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Ambient

The members of Ambient have performed together for years at local churches. James, Walt and Andy have been playing instruments all their lives and the love for music has continued to grow. In 2006 Ambient became an official band and have gained a diverse following in Central Illinois. Since the formation of Ambient they have provided music for many weddings, socials and jazz events in the Peoria area. KEY POINTS OF INTEREST: ~ Opening guest band for legendary R&B artist Dionne Warwick (2006) ~ Winners of ICC RiverCity Soul Fest Idol Contest (2007) ~ Freshman album to be completed and released (2008)

Masaki Hanawa

Born: April 7, 1998

Sound Artist / Saxophonist / Composer / Painter / etc.

Centering his practice on the alto saxophone with a distinctive tone that emphasizes air-inflected noise, Masaki Hanawa explores an expressive realm that moves fluidly between silence, sound, and music, creating works and performances that merge seamlessly with time and space.

His creative approach extends beyond music into painting, photography, and other visual media, cultivating a multidisciplinary practice that transcends conventional boundaries.

In 2023, he made his major debut with the release of his first album "Silence" on CADENZA (by T-Toc Records).
Recent highlights include his solo exhibition of acrylic "Paintings for Café" and the accompanying sound installation "Music for Café".
As part of his Alto Saxophone Solo Exhibition series, he has presented concept-based performances such as "Progrades and retrogrades based on the present moment", "Noise of the Alto Saxophone and the Sound of Space", and "Boundaries in Perception".

Dave Asher

Dave Asher – Chicago Pianist. Live improvised piano for gatherings, events, and performances, responding in real time to the people in the room.

Digirati Studios

Born: November

Andy Nechaevsky

Born: April 23, 1970

Andy Nechaevsky is a Ukrainian composer, multi-instrumentalist, and luthier from Lviv whose music transcends the boundaries between avant-folk, impressionism, and modern creative jazz. As a master-luthier who handcrafts his own resonator kalimbas, Nechaevsky creates a sonic universe that is both technologically innovative and profoundly human. His compositions are defined by hypnotic textures, structured improvisation, and a deep emotional resonance that critics have described as "prayer-like yet claustrophobic."

Nechaevsky’s narrative is deeply rooted in themes of displacement and resilience. After losing his home in annexed Crimea, music became his primary medium for processing the "crossroads of history." This personal journey informs his artistic exploration of the "perpetual outsider" - a concept inspired by the histories of Anusim Marranos and Mozarabs.

Joseph Branciforte

Born: June 11

Joseph Branciforte is a musician, composer, designer, and sound artist whose work explores the intersection of structured systems and emergent phenomena through custom-built technology. He works fluidly across performance, composition, and installation in both acoustic and electronic mediums.

His recorded works include collaborations with vocalist Theo Bleckmann—LP1 (2019) and LP2 (2023)—that The New Yorker praised as "beguiling explorations of voice and machine,” and Sti.ll (2024), his acoustic arrangement of Taylor Deupree's microsound work, which Pitchfork called "a contemporary classical composition of arresting beauty."

In 2019, he founded the Greyfade record label as a platform for artists exploring process-based composition, alternative tuning systems, and digitally mediated forms of improvisation

Krissy Bergmark

Born: March 24, 1988

Krissy Bergmark is a tabla player, percussionist, improviser, and educator whose work expands the tabla’s role across contemporary, freely improvised, experimental, and American folk traditions. Rooted in her study with world-renowned tabla artist Pandit Yogesh Samsi of the Punjab Gharana, Bergmark brings tabla into new sonic contexts through improvisation, composition, and collaboration. 

Her work has been supported by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), the Jerome Foundation, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Minnesota State Arts Board, among others. She is a founding member of the progressive folk trio Sprig of That, whose debut album bloom (2023) was produced by Wes Corbett (Sam Bush Band) and engineered by Grammy-winner Dave Sinko (Punch Brothers).

Konrad Ciesielski

Ian Smit

Born: November 17, 1957

Ian Smit is a composer, guitar texturalist for Monkeyworks, e’fessioux, Rick Savage & Beyond Jazz, Sputnik 5, QWERT, Ping, and a bunch of unsuspecting singer/songwriters, still manages to not fall into a neatly packaged musical genre… And, that’s okay!

Riccardo Cirani

Born: July 20, 1994

Riccardo Cirani makes his appearence in this world on the 20/07/1994 in Monselice (IT). Soon enough something in him became aware of the weakness of his own nature and of the abyss that divide who we are from what we are. Over the years he has found a very direct way to express this tension: through Music.One of the very first instrument he came across at the age of 11 was the guitar and until now it has been his favourite means. A solid practical / ascetic basis was provided by Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft / Guitar Circle, of which he has been part since the 13/01/2014. In this he performed concerts with the "Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists", the "Symphony of Crafty Guitarists" and the "Berlin Guitar Ensemble".