NeuzTec makes its debut at the newly renovated Greenhouse venue at the Victoria Conservatory of Music.  This showcase explores live audio-video performance with Vancouver’s Loscil, and opening performances by Ry Moran (founding Director for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation) and Sarah Belle Reid (Victoria).

LOSCIL (Vancouver)

Loscil is the electronic music project of Canadian composer and multimedia artist Scott Morgan. For over 20 years, Morgan has built a robust catalogue of work under the Loscil moniker, loosely spanning the genres of ambient, classical and electroacoustic music and released on the esteemed American imprint, Kranky. Morgan has also produced numerous special projects, books, remixes and collaborations with other labels such as Ghostly International and Glacial Movements and artists including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Murcof/Vanessa Wagner, bvdub, Sarah Neufeld, Daniel Bejar, Rachel Grimes and Lawrence English.

As a touring entity, Morgan has brought his live audio-visual performances to festivals worldwide including Mutek, Le Guess Who, LEV, Gamma Fest, Sled Island, Today's Art, WOS, Open Frame and Big Ears.

SARAH BELLE REID (Victoria)

Sarah Belle Reid is a performer-composer who plays trumpet, modular synthesizer, and an ever-growing collection of handcrafted electronic instruments. Her unique musical voice explores the intersections between contemporary classical music, experimental and interactive electronics, visual arts, noise music, and improvisation. In addition to her performance and compositional work, Reid runs an online music education company dedicated to teaching sound synthesis and electroacoustic composition to professional and hobbyist musicians. She has mentored thousands of musicians from around the world in her online programs, and is a frequent guest lecturer at notable institutions in the US and Canada including Stanford University, University of Victoria, California Institute of the Arts, New York University (NYU), among others. She is currently Assistant Professor of Music Technology at the University of Victoria (BC), where she specializes in electronic music composition, instrument design, and human–machine interaction.

RY MORAN (Victoria)

Ry Moran is a composer and music producer whose work spans film, television and live performance, and a member of the Red River Métis. He was the founding director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and is Associate University Librarian, Reconciliation, at the University of Victoria. His work also includes executive producing the New Constellations tour and collaborating with Gord Downie on Secret Path.

This event is presented in stereo sound with the DeepWest SoundSystem and features live sound art / electronic music and video performances.