Claire Rousay
claire rousay is a singular artist, known for challenging conventions in experimental and ambient music forms. Her music is curatorial and granular in detail, deftly shaped into emotionally affecting pieces. Her latest album, 'sentiment' is a meditation of the poignant emotional terrains of loneliness, nostalgia, sentimentality, guilt, and sex.
Shanna Sordahl
Shanna Sordahl is a sound artist and composer based in the Bay Area. With analog and digital electronics, amplified cello, and multimedia installation as their primary mediums, Shanna uses sound to create spaces that illustrate possibilities of transformation while questioning ingrained patterns of perception. They often subvert traditional approaches to music, utilizing extended and noise-based playing techniques while drawing from studies of diverse musical traditions, empathy building practices, interactions with physical landscapes, and field recordings. With an MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College, Shanna has worked with a variety of choreographers, composers, and artists including Simpson/Stulberg Collaborations, Wax Poet(s), Trimpin, Wrekmeister Harmonies, Sarah Davachi, and Indira Allegra. They also have a body of solo work and perform in the duo SO AR.