Music.
I play in the bands Watererer, How Things Are Made, and Else Collective. I run the Ongoing Box label. Sometimes I compose for dance, film, and video games. See full discography if you dare.
Watererer
Watererer is my studio band most often consisting of Matt Aelmore, PJ Roduta, Nadine Sherman, and myself.
The band has also included Ben Barson, Jeff Berman, Patrick Breiner, Renée Copeland, Allyson Huneycutt, Jules Krishnamurti, Muoysorng Meng, Katie Palumbo, Vanessa Reseland, Kelsey Robinson, Sandro Leal-Santiesteban, Lenny Young, and the Muse String Quartet.
2020
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2024
How Things Are Made
Formed in 2016, How Things Are Made–the trio of Brian Riordan, Matt Aelmore, and myself–have released 82 records, produced two six-hour concerts with guest musicians, commissioned 50 compositions from the likes of Sarah Hennies, Helen He, and Jonghee Kang, and produced two separate four-hour events of continuous drone music.
2016 - 2023
2023
Else Collective
Else Collective is a Pittsburgh-based polyrhythmic power trio led by drummer/percussionist PJ Roduta, with collaborators/co-composers me (guitar) and Matt Aelmore (bass).
2021
2023
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There’s more. I’ve collaborated with others to make records. People like Cologne drummer Marcus Reick, Glasgow musician/writer John Boursnell, bassist Darin Gray, musician Susan Kuo, composer Nathan Hall, and others. Many of these other recordings are released on my record label Ongoing Box. Other recordings have been released by Flag Day Recordings, Antephonic, Wild Kindness Recording Co., and Sort Of Records.
