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John Korsrud

Hola!!

About Me

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My Interests

Minimalism, Maximalism, hyper-intense Medium-ism.

Music:

Most of my friends are musicians so I can't get away from the stuff.I have 2 bands: 17-piece Hard Rubber Orchestra (avant-whatever) and 20-piece Orquesta Goma Dura (latin-jazz/salsa). Personally, I compose for orchestra, film, new music ensembles, dance companies. I play trumpet.Websites for creative vancouver music: cellarjazz.com, zula.ca, vancouverjazz.com, newmusic.org

Movies:

Lately: Manufactured Landscapes

Television:

Lately: WWE. I'm sorry but it's true.

Books:

Just finished my first book...hope to read another one soon. I LOVE that joke!!

Heroes:

Vancouver arts scene. Crystal Pite, Peggy Lee, Mike Allen, Kokoro Dance, Bradshaw Pack, Electric Company, Hugh Fraser, Richard Attila Lucacs, all of our visual artists, lighting designers, filmmakers, dancers...