“It takes effort, but it’s possible to create meaningful opportunities,” Togni says.
As well as the inclusive lineup, they wanted to give “newcomers to the industry a way to flourish”: Flesh ran a competition for queer, trans and intersex people of colour where two winners got scholarships to the London Sound Academy (LSA) to hone their skills, and a slot to play at Flesh. Organiser Sam Togni, founder of London label Boudica, explains that one of the main intentions of the festival is “to celebrate our community, especially after being separated from it for so long and seeing so many parties, clubs and events around the world forced to shut down”.
