With a driving drum corps battery, taiko drummers, an arsenal of electronics including synthesizers, theremin, vocoders, and other custom-made sonic devices, itchy-O completely engulfs an audience from every angle in an electric bog of music, ephemera, and spectacle. Lauded as one of today’s most unique musical performance experiences, the group disrupts traditional performance protocols with a form of chaos that unifies spectators and audiences. Itchy-O performances awaken the senses, test assumptions, and create an opening for new experiences where identity and boundaries surrender and disband. Itchy-O creates transcendent musical experiences by blending iconographies in an effort to provide a distinctive offering. The resulting chaos dissolves familiarities, awakens possibilities, and employs the true nature and power of hive-minded ceremony. With a performance troupe of over 50+ musicians, dancers, puppeteers, and special effects experts, itchy-O creates a space where the performer and audience co-create an ecstatic artistic experience. The percussive rhythms of the drum battery and taiko drums shake all tenants of tradition and intermingle with unique custom-crafted electronic devices, providing a primal-futuristic spiritual immersion.

Cruel Mourning is a synth-pop trio based in Denver, that embodies the dark, moody essence of the 80’s and 90’s Electronic Music scene. Drawing inspiration from iconic acts such as Depeche Mode, New Order, and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Cruel Mourning crafts infectious, danceable soundscapes that explore different parts of the Electronic Landscape! Comprised of Singer-Songwriter D.C. Myers, Synth Player Jeremy Lombardo and Bass by Adam Hawkes, Cruel Mourning has been gaining momentum in the local Synth scene with their energetic, moody and dark-dance driven tracks. Their self-titled EP, released in 2024, showcases the trio’s ability to craft hauntingly beautiful melodies and introspective lyrics that resonate deeply with all who listen.