Squidsoup – pioneers in the use of light, sound, technology and space to create new kinds of immersive experience. Their work questions our understanding of presence and physicality. They use digitally controlled media to alter and augment physical spaces, to compose perception-altering journeys of the mind. SQDX is an ongoing series of their sonic explorations.

julz (Julian Nguyen) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores the possibilities afforded through the combination of sound, sight, and sensation. Alongside Emilio Vazquez (“milz”), he co-founded Lunar Calendar, an immersive arts collective passionate about creating concert experiences where music is seen, heard, and felt. Blending chamber music with contemporary sound and visual design, they offer a new kind of listening experience that is multi-sensory, immersive, and alive.

Nicole L. Olson explores the human condition through movement. The artistic director of the dance company NicoleOlson|MovementChaos, she’s presented work in alternative spaces across the Valley of the Sun for years, performing solo, with her dancers, and with other local artists and creators at places like Phoenix Art Museum, 9 The Gallery in downtown Phoenix, The Heard Museum, the Desert Botanical Garden, and other locales. She has also shown work nationally at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and additional venues in Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, Austin, Las Vegas, and morz (“milz”) to blend chamber music with stunning visual art and dance performances.e.

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is an AAM-accredited, internationally recognized institution committed to creativity, collaboration, experimentation and exchange. SMoCA fosters meaningful connections across diverse communities by cultivating an inclusive space for conversation, curiosity, and shared understanding.