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).
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).