Charles Koeppen

My music is generally loosely structured with an emphasis on drones. I'm currently focusing on Japanese shakuhachi and Turkish ney, In the past I've performed with the S.E.M Ensemble, Pauline Oliveros, Gary Kvistad's Gamelon Orchestra, an unamed English Country dance band, Dominic Gaudious, and Flying Fox String band.

When playing shakuhachi I like to use circular breathing, here's a video with an explanation:

Here's a short explanation of what the second register, kan, is and how to play in it: