Steam Down 

Steam Down is a London-born Afro-Punk band, live music ritual, and cultural movement rooted in improvisation, community, and the Sounds of the Diaspora. At the heart of Steam Down is their event series, Sounds of the Diaspora - an ever-evolving live experience where musicians and audiences come together to co-create in real time. Blurring the lines between jazz, grime, afrobeat, funk, and electronic sound, each session becomes a spontaneous sonic journey shaped by the energy in the room.

www.steamdown.co.uk | @steamdown

Joycelyn Longdon

Joycelyn is a multidisciplinary scholar, writer, technologist, designer, creative, educator, speaker, listener, facilitator, and occasional DJ. She weaves established wisdom, emerging knowledge, and evolving ideas to unearth stories of injustice and nurture alternative visions of eco-socio-technological futures.

www.joycelynlongdon.com | @joycelynlongdon

Hutch

Introducing Hutch, a 24-year-old British singer, songwriter and pianist whose debut songs signal a bold and compelling new voice in contemporary music. Pulsating, unfiltered and aching with memory, his music is about survival – and the cost of it. Hutch is an artist who has lived, lost, and finally found the courage to tell his story on his own terms. His debut EP, ‘On The Edge Of The Earth’, is set for release on June 12th.

linktr.ee/hutchutchutchutch |  @hutchutchutchutch

Lovellious

Lovellious is a DJ, producer and broadcaster based in Stroud, known for his wide-ranging approach to sound. Alongside his work in UK electronic music, his practice is rooted in digging and playing records, leaning into a more soulful, jazz-adjacent sound. Shaped by time spent digging in places such as Colombia, his sets move from psychedelic Latin funk to jazz dance to rare groove, always with a heavy groove.

www.bio.site/lovellious |  @lovellious_

Pablo Franco

Pabz (she/her/shroomfun/gyal) is a mushroom-cosplaying poet and storyteller from East London, now rooted in Brighton. Through spoken word, she preserves oral tradition, exploring grief, love, and ecological kinship—especially with fungi. Her work deepens intimacy with the more-than-human world, calling people to reconnect with nature, self, community, and hug more trees.

@poetically_pabz  | www.substack.com/@poeticallypabz

ELSA YEAH!

Cutting her teeth in writing, journalism and talk radio, DJ Elsa Yeah! plays across baile funk, grime, garage, electrom dancehall and Latin sounds, joining eras and genres though rhythm and instinct. Usually found behind the page rather than online, her sets lean into percussion, movement and the tracks that keep a dancefloor moving.

@elsa__yeah

ACCESSIBILITY

​This event will be held at the Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, New Rd Brighton, BN1 1UG (map). This venue is fully accessible. Find the accessibility information for the Studio Theatre here. For further information, email: access@brightondome.org or phone: 01273 261541. For urgent requests call the box office on 01273 709 709 Mon-Sat, 10:00-17:00.

CODE OF CONDUCT

We are committed to providing a safe, inclusive, supportive environment for all. We ask that everyone follow our code of conduct, which you can read here.

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO DURING EVENT

Just so you know, this event will be photographed/filmed. If you prefer not to be photographed, please speak to a member of the Lighthouse team. The photographs and film we capture at our events are used for marketing and promotional purposes for our programme only and are stored securely.

ABOUT FUTURE CREATIVE LEADERS

Future Creative Leaders (FCL) is a 12-month paid programme offering young creatives from underrepresented backgrounds the opportunity to work closely with Lighthouse's leadership team to explore various aspects of creative leadership.

FCL redefines youth engagement by sharing power and resources directly with young people. This 12-month programme goes beyond access or participation. It places real influence, leadership, creative agency and decision-making power in the hands of those traditionally underrepresented in the creative industries.

Over the year, participants will co-curate programmes, select participants for mini-residencies, and recruit their successors, all while exploring alternative governance structures, accountability, and power-sharing.

We're grateful to: ​​​Innovate UK, Chalk Cliff Trust, Sussex Community Foundation, Enjoolata Foundation, Brighton Festival, Brighton Youth Centre, The Old Market and Art in Mind.