In addition to having similar last names (always nice to meet another -meier), Dr. Doug Bielmeier and I both teach at Northeastern, enjoy experimental music, and could chat about distilling the artistic process, identifying success, and unpacking identify for days. I had a blast chatting with him for his podcast: The Process: Music + Creativity this summer.

While the economy begins to reopen, the creative and performing arts sector continues to ask: How do we share our creations in meaningful ways given our current health and economic environment?

That’s a lofty question. Many of my colleagues turned quickly to online tools to perform, share, and connect.

I’ve been following Allison’s hypnotic glitch art for years. While the global pandemic has shifted my flow (in so many ways!), it has also created some space to reach out to other artists and potential collaborators I admire.

For BLINK Cincinnati, I created a musical score, lighting score, and technical language to bring the Roebling Bridge (aka “the singing bridge”) to life for four nights in October 2019 with Masary Studios, Brave Berlin and Vincent Lighting Systems. Here’s a peak into the process!

While I released this album over a year ago, it is resurfacing for me as I try to refocus and look toward the future in the times of physical distancing due to COVID19. These days at home are spent taking care of Lillian (she’s now 15 months old!) and dreaming about future collaborations. They are also spent in reflection…

Harsh is Truth came to life via the Arts on the Trails to Freedom initiative by the National Parks Service in collaboration with the New England Foundation for the Arts. The Old South Meeting House immediately spoke to me for many reasons: a beautiful blank white canvas (wall!) accented by flowing architectural features, a rich and important narrative in our revolutionary history, and swell acoustics.

Writing my end of summer newsletter was tough! It meant the end of beach days and long runs through our new neighborhood, but it was also fun to reflect on the momentum that the low-stress schedule provided. Travels took me to Indiana to teach at Yamaha's Music for All Summer Symposium and to London to perform at the i = u festival. I was able to transform the Beat Bus project with the support from New England Foundation for the Arts, and worked closely with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to create two Open Studio sessions inviting the visitors to compose music. 

Premiering a new project is like wearing your soul on your sleeve while hoping that nothing breaks. In May, I had the pleasure/intense pressure (self inflicted) of premiering a brand new project at the i=u festival of Open Senses UK in London! I've been super jazzed about participating in the festival ever since my Eastman friend, Eugene, called about a year ago to start brainstorming!

The Beat Bus is due for a sophomore update! Thanks to the New England Foundation for the Arts Creative City grant, I will be spending time this summer reimagining and reengineering the Beat Bus workshops and free play

Months after the premiere of our ambitious "Know No." production, I continue to brainstorm/scheme/hustle to find a way to present the piece again. Months of work and creation went by so quickly in its three night run at the beautiful Cyclorama.

Today, the Boston Globe named the Kadence Arts' Inuksuit project one of the Top 10 classical music events of the year. We are so humbled to be amongst amazing artists and organizations!