Improviser-in-Residence 2016: Kid Koala
As the IICSI/Musagetes Improviser-in-Residence for 2016, internationally-renowned artistic chameleon Kid Koala presented several public-facing activities in conjunction with the Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium 2016. These activities included a free public lecture at Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo) on September 15th (7–8:30 pm) and a main stage solo performance at the Guelph Jazz Festival on September 16th (11:30pm–1am) at Market Square (Carden St., Downtown Guelph).
This residency also included an interview between Kid Koala and Mark V. Campbell at the George Luscombe Theatre (University of Guelph) on September 15th (10:45–11:45 am). You can watch highlights from this interview below:
More About the Improviser
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id Koala is a world-renowned scratch DJ, music producer, and award winning graphic novelist. He has released four solo albums on Ninja Tune, the most recent being 12 bit Blues. He has also released two graphic novels: Nufonia Must Fall and Space Cadet.
Kid Koala has toured with the likes of Radiohead, the Beastie Boys, Arcade Fire, Money Mark, A Tribe Called Quest, Mike Patton, DJ Shadow, and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He has contributed to scores for the films Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Looper and The Great Gatsby. He has composed music for The National Film Board of Canada, the Cartoon Network, Sesame Street, and Adult Swim. He has also been commissioned to create music for runway shows for Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten.
Kid Koala’s unforgettable live shows range from silly touring turntable carnivals like Short Attention Span Theater (featuring turntable bingo) and Vinyl Vaudeville (including puppets and dancers) to quiet-time events like Music To Draw To and his Space Cadet Headphone Experience.
