We’re performing our first international Trajectories set in Kökar, Åland, Finland with 3/4 members Connor Cook, Malte Leander, and myself. We’ll be sharing some new sounds that have been developed throughout our residency here!! I'm beyond excited!! We're super lucky to have very randomly met Erik Strand (Kristianstrand), who works at the post office/pharmacy/bank on the island! We were purchasing postcards and got into conversation about our residency stay. It was revealed to us that he is most likely the only ambient music producer on Kökar. Fate is with us!

On September 12th I had the wonderful opportunity to perform at the Fredericton Playhouse, part of Harvest Music Festival, with my fellow collaborators Emily Kennedy and Mark Kleyn in Pallmer, a chamber-pop group from Fredericton, NB. We were honoured to open for the legendary Daniel Lanois who was dropping in to the festival as part of a few east coast dates before heading back west. It was a beautiful show filled with many memories and sweet folks, including the dedicated crew at the Fredericton Playhouse who’s hard work made this show the great event it turned out to be. We in Pallmer were flattered by the warm response from the folks who came to see the show, which helped to quell the anxiety we all had leading up to this event. We performed all of the songs from the upcoming Pallmer release Swimming (set to release in January 2024), which has been our repertoire throughout this past summer of touring. We were very to have had a whole summer to prepare for this show and will never forget this lovely experience.

Between August 13-18 we in Pallmer travelled out to Port Greville, Nova Scotia to participate in the Port Greville Tapes Music Club, a song writing residency in which artists are paired to collaborate on several pieces of music. We were lucky to be matched up with a really great pop musician from Halifax called Keeper E. Throughout our stay we managed to compose and record 3 pieces of new music that managed to capture our combined sounds in very balanced and cohesive ways.

Throughout July and early August of 2023 I had the honour of performing with my dear friends in Pallmer across the country on a national tour. We were met with incredible hospitality, kindness and support in so many places, further validating that as music people, we have chosen the right path for us.

As an exciting addition to their ensemble, Pallmer has invited electronic artist Charles Harding to join them on tour. Harding, known for his proficiency with synthesizers and samplers, brings a new dimension to Pallmer's already innovative sound. Together, they aim to push the boundaries of musical expression and create an immersive experience for their audiences.

Prisma is a live improv soundscape set prepared for a special performance at a Nuit blanche Montréal event like-named PRISMA on February 25, 2023, hosted by Eastern Bloc and WIP.

The set was arranged to share varying biomes and sonic memories documented by the 2 composers throughout the past few years. Subtle synth textures are layered throughout the performance to alter the perceptual experience of the field recordings as well as to inspire thoughts of strange prismatic settings in time and space. Sonic spaces and temporal stamps resembling the colors formed by refraction of light through a prism.

My dear friend and collaborator Malte Leander and I performed as part of Eastern Bloc’s showcase at Nuit blanche à Montréal. It was a beautiful experience filled with sound loving people and prismatic lights and shapes.

Composed by Malte Leander & Charles Harding

Mastered by Charles Harding

Prisma is a live improv soundscape set prepared for a special performance at a Nuit blanche Montréal event like-named PRISMA on February 25, 2023, hosted by Eastern Bloc and WIP.

The set was arranged to share varying biomes and sonic memories documented by the 2 composers throughout the past few years. Subtle synth textures are layered throughout the performance to alter the perceptual experience of the field recordings as well as to inspire thoughts of strange prismatic settings in time and space. Sonic spaces and temporal stamps resembling the colors formed by refraction of light through a prism.

Huge thanks to Eastern Bloc for providing us the facilities and equipment to rehearse and prepare the performance.

Blood & Breath by Trajectories
Artwork by Emily Blair