MWEN
Theatre includes: Faun (Cardboard Citizens/UK tour); Much Ado About Nothing (NYT/West End); Dismissed (Soho); Rise (Kiln); Key Workers Cycle (Almeida).
Music: Mwen has performed on stages from Somerset House and Southbank Centre, to various UK festivals, including Glastonbury, and international tours. As a solo artist, Mwen’s compositions and productions have garnered airplay on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6, XFM, NTS, Rinse FM. Their work has been supported by DJs, including Rob da Bank, Mary Anne Hobbs, and Tom Robinson. Additionally, their music has been synchronised with TV and fashion films.
Other: Mwen is a multifaceted artist, working as a theatre sound designer and composer, music producer, DJ, and live performing artist. Their creative practice blends the realms of music technology, electronic music, live sound, and performance. Mwen is interested in artistic works that explore themes of identity, resistance, solidarity and narratives of self. Currently based in London, Mwen is an active DJ on the city’s vibrant club scene. They also hold the position of in-house Ableton tutor at Hub16 Studios in East London and tutor at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP). Mwen is an artist in residence at the University of Birmingham’s Music Department on the 2023/24 Sounding Change Artist Residency Programme.