yikes

Boorloo based Wongi man Yikes is a multitalented and mad-skilled DJ, producer, radio presenter, artist, designer and promoter. Throwing down the stages at Inner Varnika Festival, Pitch Festival, Sun Cycle Festival and Boiler Room over the past year, Yikes has certainly cemented himself as an unstoppable force in the so-called Australian music landscape. Not one to stick to any genre, Yikes is known to glide through a variety of genres effortlessly tied together with his signature style of deep, broken and percussive sounds.

Holding down the legendary Friday’s Full Frequency slot on community radio station RTRFM, Yikes shares his wealth of musical knowledge and skills as a selector with listeners each week. A community minded individual, Yikes also shares his deep musical knowings with others through his First Nations DJ course for young musicians. Extending this ethos is his co-founding of Nani Creative: a Boorloo based Aboriginal led creative studio that aims to encourage authentic design that creates connection and enables storytelling. With the space, he has worked hard to tangibly fight back against the lack of diversity in creative industries.

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Jasmine Rose: jasmine@watartists.com