Main Stage Grant Recipients Announced
MAIN STAGE GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUCNED
Please join us in congratulating Beryl, Dylan Atlantis, & Moss!
Beryl
Sydney based Beryl have established a reputation as one of the city's most unique acts, known for
their captivating live performances and distinct melding of indie-rock and art-folk across their
prolific discography (17 releases to date). The band’s songwriting is both blunt and vulnerable, and
coupled with intricate instrumental arrangements, Beryl’s cathartic sound has amassed a cult
following and critical acclaim throughout the local music community, with their 2023 LP Dry Peel
Crack nominated for Album of the Year at the FBi Radio SMAC Awards.
Having just released their
sophomore LP Body Break on October 10, Beryl launched the album with a string of shows on the east
coast, including showcase performances at SXSW Sydney. Body Break has already received great praise,
having earned the band their second Album of the Week feature at FBi Radio on release.
Dylan Atlantis
Drawing inspiration from the Odd Future internet era, swag style of the early 2010s, Myspace scene kid playlists of 2007 and the feeling of a summer breeze grazing your skin on the first day after a fresh heartbreak, Dylan manages to craft emotionally raw yet sonically smooth songs that serve as diary entries, dance floor anthems and late night drive soundtracks, "described by many as “hard-soft music”.
Moss
From the initial unveiling of his debut single ‘Lullabye’ feat. Akacia that welcomed over 200,000 plays in its first month, First Nations electronic artist Moss has begun cementing his bass-driven footprint in his motherland of Australia and beyond. With a production foundation that has seen the likes of Marshmallow, Yellow Claw, Jauz and more drop fully-fledged support, the October Records producer has positioned himself as a producer capable of rubbing shoulders with some of the world’s best.
Tapping into incredibly emotive, cinematic and heavy-hitting elements with his work, Moss has infused a true bass energy, delivering seamless output. Taking out the Triple J Unearthed DIYSupergroup competition for ‘Sabre Teeth’, while also seeing it hit #1 on their charts, the single led to an official release featuring Ghanaian-Australian and multi award nominated singer Genesis Owusu. With a full arsenal of music in the bank, 2023 saw his take on the ever-powerful hit record ‘Solid Rock’ alongside collaborators Goanna, Tasman Keith and William Barton, garnered industry support from the likes of triple j, Rolling Stone Australia and Urban List, not to mention becoming the theme to the NRL’s 2023 Indigenous Round & the closing recording for 2023’s Brisbane Riverfire soundtrack. Commanding attention across his catalogue, his recent release ‘Strictly 4 Tha’ alongside UK rap giant Example on the iconic EDM label Monstercat, saw them tour the country together after racking up nearly half a million streams.
Not shy of leaving the studio and taking to the festival stage, 2024 + 2025 has seen Moss featured on prominent bills including Rabbits Eat Lettuce, Wildlands, Ability Fest & more, all the while devoting his anomalous vision to breaking boundaries across the electronic scene.
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