ilex

Ilex is the creative outlet and solo project of Sydney drummer, and electronic music producer, Holly Conner. Sometimes heavy, percussive and industrial; sometimes ambient, textural, intricate and beautiful. A versatile, creative, and skilled performer, ilex combines her background as a professional drummer, production skills, and eclectic inspirations to create a musical world all her own.

ilex has performed solo/live drum club sets supporting DJs such as Tzusing (LIES), industrial/punk/noise group Behind You and producers 700 Feel; as well as creating ambient iterations for the Sydney Biennale, Surfacing Series (supporting Megan Alice Clune) and Insight at Shades (supported by Bluetung). Ilex has performed at countless local Sydney electronic music/club nights, as well as the Sydney Opera House Studio as a Freedman Fellowship Finalist. In 2023, ilex was chosen as FBI Radio's Independent Artist of the Week, following the release of her single 'What is Soft is also Strong'.

Discography
Visions of Elsewhere, debut EP, 2021 (FBI radio & digital radio play)
What is Soft is Also Strong, single, 2022 (rotation at FBI radio Sydney, ambient feature track on Tim Sheil's Triple J segment 'The Reset'; international digital radio shows such as Jimmy Tamborello's Dying Songs (LA), Flippin Worldwide (Amsterdam), and Fade (Athens).
Kodamas, single released as part of the 2023 New Weird Australia ambient compilation "Fragile States" (radio play across Australia)

2025 will see many new releases and a re-worked live show, as Holly shifts focus back to her own creative output.