Wanderlust Cockatoo Island

A ceremonial fusion of devotional vocals with downtempo beats. 

Visionary musician and global event producer, Chris Deckker joins ecstatic vocalist and co-founder of Off The Matt, Suzanne Sterling, for a very special musical offering. The duo have a long history of collaborations ranging from musical to ceremonial and return for a rare one-off appearance at Wanderlust. 

From 2000 - 2004 Suzanne was the lead singer for Medicine Drum, the electronic band that Deckker originally founded in London. Fusing the latest cutting edge styles of progressive electronic dance music with foundations of deep tribal rhythms and live vocals, MEDICINE DRUM are recognized as one of the early music pioneers to cross the boundaries of electronica, where organic meets digital. The band has supported some of the biggest names in dance music including Moby, The Chemical Brothers, The Orb, Juno Reactor and Sound Tribe Sector 9 - and has played all over the world including Japan, Morocco, South Africa, Canada, London, Glastonbury Festival UK, Australia, Israel, Mexico, Europe, and the USA. Suzanne is an ecstatic vocalist, innovative composer, teacher and invoker of the sacred. Both as a performing and recording artist, as well as a facilitator of transformational workshops and intensives for many years, Suzanne has received critical acclaim. Called a contemporary “musical priestess”, she creates sacred and participatory ceremonies for large gatherings and festivals worldwide. 

After many years, Suzanne and Deckker join once again for a new and exciting collaboration, combining mystical downtempo beats with devotional vocals to create a sacred dance floor journey.