Joseph Donaghey
Joseph Donaghey holds an advanced diploma in performance from Cambrian College and a Bachelor’s degree in performance and composition from Memorial University. Joe draws influence and inspiration from the unique sounds of electronic music, the “music for guitarists” attitude of heavy metal, and the beautiful sound and wide abilities of the classical guitar. His hope […]
Former Eraser
Former Eraser is an electronic duo of two known Sound Symposium stalwarts, Craig Squires and Rick Bailey. Their proclivity for improvisation and sonic surprises will find them sculpting with found sounds and ambient textures to generate a more immersive experience.
Header
Header is St. John’s native Scott Stevenson. As a musician he wavers between the world of laptop-produced digital sterility and gritty analog live performance. By day, Scott is a software developer and entrepreneur. He worked with a team to build the Mune digital instrument and currently runs a legal software company.
Over|Out
Over|Out (Tiber Reardon and Justin Pittman) is an improvisation-based electronic duo, combining electronic beats and synthesizers to generate atmospheric soundscapes and experimental polyrhythms. Every performance is unique as music is generated on the fly.
Ben Diamond
Ben Diamond is an emerging new music performer and composer. He is studying classical guitar performance at Memorial University, with a minor in composition. Ben recently performed in several locations across Canada in the summer of 2019 such as in Saskatoon SK where he won Second Place in the FCMF National Music Festival Guitar Competition, […]
Gillian Sheppard
Gillian Sheppard has a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piccolo Performance from the University of Toronto, where she specialized in extended techniques and contemporary repertoire. She regularly performs as as soloist and chamber musician, as well as an orchestral musician in ensembles such as the Watershed Ensemble, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Atlantic Light Theatre Orchestra, Opera […]
Gabriel Piller
Gabriel Piller had been recording and releasing noise and experimental music under various guises (Sleeping Police, Blanket Fort, The American W, M. Manifeste, “Wimbledon F.C.”) since 1999. He has also published CDs, records, cassette tapes, and books through his Knife in the Toaster label. He’s happy to be here
Bert Power
Bert Power (he/him) is a composer, percussionist, and improvisor from Arnold’s Cove, Newfoundland & Labrador. He studied percussion with Rob Power and Bill Brennan and is studying composition with Andrew Staniland and Clark Ross at Memorial University School of Music. Bert is a co-director of Nova Collective, an ensemble dedicated to the performance of new […]
Thank
Thank (Peter Lannon, Adam Engram) is what happens when you take two best pals and their love for a good bop, then put that love into a pan with all of their instruments. Simmer it all night long to create fresh beats, tasty bass grooves and season it all over with vintage synths. Thank uses […]
Krystle Hayden
Krystle Hayden incorporates a musical diversity and her own personal politics of music as therapy in her sets. DJing in St. John’s for 15 years, Krystle has sculpted a notoriety for herself through curating gigs that speak to her everyday passions such as: yoga flows, fashion shows, gallery openings and club nights. Krystle has witnessed […]