Newsflash: Nature is now Officially a Musician
An interview with Sophia Shnapp ahead of Plants Can Dance this Sunday, EarthPercent, SoundsRight, Brian Eno, TEDx talk, Plants Can Teach by Paul JJ Treichl, Auntie Flo UK Tour...
Plants Can Dance - 19th April
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Ahead of Plants Can Dance this Sunday, I spoke to one of our guest speakers, climate & culture ambassador Sophia Shnapp on her recent TEDx talk in Ibiza, in which presented the innovative ways in which she has been pioneering to ensure nature is now being credited within the music industry.
Listen here:
Sophia will be delivering a version of her TEDx talk this Sunday 19th April at Plants Can Dance (tickets here) and also at a dinner we are hosting at the new Six Senses Place on the 23rd of April (contact me if you’d like to come along to that).
We chatted about the Glasgow music scene, how she met and worked with Brian Eno and others during the early stages of the EarthPercent charity, the Sounds Right Initiative where nature can be credited and remunerated as an ‘artist’, our collaboration at the UN Oceans conference last year where we created a makeshift hydrophone by placing a microphone in a condom! and my work with Sophia to create a variety of sounds for the talk - ranging from the most ugly, dissonant sound imaginable to the most pleasant…
Here’s an example of the most out of tune sound we made:
And here’s the most in tune:
What do you think?
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Watch the full unedited version of my chat with Sophia here to get a taste for whats in store on Sunday here:
We’ll also be joined by biodesigner Paul JJ Treichl who’ll be giving a talk entitled ‘Plants Can Teach (and Mushrooms Guide)’ - which means he’s already off to a good start!
We’ll kick off with a biosonification workshop at 4pm where you can play around with some of the devices available on the market to make music from the electrical impulses found from living organisms. The talks will begin at around 530pm and we’ll also have a chance to listen to modular synth soundscapes created by myself and Lamine, where we take the biodata from the beautiful array of plants from his Repot plant shop and turn that into music. Hideout do great Sunday roasts by the canal and the event is really relaxed so you can pop in an geek out and then go chill in the bar to digest!
I’m sorry if you tried to buy tickets on DICE, the link has not been working. Instead, please use RA here and there will be tickets on the door. Please join us from 4pm - 8pm!
Auntie Flo UK TOUR
In case you missed it, my band are going on tour in a couple of weeks. It would be incredible if you can join us!
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London is sold out but I’m told there will be tickets on the door, so get down early.
If you know anyone in Leeds, Bristol, Manchester or Edinburgh - help us spread the word!!
Here’s a sneak peek of our rehearsals:
2026 Dates:
Here’s a few DJ/Live/Plants Can Dance dates for your diary. Would be lovely to see you on the road :)
More announced soon. Contact me if you’d like to book.
19.4.26 - Plants Can Dance, Hideout, London
23.4.26 - Plants Can Dance, Six Senses, London
30.4.26 - Auntie Flo Live Band, Leeds
1.5.26 - Auntie Flo Live Band, Bristol
2.5.26 - Auntie Flo Live Band, Manchester
3.5.26 - Auntie Flo Live Band, Edinburgh
16.5.26 - Auntie Flo Live Band, Ronnie Scott’s, London
19.5.26 - Plants Can Dance, Cryptic Launch Scotland House
23.5.26 - Auntie Flo DJ, Grow Hackney, London
30.5.26 - Brian d’Souza live at Watching Trees UK
19.6.26 - Plants Can Dance, Solstice, Cornwall
20.6.26 - Auntie Flo DJ, Wildwood UK
21.6.26 - Plants Can Dance, Wildwood UK
26.6.26 - Plants Can Dance, Kew Gardens
27.6.26 - Plants Can Dance, Kew Gardens
28.6.26 - Plants Can Dance, Hideout, London
3.7.26 - Plants Can Dance, Kew Gardens
4.7.26 - Plants Can Dance, Kew Gardens
5.7.26 - Kelburn TBA
11.7.26 - Tropical Pressure, Cornwall
1.8.26 - Auntie Flo Live Band TBA