Nicholas Mercer

Originally hailing from Sydney and currently based in hobart electric cellist/multi instrumentalist Nicholas Mercer has a new offering. Dubbed "Cherry Slug" after an intense musical encounter with drummer Dunchee Kanan (Mongolia), and some cherry munching invertebrates. Encompassing a range of musical styles, Cherry Slug blends classical forms with grungy simplicity, wailing blues and dark trip hop. Cherry Slug adopts a no holds barred approach, "No songs no band members" using looping techniques, effects, electric cello and other instruments to create a mesmerising biodynamic sound. Whilst Nick and his electric cello are the mainstay of this outfit, collaborations with other musicians are commonplace and large scale improvised works are created in realtime onstage.