EDUCATION
November 2010
AIR (American Independents in Radio) Elementals Sound Producer Intensive
Harvestworks (New York City, NY)
2001
Concordia University (Montreal)
Masters of Arts in Media Studies (video, documentary, ethnography)
1996
University of Alberta (Edmonton)
Bachelor of Arts, Honors degree in Drama
1978-1992
Suzuki school of music
Violin method, practice and theory.
AUDIO / RADIO PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
CEREV (Sept – Nov 2011)
Centre for Ethnographic Research & Exhibition in the Aftermath of Violence
Worked as audio consultant with students to enable production of audio piece, “Estranging Identity: A Child Holocaust Survivor’s Struggle with Jewishness”
exhibited at Ethnographic Terminalia
Norfolk Historical Commission (April 2011)
Tape synch for oral history project.
Life Stories Montreal Radio Works! Producer (July 2009 to present)
Training members of project in audio and radio production skills such as recording, interviewing, editing and mixing interviews, documentaries and sound pieces.
Producing own interviews and documentaries about project.
See http://www.lifestoriesmontreal.ca/en/radioworks for archived broadcasts
Easy Sonic Living (CKUT 90.3 FM) (since 2005)
Producer and host of bimonthly experimental radio art program, Tues at 11pm.
ESL is a laboratory for the use of radio as a creative medium (audio collage, radio theatre, live performance art, noise, sonic experimentation) and a showcase for experimental audio and radio artists.
See http://easysonicliving.wordpress.com
In May 2010, the ESL crew headed to Baltimore, Maryland to do a live broadcast during the Megapolis Audio Art Festival.
Radio Production and Education at Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre
Co-produced audio piece with children for Black History Month.
Audio piece aired on Spitfyah! February 24, 2010 on CKUT 90.3 FM
Audio technician for Dans la Rue, community organization for street youth
Mixed audio documentary to be played in van tour of DLR’s night-time circuit. (January 2010)
Audio Editor, Producer and Host for Radio Jean Talon (October 2009)
See http://radiojeantalon.wordpress.com/
and here.
Co-creator and producer of Snow Squabbles, an experimental sound art piece about Montreal winter, with Neil Griffiths and Cathy Inouye for The Radia Network. (February 2009)
See http://www.radia.fm/programmes/archive/2009/02/
Co-creator of We Need To Talk aired on CKUT Art’s Birthday special broadcast
Hour-length radio art broadcast of audio collages and spoken word performance in collaboration with Cathy Inouye (January 2008)
Voice actor for The Bing Selfish Show, Resonance FM, London (2007 to 2008)
see http://podcasts.resonancefm.com/archives/76
Freelance Researcher for All in a Weekend on CBC English Radio (2005 – 2008)
Researching story ideas, setting-up interviews, writing questions and scripts.
Spoken Word Programming Coordinator at CKUT 90.3 FM Radio
Coordination of all spoken word programming & programmers.
Providing training and technical assistance to programmers.
Providing feedback, developing new shows, ensuring CRTC standards.
Founder of CKUT radio art collective, initiating radio art movement.
Produced and got the following programs and projects off the ground: Audio Smut, In the Motherhood, The Big Idea, Word; (2005 to 2007)
Radio producer for AMARC at People’s Summit in Mar del Plata, Argentina
Produced radio reports, sound art piece, general audio technician support. (2005)
Radio producer for CJSR 88.5 FM (Edmonton, Alberta) for the following programs: (1993 to 1998)
Verbal Sushi, Undertow, Adamant Eve, Credo.
MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Spoken word piece and violin performances for Into the Magic Sound Box
St George Anglican Church, Montreal, November 19, 2009.
Violinist and back-up vocalist for folk rock group The Wannados
with Chris Barry, Lawrence Joseph, Anne Marie Marko. Various performances. (2008)
Violinist for free jazz ensemble Ad Abstracta
with Lawrence Joseph, Marc Chenard, Johann Schlager. Various performances (2006)
Vocalist for Voix Voisines, performed at Edgy Women Festival
with Nathalie Derome, Kathy Kennedy, Victoria Stanton at La Centrale. (2006)
Vocalist, violinist, drummer with Sous Soul Sessionistas. (2005)
with Reya Freedman, Sonia Scarsella, Christine Cossette. Various performances.
Violin for free jazz ensemble, Some Trees
Musicians include Justin Evans, Colin Vernon, Gavin Sheehan, Francis
Amireault, Jacob Chelkowski, Stephanie Brais, Brian Lipson.
Performance at L’Oeil du Poisson, Québec City.
Spoken word and violin performance for screening of Andy Warhol’s Empire
With Marcello Marandola on laptop, Sala Rossa, December 12.
Violin performance with poet Christine Cossette, in the context of a happening for the vernissage of the ‘’Les mathématiques de l’escribain, + – / x, ” exhibit for the Festival de Poésie de Trois-Rivières, Galerie d’Art Du Parc. (September 2004)
Vocalist and violinist for disco project, Glittersoul Orchestra, performances in Quebec City and Montreal. Some of the other musicians include: Leon Lo, Serene Daoud, Justin Evans, Frieda Abtan, Colin Vernon, Brian Lipson, Gavin Sheehan, Francis Amirault, Marcello Marandola, and others. (June, July 2004)
Vocals, violin for for eclectic, multilingual pop group, Hochelagasti. With Christine Cossette and Sonia Scarsella. Various performances (2003 to 2005)
Violin and recorded samples for folk-electro-acoustic trio, Cian Ethrie.
With Francis Amireault and Marcello Marandola. Numerous performances including Rad’a gallery, Sala Rossa and airplay on Brave New Waves. (2003 to 2004)
Violin and back-up vocals for folk-rock band, Muse et Hommes
Numerous performances, including performing at the 8th edition of les Francouvertes
With Erich and Nance Dauphin, Alain Tanguay, Yannick Brosseau. (2002-2003)
Vocal performance as “active screamer” in Gerhard Stäbler’s “Drüber, for Kore Ensemble, Sala Rossa, October 2002.
