Meredith Bates

Meredith Bates Vancouver BC A talented improvisor and performer, award-winning violinist Meredith Bates is known for her elegant and virtuosic sound. She has spent most of the past twenty years recording and performing around the world in celebrated ensembles, such as Pugs and Crows (JUNO winner 2013, WCMA 2016), Gentle Party, and projects led by Vancouver… Continue reading Meredith Bates

Matthew Cardinal & Stephanie Kuse

In collaboration with Open Space Matthew Cardinal + Stephanie Kuse amiskwaciy (Edmonton) / Saskatoon Matthew Cardinal’s Asterisms album has been making waves in ambient music circles since its release in 2020, calling to mind the gradual melodies of Brian Eno, and the weightless flights of Fennesz. Matthew is also know for his work in nêhiyawak, the… Continue reading Matthew Cardinal & Stephanie Kuse

Elisa Thorn

Elisa Thorn’s Hue Vancouver BC Since graduating from the UBC School of Music in 2011, Elisa Thorn has become a much sought after addition to the Canadian creative music scene, known for her skilled use of extended techniques, electronic effects, and unconventional uses of harp. Her music, which combines influences of post-rock, jazz, classical and indie,… Continue reading Elisa Thorn

Weathercraft

Weathercraft Vancouver BC Formed in 2010 to help crumble masonry in abandoned art spaces, Weathercraft is an unpredictable ambient trio featuring Alexander Bell, Graeme Scott and Katrina McGee. Past performances have included laser guided abstract scroll scores, and beaming sound to remote speakers via light to generate disruptive audio experiences. All three artists have been… Continue reading Weathercraft

Adham Shaikh

Adham Shaikh Nelson BC Adham Shaikh is an Emmy- and Juno Award-nominated music producer, composer, sound designer and DJ. Adham brings his uniquely powerful global sounds to the world stage and screen. He has scored original soundtracks for a number of film and television productions, including National Geographic (Emmy nomination), has mixed and produced the… Continue reading Adham Shaikh

Meteoric Twin

Meteoric Twin Galiano Island BC Meteoric Twin is an electronic music duo based on what is known as Galiano Island. They use altered voice, field recordings, modular synthesis, and rhythm to create ambient, other world music rooted in feminist sci-fi and sung in the constructed language Láadan. Friday Evening Showcase | Beacon Hill Park Cameron… Continue reading Meteoric Twin

Hot Sleepers (Hrdvsion + efemme)

Hot sleepers(Hrdvsion + efemme) Victoria BC After years of collaboration across the Atlantic Ocean, Hrdvsion and efemme have finally consolidated their efforts in the same city, bringing their unique talents together face to face. The past year has seen them working tirelessly in their newly unified studio, transforming chaos into precision.   As “Hot Sleepers,” they… Continue reading Hot Sleepers (Hrdvsion + efemme)

George Rahi

George Rahi Vancouver BC / Philadelphia PA George Rahi is a composer and sound artist based in Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish territories. He uses self-created and altered instruments as a method of exploring the intersections between acoustic and digital technologies, modes of listening, and spatial and architectural thinking. His work includes installations, instrument making, compositions… Continue reading George Rahi

Alexander Klinke

Alexandre Klinke Brazil / Vancouver BC Alexandre Klinke is a composer and media artist from Sao Paulo, Brazil, based in Vancouver, BC. With a background as a musician, as well as a videographer and video editor, his works encompass different fields such as media and installation art, music for film, sound design and performance. The… Continue reading Alexander Klinke

Playback Head

Playback Head Vancouver BC Playback Head is an ambient project of Alexandre Klinke’s that explores the perceptual and synesthetic effects of the relationship between sound and vision, using both analog (magnetic tape, super 8 film, VHS) and digital technologies. The juxtaposition of the warm and noisy characteristics of analog equipment with the hi-fi crispness and endless possibilities… Continue reading Playback Head