Satu in the Beyond: Far Field Theory LATE SESSION

Internationally renowned virtuoso violinist Satu Vänskä, Principal Violin with the acclaimed boundary-pushing Australian Chamber Orchestra, has announced a debut album Far Field Theory and live gigs to accompany the release with her band, Satu In The Beyond. Experimental Electro-Industrial Pop with punk influences, this is a group that is unapologetically off-script. Satu In The Beyond will tour Sydney and Melbourne in August along with the release of Far Field Theory. Rapidly earning an enthusiastic cult following since it was formed in 2022, Satu In The Beyond is not a traditional performance; it’s a live, evolving soundscape where strings, synth, distortion and rhythm collide. Emerging from the late-night creative energy of the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s underground offshoot, ACO Underground, the project has grown into a fully realised band, one that trades genre labels for instinct. The influences are wide-reaching from Marianne Faithfull to European modernism, American minimalism, and German and Japanese electronica, creating something that feels both layered and instinctive. Satu In the Beyond features Vänskä on violin and vocals, alongside ACO Artistic Director Richard Tognetti on electric violin, producer Paul Beard (and MD for the likes of Lilly Allen, Robbie Williams amongst others), Bree van Reyk on drums, Kiah Gossner on electric bass, Ollie Thorpe on electric guitar. We acknowledge that this event will be held on Wurundjeri land of the Kulin Nation and recognise that sovereignty was never ceded. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.