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- CURRENT PROJECTS - 2025

INSECT ARK

Founder, composer, bass, lap steel, electronics, synths 
An experimental "ambient-noise-metal' project, equally inspired by horror film soundtracks, metal, psych, and classical composers, which weaves together layers of lap steel, bass, drums, synthesizers and vocals.
Insect Ark has 10 published LPs, EPs, cassettes and singles. The fourth full-length album, 
Raw Blood Singing, was released on June 7, 2024.

INSECT ARK TOURING 2025:
- Feb/March: Europe Tour
- June - USA Tour
- Other live shows, festivals throughout the year

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SWANS
Bass, lap steel guitar, keyboards, vocals

2023 - current: band member/touring/recording, in particular spending half of 2023 and half of 2024 on the road and the recording and release of 2023's "The Beggar" (Young God Records/Mute Records) and 2024/2025's new album "Birthing", as well as the live album "Live Rope", recorded on tour in 2024. I was also a member of Angels of Light, Michael Gira's interim Swans project from 2001-2004. I joined Swans in 2019, recording on 2020's "Leaving Meaning". 

SWANS TOURING 2025:
- Sept-Oct: USA Tour
- Oct-Nov: EU Tour


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WALLFISCH-SCHECHTER
Composer, bass, lap steel, electronics, synths 

Volkstheater Musical Director/collaborator Paul Wallfisch and I co-wrote for music to the play "Der Politiker" (Dir: Kay Voges/written by Wolfram Lotz) which was performed live with the Volkstheater Vienna ensemble, between Sept 2021 - May 2022. The recorded the music is coming out in May 2025, entitled "The Heart of a Whale", on Trost Records.

WALLFISCH-SCHECHTER TOURING 2025
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Live shows May/June 2025





ARCHIVED PROJECTS LIST - Tours, Recordings, Live/Guest Collaborations:

American Music Club - bass
Angels of Light (M. Gira/Swans) - bass, piano, vocals
April March - bass, vocals
Arabrot - lap steel guitar
​Bee and Flower - bass, vocals, keyboards
Bertrand Burgalat - bass
Botanica - bass, vocals
DDK (Kristof Hahn/David Bryant/Dana Schechter)
​FYRN - bass
​Gifthorse - bass
Gnaw - lap steel guitar, bass
Gnod - lap steel guitar
Insect Ark - bass, lap steel guitar, programming, synths
IIVII - lap steel guitar
​JG Thirlwell - lap steel guitar

Keren Ann - bass
​Locrian - lap steel guitar
Magneto (Tim Wyskida/Dana Schechter) 
Oranssi Pazuzu - lap steel guitar
Swans - bass, lap steel guitar, keyboards
Tarnation - bass
Thor & Friends - bass
Toby Dammit - bass, keyboards
Wrekmeister Harmonies - lap steel guitar
Zeal & Ardor - bass



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