Esky Escandor

Esky Escandor is a multidisciplinary artist and community worker. He is the rapper in Worlds Collide, a seven-piece Western Sydney band with a wild, polyphonic sound. Esky is a renowned comedian whose talent shines in the documentary film In Search of the White Deer, written and directed in collaboration with Reg Azwar.  Esky believes that art and music have the power to change people: to connect and to feel that they belong. For over a decade he has worked at the Mount Druitt Street University, part of a movement that helps young people develop creative skills, overcome drug and behaviour problems and find community. He is also the director of opnsrc.co, a creative community based in Western Sydney.    Esky uses his experience growing up with Filipino migrant parents to consult and engage on multiculturalism and migrant communities. We are Blacktown is a UTS Impact Studios production.  Producers: Britta Jorgensen, Jane Curtis, Celine Teo-BlockeyExecutive Producer: Olivia Rosenman Sound design: Melissa MayResearch: Jackie MayPodcast artwork: Alexandra MorrisTheme music: Beaming by FRIDAY