Visiting Practitioner: Christina Wheeler 20/01/2022

Composer, vocalist, multi-instrumental electronic musician, and multimedia artistChristina Wheeler’s spans an array of styles and forms. She blends a mix of songs and improvised electronic music from vocals, sampler, theremin, QChord, autoharp and Array mbira.

A Los Angeles native, Wheeler has performed and recorded with a variety of artists, including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chaka Khan, John Cale, Laraaji, Roscoe Mitchell, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Matana Roberts, Marc Ribot, Murcof, and A Guy Called Gerald. Wheeler’s work with David Byrne included international tours and appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman and PBS’s Sessions at West 54th Street. MTV’s AMP featured her music. Recordings include work with Fred P, Benjamin Brunn, Shinedoe, Ripperton, Vernon Reid, DJ Logic, Mocky, and Jamie Lidell. Her duo with Nicole Mitchell, Iridescent, opened the Angel City Jazz Festival. Next, she will release two albums, Songs of S + D and Tres Es un Número Mágico: Kaleidoscopic Triptychs.

https://www.christinawheeler.com/


Photo credit: Barron Claiborne