06/10/2026
Meet our Nu Noize facilitators!
PaisleighB is a Liverpool born singer, songwriter and multidisciplinary artist with work moving between R&B, alternative music, musical theatre and spoken word.
R&B raised, and influenced by a wide spectrum of sounds, PaisleighB blends nostalgic influences with a contemporary, ever evolving approach to songwriting and performance.
An independent artist with a growing catalogue spanning releases from her early EPs through to her latest work, PaisleighB has built a reputation for honest, emotionally driven songwriting and genre fluid creativity. Her work explores love, heartbreak, identity and the human experience, with a particular focus on creating music that connects deeply with its listeners.
Alongside her own music, PaisleighB is passionate about collaboration, storytelling and supporting emerging artists, bringing her experience as a performer and songwriter into creative projects across Liverpool and beyond. PAISLEIGH BI
Zi Lan Liao is CEO and Artistic Director of Pagoda Arts and Music Director of the Pagoda Chinese Youth Orchestra, the first and largest Chinese youth orchestra in Europe. A professional guzheng musician, Zi Lan has extensive experience nurturing young musicians and exploring cross-cultural and cross-genre music. Her own collaborative practice has brought Chinese traditional music together with contemporary and experimental sounds, including a Boiler Room collaboration with Korean electronic artist Jaeho Hwang, as well as collaborations with musicians from India, Africa and other musical traditions. Through Nu Noize, Zi Lan wants to encourage young artists to experiment across cultures and genres, develop their own creative voices and collaborate with people they might not normally work with. Her ambition is to help young people broaden their musical horizons and create pathways towards professional creative careers. Pagoda Arts
Kofi, known as KOF, is a Liverpool based musician, producer, and mix engineer with over two decades in the industry, and a pioneer in the Liverpool hip hop scene. He’s the founder and creative director of GoPlay Studio, Liverpool’s leading independent studio for hip hop, RnB, a
