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THE HOULE SMULOVITZ DUO
Vocalist Viviane Houle and laptop/violist Stefan Smulovitz create music that forges new paths to experience sound. Since forming The Houle Smulovitz Duo, they have explored a “cinema of the mind,” giving audiences an auditory glimpse into the people and places—past, present and future—they have known.

Viviane Houle
Viviane Houle is a vocalist, improvisor and songwriter who defies categorization. Celebrated for her audacious approach to music and her tour de force improvisations, Viviane has collaborated with some of Canada’s finest improvisers, dancers, filmmakers and theatre artists. Her recordings include a CD of original songs and improvisations with Existential Angst Party, la belle et la bête with Stefan Smulovitz, and Treize, featuring 13 extraordinary duos.
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Stefan Smulovitz
Award-winning composer, collaborator, violist and laptop artist Stefan Smulovitz has created more than 50 live scores for films and performs with leading improvisors including Fred Frith, Evan Parker and Uri Caine. Kenaxis, Stefan’s game-changing software is used by musicians around the world, and his numerous collaborative creations have been developed for theatre, dance, art installations, and DVD-ROMs
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ADAM BASANTA
Electroacoustic composer Adam Basanta tries to preserve a connection the real world phenomena while engaging with medium-specific techniques. He is particularly interested in semiotic approaches to electroacoustic composition, compositional use of sound phenomenology, as well as found sound environments. He has collaborated with choreographers Henry Daniel, Troika Ranch (NY/Berlin), and Kinesis Dance (Vancouver). His compositions have been performed at concerts, conferences and festivals throughout North America and the United Kingdom, and have been recipients of national awards.
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CARL WINTER video works
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Part of Clamour vol. 2 presented with Sonic Presence