Bands I Play In

(plus some bands I *used* to play in)

Space Elevator - experimental big band
(2016 - present)
Founder, composer, director, conductor
Debut show performed to sold out audience at the Fox Cabaret
Vancouver Jazz Festival 2019 main stage performance
2023 Space Jamboree concert featuring 10 of Vancouver’s top vocalists!
(Facebook, Audio)                         

Teapot in the Tuba - klezmer/pop/jazz
(2016 - present)
Clarinet
Weird Church residencies 2020 & 2021
”On Hold” a celebration of the hold music we all hate
Theatre Of The Moon, a multi-media experience
       (Facebook, Audio, Video)

other cool mostly one-off things I’ve been part of

Davidson, Allen, Schoening - 𓁿
esoteric free-jazz
tenor sax, bass sax

Ducksback - Basin’ With The Ducksback Quintet
groovy weird modern jazz
soprano sax, tenor sax

LAND ASSEMBLY - get in the hearse first
straight up noise music
synths, pedals, noise makers

Dread Monday - Roots
chill ambient electronic stuff
synths, production

New Horizons Pluto - Polar
groovy improv vibes
keys, synths, sax, production

Raccoon Metal - Collected Works of Raccoon Metal
raccoon metal, it’s a genre of music that raccoons play, don’t ask questions

Cats In Heat - ”Where’s Brad?” a blue album
one of the earliest, and possibly one of the strangest, albums I ever recorded

…even more artists that I periodically record/perform with, or have in the past:
Rare Americans, Missy D, Brass Camel, Chase The Bear, Rude City Riot, Hatim, Bo Henrik, Adewolf, Holliwell, Sister Says, Hard Rubber Orchestra, Cat Madden, Emily Molloy, Linaldo Sans, Happiest Big Band On Earth, Los Furios, The Dreadnoughts, Bad Magic, Holy Felix, Russian Tim & Pavel Bures, Jerk in the Can, Lil Mishka, Bestie, BRASS, Sadie Campbell, Edarem, Green Penny Folks, VaudeVille Vagabonds, Ivy League Brawlers, Monsoon Season, Wet Nightmare, erk, Clayboy, The Phonix, Cookin With Brass, Marianas Trench (yes that Marianas Trench, it was just one recording session ok?)
and many more that I’m sure I’m forgetting…

 The Jams

Gander Jam

In 2018 myself and a dear late friend of mine started “The Monthly Hiphopalypse”. The jam was born out of the idea of mixing together a jazz jam with a hiphop open mic. Covid briefly put a halt to the jam, but after that we moved locations and changed names to the Gander Jam.
Over the years the Gander Jam has grown into more than just a jam session, it is a celebration of music and community, there’s a special vibe to it that has to be experienced to be understood. Bands are put together on the spot, music is made without any preparation, friendships are forged, musical connections are strengthened.
We actively discourage egos and showboating, if you’re at the Gander Jam you’re there to have fun, to meet people, to make music, and to be part of a community.
In addition to the jams the Gander Team makes a point of shining a spotlight on independent up-and-coming local artists with short opening sets each night, our own local highlights concert series!
Some notable guests who have made appearances at the Gander Jam have been Juno Award winning RnB singer Devon/Mr Metro, Tim "2oolman" Hill from Juno Award winning group The Halluci Nation, Vancouver trumpeter and composer John Korsrud, rapper/singer Missy D, Juno Award winning jazz drummer Buff Allen, as well as members of great Canadian groups such as Magic!, Five Alarm Funk, Bend Sinister, and Brass Camel.
Gander Jam is special, it reminds us why we got into music in the first place, because it’s fun.
If that sounds like something you’d like to be part of then come down and honk with us!

Where: LanaLou’s Restaurant - 362 Powell St
When: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, 8pm till midnight
Check out our Instagram for more information.

Improv Karaoke

Anyone who knows me knows I love weird music. Experimental soundscapes, free-jazz, noise music, I love it all! If it leaves you scratching your head wondering what you just listened to then I’m probably a fan. So when myself and a few friends got together and came up with the idea of curating a monthly “weird music jam” I was all in!
Improv Karaoke strives to pull the curtain back on music that is normally pretty inaccessible, music that unfortunately is often seen as unapproachable or elitist, either misunderstood or overlooked by the general public despite its rich history and depth of expressive possibilities.
Over the years this jam has grown into a beautiful community where we try to break down the walls of seriousness and instead bring out the fun side of experimental music, often with theme nights like Don’t Play Your Main Instrument, or my personal favourite: Sports Day (trust me, it’s amazing)
We’ve been lucky enough to have support from the legendary NOW Society and have been able to use their beautiful space at 8East to host the jam over the years, as well as collaborating with NOW on interprovincial residencies, special concerts, and plenty of fun events!
If you wanna come get weird with us then come to a jam!

Where: 8EAST - 8 East Pender St
When: Last Wednesday of the month, 7pm till 10pm
(we’ve also recently started a second Improv Karaoke happening in Burnaby)
Check out Improv Karaoke’s Instagram for more information.

Composing and Arranging

a bunch of composerly stuff I’ve done:

“serious art music”

Space Elevator’s Second Album (2025)
Jazz-metal orchestra + guests
3 originals and 3 covers for our new album

Missy D @ Chan Centre MD (2025)
10 piece live band hip-hop
Musical Director/arranger for Missy D’s Chan Centre performance

Gentle Push (2024)
Wind orchestra
Commissioned by West Vancouver Youth Band

Space Jamboree (2023)
Jazz-metal big band + 10 guest vocalists
Space Elevator arrangements of music from local performers

Low Expectations (2021)
Bass saxophone ensemble
Commissioned by Redshift Music for their online video series

Edible Jams (2020)
Open instrumentation school band
Commissioned by the Salt Spring Island Middle School Band

Quarantunes (2020)
Open instrumentation
Collaborative distanced recording project during 2020’s covid lockdown

Space Elevator’s Debut Album (2019)
Jazz-metal orchestra
5 original pieces recorded for our first album

Flashlight (2019)
Chamber orchestra
Commissioned by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Woke Floke Gaze (2018)
Open instrumentation
Commissioned by Redshift Music and Ecstatic Waves

Sandbar (2018)
16 channel sound installation
Commissioned by Redshift Music

Fuck Duck Ancestry (2018)
Open instrumentation + dice, graphic score
Commissioned by Ecstatic Waves

Nobody (2018)
Open instrumentation & soloist
Commissioned by Lara Neuss, Colorado USA

Tesphne (2017)
16 channel sound installation
Commissioned by Redshift Music

Just Listen (2017)
Bass clarinet quartet
Commissioned by Ecstatic Waves

Sloove The Traction (2017)
Jazz large ensemble
Originally written for Space Elevator,
performed by Hard Rubber Orchestra

...Maybe there's more? I forget, who's keeping track right?

“serious commercial music”

Film Scores
(mostly independent, some of them won awards!)

Quality Time (2025) Run n Gun Top 20 Finalist (watch)
Maya (2021) Paris Play Film Festival “Best Short Horror” winner
Showstopper (2019) New York Cinematography Awards “Best Song” nomination
Help Wanted (2016) Vancouver International South Asian Film Fest “Best Short” winner
The Delicate Art of Puppetry (2015)
A Gift For Amelia (2014) Vancouver Badass Short Film Festival “Best Psychological Thriller” winner (watch)
Crossing The Line (2013)
After The Beep (2013)
When The Clock Strikes Midnight (2012)
and probably more...

Scores literally for Commercials

Pyrrha - Game of Thrones Collection
BC Hydro - Consruction Update
City of Nanimo - Sort Toss & Roll
Generations Laser
CAPSi
CastleCS
and probably more...

 Other Musical Activities

Session Work
Lots and lots of sessions at lots and lots of studios in and around Vancouver.
In addition to recording with a butt-load of artists and producers, I also often get called to arrange for studio sessions, preparing sheet music for horn sections and string sections as well as preparing demos for clients.
Hit me up if you need music or demos prepared for your next album!

Solo Work
I have tracks upon tracks of my own writing/recording/producing/collaborations that spans across many genres such as hiphop, musique concrete, grindcore, electronic, jazz, punk, pretty much anything. Some of these get released, some never see the light of day, maybe I'll put out an anthology one day...

Lectures etc
Every so often people ask me to come talk about things I do.
I’ve spoken at university and high school music classes, been invited to give workshops on topics from effects pedals to big band arranging, and have been a guest conductor for various local ensembles.
Want me to come talk to your class or ensemble about music?

Theatre/Dance Work
Rocky Horror Picture Show (Infidels Jazz 2025)
Small Stage Dance Company Musical Director (2019-2020)
Nightmare Before Christmas (Geekenders 2018)
Fun Home (Arts Club 2018)
Sunday In The Park With George (United Players 2017)
Rocky Horror Picture Show (Geekenders 2016)
Heathers The Musical, twice (Gently With A Chainsaw 2016, Pipedream 2016)
Oliver! (Theatre Under The Stars 2016)
Legally Blonde The Musical (Theatre Under The Stars 2015)
Triumph of Love (UBC 2015)
Cat Killer (Presentation House 2015)
The Gondoliers (North Shore Light Opera Society 2015)
Cabaret (Pipedream 2014)

Postmodern Records

(Listen, we haven’t done anything with this label in years. Life got busy and other musical activities took priority, but I’m still pretty stoked about our defunct old experimental jazz label, so I’m leaving it here on my website. Please enjoy the exploits of a bygone era, maybe we’ll bring it back again some day…)

Anyways

Postmodern Records was founded by myself and my good friend and frequent collaborator Nikko Whitworth back in 2013 or so, and acted as both a record label and a collective to help promote and curate the vast amount of experimental and exploratory music found in and around Vancouver.
The label primarily focused on music that may not normally be represented by other labels or outlets and hoped to be able to shine a light on the bands and groups playing locally who's sound cannot so easily fall under one or two descriptive titles.

(Bandcamp, Facebook, YouTube)