about the artist.
Honolulu, 2016
I am an award-winning experimental performer and composer for film, dance and theater, whose sounds have been heard around the globe. Born and raised in the wild state of Idaho, I am fascinated by the complex interactions between nature and technology. Keen attention to my immediate surroundings forms the core of my artistic practice, making me an accomplished improviser and a sensitive collaborator.
My creativity springs from broad and eclectic listening experience. I have studied audio media with Ted Apel, John Bischoff, James Fei, Jeff Lubow & Nicolas Collins, music improvisation with Fred Frith, Roscoe Mitchell, Pauline Olveros & Zeena Parkins; voice with Giselle Wyers, Molly Holm, Jonathan Nadel, Etsuko Takezawa & Makiko Sakurai; and Japanese musics (nagauta, hauta & kouta shamisen, jiuta koto) with Makoto Nishimura, Curtis Patterson & Kasuga Shibahime. Years of working in Japan shape my approach to life as well as music.
I hold a Ph.D. in Performance Studies (with a Designated Emphasis in Practice as Research) from the University of California, Davis (2018) and an M.F.A. in Electronic Music & Recording Media from Mills College (2011), along with certificates from the Sawai Koto Institute (Tokyo) and the Deep Listening Institute (New York). I am currently Assistant Professor of Film Sound at the University of Utah.
My creativity springs from broad and eclectic listening experience. I have studied audio media with Ted Apel, John Bischoff, James Fei, Jeff Lubow & Nicolas Collins, music improvisation with Fred Frith, Roscoe Mitchell, Pauline Olveros & Zeena Parkins; voice with Giselle Wyers, Molly Holm, Jonathan Nadel, Etsuko Takezawa & Makiko Sakurai; and Japanese musics (nagauta, hauta & kouta shamisen, jiuta koto) with Makoto Nishimura, Curtis Patterson & Kasuga Shibahime. Years of working in Japan shape my approach to life as well as music.
I hold a Ph.D. in Performance Studies (with a Designated Emphasis in Practice as Research) from the University of California, Davis (2018) and an M.F.A. in Electronic Music & Recording Media from Mills College (2011), along with certificates from the Sawai Koto Institute (Tokyo) and the Deep Listening Institute (New York). I am currently Assistant Professor of Film Sound at the University of Utah.