Nyege Nyege X Gaswerk Music Residency Showcase Concert

Gaswerk Music Days and Nyege Nyege festival are pleased to present the results of their first joint residency series bringing together artist from the Gaswerksiedlung artist community and Nyege Nyege’s vast roster of artists from across Africa. Taking place at Block1, the inaugural concert will feature visiting artists AFRORACK as well as residents HALOSAUR and NICHOLAS MORRISH.

https://nyegenyege.com/
https://www.gaswerk-music-days.de/

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AFRORACK
Brian Bamanya, aka Afrorack, is a Ugandan producer and self-taught electronics innovator behind Africa’s first DIY modular synthesizer. When commercial gear proved inaccessible, he built his own system—The Afrorack—using open-source schematics and local parts. His debut album (The Afrorack, Hakuna Kulala, 2022) merges modular synthesis with East African rhythms, acid, and experimental electronics. Known for raw, improvised live sets, Bamanya has performed at CTM, Rewire, Bad Bonn Kilbi, and Sinsal, and regularly leads workshops and talks.

https://www.artist.nyegenyege.com/afrorack

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HALOSAUR
Stephane Lefrancois, aka Halosaur, is a French-born, Berlin-based producer, sound artist, and educator whose work spans techno, ambient, jazz, and modular synthesis. Beginning as a drummer in 1990s Paris before studying audio engineering in Canada, he developed a distinctive approach that blends polyrhythmic depth, dub textures, and cinematic atmospheres. A longtime modular synthesis enthusiast, Halosaur crafts intricate, immersive live sets, and shares his expertise through workshops and courses. His releases—on labels such as Compost, BBE, and Sony—move fluidly between dancefloor pressure and abstract storytelling, bridging emotional depth with sonic precision.

https://halosaur.bandcamp.com/

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NICHOLAS MORRISH
Nicholas Morrish is a Berlin-based composer and electronic musician working across recorded, installed, and collaborative performance contexts. His solo practice focuses on fully synthetic sound worlds that blur the lines between organic and artificial. His work has been commissioned and performed internationally by leading ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, and the Münchener Kammerorchester, while his collaborations span music theatre, multimedia installation, and film.

https://www.nicholasmorrish.com/