Blending Māori and Pacific Islander influences with her love for Gospel and Hip Hop, Fakaoho Tupou aka Foxy is an asset to any concert or performance. She is a musically gifted singer with a strong following in the Pasifika and gospel community and a recipient of a Hume Art Award. Fakaoho has featured in many Outer Urban Projects works. URBAN CHAMBER BEYOND at the Melbourne Recital Centre, the opening for POETIC LICENSE at the Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre, LIBERIAN BOY, REVELATIONS in URBAN STUDIO, HUME STUDIOS and TAKEOVER residencies and GRAND DIVISONS – A MOVED URBAN CANTATA at Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne Festival.

Josef Hanna is an Associate Artist. He began playing the violin at the age of 4. He has been playing the violin for 18 years and has recently started learning guitar. Josef was raised and educated in Roxburgh Park. His past teachers include Helge Thelen, Elizabeth Sellars and Roy Theaker. Josef is currently studying under Sophie Rowell.

Josef has been a member of the Melbourne Youth Orchestra (MYO) since 2012. In 2015, he was appointed the position of Concertmaster and has retained the position into 2016.

Natasha is fast becoming a well-known name in Melbourne’s orchestra scene. The eldest of eight children of a musical family from Roxburgh Park, she began violin at three years of age. In 2014 Natasha was the principal 2nd violinist for the Melbourne Youth Orchestra and collaborated with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra on their tour to New Zealand. She was violin concertmaster in 2012 & 2013 for Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight conducted by John Foreman.

Ruci is a musically gifted performer in gospel and soul. From a young age, Ruci, along with her twin sister Joanne, developed a passion for music through singing and performing at their local church. With Ruci on piano and vocals and Joanne on guitar and vocals, the dynamic duo captivated audiences with their soulful ballads. Ruci has featured in many Outer Urban Projects works including GRAND DIVISIONS - A MOVED URBAN CANTATA presented at Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne Festival Darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre opening POETIC LICENSE, The Big Anxiety's TAKEOVER and HUME STUDIOS Residency projects, REVELATIONS recording project in URBAN STUDIO and 125BPM Concert, Melbourne Recital Centre.

Sahra graduated in art and architecture at the University of Tehran with a Bachelor of Theatre Art in 2009. Sahra was involved in many student productions as a writer, actor, costume and set designer. Her dissertation thesis was an adaptation of the short story by Raymond Carver - ‘Neighbors’. Her first professional work as an actor and writer in Australia was with Outer Urban Projects dance theatre work, VESSEL at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne Fringe (2017). She then went on to work as a writer and actor in THE AUDITION, La Mama Theatre (2019).

Tangata Tupou aka Ta, began singing at a young age. Born to a musically gifted family, Ta’s passion for music started in the family living room and at her local church. Ta's Cook Island heritage has a huge influence on her style of music. Ta and sister Fakaoho have been performing together for many years. Both artists learned how to play musical instruments and sing from their dad. She is an independent vocalist, performing with sister Fakaoho and cousins, Ruci, Joanne, and Emmanuel Kaisila. Ta is a recipient of a Hume Art Award.

Kevin an Australian Sri Lankan virtuosic beatboxer and rapid-fire rapper from Meadow Heights, Hume, has worked with members of the Outer Urban Projects team from 2004. Kevin has been worked on hundreds of gigs, festivals and events throughout Melbourne, many through Outer Urban Projects’ Fee for Service Platform. He has opened for rapper Kid Ink (US), performed at number of Croc Festivals, performed in the Big Top Hop – Commonwealth Games cultural program and has toured with Indigenous Hip Hop Projects across regional and remote Australia. 

As an Associate Artists of Outer Urban Projects Damian performed in the company’s Major Work, VESSEL (2017), is a regular workshop instructor for Dance Alliance and performed in Hume Studios (2019). In 2017 Damian was chosen from a large pool of auditionees to become a cast member for Sir Matthew Bourne’s adaptation, Lord of The Flies, Art Centre Melbourne, State Theatre (2017). Damian independently secured a scholarship to attend Wildabeast in the United States – a convention and workshop geared to commercial dance industry. Damian recently completed the TAKEOVER Residency in partnership with RMIT and collaborators over 5 years resulting in a number of public reactivation performances in response to COVID-19 and the publication of the book ‘Art-Based Social Enterprise, Young Creatives and the Forces of Marginalisation’ by Grace McQuilten, Amy Spiers, Kim Humphery and Peter Kelly (Palgrave Macmillian 2022).

Karla Hanna is an Associate Artist. Karla is a Lebanese-Australian born in Melbourne Victoria. She is a professional violinist with extensive experience in performance and teaching for over 20 years.

Karla has worked as a freelance musician, performing with orchestras such as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria and the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, as well as working regularly with different Chamber groups around Australia. She studied at the Australian National Academy of Music from 2015-2017 and is currently in her final year of a Bachelor of Music.