Join us on 5th February for small room session #8!
We can't wait to kick off 2026 with two new artists to small room - Bob Braun and Juliet Merchant!
They will be sharing their work with us in our venue Little Nan's 2.0 in Deptford, London.
After the performances, there will be an opportunity to socialise and jam out to recorded music from previous and upcoming performers from the small room community.
Timings (important)
- Doors at 18:30
- Music 19:00
Please note: Little Nan's 2.0 is a small venue, so if you wish to secure seating, please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
If you have access needs and wish to reserve seating or block out a space, please do get in touch at smallroomarts@gmail.com and we will be happy to help.
PROGRAMME
Bob Braun
Instagram: @bob.braun
Website: https://www.bob-braun.com/
Bandcamp: https://bobbraun.bandcamp.com/
Bob Braun is a North London based electro-experimental queer pop project. His current body of work Spectra (I) - (III) is a nocturnal trilogy of EPs exploring themes of longing and belonging, queer identity, and the self. Spectra (I) was released in November 2024, followed by Spectra (II) in March 2025, with the final chapter Spectra (III) scheduled for release in early 2026.
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Juliet Merchant
Instagram and Facebook: @jujumerch
Juliet Merchant is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning composer and pianist, best known for her scores for Soviet silent films commissioned by Klassiki and the National Cinema Centre of Armenia. Her debut came with Gerry Fox’s documentary Force of Nature: Natalia, which premiered at Curzon Cinemas. She has since written for classics such as The Girl with the Hatbox (Boris Barnet), Love’s Berries (Oleksandr Dovzhenko), and Aelita (Yakov Protozanov), with performances at the Institut Français. Her music was described as “dazzling” by Russian Arts and Culture.
She was commissioned by The Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Armenia to write the score for “The House on the Volcano” by Amo Bek-Nazaryan for the centenary of Armenian cinema, where she directed the Conservatory Orchestra of Armenia. This received an "outstanding" review by Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian and “an absolute triumph” by Fin Logie from Lossi 36 and has been premiered internationally, including at MoMA, La Cinematheque Francaise, Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival, Institut Français, National Centre of Cinema of Armenia, The Arnolfini, and MAO (Modern Art Oxford).
Her recent collaboration with Eunjo Lee’s film trilogy has been exhibited at Frieze London, CCA Goldsmiths, and NeMAF Seoul International ALT Cinema & Media Festival, receiving the Mansfield-Ruddock Art Prize. In 2024, she unveiled a series of collaborative audio-visual works at Somerset House with live musicians.
Juliet completed her Master’s in Composition at the University of Oxford, collaborating with the Castalian Quartet, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, and BBC choirs, with performances at Christ Church, Jacqueline du Pré, and Holywell Music Hall.
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