Doug Koyama, a vocal looper based in Vancouver, BC; Aaron Goodwin and the Orchard, a duo from Victoria, BC playing slide guitar, harmonica, accordion, banjo, digerido, and; The Movie, an act that is a combination of all three of us. The music that we have been creating is diverse and eclectic and very compelling.  The Movie is a conceptual group that we have created for this tour. It will feature the three of us making songs based in constructs that we have developed for this purpose. Different combinations of instruments and musical styles will mean an endless number of possible combinations which will lead to moments of pure musical magic.

Doug Koyama: http://www.koyama.bc.ca   https://youtu.be/Wl9E7l5ydmU

Aaron Goodwin: http://www.aarongoodwinmusic.com/   https://youtu.be/oefrqEoaG4M

THeMoVie: https://themovie1.bandcamp.com/releases   https://youtu.be/0LHTQQregow

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BIO Doug Koyama

Doug Koyama makes songs about love. Each impromptu composition is the expression of the moment in which it exists.

"Improvised A Capella is the art of getting out of the way of the music that naturally wants to come from you. All you need to remember is take a breath, make a sound, keep going."

Improvised A Capella with a loop pedal is the most compelling thing you've never heard before. Rich vocals are looped in limitless layers of interlocking patterns where poly-rhythm and discordance dance on impossible aural landscapes. Invented language introduces the idea of storytelling without the encumbrance of words, the whole thing melts into an experience that will leave you breathless.

"I believe that music is in us when we are born and that the details of life slowly suppress it as we grow." Doug says, adding, "When we reconnect with that internal symphony we reawaken ideas of self, connection and joy."

BIO Aaron Goodwin

"I learned to play music on the street . Fighting to be heard above the sounds of the city and tempering my playing on the rough edges of drunk and disorderlies  . This gave me a powerful voice that cuts through the mists of any barroom and backstreet . Taking this raw sound to the stage proved to be a long journey "

After recording his first album in "Draw a Line " done in Penticton  in 2004 Aaron Goodwin was noted for his rich brave vocals and pure acoustic sound performed strictly on dobro, slide and harmonica . Bringing an acoustic act to many stages that was utilizing the traditional  blues-grass approach to playing and re-amplification .

These techniques required a different approach to playing acoustic guitar that many sound men and performers were unaccustomed too at that time. This lead to a doing sound and recording other local acts . In 2006 Aaron recorded a live album  for Shane Koyczan "The crickets have Arthritis " and performed on the Album.  Then playing in Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long  and recording  "Pretty Decent Cape in my Closet" with a guest appearance fro Dan Mangan .

After a few years Aaron moved on write and record "Circle of Stones" . An interactive storytelling and musical project that mixes live art into the performance created by the audience. 

This was followed by a deeper exploration and introduction into Accordion, mandolin, banjo and dulcimer adding to Aaron's repertiore . These new tools were used diligently on the 2011         " One of Them " album written and recorded by Aaron. followed by "Gin Rummy " in 2013 and "Russian Fairytales" in 2014 .

In 2015 Aaron moved to Victoria to work with Micheal FLuery  to bring a full force of banjo, didgeridoo and percussion to the mix and presently working on the new Album "Nine Lives" to be released April 15th 2016 .

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