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VENETTA (aka BETHLEHEM) is a DJ, producer, and multidisciplinary artist exploring sound, performance, and photographer. Her open-format approach to mixing sets has taken her to venues like Berghain’s Panorama Bar, De School, Schinkel Pavillon, and Hamburger Bahnhof, as well as festivals like Flow in Helsinki. Drawing from a far-reaching library of genres, Venetta takes on a gutsy, yet provocative approach with her selection, blending anything from techno and electro to global club and rap, all with the aim of shocking the dancefloor with an unrelenting sonic blitzkrieg. Her style is climactic, often rife with dissociative sensations— a nod to her fascination with psychological thrillers and the way their soundtracks oscillate between high and low pitches, frequently changing tempos to heighten their dramatic edge. She has collaborated with leading experimental music platforms like PAN and brands such as Anonymous Club by Shayne Oliver and Diesel and performed alongside artists including Jamie xx, Yves Tumor, James Ferraro, Mica Levi, Ecco2k, and Boys Noize. She is currently working on her debut album, which explores the intersection of live performance and experimental sound
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BEN LADOUCEUR (he/him) is an author living on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation (Ottawa). His first book, Otter, was selected as a best book of 2015 by the National Post, nominated for a Lambda Literary Award, and awarded the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award; his second book, Mad Long Emotion, was awarded the Archibald Lampman Prize.

He is the recipient of the Writers’ Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize for emerging LGBT+ writers, and a National Magazine Award for Poetry. His short fiction has been featured in the Journey Prize Anthology and awarded the Thomas Morton Prize. His latest novel "I Remember Lights" was released at the end of April and is available wherever fine books are sold!

To learn more about the Artist visit his website at www.benladouceur.com or on Bluesky at @helloiamben