I’m excited to have my website up and running. I had a busy spring with a new collaboration with pianist, Leslie Uyeda and an interdisciplinary project, gesture4, that culminated in a live art performance with Noam Gagnon (co-artistic director of The Holy Body Tattoo ), jamie griffiths (primal divine), and Stefan Smulovitz. I was also in the studio with Standing Wave recording Bradshaw Pack’s “Palimpsest”.

I recently returned from New York where I attended a one-week retreat with composer, improviser, teacher, and Deep Listener, Pauline Oliveros thanks to a grant from the Canada Council. Composers and performers from all over the globe met at the Lifebridge Sanctuary in upstate New York to work with the instructors of the intensive (Pauline Oliveros, Ione, and Heloise Gold) and collaborate with each other. It was an amazing week; I’m going to need some time to digest everything!

The following week was spent in NYC exploring the phenomenal museums, taking in the music, hanging out in the many incredible neighbourhoods, and seeing some shows.

Highlights of my time in New York: MASS MoCA’s Bang on a Can Marathon and the Spencer Finch Exhibit at MoCA (thanks Betsey); Richard Serra’s massive and beautiful sculptures at MoMA; the Greeks at the Met (thanks Tom); National Underwear Day in Time Square; hanging out with Lisle Ellis and Bonnie; a bizarre art show called “Nesting”; seeing Lindsay Horner (Jewels and Binoculars) at our Harverstworks gig; a restaurant called Prune in the East Village; Calder’s circus at the Whitney; spending time with Stefan’s family; an outdoor concert with Angelique Kidjo and Zap Mama in Central Park; the Pippoloti Rist video installation in the bathroom at the Guggenheim; performing with Stefan at Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Centre on August 7th; wandering around Soho and Nolita; a show at the Stone (venue run by John Zorn) with Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax) Andrea Parkins (accordion) and Jim Black (drums). And more … . It’s a big city.

This fall I look forward to focusing on my own composition projects, one involving voice and electro-acoustics (with mentoring from Pauline Oliveros) and a second project that features my own texts and songs in the form of duets with Vancouver’s stellar musicians and improvisers.

I also have an exciting gig coming up with Vancouver’s fantastic NOW Orchestra in November. Stay tuned …