CURRENT PROJECTS

• The Silver Nature - four-piece group writing and performing original material
  

• The Babylonians – six-piece instrumental ska/reggae/jazz combo

• jww - solo project combining live instruments with contemporary digital sounds and rhythms

• Lighthouse - an artist-run space for incubation, rehearsal and presentation of multimedia events

• Factory of Light - music for a film by Ottawa artist Pixie Cram (shot July 2006) - music pre-production, composition & arrangement

• Into the Heart – arrangement / composition for a choral folk project (recordings, live shows)

RECENT PROJECTS

• Pyjama Warriors - pre-production composition of music for an outdoor performance series by Montreal-based trapeze artist Anna Ward (April - June 2006)

• Penombra - a series of live performances exploring voice as instrument in collaboration with vocalist Rafaelle Maca

EDUCATION

• B.I.S. - Bachelor of Independent Studies: University of Waterloo 1994-1997

• this unique program stresses individualized study, including a two-term thesis project  completed in close collaboration with faculty advisors

• focussed on the integration of music, visual arts and computer science

• designed and implemented an art piece combining animation and music

FURTHER MUSICAL EDUCATION

• primarily self-taught - classical guitar method, computer-based production

• studied Indian sarod with Rajeesh Mudra, a veteran All India Radio performer, in Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India (1998-1999)

• studied jazz with Andy Scott, jazz guitarist based in Toronto, Ontario (1998)

INSTRUMENTS

• guitar (acoustic, electric), bass guitar, sarod, banjo / mandolin / bouzouki

• percussion, beat production, computer / synth

RECENT EVENTS (in Montreal unless otherwise noted)

• 01/24/07 Babylonians (6-piece reggae/jazz band) – La Plage – electric guitar

• 09/06/06 Throwdown -- Boudhi Lounge – DJ set

• 07/23/06 Factory of Light – film shoot, La Petite Mort, Ottawa, Ontario – bass guitar, composer

• 06/17/06 Anant Jesse, Laughing Lotus, Greenwich Village, NYC – acoustic guitar

• 06/16/06 Anant Jesse, World Yoga Studio, Manhattan, NYC – acoustic guitar

• 06/04/06 Rafaelle Presents Penombra, Mouse House Studio – live vocal sampling, electric guitar

• 05/03/06 The Grain, Salon Divan Orange – bass guitar

• 04/07/06 The Grain, Kelp Records 12th Anniversary, Navy Club, Ottawa

• 03/22/06 The Grain, Salon Divan Orange

• 03/17/06 John W. Williams & Mike Ayles, "Daybreak Radio" CBC 88.5FM - production, live mixing

• 03/14/06 jww, "Modular Systems" CKUT 90.3FM - live laptop set, mashup set, DJ set

• 12/03/05 second night of Ambient Session following "Constellations Dynamiques", Société des Arts Technologiques (SAT) - production, live mixing

• 12/02/05 Ambient Session , SAT - production, live mixing

• 10/26/05 Anna Ward, TOHU, Cité des Arts du Cirque - presentation of musical edits / arrangements during trapeze performance

• 10/16/05 The Grain , Salon Divan Orange

• 10/14/05 Opening of the Lighthouse - DJ set, event promotion

• 08/25/05 Memetics presents Indira Sessions II (Mixsessions), SAT - DJ set, production, sarod

• 06/20/05 Memetics presents Beats and Breaks from the Four Corners, Main Hall - DJ set

• 04/08/05 Memetics Mashup Battle, Main Hall - DJ set

• 03/22/05 Kalmunity Collective (live improv), Sablo Café - acoustic guitar, sarod

• 02/17/05 Memetics presents Indira Session (Mixsessions), SAT - sarod, production

• 01/21/05 jww - CD Release, Main Hall - guitar, bass, live mixing

• 05/22/04 Moondata presents LABProjects #11 (live improv), O Patro Vys - acoustic guitar

• 02/29/04 Flight 714 , final weekly performance at the Old Orchard, begun 08/01/02 - acoustic guitar

• 12/03/03 jww, Sala Rosa - production, acoustic guitar

• 09/26/03 Moondata presents LABProjects #05, O Patro Vys - acoustic guitar, sarod

ROLES PLAYED IN RECENT PUBLIC PERFORMANCES

• Creative Lead - designed pre-recorded music tracks to accompany performers in a live setting

• Performer - interpreted music, improvised on sarod, bass guitar, acoustic guitar

• Musical Prototyper / Maquette Maker - created quick demonstrations of musical possibilities in response to clients' ideas

• Event Organizer - found venue, negotiated price, booked/paid opening acts / interfaced with technical staff

• Promoter - designed flyers, distributed to contacts, maintained email lists

• Session Leader - organized rehearsals, interfaced between musicians of different musical backgrounds

• Sound Editor - tailored music tracks to given cues, lengths

• Music Consultant - assisted in digital organization of source material, suggested appropriate soundtrack ideas

• Producer / Engineer - led recording sessions, created a relaxed atmosphere to capture good performances from musicians, provided a musical framework for others to work within

RECORDING / SESSION WORK

• 07/06 Pixie Cram - film shoot for “Factory of Light” - music arrangement, bass guitar

• 01/06 - 04/06 Rafaelle Maca - recordist, production, arrangement of 3-track demo

• 11/05 James Edwards Steel Band , Oscar Peterson Concert Hall - bass guitar

• 09/04 Mike O'Brien, McGill University Studio One - studio session led by producer George Massenburg for recording students at McGill University - bass guitar

• 06/03 Abigail Clarke , Oscar Peterson Concert Hall - recording of compositions commissioned for an installation at the Banff Centre for the Arts - mandolin

• 19/03 Moondata, O Patro Vys - live recording of track 8 on the CD "Satellite - LABprojects 2003-2005" also featuring DJ P-Love - acoustic guitar

• 01/03 Rafaelle Maca, Oscar Peterson Concert Hall - added guitar arrangement to demo by vocalist - acoustic guitar

• 10/02 Zen Nakamura , Oscar Peterson Concert Hall - added rhythm and lead parts to a latin-themed recording - acoustic guitar

PUBLIC PERFORMANCES (1992 – 2002)

• 09/27/02 Jim Good & John Williams , Yellow Door, Montreal - acoustic guitar

• 08/10/02 Heather Cameron Band , Montreal Celtic Festival - acoustic guitar

• 1996-2000 Upper Canada Ceili Band , traditional Celtic quintet - bi-monthly performances in Guelph, Ontario and throughout the region - acoustic guitar

• 1997 Newgrange, Celtic and early music trio - perfomed regularly at the Moondance cafe, Waterloo - acoustic guitar

• 1997 Steve Eelhardt Ensemble , hybrid classical/jazz quintet - weekly gigs in Waterloo and Guelph, Ontario - electric guitar

• 1996 Laura Cannell group, performed at folk festivals throughout Ontario - bass, acoustic guitar

• 1996 F. Tyler Shaw, songwriter - several performances in Waterloo, Ontario - bass guitar

• 1994-1996 The King Street Bread Machine, 10+ piece experimental group - series of shows in Toronto's Kensington Market (Club 52 Inc., Goulash Party House, The Tryst) - electric guitar, composer, arranger

• 1996 Expression Sessions , a multimedia show featuring live computer music, musicians, DJ sets, and audience interaction - Button Factory, Waterloo - live sample mixing with custom software

• 1993 Lisa's Beast, folk quartet - summer festivals in Kitchener-Waterloo - acoustic guitar, bass

• 1992 The Dervishes, (monthly performances throughout 1990-1994) - live television broadcast at the YTV Achievement Awards in Ottawa, Ontario, as the recipients of the Achievement Award for Band - bass, songwriter