​​Norrisette - meaning 'little Northerner' - is a jazz and folk-inspired songwriter from Newcastle upon Tyne who has lived in Manchester for 12 years. She is the alter-ego of classical composer Anna Appleby. Her lyrics often bind heartbreak and the natural world together, with surrealism along the way. Despite being more widely known for her experimental electronica, piano is often at the heart of her music, it being her 'computer' since the age of 5.

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"gorgeous, threadbare piano and sensual vocals" - Johnny James, Creative Tourist​

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Norrisette has performed electronica sets at Bluedot, Sounds From the Other City, and Manchester International Festival, and has supported artists such as Anna Meredith and Haru Nemuri. Together with Industries, Norrisette set up FLUFF, a regular night for queer electronic music artists in Manchester. FLUFF has been mentioned in The Guardian, and has received support from Manchester Pride and Factory International.​ One of Norrisette's self-produced tracks, Wild Being, was described by BBC 6 Music's Tom Robinson as an 'electronic noise fest'. 

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"Arguably Manchester’s most distinctive electronic pop artist" - Desmond Bullen, Northern Soul​

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​​Norrisette collaborates with Jack March on guitar, synth and co-production, Ashley Garrod on bass, and Imogen Shortall on drums. She spends much of her time composing music for others, and has recently gone back to the piano as her protest against AI and the aggressively digital world.