ilex

ilex is the creative outlet and solo project of Sydney drummer, percussionist, and electronic music producer, Holly Conner.

Sometimes heavy, industrial, and highly rhythmic; sometimes beautiful, texturally rich, intricate, and emotional - ilex is a versatile, creative, and skilled performer with her own distinctive brand of percussion-meets-electronic music.

Performing solo, ilex has supported DJs such as Tzusing (LIES), punk/noise group Behind You, and producers 700 Feel; as well as creating ambient iterations for the Sydney Biennale & Surfacing Series. In 2023, she performed at the Sydney Opera House as a Freedman Fellowship Finalist. The Fellowship recognises artists at the forefront of improvised music in Australia. ilex has also been featured as fbi.radio’s Independent Artist of the Week, following the release of her previous EP Visions of Elsewhere & single What Is Soft is Also Strong. Her track Kodamas has also been showcased on New Weird Australia’s Ambient Compilation “Fragile States” – sitting amongst the best of Australia’s ambient music scene.

In this special performance, ilex will be debuting new works from her upcoming EP, moving towards a deeper, darker, and thicker sound than in previous releases.