan" and have also more recently started a progressive rock/metal project. In both of these bands Brooke plays bass and sings, while Chris plays Drums in one, plays Guitar and is the primary song writer in the other.

Having met up with Sonic Labs in recent months they have taken a great deal of enjoyment from the more improvisational process found with their fellow musicians.

linktr.ee/lifeplanmusic

Liam Templeton

Liam is an aspiring sound artist and synthesist working across the mediums of live performance and installation. His practice involves re-contextualising found sounds using techniques reminiscent of the BBC radiophonic workshop. In his professional life, Liam is a conservation biologist with a specialism in bioacoustics. In his work, he tries to honour the rich cultural heritage of field recording and its role in ecology. Drawing inspiration from John Cage, Liam is also interested in the role of aleatory and chance operations in improvisation, as well as graphic scores as a means of navigating the intersection between visual and sonic arts.

Taylor Nuttall

Taylor Nuttall is a composer, artist and sound designer. Taylor has focused on improvisation, software based modular and iPad performance tools often using generative and ambient sound design. Seeking to avoid specific genres, his work is often a hybrid of influences that incorporates found sounds and seemingly disparate though often very personal content. The environment, sustainability and climate change are a constant underlying thematic. 

https://soundcloud.com/taylornuttal

https://taylornuttall.bandcamp.com/

BASH (Mark Stephenson and James Wait)

Bash is an improvisational crew, based in Dumfries, south-west Scotland.

There are three main players, Colin, James, and Mark. Sessions can be any combination of them, along with anybody else who wants to join in.

Honestly, the only thing we're interested in is playing music, so if you have opportunities for us to play, or want to join in on our sessions one way or another, DM us.

https://www.mixcloud.com/bash_dumfries/

Ruaridh Nicholson

Whilst he does not consider himself an artist, Ruaridh is a valuable member of the Sonic Labs production team.  Often he is found utilizing his technical skills at the mixing desk, light desk or operating live visuals software in order to enhance the performances of the Sonic Labs artists.   

Meg Dickson-Hood

Starting out as a freelance sound engineer, Meg worked on events held at The Stove before joining the team as a community events producer.

Meg started her career in the music industry back in 2017 as a guitarist in a five-piece band, playing all across the country and in Europe. Just before lockdown, she decided to further her knowledge and study sound production in Cumbernauld, leading her to move offstage and behind the desk. Since finishing her studies and moving back to Dumfries, she has been working with the local creative community, running the sound desk at live events and recording artists in the studio.

At the start of 2023, Meg created her first project, producing a series of live sessions with Circa 16 Sound Recording to showcase a wide variety of Scottish musicians.