>FUSE is a series of events run by Glasgow based collective VAJ.Power, in which people from different backgrounds, experiences and ages come together, make work and perform. With the focus on providing the platform for the underrepresented communities all over the UK and Europe, as well as merging different genres from grime to experimental electronics, >FUSE takes over The Art School’s Assembly Hall with live acts, DJs and live visuals from the evening and until late.

Anz. Manchester-based producer and a DJ, as well as a Redbull Riddim Rally winner in 2017, Anz. is also a selector for Manchester’s Chow Down, a night and a label, keeping the floor moving late into the night with her slippery blend of bassline, grime and UK funky. A frequent guest on numerous Rinse and Radar shows, she is joining FUSE for her Glasgow debut, which we are extremely gassed about! Check out her latest EP on Chow Down >>> https://soundcloud.com/chowdownmcr/sets/chow001-anz-ep as well as her most recent production mix >>> https://soundcloud.com/yung-anz/anz-autumnwinter-dubs-2017

Ziúr We are very excited to invite Ziúr, a Berlin-based DJ/producer, dedicated to combining different sonic textures and brainy beats into a functional dancefloor framework. Her first full-length album ‘U Feel Anything?' was out in October 2017 on the UK based electronic record label Planet Mu. They describe her as a part of 'A new generation breaking out of the techno mould and creating in a spirit of freedom and experimentation, taking seemingly incompatible influences and balancing them into a new and exciting sound.’ She also is a founder and a resident DJ at BOO HOO, a night championing diverse lineups and musical experiments, as well as a part of a DISCWOMAN collective. You can check out her album 'U Feel Anything?' on a Planet Mu website >>> http://planet.mu/releases/u-feel-anything/

K4CIE Glaswegian DJ and radio host exploring all things rap, trap, grime and RnB. Beginning in 2011 K4CIE learned the tricks of the DJ trade and was given a platform on LVLZ Radio. She hosted a fortnightly show, along with a variety of guest mixes and one off shows on Radar, NTS, Noods, Reprezent, BBC Bristol, BOSSY LDN and LA’s Sister Radio. Now hosting a weekly show on Radar Radio K4CIE brings the Glasgow sounds to London on the GLA Nights show. She is also the host of her own monthly Glasgow club night PEACH, promoting a female friendly crowd in a male dominant music scene Check out her latest Radar Radio Show GLA Nights >>> https://www.mixcloud.com/RadarRadioLDN/k4cie-presents-gla-nights-1st-january-2018/

AKUMU 悪夢 Glasgow/London based AKUMU aka SpookygirlDJ™ is bringing some hard drum and dark vibes to the dance floor for us, check out her recent mix she did for MM’s new Glasgow night Underworld back in December for a little taster of what’s to come >>>> https://soundcloud.com/a-ku-mu/underworld-gla-mix

NOVA SCOTIA the TRUTH, A producer and performer of sample-based electronic music. She is currently working on an EP which uses female hip hop and RnB vocals to promote messages including sexual freedom for women without judgement and the reversal of male and female roles in society. Listen to her guest mix for VAJ.Power's Subcity Radio show >>> https://soundcloud.com/novascotiathetruth/vajpower-w-nova-scotia-subcity-radio

KUKLA Kukla is based in Brno, Czech Republic, where she works for Bastl Instruments as a teacher of modular synthesis both online (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ1rviedGvc&t=29s) and in a series of workshops aimed at helping young women start making electronic music. Her own music is built on slow rhythms with ambient layering of sound and modified noises of animals and people close to her.

Be respectful to one another and don’t forget >FUSE operates a safe(r) space policy, so please make yourselves familiar with it down below in the posts. We are aiming to make everyone feel safe and welcome on the night; if anything uncomfortable occurs please speak to the member of staff or one of our volunteers who will be wearing a VAJ badge.

We also will provide you a bar setting in Assembly Hall so you can sit down and enjoy the live acts prior to the night ♥ Get down early to catch all the acts! ♥