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Aotearoa born, Mparntwe based poet/ song writer Bart Michael delves into the deep recesses of their mind and dreams to deliver 'Astr0': a journey of vulnerability, love and and self discovery that spans across the real and ideal worlds. An upcoming artist who has surrounded themself with and performed alongside some of Central Australia's greats, Astr0 offers a mix of subtly soothing music and humbly honest, original lyrics. In their day-to-day, Bart Michael is a family support worker, providing intensive, trauma-informed and therapeutic support/ solutions to young people & adults in the heart of this country. Cemented in a foundation of trust and safety, the artist's primary focus is to walk alongside people to build them up, find and present appropriate opportunities and pathways to succeed and repair or heal fractures caused by generational and past traumas - something that is mirrored and echoed throughout their story telling.