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-Ensembles- Hedwig and the Angry Inch- San Francisco stage production- bassist, 2002- present Triaxium West- performing the music of Anthony Braxton- bassist, co-leader, 2002 Brett Larner's Majestic 7- longitudinal vibration music- guitarist, 2002 sfsound ensemble - new music and experimental opera- bassist, 2001- present Daniel Popsicle - Dan Plonsey's music of El Cerrito- bassist, 2000- present Red Hot Tchochkes - klezmer band- bassist, 2000- present Ensemble Sospeso - new music- bassist, 1998-1999 Jessica Lurie Motorbison - EastEurojazzfunk with Jessica Lurie, Eyvind Kang, Tim Young and Greg Campbell, 1999 Long String Instrument Band – one-of-a-kind musical instrument invented by Ellen Fullman, 1998- 1999 Seattle Creative Orchestra - new music of the Pacific Rim- co-principal bassist, 1997- 1999 Brainstun - avant-funk-jazz with Christian Asplund, Jessica Lurie and Greg Campbell, 1996- 1999 Seattle Experimental Opera - new opera works- principal bassist, 1994-1999 Black Cat Orchestra - East Europe, South America and 1930's Berlin- bassist, 1994-1999 iv bricoleurs - composer and multi-instrumentalist, music for silent films, 1992- 1996 Gamelan Pacifica - gamelan musician, 1991- 1997 -Solo Performances- (by location) Meridian Gallery - San Francisco, CA. May 7, 1999 The Yellow Room - Oakland, CA. July 8, 1997 Studio For - Oakland, CA. November 1996 Venue 9 - San Francisco, CA, July 1996 Beanbender’s - Berkeley, CA. July 1996 Rm 608- Seattle, WA, March 1994 (as part of Festival of One)

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-Grants, Awards and Residencies-

Meet the Composer Grant for solo performance in San Francisco, May 7, 1999
King County Arts Commission Grant for Combustion Method: Live Performances 1999
Jack Straw Foundation’s Artist Assistance Program 1998 for the recording of improvised music.
Seattle Arts Commission Seattle Artists ’98, for the creation of new collaborative compositions.
Centrum 1998 - a month-long residency to work on collaborative composition ideas. March 1998
Seattle Arts Commission Seattle Artists ‘94 for the development of new music scores for seven early avant garde short films.
(collaboration with iv bricoleurs)
Allied Arts Foundation grant for the development of a new music score for the film Der Golem, 1993.
(collaboration with iv bricoleurs)

-As a Curator-

Acme Observatory series - co-curator, 2000- present
Seattle Improvised Music Festival - co-curator, 1997 and 1998.
Other Sounds series at the Speakeasy - co-curator of series showcasing new, experimental and improvised music performances. 1996 to 1999
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-Ongoing Collaborations-

Butcher/Robair/Sperry (Great Britain) Trio with John Butcher (saxophones) and Gino Robair (percussion, floor pie), 1996- present
John Shiurba (Oakland) Duo, etc. with John Shiurba (guitar), 1996- present
Sean Meehan (New York City) Duo, etc. with Sean Meehan (percussion), 1996- present
Jack Wright (Boulder, CO) Duo, etc. with Jack Wright (saxophones), 1997-present

-Collaborations with Choreographers-

Margit Galanter and Lila Hurwitz (Seattle) Uncle Exit, 2001
Crispin Spaeth (Seattle) Lion's Share, 1999
Ronly Blau (Seattle) Naked Zoo, 1999
Margit Galanter and Lila Hurwitz (Seattle) King Kong, 1998
Joan Laage (Seattle) Root Tapping, 1997
Sheri Cohen (Seattle) Moishe Pipick Variations No. 1, 1996

-Past Collaborations-

Combustion Method (Seattle) Trio with Liz Falconer (koto) and Angelina Baldoz (trumpet), 1997-1999
Smoking Balance (Oakland) Quartet with Phil Gelb (shakuhachi), Carla Kihlstedt (violin), and John Shiurba (guitar), 1997-1999
Wireless (Oakland, CA) Trio with Carla Kihlstedt (violin) and Gino Robair (percussion), 1997-1999
Wolfgang Fuchs (Germany) Duo, etc. with Wolfgang Fuchs (woodwinds), October, 1997
Francois Houle (Vancouver, BC) Duo, etc. with Francois Houle (clarinet), 1995- 1997
Georg Graewe (Germany) Duo, etc. with Georg Graewe (piano), June 1997
Company ‘95 (Vancouver, BC) Trio, etc. with Gunter Christmann (trombone), Erhard Hirt (guitar),
John Butcher (saxophones), RobynShulkowsky (percussion), Francois Houle (clarinet) and Peggy Lee (cello), October 1995

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-Education-

Florida State University - BA in Music with emphasis in world music studies, 1986- 1991