1. SOLO PERCUSSION:

Distinctive solo concert programs combining global percussion traditions, improvisation, contemporary technology, and storytelling.

— Drumming Through Cultures & Time — Your core solo performance program places instruments, rhythms, and musical ideas from around the world in conversation. Performance is combined with historical and cultural context, creating an experience that is both musically adventurous and accessible.

— Handpan Illuminations — A spacious and meditative concert experience built around the resonant sound of the handpan. Frame drums and other acoustic percussion expand the program’s tonal and rhythmic landscape.

— Percussion Playground — An improvisation-led performance offering audiences insight into how music is created in the moment. You explore rhythm, sound, interaction, and spontaneous composition through an evolving collection of acoustic and electronic instruments.

2. DUO PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONS:

Intimate collaborative performances built around musical dialogue, improvisation, and the meeting of distinct artistic voices.

— The Art of the Duo — An evolving series of collaborations in which you work with one other artist to create a focused musical conversation. Each partnership has its own instrumentation, character, and cultural perspective.

Current and developing collaborations include:

• You and Dave Ballou

• You and Chelle Fulk

• Dong Xi: You and Chao Tian

• Additional guest artists and future collaborators

3. WELLNESS & SOUND PRACTICE:

Immersive sound experiences supporting deep listening, reflection, movement, and a renewed connection between rhythm, body, and attention.

— BioRhythms | Live Sound Journey — A live journey through rhythm, resonance, and changing sonic environments. Percussion, handpan, electronics, and acoustic textures create an experience designed for focused listening and personal reflection.

— Sound Meditation & Listening Sessions — Guided experiences that use sound and attentive listening as pathways toward stillness, awareness, and connection. Programs can be adapted for wellness spaces, retreats, educational environments, and community settings.

— Yoga & Movement Integration — Live percussion and sound created in collaboration with yoga teachers and movement practitioners. The music responds to the pace, energy, and progression of each session, supporting an experience in which sound and movement develop together.

4. SOUNDS YOU CAN SEE:

Multimedia performance projects exploring the relationship between live music, moving images, visual art, and improvisation.

— Live Silent Film Scores — Original percussion-based scores performed live alongside silent film. You use acoustic instruments, electronics, and improvisation to create a vivid contemporary musical response to the imagery on screen.

— Video Art and Dada Rediscovered — Live performances developed in dialogue with experimental film, video art, and archival imagery. These projects bring sound and image together as an integrated artistic experience rather than treating the music as simple accompaniment.

5. LECTURES, LEARNING & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:

Performances, talks, and participatory programs for universities, conservatories, schools, cultural organizations, professional musicians, and community audiences.

— Drumming Through Cultures and Time — A performance-based exploration of how percussion instruments, rhythms, and musical ideas have traveled across cultures and historical periods.

— Music as Diplomacy — A lecture and performance program examining music as a means of cultural exchange, communication, and human connection.

— An American Approach to World Percussion — You explore how an American percussionist can engage meaningfully with instruments and traditions from around the world while developing an individual contemporary artistic voice.

— Rhythmic Training for All Musicians — Practical rhythmic training designed for instrumentalists, vocalists, composers, and educators—not only percussionists. The program develops rhythmic confidence, listening, coordination, musical responsiveness, and creative fluency.

— Clinics, Masterclasses & Residencies — Custom-designed learning experiences combining performance, demonstration, discussion, and hands-on musical development. Formats can range from a focused clinic or masterclass to a multi-day institutional residency.

— School Assemblies & Family Concerts — Engaging performances introducing younger and multigenerational audiences to rhythm, percussion, improvisation, and instruments from different parts of the world. Programs can be adapted to the audience, setting, and educational goals.