Always changing. Always new collaborations to learn from and grow with! CURRENTLY in collaborative creative projects with The Imperial Guard/Gu Zheng Jazz Ensemble. Members: David Lynch on sitar and various Indian instruments. Brokenpaws on various synths, samples, bass, vocals and soundscapes. Alan Wall on windsynth "digitoe". Also in collaborative projects with Andre on various Naitve flutes, chill and ambient, dance and electronica artist. CONTINUAL collaboration with Lee Livingston and Eileen. INCLUDING online and afar collaborations! Thank you to all the amazing indie artists and our supporters. The world is a better place because of all of your efforts and passions towards the arts!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers!
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Influences
Life itself. That would include everything and anything is possible.
Sounds Like
Sounds like itself. Like rain drops dancing upon a spring, trickling down into a stream, then flowing quickly to a babbling brook, rolling into the river and crashing upon rappids, carrying sand and stones with it, finally joining the vast and becoming the sea, singing with whales into the depths of the ocean.
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Vi An
BRIEF BIO:
World Music Artist Vi An is a self-taught and independent Calgary based artist of 15 plus years experience. Having released 8 sold out solo albums since 1998, including one compilation and is currently producing not one but three totally new offerings for the world to enjoy! Funding for such major projects have been completely "out of own pocket" expenses. Vi An is highly passionate, professional and dedicated to this craft, making the art form a constant success and continually sustainable, allowing this artist to further creative and professional growth. Vi An has a great love towards collaborations and has worked with musicians and artists of all genres of music, dance, art and theatre. In 2006 Vi An along with musical colleagues were awarded the BETTY MITCHELL'S Award for "best sound design and original music" for a play or musical, for their work with the Green Fools Theatre Company's production of "Dancing On Water" (water puppetry show at the Glenbow Museum) inspired by the secret art of Vietnamese water puppetry.
Vi An has a unique improvisational style and describes herself as an -- intuitive improviser. "Responding to and interacting with inner and outer inspirations", creating music from emotions, imaginations, even drawing from various musical influences, to come up with original music completely in the moment, just for that moment.
Vi An's music often has a symphonic characteristic, with a full, rich and dynamic sound, leaving audiences spellbound and feel as though they are listening to an entire orchestra.
Vi An's various musical instruments include various Asian long zither instruments: Chinese 'zheng', Japanese 'koto' and Vietnamese 'dan tranh' to express Vi An's inner most emotions and responses to immediate surroundings. Available for bookings of all sorts please feel free to request a C.V. with Bio and photographs. Please contact vian13@gmail.com for much more information please visit (www.myspace.com/vian) & (www.geocities.com/just_vi_an)
Improvising on Bryan S.Whelan's new original instrument "the Beauty" inspired by the Chinese 'zheng'. Improvisation "Storm Ever After" dedicated to the rain outside my window.
Vi An & The IMPERIAL Guard.
At Chai Gallery (Vancouver) summer 2009.
Live IMPROVISATION at 1111 Arts Extravaganza event 2009 w/Brokenpaws and Mike (poi spinning/dance) with Vi An on 21 stringed gu zheng amplified and live sampled through Brokenpaws. Thank you to all behind the scenes for 1111, all the artists amazing and to Danu for this video. You are visionaries.
Vi An we should collaborate on a song, I could email you a chord progression sometime if you'd be up for that let me know. Hope your feeling well anyway. Tyler
hey, just stopping by to say hi - hope you're doing well. I've got a new video up on my page at the moment, as well as my new single, The Waiting. If you get a minute, I'd love to know what you think. Just spreading some love your way - Thanks and catch you soon! Kevin
Thanks to you for accepting my friend request!! What's going on on your side of the world? We're getting ready for winter here!! Oh I almost forgot..I'm a musician and it would be really cool if you'd take 10 sec of your life to hear my songs on my page. I work really hard in the process of creating songs, they're like my babies;) If you don't have time, it's ok, you're still cool! :P lol Don't hesitate to write back!
Thankx Vi - An You Are Such a Rocker !!!!!!!! and My First Friend Here at XIBIT7 Glenbow Museum. Saturday at the Ship and Anchor We'll Play a Nice Little Half hour Set For the CJSW $ Raiser Drive.........Tell Your Friends.
Definitely ^^ I will be there between about the 10th and the 21st. See you then! Yay! Are you doing any shows in that time? Is there anywhere indoors we could go busking for fun? I am unaware of the current busking situation in Calgary ^^
Thanks very much for your friendship and the wonderful music!
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“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. ... I get most joy in life out of music.”
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