Tyresta is the solo ambient project of Chicago based musician and social worker Nick Turner. He utilizes guitars, synthesizers, and effects in order to create emotive drones and soundscapes.
Daniel Wyche is a Chicago-based guitarist, composer, and improviser. Working with a wide range of physical preparations, extended techniques, and pedal instruments, his solo recordings and live performances are characterized by long-form structured improvisations and multichannel guitar. He has been a curator with the Elastic Arts Foundation in Chicago since 2013, where is work has been described as “crucial” by Dusted and “vital” by the Chicago Reader. In March of 2020, Daniel co-founded The Quarantine Concerts in collaboration with Chicago’s Experimental Sound Studio. The series has been widely praised as a model for online/streaming live music. Along with his solo guitar work, Daniel is involved in several ongoing collaborations, most notably the trio of Wyche, Mark Shippy (US Maple), and Ben Baker Billington, as well as new work with longtime collaborators like Patrick Shiroishi, Lake Mary, and many others.. His most recent solo record, “Earthwork,” was released on American Dreams Records in 2021.
Lia Kohl is a cellist, composer, and sound artist based in Chicago.
Photo by Katherine Squier
Her wide-ranging practice includes composition and performance, installation, improvisation, and collaboration.
She tours nationally and internationally, working in theater, jazz, rock, and experimental contexts.
Her work centers curiosity and patience, an exploration of the mundane and profound possibilities of sound.