Takar Nabam is an Indian singer-songwriter who infuses mellow alt-rock references with hints of Himalayan folk and the music of North East India to create a soulful concoction of liberating World Music grooves, ethno-jazz riffs, and dreamy vocals. From India’s Arunachal Pradesh region bordering Tibet, Takar’s music embodies the truth that it’s the journey that matters, and not where it should eventually lead to.

The Killing Tapes was formed in 2020 by Marcus Crede (Kreatur and others) and Peter Svensson (Mary Celeste, Hello Heartland). The lyrics and demos were presented to Peter by Marcus in the fall of 2020, and they immediately began to work on the material together. Shortly into the writing process, they both realized that the songs were of such quality and importance that they began the writing and recording of the album Black.

Toby TomTom is a self-contained artist from Akron, Ohio, now based in Long Island, NY. He composed, arranged, produced, and played all of the instruments on “Black Swan,” including flugelhorn, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, and vocals. Toby's influences include Tupac, Marvin Gaye, Tower of Power, Prince, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Migos, Debussy, and John Denver.

Born from the weirdness of the first COVID lockdown. To date, The Ruby Tears has been an entirely online collaboration between Manchester solo musician John Goodfellow and Liverpool guitarist and songwriter Jeff Skellon.