The History of Apple Pie,  Giles Petersen, Riz MC, John Robb, The Museum of Modern Art and more

Roundhouse Rising 2012, An Explosion of Emerging Music, 9-18 February 2012

Roundhouse Rising, with support from STA Travel, are pleased to announce hotly tipped Londoners The History of Apple Pie and Norwegian artist Torkelsen as new additions to the 2012 line up.

Visual innovators Eyes on the Wall will also be creating unique visuals for each night of the festival. Eyes on the Wall, who originally started as a project in the Roundhouse Studios, have recently worked on a video for Moby and created visuals for Ron Arad’s Curtain Call exhibition at the Roundhouse over the summer.

Additionally, UnConvention have confirmed a string of guest speakers for their co-curated day at Rising including Giles Petersen, Riz MC, Kate Tempest (The Sound of Rum), Soweto Kinch, Ian Birrell (ex editor of The Independent and Africa Express co-founder), Caspar Llewellyn Smith (Music Editor of The Observer and Guardian), Mark Antoinne Moreau (manager of Amadou and Mariam) and many more.

They join the previously announced guests John Robb, Jon McClure from Reverend and the Makers, RWD editor and Guardian journalist Chantelle Fiddy and artist RoxXxan.

UnConvention’s theme for Rising 2012 is Voices and looks at the political voices and social messages through spoken word, hip hop, social media, art and culture. There will be a simultaneous panel connecting the Roundhouse in London with The Museum of Modern Art in Medellin, Colombia in real time. The whole day explores the sounds, ideas and projects that help change the world and society and make people think differently.

Panels includes ‘Female Voices’, with a panel of female MCs, ‘Hip Hop’ (live from Colombia), ‘Politicisation of Music’, ‘Creativity and Social Media In Places Of Armed Conflict’, ‘Digital Innovation’, ‘Latin American Music In The UK’.

This is the second UnConvention event at the Roundhouse.It follows an amazing UnConvention Factory in February 2011 where panellists such as Dave Balfe, Dave Rowntree, Tom Robinson, Viv Albertine, Charlie XCX and John Robb were involved in the recording, production and release of an album in one day.

Un-Convention: Voices – Saturday 11th Feb
10.30am-6pm / £10 (all day ticket)
For more details please visit www.roundhouse.org.uk/rising

New line up confirmations for Roundhouse Rising 2012:
Incidentally, Nordic – Friday 17 Feb
Project Fresh Socks unleash the best in cutting edge Nordic electronica with a musical night by and with all things Nordic.
Sandra Kolstad – debut UK show
Bloodgroup – debut UK show
Torkelsen – special exclusive live set
7.30pm / £6

EKO presents Through the Glass Ceiling – Saturday 18 Feb
EKO will host the closing day of Rising, with a focus on women in music. Expect a workshop on music production with Hannah Holland (co-founder of Batty Bass), a podcast masterclass with BBC 6Music's Ruth Barnes, a panel hosted by Wears the Trousers magazine, as well as an evening of live music from some of the best female-fronted bands in the UK including hotly tipped London five-piece The History of Apple Pie.

The History of Apple Pie – exclusive headline show
Drop Out Venus
Chapter 24
Skinny Girl Diet
7.30pm / £6

Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH
Thursday 9 – Saturday 18February
Tickets: 0844 482 8008